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  1. raebhoop

    raebhoop Gardener

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    I found this small tree in a skip last winter...it didn't appear dead so thought I'd give it a go.In full leaf now...anyone recognise the leaves?

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    TreeTreeTree I know sh!t about trees

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    Beech (Fagus sylvatica)
     
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    Yep, definitely Beech.:dbgrtmb:
     
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    gcc3663 Knackered Grandad trying to keep up with a 4yr old

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    Beech Tree!! There's a 60ft+ monster at the bottom of my garden.
    I kills the light for me and 4 neighbours. I have a 20ft quadrant where only the most resilient plants survive.
    The roots get everywhere and the soil is bone dry.
    We had our side hacked back this year - the Gooseberries fruited for the first time (they've been in 8 years) and more of the border saw light and benefited by improved flowering.
    I'd love to take a saw to it, but it's not mine - and its probably got a preservation order on it as well.

    I HATE BEECH TREES - even more than Roses.
     
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    beautiful trees i have a copper beech and a fern leafed beech,maybe planted a bit tight to your house but lovely never the less :thumbsup:
     
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    I'd edit that quickly before Wiseoldowl sees it :OUCH::WINK1:
     
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        It's a beech, they ain't that bad gcc3663. I've got some lovely beech hedges, and most of my neighbours do too, they do look nice freshly clipped.
         
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        Thanks for the ID....It's in a pot...:thumbsup:
         
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          Good to hear that it is in a pot :)
           
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