what tree is this please? It's flowering now and the bees are all over it.

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  1. Alan Thompson

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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Yep, its a tree.;)
    A close up of the flowers perhaps?
     
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      That's as clos as I can get infortunately. It's in full flower and is Mustard/yellow in colour. The fence is 7 foot tall for scale if that helps.
       
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        Yellow suggests Accacia to me but something says Narr.

        Ahh close up its Goat willow, Salix caprea.
        Male tree,
         
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          Thanks Pete. I won't lie, I've never seen nor heard of the Goat Willow before. Thanks for your help. What a magnificent Tree!
           
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            Must admit it is a good example, they can be a bit scrawny.
             
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                it's got warts.. lol
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                  Now seeing the photos agree about pussy willow because of the catkins.
                   
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