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I.D Tree please !

Sarah TaitSarah Tait Posts: 3
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Please can anybody help ?!

We moved into our house last June and have left the garden until now to see what has been planted and to see the garden through all the seasons.

We have an umbrella shaped tree that we have seen throughout the year - it is very twiggy and throughout the time we have been here, has not changed, flowered or produced any greenary.

Recently the branches have turned slightly red/purple, but we are perplexed as to what tree this is and how best to look after it - any help with identifying it would be gratefully appreciated - many thanks !

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 83,720

    Hi Sarah and welcome image

    Did have leaves on last year?


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,142

    If there has been no greenery since at least last June then it must be dead, sorry.



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 83,720

    We're thinking alike again Nut image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 21,649

    Looks like a young, but dead, weeping willow.

    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • Sarah TaitSarah Tait Posts: 3

    Hi everyone !! Thank you so much for your quick and welcoming response.

    The tree hasn't had any greenery since last June, although recently the branches have turned red/purple - I did think it was dead but when I have noticed the branches changing colour thought there may be some hope.

    My husband wants to dig it out as he also thinks it's dead - thanks for identifying it - a weeping willow - such a shame but need to sort out the garden - just seen what I think is a magnolia tree and a blossom tree flowering beautifully next to it !

     

    thanks again !

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 83,720

    Pretty magnolia, and some sort of prunus next to it - we'll get a better idea which one when the blossom is open image

    I'd get that willow out, replenish the soil with some well rotted farmyard manure (obtainable at all good garden centres) and have a look around for something you like to replace it with.

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    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • wrighttwrightt Posts: 229

    A willow should not be within 100m of any building. I have a weeping willow when I moved in. Its about 100m from the house so I thought that I was ok until it invaded the drainage pipe from the pond which is about 75m away from it. It was impossible to rod the pipe out and I had to dig the whole pipe up and put a solid plastic one with no joins in it as the willow was quite happy to invade the pervious pipe originally used. So if this is a willow which it does look like be warned that unless it is a good 100m away from anything involving water, remove it.

  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 21,649

    It probably died because it couldn't find enough water.

    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • Sarah TaitSarah Tait Posts: 3

    That's great - thanks for all your replies - and yes wrightt I will be digging it out this week !! I agree Busy-Lizzie re the water, that makes sense now !

    Many thanks and I'm sure I will be asking for more advice as the weeks go on !image

  • Joe_the_GardenerJoe_the_Gardener Posts: 876

    Looks like a Kilmarnock willow and probably won't get any bigger even if it's alive.

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