Does anyone know what this tree is please?

[Ydolem]

Hie all,

Does anyone know what tree this is? I have no idea and I am unsure about whether to cut it down or not..
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Many thanks,

 

[imamartian]

It's a daffodil tree... and will run amock.... cut it down immediatley... !!

 

[merlin50]

its a Betula pendula

 

[Alarm]

Triffid

 

[digdilem]

Betula Pendula! Hah!

Saw this post this morning and thought "I think I know, but I'll wait for an expert to comment so I don't make an arse of myself". Don't seem to be any of them so far, so...

My guess is it's a cherry of some sort.

Definitely a fruiting prunus of some variety, but fruit trees are into the millions of varieties and you really do need an expert to narrow it down.

 

[merlin50]

still think its a Betula Pendula with a climber hanging from it. if it was a cherry the flowers would not be hanging like that.

 

[Stivino]

It looks like a Silver Birch too me but, I think the flower is wrong, so it can't be

 

[Geometer]

It's definitely not a Silver Birch - the bark, form and flowers are completely wrong for any of the Betula varieties. It may be a Cherry, but the bark doesn't really look right for that either (no horizontal banding). A photograph in better light and with the leaves fully out would help a great deal, but for the moment I'm going to suggest something in the Plum/Damson/Greengage family (Prunus domestica).

It looks like it's been coppiced in the past. Why are you thinking about cutting it down?

Geometer

 

[bobby spray]

Prunus serrulata

 

[ellal]

a.k.a. Japanese Cherry Blossom

Got one in the garden too...

 

[Ydolem]

Thanks all.

I have been told that it is a Prunus x Hilleri, an ornamental cherry tree also called a spire cherry. Thankfully its roots are not messing with the foundation so wont need to cut it down.

Thanks again,