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tree id

i have a couple of these in my garden and today i saw some sort of fruit in one of them. i need to know the name of this small tree.



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Mulberry by looks of the leaves. The fruit look like (at the moment) small green blackberries. Although i cant see any fruit in these pics

27 Jun, 2010

 

Is this the tree with the fruit?? It looks much more like a Betula to me, a close-up of the bark would confirm either way.

27 Jun, 2010

 

I agree looks like a Betula!

27 Jun, 2010

 

Indeed, Betula (Birch). The "fruit" you can see are in fact reproductive female cone-like structures and can look like a sort of fruit especially when green. They are really densely packed female flowers with bracts between each layer. They shatter later in the summer to release tiny winged nutlets.

28 Jun, 2010

 

Yes it does look a bit like a birch now i look a bit closer. Mulberries tend to have rougher more veined leaves and more serrated edges. O weel its was late last night i replied!

28 Jun, 2010

 

Lol

28 Jun, 2010

 

thanks very much. i wasn't sure of the plant because it looked like kinda berry but tree didn't seem to match.

29 Jun, 2010

How do I say thanks?

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