geogphotos Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 (edited) In a churchyard, Wiltshire, England. It caught my eye but I can't identify. Any ideas please - I know that yew trees are often found in churchyards but it looks less gnarled and more of a spread. Possibly a cedar?? Cedrus libani Thanks for looking Edited October 21, 2023 by geogphotos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 It looks like an Araucaria araucana. Monkey Puzzle tree. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Standfast Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 (edited) Churchwarden would know. Maybe. Edited October 21, 2023 by Mr Standfast spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted October 21, 2023 Author Share Posted October 21, 2023 (edited) 41 minutes ago, Mr Standfast said: Churchyard would know. Maybe. It's at Colerne. I see that they have three yew trees but don't think that this is one of them. I've sent them an email. Edited October 21, 2023 by geogphotos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve F Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 52 minutes ago, Allan Bell said: It looks like an Araucaria araucana. Monkey Puzzle tree. Allan No. Got one next to me, this one doesn't have curly or spiky enough 'monkey tails'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Richards Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 4 hours ago, geogphotos said: In a churchyard, Wiltshire, England. It caught my eye but I can't identify. Any ideas please - I know that yew trees are often found in churchyards but it looks less gnarled and more of a spread. Possibly a cedar?? Cedrus libani Thanks for looking I’m thinking some kind of cedar, but I’m no expert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted October 21, 2023 Author Share Posted October 21, 2023 Thanks for all the help and suggestions. Looks as if there is a monkey puzzle tree next door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Standfast Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 3 hours ago, geogphotos said: It's at Colerne. I see that they have three yew trees but don't think that this is one of them. I've sent them an email. Loked at my colerne pictures, no help but fixed some spelling mistakes. 😇 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 30 minutes ago, Mr Standfast said: Loked at my colerne pictures, no help but fixed some spelling mistakes. 😇 Loked! Ahem! Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Another possibility is the old church yard tree. Yew Taxus baccata. The Yew bark is very much like the bark in your photo. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Standfast Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 4 hours ago, Allan Bell said: Loked! Ahem! Allan I know...I know...😶 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted October 22, 2023 Author Share Posted October 22, 2023 Hello Ian - thank you for sharing your great picture It is an ATLAS CEDAR - Cedrus Atlantica 22 yrs ago both the trunk and crown had been taken over by dense ivy growing almost everywhere. I had to use a chain saw to sever the ivy on the trunk in 2 places approx a metre apart After 3 months I was able to remove that metre of ivy with a crowbar. It then took about 3 yrs for the ivy to die, and be removed and at the same time i was able to remove quite a bit of deadwood In recent years it has become a magnificent item - and I am very proud of it!! Thanks for being interested, and all best regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Standfast Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 You made his day Ian...🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted October 22, 2023 Author Share Posted October 22, 2023 2 hours ago, Mr Standfast said: You made his day Ian...🙂 Nice email isn't it. Just hope it gets published somewhere prominent and I can let him know.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 (edited) Coolest story. I like your persistence, Ian. I’ve been trying to identify the tree in my back yard for 5 years, since I bought this house. Haven’t done it yet, so I’m not taking pictures until I do. I took a sprig with the opposing leaf pattern to my local nursery that sells trees & other plants. She identified it but it was wrong. The tree she said it was is a smaller tree that turns vivid red in autumn. My tree is very tall, and doesn’t exhibit autumn colors. Just a non-vivid yellowing then goes thump in a week or so, then all gone. The leaf pattern looks similar to this & tree ID place suggests green ash. When I search on Alamy with that name, a lot of Mountain Ash or Rowan comes up. Mine doesn’t have those vivid red berries but much smaller clusters of smaller berries with a pinkish color. The birds & squirrels love them. Edited October 22, 2023 by Betty LaRue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin L Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 56 minutes ago, Betty LaRue said: Coolest story. I like your persistence, Ian. I’ve been trying to identify the tree in my back yard for 5 years, since I bought this house. Haven’t done it yet, so I’m not taking pictures until I do. I took a sprig with the opposing leaf pattern to my local nursery that sells trees & other plants. She identified it but it was wrong. The tree she said it was is a smaller tree that turns vivid red in autumn. My tree is very tall, and doesn’t exhibit autumn colors. Just a non-vivid yellowing then goes thump in a week or so, then all gone. The leaf pattern looks similar to this & tree ID place suggests green ash. When I search on Alamy with that name, a lot of Mountain Ash or Rowan comes up. Mine doesn’t have those vivid red berries but much smaller clusters of smaller berries with a pinkish color. The birds & squirrels love them. Maybe? https://www.ornamental-trees.co.uk/sorbus-hupehensis-pink-pagoda-tree-p594 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Martin L said: Maybe? https://www.ornamental-trees.co.uk/sorbus-hupehensis-pink-pagoda-tree-p594 The clusters of berries on mine are paler & smaller. A cluster is about the size roughly as the palm of your hand. And the description above says the leaves turn a vivid red in autumn. Mine yellow, but not bright & vivid, just a dull yellowish. Thanks for trying. When I googled green ash, it mentions the seeds being similar to the wings maple trees produce. I don’t find any of the ashes with the tiny berries mine make, which are about double the size of a BB. I just went down the rabbit hole again & spent 30 minutes searching with no satisfaction. Added…a tree in the US. Edited October 22, 2023 by Betty LaRue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 2 hours ago, Betty LaRue said: The clusters of berries on mine are paler & smaller. A cluster is about the size roughly as the palm of your hand. And the description above says the leaves turn a vivid red in autumn. Mine yellow, but not bright & vivid, just a dull yellowish. Thanks for trying. When I googled green ash, it mentions the seeds being similar to the wings maple trees produce. I don’t find any of the ashes with the tiny berries mine make, which are about double the size of a BB. I just went down the rabbit hole again & spent 30 minutes searching with no satisfaction. Added…a tree in the US. Have you tried Google Lens? wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 On 22/10/2023 at 17:21, wiskerke said: Have you tried Google Lens? wim No. Haven’t. I need a picture, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 6 hours ago, Betty LaRue said: No. Haven’t. I need a picture, right? No you need your phone. You can do it with a picture as well if you already have one. Start Google Lens. If you have an iPhone, you have to download the app first. On an Android phone, just start it. (Lots of youtube videos available. This one -four years ago- but still ok.) Point your phone at the tree and press the button. wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 13 hours ago, wiskerke said: No you need your phone. You can do it with a picture as well if you already have one. Start Google Lens. If you have an iPhone, you have to download the app first. On an Android phone, just start it. (Lots of youtube videos available. This one -four years ago- but still ok.) Point your phone at the tree and press the button. wim I will do that whenever it stops raining. wim, as usual, you’re a peach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 I really, really need a new phone. I can't get Google Lens on my iPhone 6+. I just so dread learning anything new. There are courses at an Apple store within walking distance and I have the money so no excuses. I need to jump in. Sigh. Paulette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Decio Molaro Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 In Google Lens (Brazil) it is a pecan tree (pecan nut) also called pecan tree or American walnut, whose scientific name is Carya illinoinensis is a tree native to Northern Mexico, which produces about half of the world's total, and Southern United States in the Mississippi River region. Wikipedia Scientific name: Carya illinoinensis Top Rank: Carya Class: Magnoliopsida Species: C. illinoinensis Family: Juglandaceae Order: Fagales This nature is quite complicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 2 hours ago, NYCat said: I really, really need a new phone. I can't get Google Lens on my iPhone 6+. I just so dread learning anything new. There are courses at an Apple store within walking distance and I have the money so no excuses. I need to jump in. Sigh. Paulette Google Lens is supported on iPhone 5S and later models. Best is iOS 10 or later. One Youtube video; a second Youtube video. (Sorry about the accents.) 17 Ways To Use Google Lens by one of the interns. (youtube 2021) wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 25 minutes ago, wiskerke said: Google Lens is supported on iPhone 5S and later models. Best is iOS 10 or later. One Youtube video; a second Youtube video. (Sorry about the accents.) 17 Ways To Use Google Lens by one of the interns. (youtube 2021) wim Thank you, Wim. The first video was very easy... accent not a problem because he was speaking with great clarity. Unfortunately, I need IOS 15 and my phone won't go there. I am up-to-date at 12.5.7. I know the camera on the new phones is way better than what I have so probably good to move along. I'm just dragging my feet. Paulette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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