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Wednesday 29 May 2019

A Wednesday Worisit


My sister came across this specimen when walking in the Cotswolds last week. She is on a mission to find out what it is and asked me for help with identification. The verdict was that it's probably a shrub rather than a tree as there was not discernible central trunk. It came in at a good ten to fifteen feet. It was a solitary creature growing on grassland and as far as she could tell there was no scent coming from the flowers. So far aruncus has come up as a possibility but we are puzzled by the leaves, so confirmation or other possibilities would be most welcome.

8 comments:

  1. Looks plausible
    https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/1665/Aruncus-dioicus-(m)/Details

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  2. I've 'entered' the question and picture into my let's find out more about that plant section of my brain....as I spend the summer visiting gardens etc looking through books etc...there may be a snap moment. In the meantime maybe someone else will come up with the answer.

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  3. My first thought was aruncus for the flowers but not, to, my recollection, the flowers or the size or the shrubbiness. Chloris will know, for sure!

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  4. It's a tree ,Fraxinus ornus or Manna ash.

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  5. Well done Chloris...I shall look out for this one in woods or rather arboretums.

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  6. You can rely on Chloris for plant ID.

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  7. Thanks for all your comments and suggestions. Chloris, you've hit the nail on the head - many, many thanks from both of us 😘

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  8. Attractive plant! I'm glad (but not at all surprised) that Chloris could identify it.

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- Anna.