Tree types

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I'm wondering if any green fingered experts out there could give possible
identification of two fairly common deciduous tree types I've seen lately.

The first one should be easy. It's usually a tree which doesn't grow tall
and is distinctive in that it is usually planted in gardens and during winter/
early spring has no leaves and has a very distinctive umbrella shaped
canopy of dense branches with the branches radiating downwards towards
the ground. It's a very beautiful looking tree/shrub.

The second one is distinctive in that the bare branches are almost amber/
orange in colour. I've seen it along motorway edges planted by council
and it sometimes gives a nice colour contrast effect when planted near red bark
dogwood because of the colour of the bare branches.

Unfortunately I've no photos of either but hopefully my descriptions are
clear enough ...

-ifc

Irish Gardener

The first one sounds like the Kilmarnock willow, a grafted version of our native willow...... here>>>> Goat Willow (Salix caprea) (Saileach Dubh)

The second one sounds like another willow, a version of the golden willow, possibly Salix alba "Vitellina"

artieanna

the red and yellow plants do look stunning this time of year along the roads I'm always admiring them...

I thought they were both dogwoods, just different coloured stems, as their growth habit is much the same

Is it possible to get dogwoods in different colours?

Irish Gardener

artieanna wrote: »

the red and yellow plants do look stunning this time of year along the roads I'm always admiring them...

I thought they were both dogwoods, just different coloured stems, as their growth habit is much the same

Is it possible to get dogwoods in different colours?

Yes.
It could be the yellow dogwood of course, Cornus stolonifera 'Flaviramea'

Sonnenblumen

Irish Gardener wrote: »

Yes.
It could be the yellow dogwood of course, Cornus stolonifera 'Flaviramea'

Well Pimp my Garden site, even Stevie Wonder could spot the difference between a willow and a Dogwood!

OP- another weeper might be the Pear but most likely a Kilmarnock.

delly

Infraction for Sonnenblumen for making an insulting comment to another poster.

*sigh*

We all know your a wonder of knowledge in the landscaping business Sonnenblumen, but if you can't do it without making insulting comments, then maybe you should take a break from this forum next time it occurs.

artieanna

Irish Gardener wrote: »

Yes.
It could be the yellow dogwood of course, Cornus stolonifera 'Flaviramea'

Probably is as they are planted side by side and are similar as I said before.
thanks for that;)

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Belated thanks to Irish gardener for his reply on my (OP) query.

I think you are correct on both accounts.
I've seen quite a large specimen of the vittellina/salix alba in
Castlebar outskirts recently (more a tree in that instance than
a bush). Very attractive amber colouring of the branches.

-ifc