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  • 05-01-2021 6:03pm
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    Murray13
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭


    Hi, I am trying to identify this tree. It's not a great photo but I'd appreciate any help you can give me in putting a name to this tree.
    https://ibb.co/pXp7zm5
    Thanks in advance!


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    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 49,484 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    a cherry, at a guess, but you'd be better off posting a close up of the leaves and the bark.


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    Murray13
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭Murray13


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    a cherry, at a guess, but you'd be better off posting a close up of the leaves and the bark.

    Thanks for the reply, I actually cut it down a few years ago and I have been drying the wood so I am wondering if it would be suitable for carving or wood work. The stump is still there so I could get a photo of the bark.
    I'll post it tomorrow.


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    magicbastarder
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    even posting a photo of the wood in the woodworking forum would help. has it split much as it dried? in what way did you chop it up after cutting it down?


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    Murray13
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭Murray13


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    even posting a photo of the wood in the woodworking forum would help. has it split much as it dried? in what way did you chop it up after cutting it down?

    It hasnt split much, it's in pretty big blocks, see pic...
    Thanks for the reply. I'll try the woodworking group too.
    https://ibb.co/64DwpRC


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    magicbastarder
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    the bark is definitely from a cherry anyway.


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    looksee
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    Agreed, cherry is one of the easiest to identify, that looks like cherry.


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    Toddy1959
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    The bark looks very like prunus serrula. Small white flowers but normally grown for the bark. Old bark peels off to reveal beautiful mahogany-coloured new bark underneath it.


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