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Leaf ID

Alun · 2016-01-24 15:29:59

Seeing as this almost certainly a non-native tree, it might be better off in the Gardening forum, but I'll give it a go anyway. It's a smallish sized tree in the grounds of Rathmichael church, a ruined church, graveyard and round tower in South County Dublin, just off the route of the Dublin Mountains Way. It looks pretty…

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24-01-2016 4:29pm

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Alun

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Seeing as this almost certainly a non-native tree, it might be better off in the Gardening forum, but I'll give it a go anyway. It's a smallish sized tree in the grounds of Rathmichael church, a ruined church, graveyard and round tower in South County Dublin, just off the route of the Dublin Mountains Way. It looks pretty well established so if it is a garden escapee, it happened a good while ago I'd say.

The leaves are about 10cm x 5cm, very waxy, thin and much paler on the back side. The tip is noticeably rounded. No fruit observed, and no flowers although there some buds forming.

Any ideas?

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#2 24-01-2016 8:04pm
cd07

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looks like griselinia to me

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#3 24-01-2016 8:09pm
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cd07 wrote: »

looks like griselinia to me

Yes, I think we've established that it is over on the other thread in Nature and Birdwatching. I've always associated it with hedges, so was thrown a bit by it being a tree like that.

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