What trees are these

80sDiesel

Could someone let me know what these are. Very impressed with there size.

tabby aspreme

English Lime trees

80sDiesel

Thanks. Did a bit of research and they won't suit my peaty soil.
Anyone know of something similar that grows as tall ?

tabby aspreme

Most hardwood trees will grow to at least 20 metres, for peaty soil you may have to go with Birch or Alder or some of the spruce / pine or firs , take a look at the None so Hardy site , they have information and prices on most types of trees

washman3

A better question to ask would be who is the retard that sanctioned the planting of these trees so close to a very busy road.?
These roadside killers have wreaked havoc over the decades, yet we still allow them to be planted, probably to appease a few 'save the Earth' headbangers of the type that regularly post here on boards.ie.
Do people remember the storms of February 2014 or Desmond, a little over a year ago and the problems caused by fallen trees.
No tree should be planted within 30 metres of a public roadway.

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Oldtree

washman3 wrote: »

These roadside killers

SILVAMAN

80sDiesel wrote: »

Thanks. Did a bit of research and they won't suit my peaty soil.
Anyone know of something similar that grows as tall ?

Define "peaty"soil. If it's a dark non-fibrous peat, with some clay not too far away Italian alder might work

80sDiesel

SILVAMAN wrote: »

Define "peaty"soil. If it's a dark non-fibrous peat, with some clay not too far away Italian alder might work

I looked at the teagasc map and its actually course loamy which I was surprised

treemarketer

English lime tree here or Other names include linden, and basswood for the North America.

treemarketer

anyone who thinks trees should not be planted close to roadways simply because of the danger of them falling is really not understanding the importance of tree and their contribution to our world, close to roadways is one of the few places left that they can be planted given the same attitude has been take by farmers who dont want them in their land usual argument is "safety" this issue of safety around trees is really a tired argument at this stage, it like saying, I dont fly because the play may crash, storms and fires are meant to bring trees down, its natures way of bringing down poorly rooted trees and the stronger ones stay standing, it called natural selection. I understand the issue of safety but its completely overy used and out of perspective of the bigger problems arising from not planting trees, safety wont be an issue then, much bigger issues come to affect us.

Patric