Silver/Grey trees along N1/M1 - near toll booth

gk5000 · 15-09-2014 09:50PM #1

Anybody know the type of tree used in the embankments along the N1/M1 a few miles either side of the toll booth - with silver/grey ish leaves, fairly noticable in comparison with the greenery.

I'm guessing white or grey poplar, but would like to know. ( did'nt have time or safe place to stop)

Thanks.

Oldtree · 18-09-2014 12:06PM

If you pinpoint the spot on google maps and put a link here, we may be able to have a go using street view.

gk5000 · 18-09-2014 04:43PM

Oldtree wrote: »

If you pinpoint the spot on google maps and put a link here, we may be able to have a go using street view.

Thanks, but the streetview is from 2009 and the trees were just planted I think.( https://www.google.ie/maps/@53.6604409,-6.3218511,3a,75y,116h,76.83t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sxt2oE4rbP5FYCtZVDOv-hQ!2e0 )

They really stand out to anyone who drives that road now - or to me anyway.

Oldtree · 18-09-2014 06:28PM

Not much to go on there

but I looked across the road and the image there is in winter and may be 2013? and at a guess I'd say alder, if there is a purple haze of buds in the small branches and twigs, and its not just a shadow

https://www.google.ie/maps/@53.6598876,-6.3202687,3a,75y,198.86h,77.6t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s9vtCJb-zlRgECMoi7AFVaQ!2e0

Fiskar · 18-09-2014 10:19PM

gk5000 wrote: »

Anybody know the type of tree used in the embankments along the N1/M1 a few miles either side of the toll booth - with silver/grey ish leaves, fairly noticable in comparison with the greenery.

I'm guessing white or grey poplar, but would like to know. ( did'nt have time or safe place to stop)

Thanks.

Most likely Silver Birch, quick growing hardwood

gk5000 · 18-09-2014 10:50PM

Fiskar wrote: »

Most likely Silver Birch, quick growing hardwood

Thanks, but not silver birch. The leaves were silver/blue/grey and really stands out against normal green leaves.

Silver/Grey trees along N1/M1 - near toll booth

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