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What kind of tree is this?

grizzly_beer · 2019-06-13 19:58:15

What kind of tree is this? I noticed they are quite common in ditches / hedges. Why were they used for ditches? Is it to reinforce the clay mound? Also they kind of look like a big woody version of this. Are they related?

13-06-2019 8:58pm

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What kind of tree is this?

I noticed they are quite common in ditches / hedges. Why were they used for ditches? Is it to reinforce the clay mound?

Also they kind of look like a big woody version of this.

Are they related?

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#2 13-06-2019 9:05pm

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The tree is a Hawthorn. They are used in hedgerow as they are thorny and grow dense and so keep animals in/out.

Very common and I just planted 100 or so.

The second is cow parsley - their flowers look vaguely similar but they are entirely unrelated.

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