Goat Willow - Salix Caprea

This Goat Willow tree, the latin name for which is Salix Caprea was one I found near to the entrance of Longford Park. The weather is just approaching spring and as you can see the images portray the tree as quite lifeless, in the summer it should be expected to be a bold, rather explosive, vision of green. It should also be noted that the Goat Willow is often called 'Pussy Willow' due to the silky grey buds' resemblance to cats' paws. This particular Goat Willow appears to be female as it has produced silky haired seeds, throughout the summer it should be a lot greener. Male catkins on the other hand become bright yellow when they open.
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Common Hawthorn - Crataegus Monogyna

This Common Hawthorn (the latin name for which is Crataegus Monogyna) is one i found just outside Longford Park. Although there are no leaves present due to the time of year being early spring, we are able to identify the deciduous tree because of the nature of the surrounding fruits. When freshly grown, the berries are usually bright red and more rounded.
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Hazel - Corylus Avellana

I found this Hazel tree (the latin name for which is Corylus Avellana) within Longford Park. There were grey skies and the multi-stemmed shrub appeared to be recieving no nourishment from sunlight or rain. This particular Hazel tree has both male and female catkins. The male catkins are short and green when they first appear in August. However, having found this tree early spring, they are fully grown (up to 8cm) and yellow. The female catkins are red and very small as you can see below.
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Common Alder - Alnus Glutinosa

I found this Common Alder (the latin name for which is Alnus Glutinosa) in Longford park. The bark is quite damaged on this particular Common Alder. The name glutinosa derives from the twigs being rather sticky when they are young. Due to it being early spring, there are no leaves present, however, there are cones present as you can see below. These cones are female catkins and although they are reddish-purple at first, turn green eventually (usually in bunches of 3-8) to form hard green cones which grow through the summer. The yellow anthers are male catkins which means this tree has both male and female traits.
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Scots Pine - Pinus Sylvestris

I found this Scots Pine (the latin name for which is Pinus Sylvestris) in Longford park early spring. The bark is distinctively red, however there are various Scots Pines with a grey-brown bark. The needles are in bunches of 2 as you can see from the last picture of the bud. 
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Common Yew - Taxus Baccata

This Common Yew was one I came accross in Longford park early spring in dry, windy conditions - its latin name is Taxus Baccata. The Yew tree is quite tolerant to harsh weather and high pollutant areas and can be very poisonous to humans and livestock. As you can see from the photographs below, the leaves are very flattened and needle-like, and narrow to a sharp point.
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Common Ash - Fraxinus Excelsior

I came across the Common Ash tree in Longford Park. It is a large deciduous tree, with a high open domed crown. The leaves are usually up tp 35cm long with a dark green upper surface. The lower surface is usually paler with densely hairy midribs.
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Silver Birch - Betula Pendula





 

I found this Silver Birch in Longford park on a rather windy day. It is a slender, fast-growing decidious tree, with a narrow tapering crown. The leaves were not present at the time of my visit, however they can be expected to be up tp 7cm long, triangular and pointed.
Silver Birch timber is used quite popularly as firewood, and it is usually the case that the woodland surrounding Silver Birch is rich in fungi.
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