Old farrier Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Well chaps what’s the tree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 douglous fire ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 That is not easy as there are a number of VERY similiar looking firs. One would you believe called King Boris's fir which looks similar, plus the red cedars and of course the Lawsonia Cypress. It does have the look of a cypress of one sort or another but at that distance and not seeing the bark and foliage I would not bet my life on it. Handsom tree whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbyduck Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 giant redwood ,or at least some sort of wood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Yes, as Walker says, you're going to have to get up close and personal as there are too many possibilities. Cedars, Cypresses, and a fair few others can give that outline. Let us know once you've shot it! where are you? that could help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 My guess.......Giant Sequoia? Or Giant Redwood as derbyduck said? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Just now, panoma1 said: My guess.......Giant Sequoia? Or Giant Redwood as derbyduck said? Is that also called the Wellingtonia, the one with the soft bark? Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted May 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Next question what’s wrong with it spot the white dots and identify please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonepark Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Looks like an acorn stash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmite Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 red wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 A young Giant Red wood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbyduck Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 nut hatch ,acorns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Did you manage to hit it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 19 minutes ago, Blackpowder said: Is that also called the Wellingtonia, the one with the soft bark? Blackpowder Yeah, it's the Giant Sequoia. The name 'Wellingtonia' refers to the tree's first scientific name Wellingtonia gigantea, which was then rejected as there was already something with the genus Wellingtonia that was completely unrelated. It then became Sequoia gigantea, but that was also already taken, as was Washingtonia californica. They finally nailed it in 1939 with Sequoiadendron giganteum, just the 83 years to work out what its name should be then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salopian Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 (edited) chrisjpainter, Thank you for your very informative answer . Wellingtonia ! Where is the origin of that name please? Here in Wellington Shropshire an ancient market town we have a National Trust property with a fine display of similar trees all the way down the drive . Edited May 30, 2020 by Salopian spelling error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Old farrier said: Well chaps what’s the tree I want to know why you're so worried about a tree that you're pointing your gun at it 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted May 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 52 minutes ago, Mice! said: I want to know why you're so worried about a tree that you're pointing your gun at it 😁 I’m worried about a invisible threat hiding in it here’s another clue 😊👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Trebor chewable mints ? 😁 Don't know what tree, but a nice old specimen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Salopian said: chrisjpainter, Thank you for your very informative answer . Wellingtonia ! Where is the origin of that name please? Here in Wellington Shropshire an ancient market town we have a National Trust property with a fine display of similar trees all the way down the drive . Huh. that's gonna take some diggin'. I have no idea! I Shall endeavour to find out. Watch this space... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salopian Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Thank You Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 54 minutes ago, Old farrier said: I’m worried about a invisible threat hiding in it here’s another clue 😊👍 I'm thinking their mushrooms or some sort of fungal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, Salopian said: Thank You Chris. So, the first time it was given scientific credence was in 1853 by English botanist John Lindley. He named it after The Duke of Wellington, who'd died the previous year. Unfortunately, unbeknown to him that genus already existed for a tropical genus of flowering plants completely unrelated to the sequoias, so it couldn't remain the scientific name. However the name still hangs on in England because of its historical connection To both the Duke and Lindley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted May 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 12 minutes ago, Mice! said: I'm thinking their mushrooms or some sort of fungal You’re miles away 😂😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 17 minutes ago, Old farrier said: You’re miles away 😂😂😂 Obviously your on the IOW 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted May 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, Mice! said: Obviously your on the IOW 😁 The tree wasn’t 😂 J dog will be along later he’s the expert on these things 👍😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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