What is this tree please?

[katcop]

Hi, I saw this beautiful tree on our golf couse today. Where the leaves were still green, it seemed almost blurry, but where they had turned it was a beautiful clear rust colour. I picked up a few leaves in the hope that I could identify it. Anyone know?

Thanks

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[wildone]

Leaves look rather like a willow but cannot go any further than that.

wildone

[katcop]

Originally Posted by wildone

Leaves look rather like a willow but cannot go any further than that.

wildone

I don't think it was, it was much more upright and from all the searching I've done tonight on the internet (and I know *nothing* about trees) I thought it might be some kind of ash?

[C C]

I was thinking Crack willow?

[Paul mabbott]

Certainly willow - ash leaflets would be much larger and more closely placed. Certainly couldn't get this to a species - maybe the expert could?

[katcop]

But the leaves are opposite not alternate

[katcop]

Any chance it's a Raywood Ash?

[C C]

Heres a couple of Ash to look at Ash fraxinus Dutch treeguide at www.bomengids.nl, European trees

[C C]

Narrow leaved Ash looks promising