Tree/bush id

agrumpycow · #1 (**permalink**) 19-05-2009, 01:46 PM

Can anyone id this tree (or it might be a bush) I took today at Moor Copse nature reserve in west Berkshire. I didn't really take much notice of it while I was there so all I have to go on is the picture of these flower & leaves.

Lancashire Lad · #2 (**permalink**) 19-05-2009, 02:35 PM

Hi Claire,

I'm pretty sure this is Spindle - Euonymus europaeus.

Regards
Mike.

agrumpycow · #3 (**permalink**) 19-05-2009, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Lancashire Lad

Hi Claire,

I'm pretty sure this is Spindle - Euonymus europaeus.

Regards
Mike.

Thanks Mike, one of those I can only name when the fruits are showing

poschiavanus · #4 (**permalink**) 19-05-2009, 03:58 PM

Glad someone else thinks it's Spindle. My first thought too, but wasn't entirely sure I'd eliminated Buckthorn. You can make out a curled leaf in the background which is a common mite gall on Spindle caused by Eriophyes convolvens.

The Woodman · #5 (**permalink**) 19-05-2009, 04:31 PM

I'll run with Spindle too.

Hedge Witch · #6 (**permalink**) 19-05-2009, 05:07 PM

My Spindle is E. europaeus if I remember correctly (I'll check its credentials later). I took some shots as a comparison. Whilst I remain fairly certain this is Spindle, Clare, I can see some obvious differences - colour of anthers, shape of petals and leaves etc.

Could it be a different cultivar or even different species??