Mystery Sapling

heatherannej · #1 (**permalink**) 25-05-2009, 01:15 PM

Hi there

Yet another mystery from me .... I'm hopeless but willing to learn :-)
Seen close to the banks of the River Tay near Dunkeld, Perthshire in April 2009. As usual, any help much appreciated. Many thanks Heather

The Woodman · #2 (**permalink**) 25-05-2009, 01:18 PM

The sapling looks like a young Sycamore (the weed of the woods as some call it) to me.

heatherannej · #3 (**permalink**) 25-05-2009, 01:32 PM

Hello there
Many thanks ..... I would be "exactly wrong" every time :-) Heather

The Woodman · #4 (**permalink**) 25-05-2009, 01:38 PM

There's been many a time when I've been approximately right!

Seriously, some of the Acer family saplings can look very similar until the leaves have fully developed.

KeenTeen17 · #5 (**permalink**) 26-05-2009, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by The Woodman

There's been many a time when I've been approximately right!

Seriously, some of the Acer family saplings can look very similar until the leaves have fully developed.

I'll second Sycamore. I have often got confused but the flowers also help ID as well

The Woodman · #6 (**permalink**) 27-05-2009, 07:08 AM

Don't worry KT, I'm still getting confused with trees!

There's one thing I enjoy though, that's trying to ID tree species on WAB, especially stuff I've never come across before or thought about. A picture of a part trunk with no clues as to foliage, habitat, geology etc. is challenging.

I find myself actively looking for the species in question to compare and hopefully lodge some info into this fading brain. Yesterday, I was looking at some young plane trees in the Environment Agency's H.Q. car park in Warrington in regard to another ID thread. Having found some local mature planes last w/e, I can say the features were very different and can now see what went wrong with my original suggestion on that thread.

I'm going to join that exclusive group of mis-identifiers!

Apologies for going off track, heatherannj.