 More info about whitebeams
They are Sorbus aria as far as I know. A few pictures attached. 1835 is shot from the west showing the overall site, 1836 is a close up from the same side, showing reasonable healthy leaves but no berries, 1837 is from the north west showing both sides of the trees, 1838 is a closeup from the east side. You can see the amount of leaves on the ground. They are planted in a lawn, so the grass would normally grow, except it is right under the trees. It's a flat well drained site. Chalky area, but these trees are supposed to like that. Our prevailing winds are from the SW, the Atlantic gulf stream, and when we get cold winds they blow from the north and east. The NE side has lost its leaves. You can see that have curled up and gone brown, but this is very early in the season and no other trees are shedding yet. The season is quite advanced here, and it's been very wet this summer (hence the green lawn).
Thanks for the v rapid replies. Hope this helps some more
Richard |