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British Red
12-11-2007, 15:05
The flower
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1248/575190226_145e8686ba.jpg
The leaf
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1251/575190258_5ddf757c78.jpg
The stem
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1290/575190290_b2c9b7ab75.jpg
Red
Ben_Hillwalker
12-11-2007, 15:13
I will go for Guelder Rose
Not sure on this one, but Guilder rose is a bet, kept thinking field Maple in my head.
Sorbus Torminalis. Wild service tree.
Swyn.
Burnt Ash
12-11-2007, 15:27
Wild Service Tree?
Burnt Ash
British Red
12-11-2007, 15:35
The clue is in the bottom picture - absolute dead certain identification in that one :)
British Red
12-11-2007, 15:56
Nah not a London Plane - focus on the hairy thing (oo err)
British Red
12-11-2007, 16:06
(Not saying any of the answers above are wrong or right btw - we just have a lot of em so I'm seeing which one SOAR wants to plump for out of the three so far bwahahaha)
British Red
12-11-2007, 16:19
And our survey says.......................... .......kerching!
The flower
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1248/575190226_145e8686ba.jpg
The leaf
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1251/575190258_5ddf757c78.jpg
The stem
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1290/575190290_b2c9b7ab75.jpg
This is a Guelder Rose Viburnum opulus
The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked (although it tastes bitter and..in my view....not nice)
Medicinally though a powerful antispasmodic and sedative is contained in the bark.
From pfaf
The bark contains 'scopoletin', a coumarin that has a sedative affect on the uterus. A tea is used internally to relieve all types of spasms, including menstrual cramps, spasms after childbirth and threatened miscarriage. It is also used in the treatment of nervous complaints and debility. The bark is harvested in the autumn before the leaves change colour, or in the spring before the leaf buds open
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Viburnum+opulus
Red
The hairy stipules at the leaf and flower bases are a ded giveaway
Red