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Hi, I am having difficulty identifying a tree spotted in Oxfordshire. It appears to be similar to the leaves shown on your tree guide as silver birch but that is obviously not correct.

Ron

Hi,

looks like one of the Oak species that are commonly grown in parks etc in this country , a lot are american such as the Red Oak.

neil

I'm not aware of any sub species of birch which has those leaves. Whilst it could be one of the Oaks, it looks more like a 'cut leaf' beech or one of the variants of common alder such as Lanciniata both of which are sometimes seen as specimen trees.

Thanks for the replies. Sorry, I should have given dimensions. The average leaf is 16cm x 11cm. It is similar to the pin oak but has an extra pair of 'arms'.