Plant ID

[Sangoma]

It is no doubt something I should know, but I don't!
I'm sure it is quite common, but after living abroad for most of my life, I have forgotten most of these things I learnt when young.

I don't know what size they grow to, the biggest one I can see is about 6-7'

Seems to have a tap root

 

[ecoleman]

Looks like Elm

 

[sphexx]

Looks like Elm

Or Hazel?

We do have a tot of small elms (self seeded or still suckering from long ’dead’ elms?) which are mostly only <10 ft tall.

 

[Sangoma]

Thanks, I think it would be elm, that is what my daughter said yesterday, but I didn't hear her
I first thought it was hazel, but the leaves are not as I remember them (we used to have lots and collect nuts)

Thanks

 

[Craikeybaby]

The iNaturalist app is really good for this sort of thing, backed up my peer review.

 

[droj]

I'm for hazel. The stem colouring looks right, and the leaf bases are symmetrical wheras those of (English) elm are asymetrical. Are the red new growth stems hairy?

 

[Ed Sutton]

Another vote for hazel.

 

[sphexx]

Thanks, I think it would be elm, that is what my daughter said yesterday, but I didn't hear her
I first thought it was hazel, but the leaves are not as I remember them (we used to have lots and collect nuts)

Thanks

Perhaps you should have seen catkins by now if it’s hazel.

Elm flowers about now here (Yorkshire).