Another dog walk, another mystery tree!

jemberelli · Post by **jemberelli** » 24 Jul 2014, 22:46

Apologies for asking for identification yet again! Another dog walk in the sun today at Haughmond Hill Forestry Commission has seen me puzzling over yet another tree!

Thank you again lovely people x

Post by **p.penn** » 25 Jul 2014, 10:14

Looks to me like some sort of nut tree, but I could be completely wrong as truthfully, I have no idea {rofwl}

Post by **Totally Scrambled** » 25 Jul 2014, 10:17

It's a Beech with it's seed pods (Beech Mast) on it. Pigs love 'em. )t'

They taste a bit like Hazel nuts but are smaller.
Dom

jemberelli · Post by **jemberelli** » 25 Jul 2014, 10:38

Thanks again Dom! Helen, that's as much as I had figured too - trying (and failing) to sound like I knew what I was talking about to hubby " oh it's definitely a nut! Not sure which, will take a piccy and ask on The Lane!"

KarenE · Post by **KarenE** » 25 Jul 2014, 12:27

Yes, definitely beech. The nuts are edible apparently (did they used to use roasted nuts as a coffee substitute in the war?)

HenPen · Post by **HenPen** » 28 Jul 2014, 21:11

We used to peel and eat those at school - lucky they weren't poisonous because we never thought to check with an adult yike*