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Hi,

This plant was handed down to a friend of mine from his mother and he has no idea what it is, i thought someone here may be able to shed some light.
It has been a little neglected.

Thanks in advance,
St3v0h

Hi there,

I'm pretty sure that this is an Oak tree (Quercus). And yes, it's been neglected. Oh, one more thing... Try to plant it in the ground or at least in a bigger pot in order to gain some trunk girth.

Alain

This is the trunk on it which i think is pretty cool. Is that considered a small trunk girth?

Hi again,

Well, first things first. That last photograph you posted corresponds more likely to the nebari of the tree (root system) and quite frankly, they don?t look too appealing. You?ll see, roots shouldn?t be crossing one another as if they were knotted, that is widely considered anti-aesthetic, and in this plant they do. That will require strong "root engineering" to correct it and some time too.

As for the trunk girth... Comparing your first picture with your second one, I would say that there is no trunk taper at all, I mean, there are the roots that seem to be massively wide and then there comes the trunk that appears to thinner all of the sudden. That is another unwanted characteristic. Usually one of the things you should look for when assessing a trunk is precisely the fact that must have a nice taper. And in this case, at least from those two pictures, it doesn?t seem to fulfill these needs. A rule of thumb that enthusiasts usually agree on, is that the trunk girth should at least be of 1:6 of the trunk, that is for instance, if you have a 30 cms tall tree, then you should aim for, at least, a 5 cms wide trunk...

As for the pot, after watching this new picture I?m more convinced that this tree needs more space. Once again, put it in a much bigger pot or planted in the ground.

Hope I might have been of help,

Alain

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply to me in such lengh. I am new to this and you have been very informative. I will let me friend know and hopefully he does the right thing by it.