Our series of tree reviews covers exotics and UK trees with a few specials thrown in. Each separate post covers;
Below are links to a dozen British natives with short descriptions.
English Oak Top of most lists for great British Trees. Our list of tree reviews is no different, Oak is the tops!
Rowan – Mountain Ash The trees can be quite singular in appearance when shaped by wind on high moors and mountains.
Beech From the copper coloured leaf to solid green hedges the Beech deserves a place in most gardens.
Silver Birch Seem to be growing everywhere you look with some very distinctive varieties like Jacquemontii.
Horse Chestnut Brought to England by William the Conqueror (no not really the conkers were there first).
Norway Spruce Despite containing a foreign country name this Spruce grows freely on Forestry Commission land in the UK.
Hawthorn Ideal for hedgerows and feeding birds. May blossom in May maybe.
Lime or Linden a useful ornamental for parks and large gardens.
Hornbeam Grows well in my garden and trains easily into a shapely tree.
Sycamore Related to the other Acers but I would let someone else grow Sycamore on their land. (not my favourite)
Larch A fast growing deciduous conifer good in forests.
Yew Longest lived and slowest growing British tree synonymous with church yards and pagan worship.
Ash Along with the Oak and the bonny Rowan tree the Ash is justly popular.
Tree Organisations and LinksWoodland Trust
The Arboricultural Association International Society of Arboriculture UK
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