Trees of Britain and Ireland
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List of species
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Native trees
- Ashes
- Common Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
- Birches
- Silver Birch (Betula pendula)
- White Birch (Betula pubescens)
- Cherries and Plums
- Wild Cherry (Prunus avium)
- Bird Cherry (Prunus padus)
- Sloe (Prunus spinosa)
- Elms
- Wych Elm (Ulmus glabra)
- English Elm (Ulmus procera; southern Great Britain only)
- Smooth-leaved Elm (Ulmus carpinifolia; southern Great Britain only)
- Hawthorns
- Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
- Midland Hawthorn (Crataegus laevigata; southern Great Britain only)
- Hazels
- Common Hazel (Corylus avellana)
- Hornbeams
- European Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus; southern Great Britain only)
- Hollies
- European Holly (Ilex aquifolium)
- Junipers
- Common Juniper (Juniperus communis)
- Lindens (Limes)
- Small-leaved Linden/Lime (Tilia cordata; southern Great Britain only)
- Large-leaved Linden/Lime (Tilia platyphyllos; southern Great Britain only)
- Maples
- Field Maple (Acer campestre; southern Great Britain only)
- Oaks
- Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur)
- Sessile Oak (Quercus petraea)
- Pines
- Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris)
- Poplars
- Aspen (Populus tremula)
- Black Poplar (Populus nigra; southern Great Britain only)
- Rowans and Whitebeams
- European Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)
- Common Whitebeam (Sorbus aria) and several similar apomictic microspecies
- Service Tree (Sorbus domestica; recently discovered growing wild on a cliff in south Wales)
- Wild Service Tree (Sorbus torminalis)
- Strawberry Tree
- Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo; Ireland only)
- Willows (Salix spp.; several species)
- Yews
- European Yew (Taxus baccata)
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Naturalised species
- From Europe
- European Larch (Larix decidua)
- Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris)
- Pear (Pyrus communis)
- European Beech (Fagus sylvatica; widely considered native, but probably an early human introduction)
- Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)
- Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)
- Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa)
- Turkey Oak (Quercus cerris)
- From Asia
- Japanese Larch (Larix kaempferi)
- From North America
- Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta)
- Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis)
- Grand Fir (Abies grandis)
- Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)
- Western Redcedar (Thuja plicata)
- Lawson's Cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana)
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See also
- Trees of the world
- Woodland management
- Coppicing
- Pollarding
- NVC National Vegetation Classification, of the above data
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External links
- The Woodland Trust (http://www.woodland-trust.org.uk/) (UK conservation charity promoting woodland restoration and expansion.)
- Tree For All (http://www.treeforall.org.uk/) (Tree For All is the most ambitious children's tree-planting project ever launched in the United Kingdom, with plans to help plant 12 million trees over the next five years.)
Categories: Trees | Forests and woodlands of the United Kingdom | Geography of Ireland | United Kingdom-related lists
