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Tree bumblebee on the small-leaved lime. Tilia cordata, the small-leaved lime or small-leaved linden, is a species of tree in the family Malvaceae, native to much of Europe.. Other common names include little-leaf or littleleaf linden, [2] or traditionally in South East England, pry or pry tree.
Four main varieties of bullace are recognised in England: the White, Black, Shepherd's and Langley. [1] The bullace may be found as a small tree, growing to around 8 metres in height, or as a bush, distinguishable from the sloe by its broader leaves and small number or complete absence of spines.
Britain and Ireland have few endemic trees, most being micro-species of Whitebeam. But there are some interesting endemic trees nevertheless. Apomictic Whitebeams endemic to the British Isles: Sorbus arranensis – Isle of Arran only. Arran Service Tree – Isle of Arran only. Sorbus pseudomeinichii - Isle of Arran only.
Laburnum, sometimes called golden chain or golden rain, is a genus of two species of small trees in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae. The species are Laburnum anagyroides—common laburnum and Laburnum alpinum—alpine laburnum. They are native to the mountains of southern Europe from France to the Balkans.
The Sycamore Gap tree or Robin Hood tree is a 150-year-old sycamore tree next to Hadrian's Wall near Crag Lough in Northumberland, England. Standing in a dramatic dip in the landscape created by glacial meltwater , it was one of the country's most photographed trees and an emblem for the North East of England .
Manningtree has traditionally claimed to be the smallest town in England, but its 2007 population of 700 people in 20 hectares [3] and the 2011 census population for the civil parish of 900 are much higher than the 351 population of Fordwich, Kent. [4] However, it is believed to be the smallest town by area. [5]
The parent tree here was planted in 1857 by the second Duchess. Brighton Pavilion Elm in Brighton, East Sussex; Queen Elizabeth Oak in Cowdray Park, Midhurst, West Sussex; Selborne Yew in Selborne, Hampshire; Wellington's Wellingtonia, a Giant Sequoia, in Stratfield Saye, Hampshire; Tolpuddle Martyrs Tree in Dorset; Big Belly Oak in Savernake ...
Small-leaved lime/Small-leaved linden: Tilia cordata [31] Denmark: European beech: Fagus sylvatica [32] Oak, Pedunculate oak: Quercus, Quercus robur [32] Dominican Republic: West Indian mahogany: Swietenia mahagoni [33] Ecuador: Cinchona pubescens: Cinchona pubescens [34] El Salvador: Maquilishuat: Tabebuia rosea [35] [36] England: Oak ...