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Small-leaved Lime (Tilia cordata; southern Great Britain only) Large-leaved Lime (Tilia platyphyllos; southwestern Great Britain only) Strawberry-trees. Strawberry-tree (Arbutus unedo; Ireland only; recent genetic studies suggest that it is not native, but an early Bronze Age introduction. [4]) Ashes. Common Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
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.
Conifers account for around one half (51%) of the UK woodland area, although this proportion varies from around one quarter (26%) in England to around three quarters (74%) in Scotland. [8] Britain's native tree flora comprises 32 species, of which 29 are broadleaves. The UK's industry and populace uses at least 50 million tonnes of timber a year.
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 ...
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 .
The tree was blown over by the wind in 2013. Llangernyw Yew , the oldest tree in Europe (Between 4,000 and 5,000 years old), [ 3 ] a yew in the churchyard of St Digain ’s, Llangernyw , Conwy See also
Width is not indicative of tree volume, however. The largest oak tree, as well as the tallest, in the UK has long been believed to be the Majesty Oak in Kent, [2] [3] however its 12.2m girth is exceeded by multiple trees in the UK. Similarly, the Major Oak from Sherwood Forest, another huge oak tree in the UK, also does not make the list. [4]
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.