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An endemic species is a plant only native to a certain area. Outside this area, unless spread naturally it is considered non-native, usually as a result of cultivation. Britain and Ireland have few endemic trees, most being micro-species of Whitebeam. But there are some interesting endemic trees nevertheless.
The Great British Trees were 50 trees selected by The Tree Council in 2002 to spotlight trees in the United Kingdom in honour of the Queen's Golden Jubilee. [1]
A bibliographic database of the species has been compiled by the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. [1] The lists (spread across multiple pages due to size) give an English name and a scientific name for each species, and two symbols are used to indicate status (e for extinct species, and * for introduced species).
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. More than 75% of this is softwood, and British forests cannot supply the demand; in fact, less than 10% of the timber used in Britain is home-grown.
The UK's tallest tree was planted in the 19th century within the glen. Currently, multiple trees in that area exceed 55 meters and a few are over 60 meters in height due to prime growing conditions. The height was measured using a laser and subsequently confirmed during a climb. This tree is also additionally the tallest tree anywhere in Europe ...
Quercus robur is a deciduous tree up to 40 metres (130 ft) tall, [5] with a single stout trunk that can be as much as 11 m (36 ft) in girth (circumference at breast height) or even 14 m (46 ft) in pollarded specimens. Older trees tend to be pollarded, with boles (the main trunk) 2–3 m (6 + 1 ⁄ 2 –10 ft) long. These live longer and become ...
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List of Great British Trees; D. Druid oak This page was last edited on 31 July 2015, at 06:00 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...