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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.
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.
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]
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... The Great British Trees were 50 trees selected by The Tree Council in 2002 to ...
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item ... The following is a list of widely known trees and shrubs. [1 ...
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Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... A listing of lists of trees. List of individual trees ...