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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.
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]
Redfern, Shirley & Bloxham (2002) British Plant Galls: identification of galls on plants and fungi; Unwin (2001) A key to families of British bugs (Insecta, Hemiptera) Kelly (2000) Identification of common benthic diatoms in rivers; May & Panter (2000) A guide to the identification of deciduous broad-leaved trees and shrubs in winter
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 flora of Great Britain and Ireland is one of the best documented in the world. There are 1390 native species and over 1100 well-established non-natives documented on the islands.
The tree is very difficult to measure accurately due to the presence of multiple offshoots, and has sustained significant damage in the past. Bowthorpe Oak: English oak (English oak) 13.33 43.7 Bourne, Lincolnshire: This famous tree is often mistakenly considered the widest tree in the UK. Estimates of its age vary wildly from 600 years to 1300 ...
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