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There is no set definition regarding minimum size, though most authors cite a tree species as being one which regularly reaches 6 m (20 ft) tall with a single stem. [1] Species like Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) and Purple willow (Salix purpurea), which may reach 6 m but not on a single stem, are not treated as trees. [1]
1.6 The Midlands. 1.7 Northern England. 2 ... Download as PDF; ... The Great British Trees were 50 trees selected by The Tree Council in 2002 to spotlight trees in ...
A list of Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae and Angiospermae including all the native plants and established aliens known to occur in Ireland with the distribution of each species, and recommended Irish and English names. pp. [i]-xxvii, 1-171, map. Dublin: Stationery Office. Reynolds, S.C.P. (2002). A catalogue of alien plants in Ireland. pp. [4], 1 ...
The fruit matures in about 6 months, to 2–3 centimetres (0.8–1.2 in) diameter, and comprises a dense spherical cluster of achenes with numerous stiff hairs which aid wind dispersal; the cluster breaks up slowly over the winter to release the numerous 2–3 mm (0.08–0.12 in) seeds. The London Plane is one of the most efficient trees in ...
Gerald Sedgewick Wilkinson, FLS (9 February 1926 – 10 March 1988 [1] [2] [3]) was a British illustrator, art historian, naturalist, photographer, artist and book-designer, known for his books on J. M. W. Turner's sketches and on British trees and woodlands.
Timber harvesting in Kielder Forest, Northumberland, England Electricity wires cut through the forest at Coed Plas-y-Nant (Clwydian Range AONB), Ruthin, Wales. The United Kingdom, being in the British Isles, is ideal for tree growth, thanks to its mild winters, plentiful rainfall, fertile soil and hill-sheltered topography.
The Tree Register, or more fully, the Tree Register of the British Isles (T.R.O.B.I.), is a registered charity [2] run by volunteers, collating and updating a database of notable trees throughout Britain and Ireland. It comprises a computer database which in 2022 contained details of 250,000 trees.
narrowleaf fig; willow-leaf fig; oleander-leaf fig Moraceae (mulberry family) Ficus nota: tibig Moraceae (mulberry family) Ficus obliqua: small-leaf fig Moraceae (mulberry family) Ficus petiolaris: rock fig; lava fig Moraceae (mulberry family) Ficus platypoda: desert fig; Australian fig Moraceae (mulberry family) Ficus pseudopalma: Philippine fig