Crack Willow (Salix fragilis)
British Isles except Ireland. Europe across Asia to Siberia. Varied uses such as children's toys, artificial limbs and charcoal. Small rapid growing tree. Twigs break off with a Easily grown from sets. Seed wind dispersed and twigs blown off by ... [... more]
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Strawberry Tree (Arbutus Unedo)
Shrubby tree with laurel like evergreen leaves and warty red berry that looks like a strawberry. Native to South West Ireland especially near Killarney and in Mediterranean, believed to be relic from before last ice age. Grown from seed. Growth ... [... more]
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Bird Cherry (Prunus Padus)
Small deciduous tree with black egg shaped fruit. In woods particularly by stream sides on limestone hills. N. England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland. Grown from seed. Deeply dormant - treat as Acer campestre but start treatment ... [... more]
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Hornbeam (Carpinus Betulus)
A sturdy deciduous tree superficially resembling Beech. Height max 30m. Age max 150 years. Prefers low lying rich soils or clays and is shade South East England, Thames Valley and locally South Wales and Somerset. Also temperate Europe Seed is ... [... more]
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Downy Birch (Betula pubescens)
Common in North and West of Britain but believed to be native throughout British Isles. A short lived smallish tree very similar to Silver Birch but with downy twigs and without the little Similar to silver birch but more tolerant of cold and ... [... more]
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Common Oak (Quercus robur)
Large deciduous tree and probably our commonest tree. Height 30 - 40 m. Age 1000 year or more. Basic fertile soils ph 4.5 - 7.5 including heavy soils. Mature trees tolerate flooding even by sea-water. Throughout Britain and Ireland and most of ... [... more]
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Silver Birch (Betula pendula)
A smallish fast growing short lived tree. Pioneer and light demanding species. Rapid growth for first 20 years and mature at 40 years. Seldom planted in the UK by foresters although major This tree tolerates a wide range of habitats, soil ph 3.5 ... [... more]
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White Willow (Salix alba)
By streams in association with Alder and downy birch but not waterlogged soils. Through Britain but commonest in England and throughout North Africa and parts of Asia. From sets - insert short lengths of shoots into suitable soils leaving one or ... [... more]
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Juniper (Juniperus communis)
Evergreen small tree or bush producing blue black berry (really a cone) which has a whitish bloom. All over British Isles but particularly chalk in Southern England. Found across N. America and Irish juniper (a variety of J. communis) has a more ... [... more]
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Box (Buxus sempervirens)
Native to a few locations in Southern England and distributed though Southern Europe, N.Africa and Western Asia. Has been used for carving, turnery, engraving blocks and inlay work. Takes a high polish and once highly valued. Still used for heads ... [... more]
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Sessile Oak (Quercus petraea)
Depending on size and quality used for sawn timber, veneer, building timber, hardwood pulp, poles, fencing, firewood and charcoal. Coppicing of woodland used to produce stakes. Tannin used to be produced from bark for tanning leather. Acorns ... [... more]
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Juglans regia
The tree produces chemicals called "juglones" that stop other plants from growing underneath them. "Regia" means royal. The leaves are made up of small leaflets, similar to ash but without black buds in winter; usually about seven [... more]
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