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Native trees: large and medium size

Common nameLatin name
Alder, blackAlnus glutinosa
Apple, crabMalus sylvestris
AshFraxinus excelsior
AspenPopulus tremula
BeechFagus sylvatica
Birch, downyBetula pubescens
Birch, silverBetula pendula
Cherry, birdPrunus padus
Cherry, geanPrunus avium
Elm, wychUlmus glabra
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Lime, small-leavedTilia cordata
Lime, large-leavedTilia platyphyllos
Maple, fieldAcer campestre
Oak, commonQuercus robur
Oak, sessileQuercus petraea
Pine, ScotsPinus sylvestris
Poplar, blackPopulus nigra
Polar, greyPopulus canescens
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Service treeSorbus torminalis
WhitebeamSorbus aria
Willow, crackSalix fragilis
Willow, goatSalix caprea
Willow, whiteSalix alba
YewTaxus baccata

Native shrubs and small trees

Common nameLatin name
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
BoxBuxus sempervirens
BroomCytisus scoparius
Buckthorn, alderFrangula alnus
Buckthorn, purgingRhamnus cathartica
Butcher's broomRuscus aculeatus
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
ElderSambucus nigra
GorseUlex europaeus
Guelder roseViburnum opulus
Hawthorn, commonCrataegus monogyna
Hawthorn, MidlandCrataegus laevigata
HazelCorylus avellana
HollyIlex aquifolium
JuniperJuniperus communis
PrivetLigustrum vulgare
Rose, dogRosa canina
Rose, fieldRosa arvensis
SpindleEuonymus europaeus
Spurge laurelDaphne laureola
Wayfairing treeViburnum lantana
Willow, almondSalix triandra
Willow, baySalix pentandra
Willow, earedSalix aurita
Sallow, greySalix cinerea
Willow, osierSalix viminalis
Willow, purpleSalix purpurea
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