2019年7月5日 · It covers many of the more familiar tree species and families, like Oak, Sycamore, Ash and Sweet Chestnut, but also some other species encountered in suburban areas like Grey Poplar, Rowan and Lime. Whilst there are many more species and varieities in Britain this guide should help you on your way to identifying many of our trees in leaf.

Leaf type, shape, appearance, texture and colour are all key characteristics when identifying trees. They are also often the most obvious feature, particularly in spring and summer. The needles and scales of conifers are also considered types of leaves. The leaves of broadleaved trees fall into two basic types - simple and compound.

2020年10月11日 · The leaves are oblong, up to 20cm long, sharply pointed at the tip and rounded at the base. The leaf margin is edged with coarse teeth, each tooth linking to a strong vein running back to the midrib. The male and female flowers are borne on the same upright yellow catkin in summer, making it one of the last trees to come into flower.

Discover how to identify trees from their leaves, bark and shape, how to tell similar species apart and how they change as they get older.

2024年2月14日 · Advice on the best 30 British trees and shrubs, and how to identify them, in our guide. Britain and Ireland have between 32 and 35 native tree species. Numbers differ depending on how many individual species of elms and whitebeam are included, whether hybrids are listed, and which species are counted as trees and which as shrubs.

Most Broadleaf trees have leaves from spring to autumn. Most Conifers are Evergreens and have leaves all the year. If you can take a photo of the upper side and lower side of the leaf, download it to your computer and compare it with other leaves in this guide when you get home.

2020年6月19日 · The best time to identify a tree is when it is in leaf. By looking at the size and shape of the leaves/needles, the structure of the bark, and any other features present such as seeds, berries or flowers, you have a great chance of working out what the species is.

2020年6月19日 · Leaves are triangular-shaped with toothed edges and grow from hairless leaf stalks. In spring, flowers appear as yellow-brown catkins that hang in groups. Once pollinated, female catkins thicken and darken to a crimson colour.

Welcome to Great British Trees! This new website aims to make it easier for non-experts to identify some of the common trees in Britain using pictures of leaves and to learn a little about their genetics. I hope that you find it helpful. Only a few …

Here are twenty Broadleaf trees that are often found in woodlands and urban areas in Britain with links to full page descriptions of them. Note that the prevalence of certain species can vary across different regions and different habitats. Woodlands may be predominantly oak or beech for example but in urban areas there are many individual species.