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Appendix 8.2
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A Guide to Native Trees and Shrubs
  TREES
  • Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
  • Aspen (Populus tremula)
  • Beech (Fagus sylvatica)
  • Black Poplar (Populus nigra)
  • Common Alder (Alnus glutinosa)
  • Common Oak (Quercus robur)
  • Crab-apple (Malus sylvestris)
  • Crack Willow (Salix fragilis)
  • Downy Birch (Betula pubescens)
  • Field Maple (Acer campestre)
  • Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)
  • Large-leaved Lime (Tilia platyphyllos)
  • Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia)
  • Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris)
  • Sessile Oak (Quercus petraea)
  • Silver Birch (Betula pendula)
  • Small-leaved Lime (Tilia cordata)
  • Whitebeam (Sorbus aria)
  • White Willow (Salix alba)
  • Wild Cherry (Prunus avium)
  • Wild Service Tree (Sorbus torminalis)
  • Wych Elm (Ulmus glabra)
  • Yew (Taxus baccata)

SHRUBS

  • Alder Buckthorn (Frangula alnus)
  • Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
  • Broom (Cytisus scorparius)
  • Butchers Broom (Ruscus aculeatus)
  • Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea)
  • Goat Willow (Salix caprea)
  • Guelder Rose (Viburnum opulus)
  • Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
  • Hazel (Coryllus avellana)
  • Holly (Ilex acquifolium)
  • Osier (Salix viminalis)
  • Privet (Ligustrum vulgare)
  • Purging Buckthorn (Rhamnus cayharticus)
  • Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)
  • Spindle (Euonymous europaeus)
  • Wayfaring Tree (Viburnum lantana)

OTHER SPECIES

Early introductions usually considered acceptable in small numbers:

  • English Elm (Ulmus procera)
  • Grey Poplar (Populus canascens)
  • Holm Oak (Quercus ilex)
  • Swedish Whitebeam (Sorbus intermedia)
  • Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa)
  • Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)
  • True Service Tree (Sorbus domestica)
  • Walnut (Juglans regia)
  • White Poplar (Populus alba)

Later introductions which because of their aesthetic merits in appropriate locations can be considered acceptable in small numbers

  • Common Lime (Tilia x europaea)
  • Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)
  • London Plane (Platanus x acerifolia)
  • Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)
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