Contents

Cover

About the Book

About the Author

Map

Title Page

Dedication

Introduction

Monkey Puzzle

Yew

Grand Fir

Noble Fir

Douglas Fir

Cedar

Larch

Western Hemlock

Norway Spruce

Serbian Spruce

Colorado Spruce

Sitka Spruce

Black Pine

Monterey Pine

Scots Pine

Bhutan Pine

Common Juniper

Lawson Cypress

Leyland Cypress

Monterey Cypress

Western Red Cedar

Giant Redwood

Coast Redwood

Japanese Red Cedar

Swamp Cypress

Dawn Redwood

Maidenhair Tree

Golden Weeping Willow

White Willow

Crack Willow

Goat Willow

White Poplar

Hybrid Black Poplar

Grey Poplar

Lombardy Poplar

Aspen

Silver Birch

Downy Birch

Hornbeam

Elm

Common Hazel

Turkish Hazel

Italian Alder

Common Alder

Small-leaved Lime

Common Lime

Weeping Silver Lime

Katsura

Persian Ironwood

Saucer Magnolia

Bull Bay

Common Holly

Box

Common Beech

Common Oak

Sessile Oak

Turkey Oak

Holm Oak

Sweet Chestnut

Field Maple

Japanese Maple

Norway Maple

Sycamore

Silver Maple

Sweet Gum

Tulip Tree

London Plane

Oriental Plane

Indian Bean Tree

Foxglove Tree

Common Fig

Common Horse Chestnut

Red Horse Chestnut

Indian Horse Chestnut

Tree of Heaven

Common Ash

Manna Ash

Narrow-leaved Ash

Black Locust

Honey Locust

Common Laburnum

Black Walnut

Common Walnut

Wingnut

Elder

Rowan

Common Whitebeam

Swedish Whitebeam

Wild Service Tree

Wild Cherry

Cherry Plum

Cherry Laurel

Bird Cherry

Crab Apple

Ornamental Pear

Common Pear

Midland Thorn

Common Hawthorn

Black Mulberry

Cider Gum

Glossary

Acknowledgements

Copyright

Acknowledgements

Thank you to:

Lydia Good and all at Ebury Press.

Louise Morgan for the amazing illustrations.

Mark Ballard, Andrew Smith and all at Westonbirt Arboretum for helping to make this happen. Special thanks to Susanna Byers, Matt Parratt and of course Emily Beaumont, without whom this book wouldn’t be what it is.

Mum and Dad for your love and support. Gran and Grandad for your love of trees. Sarika for being here and The Gang at The Palace for being there.

The trees at Westonbirt and beyond. You are a constant source of inspiration.

About the Book

From the experts at Westonbirt, the National Arboretum, and written by leading dendrologist Dan Crowley, this is the only guide you need to help you identify our most popular trees as you wander through the beautiful woodlands and gardens of Britain.

In this book you will find:

• Beautiful contemporary illustrations showing both the outline and foliage detail of Britain’s 100 best trees
• The origin of the species and where they can be seen today
• Authoritative bite-sized descriptions of each tree, and tips on how to identify them

About the Author

Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, is located in Gloucestershire, three miles from the Cotswold market town of Tetbury. The historic, Victorian picturesque landscape is managed by the Forestry Commission and supported by the Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum.

Within the 17 miles of accessible paths and five national collections, there are 15,000 labelled trees (around 2,500 different types of tree) from Britain, China, North America, Japan, Chile and other temperate climates.

Westonbirt attracts over 400,000 visitors per year and is known worldwide for its spectacular year round colour and magnificent displays.

In England, the Forestry Commission manage 1,500 woods and forests most of which are accessible to the public. www.forestry.gov.uk/visit

Monkey Puzzle

Araucaria araucana

Nothing else looks quite like a monkey puzzle tree. It has overlapping, spiny, rigid leaves on sweeping branches. The cones are round and disintegrate while on the tree. The swollen base of old trees is akin to an elephant’s lower leg. Lower limbs are lost with age and large trees are often features of small front gardens that they have rather outgrown.

Found in: parks, gardens
Origin: Chile

Monkey Puzzle

Yew

Taxus baccata