Trees + Shrubs

Question 1

Quercus roubar

Answer 1

English Oak

Question 2

Fagus sylvatica

Answer 2

Common Beech

Question 3

Taxus baccata

Answer 3

Common yew

Question 4

Taxus Baccata Fastigiata

Answer 4

Irish Yew

Question 5

Ilex aquifolium

Answer 5

Holly

Question 6

Hedera Helix

Answer 6

English Ivy

Question 7

Alnus glutinosa

Answer 7

Alder

Question 8

Fraxinus excelsior

Answer 8

Ash

Question 9

Betula pendula

Answer 9

Silver Birch

Question 10

Cedrus libani

Answer 10

Cedar

Question 11

Prunus spinosa

Answer 11

Blackthorn

Question 12

Buxus sempervirens)

Answer 12

Box

Question 13

Prunus avium)

Answer 13

Wild Cherry

Question 14

Cornus sanguinea

Answer 14

Dogwood

Question 15

Sambucus nigra

Answer 15

elder

Question 16

Ulmus procera

Answer 16

English elm

Question 17

Ulmus minor

Answer 17

Elm, field

Question 18

Ulmus glabra)

Answer 18

Elm, wych

Question 19

Larix decidua

Answer 19

European larch

Question 20

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Answer 20

Douglas fir, Douglas-fir, Oregon pine, Columbian pine

Question 21

Crataegus monogyna

Answer 21

common hawthorn, hawthorn, May tree, one-seed hawthorn, whitethorn, quickthorn

Question 22

Crataegus laevigata

Answer 22

Midland hawthorn, woodland hawthorn, English hawthorn, mayflower, smooth hawthorn

Question 23

Corylus avellana

Answer 23

Hazel

Question 24

Carpinus betulus

Answer 24

Hornbeam

Question 25

Aesculus hippocastanum

Answer 25

Horse chestnut

Question 26

Juniperus communis

Answer 26

common juniper

Question 27

Tilia x europaea

Answer 27

common lime

Question 28

Tilia platyphyllos

Answer 28

large-leaved lime, linden

Question 29

Tilia cordata

Answer 29

Lime, small-leaved

Question 30

Acer campestre

Answer 30

Maple, field

Question 31

Acer platanoides

Answer 31

Norway maple

Question 32

Quercus ilex

Answer 32

Oak, holm
With its evergreen leaves, the holm oak is a bold splash of colour in the winter months. It was first introduced in the 1500s and, though it’s not as adapted as our native oaks, it supports plenty of our wildlife.

Question 33

Quercus petraea

Answer 33

sessile oak

Question 34

Quercus cerris)

Answer 34

Oak, Turkey
A pretender to the throne, the Turkey oak was introduced to the UK in the 1700s and is now impacting our native oak populations. It’s less valuable to wildlife, but much faster growing and a host of the knopper oak gall wasp.

Question 35

Pyrus communis

Answer 35

Pear

First introduced around AD 995

Question 36

Pinus sylvestris

Answer 36

Scots pine

the Scots pine is a truly stunning tree. It is one of only three native conifers, and our only native pine.

Question 37

Platanus x hispanica

Answer 37

Plane, London
the London plane is the capital’s most common tree. As a hybrid of American sycamore and Oriental plane, it was first discovered in the 17th century then widely planted in the 18th.

Question 38

Populus nigra subsp. betulifolia

Answer 38

black poplar

Question 39

Sorbus aucuparia

Answer 39

Rowan

Question 40

Euonymus europaeus

Answer 40

spindle

Question 41

Picea abies

Answer 41

Spruce, Norway - non-native

Question 42

Picea sitchensis

Answer 42

Spruce, Sitka - non-native

Question 43

Acer pseudoplatanus

Answer 43

Sycamore might have been introduced by the Romans or in the 1500s.

Question 44

Juglans regia

Answer 44

Walnut

Walnut was first introduced by the Romans

Question 45

Viburnum lantana

Answer 45

wayfaring tree

Question 46

Sorbus aria

Answer 46

whitebeam, common whitebeam

Question 47

Sorbus rupicola

Answer 47

Whitebeam, rock

Question 48

Sorbus torminalis

Answer 48

Wild service tree

Question 49

Salix pentandra

Answer 49

bay willow, laurel willow

Question 50

Salix caprea

Answer 50

goat willow, pussy willow, great sallow

Question 51

alix cinerea subsp. oleifolia

Answer 51

grey willow, pussy willow, common sallow