Crab Apple, Malus

 

Pussy Willow, Salix

 

Prunus sp.

 

Blackthorn, Prunus spinosa

 

Walnut, Juglans regia, Misson, Notts

 

Swedish Whitebeam, Sorbus intermedia, Lincs

 

Bog Myrtle, Myrica gale, Scotton Common, Lincs

 

and here it is in flower and it smells lovely

Apple, Malus domestica, Crowle

 

Sweet Chestnut, Castanea sitiva, Manton, Lincs

 

The Major Oak, Notts

The Major Oak is the biggest oak tree in Britain and is thought to be between 800 and 1000 years old. The world famous tree weighs an estimate 23 tonnes, has a girth of 10 metres (33 foot) and boasts an impressive canopy that reaches 28 metres (92 foot).  Legend has it that the mighty oak not only provided Robin Hood with shelter, it was also the place where he and his Merry Men hid and camped on their adventures.  

Karen can remember playing inside this tree as a child, before the fences and supports. 

Bolling on a tree that has been coppiced many times

Japanese White Birch, Barton

 

Scots Pine, Pinus sylvestris, Laughton

 

Pear, Pyrus communis, Lincs

 

Oak, Quercus robur, Blyborough Hall

 

This tree brings back so many memories. It was well over twenty years ago when we first walked at Blyborough Hall. It had gone into a Stewardship and I produced some walk leaflets with my old work colleague, Miles Hopper, sadly no longer with us. This tree was mentioned as 'the fairy tree' where a door and windows could clearly be seen in the base of the trunk. And you can still just see them here. Sadly the tree has lost it's magnificent top but we are sure they will leave the remaining trunk. 

Blyborough Hall, Lincs. A grand entranceway that has some magnificent oak trees.

London Plane, Platanus x hispanica, Blyborough Hall

 

Silver Maple, Acer saccharinum, Central Park

 

Prunus sp, Central Park

 

Elm, Ulmus procera, Central Park

 

Norway Maple, Acer platanoides, Central Park

 

Austrian Black Pine, Pinus nigra, Central Park

 

Swedish Whitebeam, Sorbus intermedia, Central Park

 

Lime, Tilia europaea, Clumber Park

 

Planted in 1840, this is Lime Tree Avenue in Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire.  It is the longest of its kind in Europe being 2 miles long with a total of 1296 lime trees. Looking forward to seeing these trees throughout the year. 

Spindle Tree, Euonymus europaeus, Messingham Nature Reserve

 

Alder, Alnus glutinosa, Messingham Nature Reserve

 

Black Poplars, Populus nigra, Goxhill Haven

Black Poplar are a native tree that are now in decline in the UK with just 7000 remaining. They grow in isolation and prefer boggy conditions often near ditches and on floodplains. They can live up to 200 years and often loose limbs but they do regrow. 

Three Black Poplars in this hedgeline, the middle one having fallen over. All covered by a Tree Preservation Order.