Information on over 60 tree species that are either widely grown in British forests at the present time or which could play an increasing role in the future, focusing on those species which could be expected to produce usable timber in British conditions.
- Abies alba
- Abies amabilis
- Abies grandis
- Abies nordmanniana
- Abies procera
- Acer macrophyllum
- Acer platanoides
- Acer pseudoplatanus
- Acer saccharinum
- Alnus cordata
- Alnus glutinosa
- Alnus incana
- Alnus rubra
- Alnus viridis
- Betula pendula
- Betula pubescens
- Carpinus betulus
- Castanea sativa
- Cedrus atlantica
- Cedrus libani
- Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
- Cryptomeria japonica
- × Cupressocyparis leylandii
- × Cuprocyparis leylandii
- Eucalyptus gunnii
- Eucalyptus nitens
- Fagus sylvatica
- Fraxinus excelsior
- Juglans nigra
- Juglans regia
- Larix decidua
- Larix × eurolepis
- Larix kaempferi
- Larix × marschlinsii
- Nothofagus alpina
- Nothofagus nervosa
- Nothofagus obliqua
- Nothofagus procera
- Nothofagus pumilio
- Picea abies
- Picea omorika
- Picea orientalis
- Picea sitchensis
- Pinus contorta
- Pinus monticola
- Pinus nigra ssp. laricio
- Pinus nigra var. maritima
- Pinus peuce
- Pinus pinaster
- Pinus radiata
- Pinus strobus
- Pinus sylvestris
- Platanus × hispanica
- Populus × canadensis
- Populus × generosa
- Populus nigra
- Populus tremula
- Populus trichocarpa
- Prunus avium
- Pseudotsuga menziesii
- Quercus petraea
- Quercus robur
- Quercus rubra
- Sequoia sempervirens
- Sequoiadendron giganteum
- Sorbus aucuparia
- Sorbus domestica
- Sorbus torminalis
- Thuja plicata
- Tilia cordata
- Tsuga heterophylla
- Ulmus glabra
Seeing examples of different species
Places where you can see examples of these different species include Forestry Commission arboreta and forest gardens at Bedgebury, Brechfa, the Forest of Dean, Kilmun, Lynford, the New Forest and Westonbirt.
