Parish Tree Scheme - species available

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Most species supplied under the Parish Tree Scheme will be native to Britain and occurring within the district. This is to ensure that the natural quality of the landscape and biodiversity of the parish is maintained and enhanced.

Regions

The district has three main regions which will affect the selection of species, within them there will always be local variation to take into account:

C Clay land, usually heavy, generally west of the A12 road.
H Heathland, dry, poor, sandy soil, early planting gives best results, generally east of A12.
S Salt sprayed coastal areas, very exposed and windy.

Tree species

**Tree species available**
Latin name	Common name	Size	Soil	Region
Acer campestre	Field Maple	Medium	Most	C
Aesculus hippocastanum	Horse Chestnut	Large	Most	CH
Alnus glutinosa	Common Alder	Medium	Wet/Damp	CS
Betula pendula	Silver Birch	Medium	Most	HS
Betula pubescens	Downy Birch	Medium	Damp	CS
Carpinus betula	Hornbeam	Large	Med/Heavy	CH
Castanea sativa	Sweet Chestnut	Large	Light/Sandy	H
Crataegus monogyna	Hawthorn	Medium	Most	CHS
Fagus sylvatica	Beech	Large	Med	CH
Fraxinus excelsior	Ash	Large	Heavy	C
Malus sylvestris	Crab Apple	Small	Med	C
Populus nigra ‘Betulifolia’	Black Poplar	Large	Damp	C
Populus tremula	Aspen	Medium	Light/Damp	CHS
Prunus avium	Wild Cherry	Medium	Med	CH
Prunus padus	Bird Cherry	Medium	Med	CH
Pinus sylvestris	Scots Pine	Large	Med/Light	H
Pyrus communis	Pear	Medium	Med/Heavy	C
Quercus robur	Oak	Large	Most	CH
Quercus ilex	Holm Oak	Large	Med/Light	CS
Salix alba	White Willow	Large	Wet/Damp	CS
Salix fragilis	Crack Willow	Large	Wet/Damp	CS
Sorbus torminalis	Wild Service	Medium	Med/Heavy	CH
Taxus baccata	Yew	Medium	Med/Heavy	CH
Tilia cordata	Small leaved Lime	Large	Most	CH
Tilia platyphyllos	Broad leaved Lime	Large	Most	CH

Specimen trees

**Specimen trees for specific sites such as churchyards and parks**
Latin name	Common name
Cedrus species	Cedar
Morus nigra	Mulberry
Juglans regia	Walnut
Sequoiadendron giganteum	Wellingtonia

There may be other trees which are particularly suitable for a specific site in the parish.

Hedging and understorey species

**Hedging and understorey species available**
Latin name	Common name	Latin name	Common name
Acer campestre	Field Maple	Lonicera periclymenum	Honeysuckle
Cornus sanguinea	Dogwood	Prunus spinosa	Blackthorn
Corylus avellana	Hazel	Rosa arvensis	Field rose
Crataegus monogyna	Hawthorn	Rosa canina	Dog rose
Cytisus scoparius	Broom	Salix caprea	Goatwillow
Euonymus europaeus	Spindle	Ulex europaeus	Gorse
Frangula alnus	Alder buckthorn	Viburnum lantana	Wayfaring tree
Ilex aquifolium	Holly	Viburnum opulus	Guelder rose
Ligustrum vulgare	Wild Privet	Rhamnus catharticus	Purging buckthorn

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