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11 An English oak with a history 12 An avenue of maple trees Address: Langley Park, Billet Lane, Wexham, South Bucks, SL0 0LS. of pollarding

Langley Park is located off the A412 Uxbridge Road 11 English Oak Quercus robur between Slough and Uxbridge. (signposted off A412). This ancient oak tree has a history of pollarding – you can tell this by its very short, wide trunk. Pollarding is Contact Details the practice of removing all the branches higher up on the tree to stimulate the growth of new, smaller The Countryside Centre, Black Park Country Park, shoots for commercial use, like fuel and timber. Black Park Road, Wexham, Bucks SL3 6DS. Trees on woodland boundaries were also often Telephone: 01753 511 060 pollarded to provide distinctive markers. 24hr emergency telephone number: 07734 734 337 On average, an oak tree spends a third of its life Email: [email protected] growing, a third of its life resting, and a third Websites: www.buckscc.gov.uk and of its life dying. www.friendsoflangleypark.co.uk

12 Silver Maple Acer Saccharinum The silver maple produces a sap so rich in sugar Thank you to Timberland UK that in its North American homeland it is exploited for sponsoring this trail commercially to produce both syrup and refined

sugar. Levels of sap produced increase greatly in IEND FR S E O F A 2km (1.25 mile) circular walk around H the spring when energy is required to produce the T L A K N R G A new leaves and shoots. Traditionally, incisions are LEY P Langley Park’s magnificent trees made in the bark in February and collecting tubes are inserted, extracting sap daily for about six weeks, © Buckinghamshire County Council 2011 until the sugar levels of the sap drop. Photography courtesy of Tansie Nicole, Jerry Lake, and Andy Stevens 8/11 Trees in the Arboretum

6 Deodar cedar 7 The leaning Bhutan pine 8 Swamp cypress in spring 9 California Bay Laurel 10 Avenue of Giant Sequoia trees

Key 6 Deodar Cedrus deodara

This map is reproduced from Ordnance Survey material The deodar is a type of cedar and Grass Path Bridleway Information with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the is the national tree of Pakistan. Country Park Boundary Public Footpath Dog Waste Bin Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown The name deodar comes from the 1 Timberland Tree Trail Private Property Picnic Area copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Buckinghamshire County Council 100021529 2009. Sanskrit word ‘devdar’ which means Primary Route Toilets P Parking (accessible) 100m (approx) ‘timber of the gods’. It is regarded Refreshments in India as a symbol of fruitfulness and durability.

7 Bhutan Pine A412 Uxbridge Road Pinus wallichiana A native tree in the Himalayas, the Billet Lane Black Park Bhutan pine is an elegant large tree. It traditionally grows at high altitudes in mountain valleys, which may help to explain why it grows at an angle. Oil extracted from its roots was once used as an insect repellent in rice fields before modern chemicals superseded it. Today it is a The Temple commercial source of turpentine. Gardens 8 Swamp Cypress Taxodium distichum

2 The swamp cypress thrives where it is wetter and warmer. Where the roots of the swamp cypress are submerged 3 or in waterlogged ground, the tree will grow roots above ground known 1 as ‘knees’ or pneumatophores. These knobbly roots act as snorkels .{=W by carrying supplies of air to the underground roots which may be 12 starved of oxygen. Kings Wood 9 California Bay Laurel Umbellularia californica Avenue Drive P The California bay leaf has been used 4 in the past by Native Americans as a cure for headaches, toothaches, stomach aches, earaches, colds and 11 sore throats. However, today the volatile oils in the leaves are known

5 Verney’s Walk to cause headaches when used in excess, giving it the nickname Ben ‘The Headache Tree’. ne tt Walk 10 Giant Sequoia Sequoiadendron giganteum 8 9 Natural bush fires are essential for 7 10 the reproduction of this tree to take place. The giant sequoia’s bark is fire 6 Arboretum resistant so the tree is left unharmed, while the other plant life around it is cleared. This is a prerequisite for seedlings to grow, helped along by Ashen Cross a layer of ash as a seedbed. The heat from the fire also starts the process as it causes the cones to open, dispersing its seeds on the wind.

Address: Langley Park, Billet Lane, Wexham, South Bucks, SL0 0LS. Langley Park Country Park Tree Trail 2km / 1.25 miles

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