TREES AND SHRUBS OF THE CHILTERNS This is a list of tree and shrub species commonly found growing in the Chilterns countryside. It is not a comprehensive list. Compiled by John Morris, Chiltern Woodlands Project.
NATIVE WOODLAND
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Pedunculate & Sessile Oaks Quercus robur & Q. patrea
Wild cherry Prunus avium
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Silver & downy birch Betula pendula & B. pubescens
Sallow / Goat willow Salix caprea & S.cinerea
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Whitebeam Sorbus aria
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Wych & English elms Ulmus glabra & U. procera
Field maple Acer campestre
Crab apple Malus sylvestris
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Wild service tree Sorbus torminalis
Aspen Populus tremula
Yew Taxus baccata
NATIVE SHRUBS
Box Buxus sempevirens
Hazel Corylus avellana
Wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana
Guelder Rose Viburnum opulus
Spindle Euonymus europaeus
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Midland hawthorn Crataegus oxyacanthoides
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Elder Sambucus nigra
Juniper Juniperus communis
NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE - WET AREAS
Willows spp Salix spp
Alders spp Alnus spp
Poplars spp Populus spp
NON-NATIVE - CONIFER PLANTATIONS
Scots pine Pinus sylvestris
Corsican / Black pine Pinus nigra
Larches spp Larix decidua & L. kaempferi
Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii
Western hemlock Tsuga heterophylla
Western red cedar Thuja placata
Norway spruce Picea abies
Silver fir Abies alba
Lawsons cypress Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
NON-NATIVE - ORNAMENTALS
Walnut Juglans regia
Black walnut Juglans nigra
Limes spp Tilia cordata, T. europaea
Plane Platanus x hipsanica
Norway maple Acer platinoides
Red oak Quercus rubra
Horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanium
Sweet chestnut Castanea sativa
Holm oak Quercus ilex
Southern beeches Nothofagus spp
Monkey puzzle Araucaria araucana
Cedars spp Cedrus spp
Coast Redwood Sequoia sempervirens
Giant Redwood Sequoiadendron giganteum