FOREST FOR CORNWALL FUND: TREE SPECIES SUGGESTIONS These species may be considered as appropriate for Cornish planting schemes subject to site specific considerations and your aims though this is not an exhaustive list but rather a starting point. If you want to find out more about a particular species then there are many resources online including British native trees and shrubs in Cornwall or www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees
As you explore trees to plant consider how large they will be in 30, 50 or 100 years :
Native or Naturalised Sycamore - Acer pseudoplatanus Sessile Oak - Quercus petraea English Oak - Quercus robur Holly - Ilex aquifolium Hazel - Corylus avellana Hawthorn - Crataegus monogyna + laevigata Blackthorn – Prunus spinosa Birch - Betula pendula + pubescens Willow spp - White willow - Salix alba, Goat Willow - Salix caprea, Crack Willow - Salix fragilis Common Alder - Alnus glutinosa Rowan - Sorbus aucuparia Lime - Tilia cordata Beech – Fagus sylvatica Hornbeam - Carpinus betulus Field Maple – Acer campestre Scots pine – Pinus sylvestris Whitebeam –Sorbus aria Wild service tree – Sorbus torminalis Black poplar – Poplar nigra
Coastal sites (where salt and winds can play a part) Holm Oak - Quercus ilex Monterey Pine - Pinus radiata Sycamore - Acer pseudoplatanus Austrian Pine - Pinus nigra Davey Elm - Ulmus x hollandica ‘Daveyi’ Maritime pine - Pinus pinaster
Non-natives for amenity and landscape planting Birch - Betula spp Swamp Cypress - Taxodium distichum Dawn Redwood - Metasequoia glyptostroboides Plane - Platanus occidentalis Gingko - Gingko biloba Redwood - Sequoia spp. Lime - Tilia spp Stone Pine - Pinus pinea Tulip Tree – Liriodendron tulipifera Magnolia spp Monkey Puzzle – Araucaria araucana Strawberry tree - Arbutus unedo Swedish whitebeam –Sorbus intermedia Luccombe Oak - Quercus x hispanica 'Lucombeana' Hop hornbeam – Ostr ya carpinifolia
Woodland Garden Pear - Pyrus communis Apple - Malus spp Walnut - Juglans regia Hazel - Corylus avellana Wild Cherry – Prunus avium
Cornish Hedge Mix Major components: Hawthorn - Crataegus monogyna Blackthorn – Prunus spinosa Hazel – Corylus avellana Beech (East Cornwall) – Fagus sylvatica Minor components: Holly – Ilex aquifolium Yew – Taxus baccata Field maple – Acer campestre Hornbeam – Carpinus betulus Oak – Quercus petraea Spindle – Euonymus europaeus Dogwood - Cornus sanguinea Dog rose - Rosa canina Guelder rose - Viburnum opulus Wild privet – Ligustrum vulgare Elm - Ulmus spp Alder buckthorn – Frangula alnus Elder – Sambucus nigra