Beech - Fagus Sylvatica

Beech is also known as Fagus Sylvatica. This particular Beech was one I found in Glossop Town Centre. As it is obvious in the photographs, the weather was significantly frosty and all of the leaves have fallen from their branches. The pictures I have shown make it easy to see the branch structure and the intriguing texture of the trunk. The Beech is a large deciduous tree, with a broad rounded crown. The leaves are usually up to 10cm in length, oval and pointed.
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London Plane - Platanus x. Hispanica

The London Plane has the latin name Platanus x. Hispanica. I found this tree on Oxford Road, just outside the Manchester Metropolitan University Campus. There was very little sunlight and very strong winds. The London Plane is a large deciduous tree with a broad, domed crown. The leaves are usually up to 18cm in length and deeply divided into 5-7 lobes.
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Holly - llex Aquifolium

Holly, the latin name for which is Ilex Aquifolium, was one I found just outside Longford Park. The weather conditions were wet and windy. As the pictures show, the leaves have a glossy prickly nature, and the red berry's grow in bunches along the stem. Holly is an evergreen tree with shiny dark green foliage, and very strong prickles. The leaves are tough and leathery with a waxy upper surface.
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Ivy - Hedera Helix

Ivy, the latin name for which is Hedera Helix, is incredibley popular and can be found in most greenspaces. These particular photos were taken in Rotterdam, Holland - in the abandoned greenspace by Museum de Cruquis. The weather consisted of reasonable sunlight and the ground was moist.

Dogwood - Cornus Alba

Dogwood, the latin name for which is Cornus Alba, was one I found on the outerskirts of Belgium. The area experienced a great deal of sunlight with very little wind at the time of my visit. The one I found was a shrub, but Dogwood can also be found as a small tree. The shrub is very distinctive for its dark red winter twigs.
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English Oak - Quercus Robur

English Oak, the latin name for which is Quercus Robur, is very popular in England. This particular English Oak however was one I discovered in Rotterdam, Holland. It stood tall in a deserted greenspace beside the Museum De Cruquis surrounded by a 'chaotic' display of trees and shrubs - none of which could compete with the superiority of the English Oak. The ground was moist and there was very little sunlight. Below I have shown a variety of images to display the bold branch structure and the intriguing patterned engraving of the bark.

The English Oak is a large spreading deciduous tree. Very old trees may have dead branches emerging from the upper canopy, and a hollow trunk.
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Mountain Ash - Sorbus Aucuparia

 

This is one I found in Longford park. The Mountain Ash is a small to medium sized deciduous tree, with a fairly opened domed crown. It is often planted as a town tree in squares and along roadsides. The leaves are compound and pinnate, consisting of 5-8 pairs of toothed leaves, each up to 6cm long.
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Horse Chestnut - Aesculus Hippocastanum

The Horse Chestnut Tree for which the latin name is Aesculus Hippocastanum is also known as the 'Conquer Tree'. I found this particular Horse Chestnut in All Saints Park late November, the weather was that of a typical Autumns day - traces of sunlight and reasonable winds. The Horse-Chestnut is a large deciduous tree, with a massive domed crown. The leaves are large, long-stalked and palmate.
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