Acer campestre | Field Maple | Hedge / Small / Medium | All | Shade | Medium | Medium | Deciduous | Countryside | Good autumn colour |
Acer pseudoplatanus | Sycamore | Large | Poor | All | Medium / Fast | Low | Deciduous | All | Must be carefully sited, very invasive |
Aesculus hippocastanum | Horse Chestnut | Large | All | All | Fast | Low | Deciduous | Urban | Flowers and conkers |
Alnus glutinosa | Common Alder | Medium | Poor / Wet | All | Fast | Medium | Deciduous | Urban | Inland wet valleys by streams |
Araucaria araucana | Monkey Puzzle | Medium / Large | All | Exposed | Slow | Low | Evergreen | Countryside | |
Atriplex halimus | Shrubby Orache | Hedge / Small | Sandy | Soastal / Exposed | Slow | Low | Semi - Evergreen | Coastal | Semi-evergreen |
Betula pendula | Silver Birch | Medium | Sandy | All | Fast | High | Deciduous | Countryside / Urban | |
Carpinus betulus | Hornbeam | Hedge / Medium / Large | All | Shade | Medium | Medium | Deciduous | Countryside | Not suitable as hedging in countryside |
Castanea sativa | Sweet Chestnut | Large | Sandy | All | Medium | Medium | Deciduous | Countryside / Urban | Good for red squirrels |
Cordyline australis | Cabbage Tree | Small | All | All | Slow | Low | Deciduous | Urban | May be susceptible to cold and frost |
Corylus avellana | Hazel | Hedge / Small | All | Shade | Fast | Medium | Evergreen | Countryside | Good for red squirrels |
Crataegus monogyna | Hawthorn | Hedge / Small / Medium | Poor / Shady | Coastal / Exposed | Medium | High | Deciduous | Countryside | May suffer from fireblight |
Cupressus macrocarpa | Monterey Cypress | Hedge / Small / Large | Poor / Sandy | Coastal / Exposed | Fast | Low | Evergreen | Coastal | Not suitable in many country locations |
Euonymus japonicus | Euonymus | Hedge / Small | Shady | Coastal | Medium | Low | Evergreen | Coastal | |
Fagus sylvatica | Beech | Hedge / Large | All | Shade | Slow | Medium | Deciduous | Coastal / Urban | Not suitable as hedging in countryside |
Ficus carica | Fig | Medium | Poor | All | Medium | Low | Deciduous | Urban | Often found on old farms |
Fraxinus excelsior | Ash | Large | All | Coastal / Exposed | Medium / Fast | Medium | Deciduous | All | |
Ilex aquifolium | Holly | Hedge / Small / Medium | All | Shade / Coastal | Fast | Medium | Evergreen | All | Good as woodland understorey |
Mespilus germanica | Medlar | Small | All | All | Medium | Medium | Deciduous | Countryside / Urban | Seen occasionally in hedges & woods |
Pinus radiata | Monterey Pine | Large | Sandy | Coastal | Fast | Low | Evergreen | Coastal / Urban | Can become large and dominating |
Pinus sylvestris | Scots Pine | Large | Poor / Sandy | Exposed | Medium | Medium | Evergreen | Countryside / Urban | Good for red squirrels |
Populus alba | White Poplar | Medium | Sandy | Coastal | Fast | Medium | Deciduous | Coastal | Must be carefully sited in countryside |
Populus tremula | Aspen | Medium | Wet | Coastal / Exposed | Fast | High | Deciduous | All | |
Prunus avium | Wild Cherry | Medium | All | All | Medium | Medium | Deciduous | Countryside / Urban | |
Prunus spinosa | Blackthorn | Hedge / Small | Poor / Sandy | Coastal / Exposed | Medium | High | Deciduous | Countryside / Coastal | Fruits are used to make sloe gin |
Quercus cerris | Turkey Oak | Large | Sandy | Exposed | Medium | Low | Deciduous | Coastal / Urban | Must be carefully sited, very invasive |
Ouercus ilex | Holm Oak | Hedge / Large | Sandy | All | Slow | Low | Deciduous | All | Not suitable in many country locations |
Quercus robur | Common Oak | Large | Poor | Exposed | Slow / Medium | High | Deciduous | Countryside / Urban | Becomes stunted in exposed conditions |
Salix cinerea | Common Sallow | Small | Wet | All | Fast | High | Deciduous | Countryside | Inland wet valleys by streams |
Sambucus nigra | Elder | Hedge / Small | Poor | Shade / Coastal | Fast | Medium | Deciduous | All | |
Tamarix gallica | Tamarisk | Hedge / Medium | Shady | Coastal | Medium / Fast | Low | Semi - Evergreen | Coastal | Semi-evergreen |
Taxus baccata | Yew | Hedge / Medium | All | Shade / Exposed | Slow | Medium | Evergreen | Coastal / Urban | Most parts of the tree are poisonous |
Tilia x vulgaris | Common Lime | Large | All | All | Medium | Low | Deciduous | Countryside | Aphids produce sticky honeydew |
Ulex europeaus | Gorse | Small | Sandy | Coastal / Exposed | All | Medium | Evergreen | Coastal | Flowers nearly all year round |
Ulmus spp. | Elm | Large | All | Coastal / Exposed | Medium | Medium | Deciduous | All | Only consider disease-resistant varieties |