• Alder
• Ash
• Aspen
• Bay Willow
• Beech
• Bird Cherry
• Black Poplar
• Box
• Crab Apple
• Crack Willow
• Common Oak
• Downy Birch
• Field Maple
• Goat Willow
• Hazel
• Hawthorn
• Holly
• Hornbeam
• Large Leaved Lime
• Juniper
• Midland Thorn
• Rowan
• Scots Pine
• Silver Birch
• Small Leaved Lime
• Strawberry Tree
• Sessile Oak
• Walnut
• Whitebeam
• White Willow
• Wild Cherry
• Wild Service Tree
• Wych Elm
• Yew

Scots Elm. Irish Leamhan.

Description: Large deciduous tree. Susceptible to Dutch Elm disease and accordingly not planted any more. Height 40m. Age up to 500 years

Where found: Typical hedgerow tree but found up to 300m. Requires non calcerous top soil. In mixed woods with Whitebeam and small leave lime and in Oak and Ash woods. Common in North and West of Britain and Ireland. Native throughout Europe and W. Asia.

Phenology:

Similar species: Various non - native species were common in England but decimated by Dutch Elm Disease

Uses past & present: Strong and supple pale brown wood. Prone to shake. Cannot be split leading to particular uses. Does not decay when immersed in water. Uses of wood - Used to be used to make chests, water pipes and troughs and for sea defenses. Also for sections for cow sheds, cribs and mangers, hubs of wheels, coffins and furniture. Food and drink - Leaves once used for livestock.

Propagation and Growth:
Grown from seed which is not dormant. Approx
40,000 seed per kg. Does not sucker. Takes
approx 30 years before seeds are produced and
then every 2 or 3 years. In the wild seed
germinate shortly after falling.