Identifying Trees in Winter: EXPERT

Below is a quick reference guide to the 40 tree species included in the EXPERT tier of this course for the Identifying Trees in Winter segment.

Looking ahead, the Spring, Summer and Autumn sections of this course will include the same species as listed below.

Trees are listed in alphabetical order first by their common name and then by their latin name so you can locate them easily.

LIST BY COMMON NAME

• Alder - Alnus glutinosa
• Alder Buckthorn - Frangula alnus
• Ash - Fraxinus excelsior
• Aspen - Populus tremula
• Beech - Fagus sylvatica
• Birches: Downy Birch - Betula pubescens & Silver Birch - Betula pendula
• Blackthorn - Prunus spinosa
• Black Poplar - Populus nigra
• Bird Cherry - Prunus padus
• Box - Buxus sempervirens
• Common Lime - Tilia x europaea
• Crab Apple - Malus sylvestris
• Crack Willow - Salix fragilis
• Dogwood - Cornus sanguinea
• Elder - Sambucus nigra
• Field Maple - Acer campestre
• Goat Willow - Salix caprea
• Guelder-rose - Viburnum opulus
• Hawthorn - Crataegus monogyna
• Hazel - Corylus avellana
• Holly (Ilex aquifolium)
• Hornbeam - Carpinus betulus
• Horse Chestnut - Aesculus hippocastanum
• Juniper - Juniperus communis
• Oaks: Pedunculate Oak - Quercus robur & Sessile Oak - Quercus petraea
• Osier - Salix viminalis
• Rowan - Sorbus aucuparia
• Scots Pine - Pinus sylestris
• Small-Leaved Lime - Tilia cordata
• Spindle - Euonymus europaeus
• Sweet Chestnut - Castanea sativa
• Sycamore - Acer pseudoplatanus
• Wayfaring Tree - Viburnum lantana
• Whitebeam - Sorbus aria
• White Poplar - Populus alba
• Wild Cherry - Prunus avium
• Wych Elm - Ulmus glabra
• Yew - Taxus baccata

LIST BY LATIN NAME

• Acer campestre - Field Maple
• Acer pseudoplatanus - Sycamore
• Aesculus hippocastanum - Horse Chestnut
• Alnus glutinosa - Alder
• Betula pendula - Silver Birch
• Betula pubescens - Downy Birch
• Buxus sempervirens - Box
• Carpinus betulus - Hornbeam
• Castanea sativa - Sweet Chestnut
• Cornus sanguinea - Dogwood
• Corylus avellana - Hazel
• Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn
• Euonymus europaeus - Spindle
• Fagus sylvatica - Beech
• Frangula alnus - Alder Buckthorn
• Fraxinus excelsior - Ash
• Ilex aquifolium - Holly
• Juniperus communis - Juniper
• Malus sylvestris - Crab Apple
• Pinus sylvestris - Scots Pine
• Populus alba - White Poplar
• Populus nigra - Black Poplar
• Populus tremula - Aspen
• Prunus avium - Wild Cherry
• Prunus padus - Bird Cherry
• Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn
• Quercus petraea - Sessile Oak
• Quercus robur - Pedunculate Oak
• Salix caprea - Goat Willow
• Salix fragilis - Crack Willow
• Salix viminalis - Osier
• Sambucus nigra - Elder
• Sorbus aria - Whitebeam
• Sorbus aucuparia - Rowan
• Taxus baccata - Yew
• Tilia cordata - Small-Leaved Lime
• Tilia x europaea - Common Lime
• Ulmus glabra - Wych Elm
• Viburnum lantana - Wayfaring Tree
• Viburnum opulus - Guelder-rose