Identifying Trees in Winter: PRO

Below is a quick reference guide to the 25 tree species included in the PRO 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
• 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
• Crab Apple - Malus sylvestris
• Elder - Sambucus nigra
• Field Maple - Acer campestre
• Goat Willow - Salix caprea
• Hawthorn - Crataegus monogyna
• Hazel - Corylus avellana
• Hornbeam - Carpinus betulus
• Horse Chestnut - Aesculus hippocastanum
• Oaks: Pedunculate Oak - Quercus robur & Sessile Oak - Quercus petraea
• Rowan - Sorbus aucuparia
• Spindle - Euonymus europaeus
• Sweet Chestnut - Castanea sativa
• Sycamore - Acer pseudoplatanus
• Whitebeam - Sorbus aria
• White Poplar - Populus alba
• Wild Cherry - Prunus avium
• Wych Elm - Ulmus glabra

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
• Carpinus betulus - Hornbeam
• Castanea sativa - Sweet Chestnut
• Corylus avellana - Hazel
• Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn
• Euonymus europaeus - Spindle
• Fagus sylvatica - Beech
• Fraxinus excelsior - Ash
• Malus sylvestris - Crab Apple
• 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
• Sambucus nigra - Elder
• Sorbus aria - Whitebeam
• Sorbus aucuparia - Rowan
• Ulmus glabra - Wych Elm