Identifying Trees in Winter: BEGINNER

Below is a quick reference guide to the 15 tree species included in the BEGINNER 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
• Beech - Fagus sylvatica
• Birches: Downy Birch - Betula pubescens & Silver Birch - Betula pendula
• Blackthorn - Prunus spinosa
• Elder - Sambucus nigra
• Field Maple - Acer campestre
• Goat Willow - Salix caprea
• Hawthorn - Crataegus monogyna
• Hazel - Corylus avellana
• Horse Chestnut - Aesculus hippocastanum
• Oaks: Pedunculate Oak - Quercus robur & Sessile Oak - Quercus petraea
• Rowan - Sorbus aucuparia
• Sycamore - Acer pseudoplatanus
• Wild Cherry - Prunus avium

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
• Corylus avellana - Hazel
• Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn
• Fagus sylvatica - Beech
• Fraxinus excelsior - Ash
• Prunus avium - Wild Cherry
• Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn
• Quercus petraea - Sessile Oak
• Quercus robur - Pedunculate Oak
• Salix caprea - Goat Willow
• Sambucus nigra - Elder
• Sorbus aucuparia - Rowan