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Example of a Great Tree of London plaque, this one is for the South Woodford copper beech

Great Trees of London was a list created by Trees for Cities after the Great Storm of 1987, when the general public were asked to suggest suitable trees. Forty-one were chosen, with a further 20 added in 2008.[1][2] Time Out published a book 'The Great Trees of London' listing all 61 trees in 2010.

List of the Trees

Original 41

Name Image Location Borough Species Notes
St. James' Church Indian Bean Tree St James' Church, Piccadilly Westminster Indian bean tree Tree removed April 2010[3]
The Dorchester Plane Dorchester Hotel, Mayfair Westminster London plane
Charlton House Mulberry Charlton House Greenwich Black mulberry [4]
Charlton House Hackberry or Nettletree Charlton House Greenwich Hackberry Tree removed 2002[citation needed]
Fulham Palace Oak Fulham Palace Hammersmith & Fulham Holm oak Oldest holm oak in London[5][6][7]
Cut Leaf Beech York House, Twickenham Richmond 'Asplenifolia' Beech Tree to be removed winter 2020/21[8]
The Charter Oak Danson Park Bexley Pedunculate oak In 1937 the Bexley borough charter was signed underneath this tree. It now appears in the coat of arms of the London Borough of Bexley.[7]
Totteridge Yew St. Andrew's Church, Totteridge Barnet Yew [9]
London Plane Sutton Ecology Centre Grounds Sutton London plane [10]
The Lewisham Elm Ladywell Fields Lewisham European white elm[11] although a plaque in park identifies it as a Flanders elm [12]
The Richmond Riverside Plane Richmond Richmond London plane [13]
The Aperfield Cedar Aperfield Road, Biggin Hill Bromley Cedar of Lebanon [13]
Two Horse Chestnut trees Morden Cemetery, Motspur Park Morden Horse chestnut [13]
The Wood Street Horse Chestnut Wood Street, Walthamstow Waltham Forest Horse chestnut
The Ravenscourt Park Tree of Heaven Ravenscourt Park Hammersmith & Fulham Tree of heaven
The Ashcombe Sweet Chestnut Ashcombe Road, Carshalton Sutton Sweet chestnut
The Barn Elms Plane, 'Barney' Barn Elms, Barnes Richmond London plane [14][15]
The Black Horse Chestnut East Sheen Richmond Horse chestnut
The Asgill House Copper Beech Asgill House, Richmond Richmond Copper beech Died winter 2013/14, now a limbless stump (September 2018).[16]
Maids of Honour Stone Pine Richmond Green Richmond Stone pine
The Wembley Elm Wembley Brent European white elm
The Crane Park crack willow Crane Park Hounslow Crack willow Collapsed circa 2010[citation needed]
The Battersea Park Strawberry Tree Battersea Park Wandsworth Hybrid strawberry tree
The Dulwich Park Turkey Oak Dulwich Park Southwark Turkey oak
Greenwich Park Sweet Chestnut Flower Garden, Greenwich Park Greenwich Sweet chestnut
The Greenwich Park Shagbark Hickory Flower Garden, Greenwich Park Greenwich Shagbark hickory
The Kingston Silver Lime Thames river path, Kingston Kingston Silver lime 'Petiolaris' Tree removed circa 2008[citation needed]
The Barnsbury Beech Barnsbury Islington Beech Replaced 2005[citation needed]
The Kenley House Oak Kenley Croydon Pedunculate oak
The Marble Hill Walnut Marble Hill Park, Richmond Richmond Black walnut
The Roehampton Lucombe Oak Alton Estate, Roehampton Wandsworth Lucombe oak
The North Circular Cork Oak Hall Lane, Chingford Waltham Forest Cork oak
The Friday Hill Plane Friday Hill House, Chingford Waltham Forest London Plane
The South Woodford Copper Beech St Mary's Church, South Woodford Redbridge Copper beech
The George Green Sweet Chestnut George Green, Wanstead Redbridge Sweet chestnut
The Fairlop Oak Fulwell Cross roundabout, Ilford Redbridge Pedunculate oak
The Valence Park Holm Oak Valence Park, Becontree Barking & Dagenham Holm oak
The Bromley Oak Outside the Glades shopping centre, Bromley Bromley Pedunculate oak
The Downe Yew St Mary's Church, Downe Bromley Yew
The West Wickham Oak Southcroft Avenue, West Wickham Bromley Pedunculate oak
The Addington Palace Cedar Addington Palace Croydon Cedar of Lebanon

20 added in 2008

Name Image Location Borough Species Notes
The Hendon Japanese Maple Hendon Park Barnet Japanese maple
The Hardy Ash Old St Pancras Churchyard Camden Ash
London Plane Brunswick Square Gardens Camden London plane
London Plane Regent's Park Camden London plane
London Plane Cheapside, City of London City of London London plane
Cedar of Lebanon Forty Hall, Enfield Enfield Cedar of Lebanon
London Plane Ravenscourt Park Hammersmith & Fulham London plane
Osterley Cork Oak Osterley Park Hounslow Cork oak Planted 1855[17]

[18]

The Amwell Fig Amwell Street, Pentonville Islington Fig [19]
English Oak Brockwell Park Lambeth Pedunculate oak
The Tate Plane Outside Tate Library, Brixton Lambeth London plane
Common Fig High Street, Stratford Newham Fig
Field Maple Valentine's Park, Ilford Redbridge Field maple
The Royal Oak Richmond Park Richmond Pedunculate oak [20]
Sweet Chestnut Carshalton Park, Sutton Sutton Sweet chestnut
The Marylebone Elm By the Garden of Rest, Marylebone High Street Westminster Huntingdon elm
The Embankment Plane Embankment SW1 Westminster Oriental plane
The Berkeley Plane Berkeley Square Westminster London plane
The Gower Street Plane Gower Street Camden London plane
The Abbey Plane Broad Sanctuary, Westminster Abbey Westminster London plane

See also

References

  1. ^ "The great trees of London". 23 September 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2018 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Londoners identify 20 new historic trees - Parks & Gardens UK". www.parksandgardens.org. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  3. ^ "St. James Conservation Trust Newsletter" (PDF). stjamestrust.org.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Morus Londinium - The Charlton House heritage mulberry". moruslondinium.org. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Country Life visits Fulham Palace". Countrylife.co.uk. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  6. ^ "The Fulham Palace ancient holm oak". Fulham Palace. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  7. ^ a b "BBC - The great trees of London". news.bbc.co.uk. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Photo of notice of tree removal from Richmond Council". twitter.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Londonist - Visit London's oldest tree". londonist.com. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Site Details - Greenspace Information for Greater London". www.gigl.org.uk. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Tree Register of Britain and Ireland". www.treeregister.org. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  12. ^ "London Gardens Online". www.londongardensonline.org.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  13. ^ a b c "The Great Trees of London". Foursquare. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  14. ^ "London's best trees". Evening Standard. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  15. ^ "London's oldest plane tree". aranya.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  16. ^ "The Tree Company News arboriculturalists". thetreecompany.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  17. ^ "The Osterley Park Cork Oak", The Great Trees of London, Time Out Guides, p. 90, 2010, ISBN 978-1-84670-154-2
  18. ^ Oliver Smith (22 October 2019), "The Great Trees of London – the city's finest leafy landmarks", Daily Telegraph
  19. ^ "Common fig in Amwell Street, EC1 in Islington, England, United Kingdom". monumentaltrees.com. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  20. ^ "The Royal Oak, Richmond Park". ancienttreeforum.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2018.

Sources

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