This is a list of the types of tree in the main gardens as at summer 2022. One specimen of each of these has been labelled. Can you find them all? Can you spot others? If so, please let us know — ideally with photos to identify and locate the tree you have found.
Sycamore | Acer pseudoplatanus |
Cypress | Cupressus macrocarpa |
Cypress Leylandii | Cupressus leylandii |
Lawson Cypress | Chamaecyparis lawsoniana |
London Plane | Platanus x hispanica (acerifolia) |
London Plane (Variety) | Platanus x hispanica (acerifolia) ‘Pyramidalis’ |
Maple | Acer platanoides |
Black Pine | Pinus nigra |
Lombardy Poplar | Populus nigra ‘Italica’ |
Larch | Larix decidua |
Coast Redwood | Sequoia sempervirens |
Scots Pine | Pinus sylvestris |
Small-Leaved Lime | Tilia cordata |
Cherry | Prunus avium |
Maple ‘Crimson King’ | Acer platanoides ‘Crimson King’ |
Holm Oak | Quercus ilex |
English Oak | Quercus robur |
Sessile Oak | Quercus petraea |
Turkey Oak | Quercus cerris |
Black Walnut | Juglans nigra |
Holly | Ilex aquifolium |
Hawthorn | Crataegus monogyna |
Horse Chestnut | Aesculus hippocastanum |
Weeping Pear | Pyrus salicifolia |
Lilac | Syringa vulgaris |
Rowan | Sorbus aucuparia |
Goat Willow | Salix caprea |
Broad-Leaved Cockspur Thorn | Crataegus prunifolia |
Pagoda tree | Styphnolobium japonicum |
Yew | Taxus buccata |
False Acacia | Robinia pseudoacacia |
Elm | Ulmus minor |
Beech | Fagus sylvatica |
French Tamarisk | Tamarix gallica |
Elder | Sambucus nigra |
Black Mulberry | Morus nigra |
Common Lime | Tilia x europaea |
Handkerchief tree | Davidia involucrata |
Crape Myrtle | Lagerstroemia indica Natchez |