Trees of the Month

Welcome to our Tree of the Month. We would like to use this page to feature trees we think deserve attention, whether it is for their wide range of uses or for an unusual and interesting feature.

All trees which we have previously featured are listed below. Our chosen tree for this month is:

• May 2012 - Cornus controversa - Wedding Cake Tree

Botanical Name	Common Name	PDF fact sheet
Acer campestre	Field Maple
Amelanchier lamarckii	Snowy Mespilus
Betula pendula	Silver Birch or Lady of the Woods
Betula nigra	River Birch
Carpinus betulus	Hornbeam
Cercidiphyllum japonicum	Katsura
Cornus controversa	Wedding Cake Tree
Cornus kousa	Japanese Flowering Dogwood
Cornus mas	Cornelian Cherry
Crataegus prunifolia	Broad-leaved Cockspur Thorn
Euonymus alatus	Winged Spindle or Burning Bush
Ginkgo biloba	Maidenhair Tree
Gleditsia triacanthos	Honey Locust
Hamamelis intermedia	Witch Hazel
Ilex aquifolium	Common Holly
Koelreuteria paniculata	Pride of India or Golden Rain Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera	Tulip Tree
Magnolia x loebneri	Löbner's Magnolia
Malus Evereste	Crab apple
Mespilus germanica	Medlar
Parrotia persica	Persian Ironwood
Pinus sylvestris	Scots Pine
Platanus x acerifolia	London plane
Prunus Accolade	Flowering Cherry
Prunus Serrula	Tibetan Cherry
Quercus ilex	Holly Oak or Holm Oak
Quercus palustris	Pin Oak or Swamp Oak
Sorbus aria	Whitebeam
Taxus Baccata	English Yew or Common Yew