Community Tree Planting
United Kingdom82.7 Quality Score
This programme enables UK communities to plant native trees in their local public spaces. At just 13%, the UK currently has one of the lowest rates of tree cover in Europe. Working across the UK, this project will increase tree cover, absorb carbon from the atmosphere, and provide vital habitat for local wildlife. It will also provide a vital community link - therefore encouraging both biodiversity and local communities to flourish once more.
Fast growing and soil fertilizing species
These trees are strong and easy to grow. Commonly planted in large quantities, they build the base of a plantation system.
Salix purpurea
Purple Willow
Symphoricarpos albus
common snowberry
Frangula alnus
Glossy buckthorn
Viburnum lantana
Wayfaring Tree
Salix caprea
Goat willow
Rhamnus cathartica
Purging Buckthorn
Sambucus nigra
Elder
Juniperus hibernica
juniper
Rosa rugosa
Rugosa rose
Ulex europaeus
Common gorse
Cornus alba
Tatarian Dogwood
Ligustrum vulgare
Common Privet
Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn
Populus alba
silver poplar
Euonymus europaeus
Spindle or European spindle
Cornus sanguinea
dogwood or bloody dogwood
Betula pendula
silver birch
Larix decidua
European Larch
Rosa arvensis
Field Rose
Quercus ilex
Holly Oak
Betula pubescens
downy birch
Sorbus torminalis
Wild Service Tree
Viburnum opulus
Guelder Rose
Populus tremula
Aspen
Rosa canina
Dog Rose
Castanea sativa
Sweet chestnut
Populus canescens
Grey Poplar
Alnus glutinosa
Alder
Salix alba
White Willow
Ulmus glabra
Wych elm
Fruit and medicinal species
These trees produce the most delicious fruits or very useful ingredients for cosmetic and medicinal purposes.
Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn or sloe
Salix cinerea
grey willow
Pyrus communis
Common pear
Prunus laurocerasus
cherry laurel
Malus sylvestris
Crab Apple or European crab apple
Corylus avellana
Hazel
Prunus domestica
Plum
Tilia platyphyllos
large-leaved lime
Prunus padus
Bird cherry
Prunus avium
wild cherry
Juglans regia
Persian walnut
Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse chestnut
Rare and magnificent species
Some trees impress by their sheer size or longevity, while others hold their particular beauty from their inner fight against the threats of extinction that loom upon them.
Ilex aquifolium
Holly
Sorbus aucuparia
rowan
Tilia cordata
Small Leaved Lime
Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum
Sorbus aria
Whitebeam
Pinus sylvestris
Scots pine (UK)
Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam
Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak
Acer campestre
Field Maple
Quercus petraea
Sessile Oak
Fagus sylvatica
Beech
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