In the autumn produces beech nuts (called masts). Keeps some of it dead leaves on the branches
over winter. Its wood is used to make
furniture and in the past was used a lot to make the legs of chairs.
Native to the UK.
Deciduous (loses its leaves in winter)
Ash
Has Black buds which are opposite on the twig. Its leaves appear in May.
Has very strong, tough wood which is used for handles of
tools; such as axes
Native to the UK.
Deciduous (loses its leaves in winter)
Sycamore
A type of Maple tree.
Can live up to 200 years.
In the
autumn it has seeds like helicopters.
It
has green buds, which are opposite on the branch.
Not Native to Britain (comes from South east Europe).
Deciduous (loses its leaves in winter)
Hazel
In the autumn produces Hazelnuts.
It has many trunks.
Has green buds and yellow catkins in the
spring.
Its wood is very bendy and made
into fences etc.
Native to Britain.
Deciduous (loses its leaves in the winter)
Horse chestnut
In the autumn produces conkers.
Has large brown sticky buds. It is thought the name horse chestnut comes
from the fact it used to be used in horse medicine.
Not native to Britain (was introduced from Turkey.
Deciduous tree (loses its leaves in winter)
Oak
In the autumn produces acorns.
Provides a habitat for over 400 species (more
than any other tree in the UK).
Oakwood
is very strong and used to make furniture and famously the ships in the Battle
of Trafalgar.
