Great Trees of London

Great Trees of London is 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] In 2010, Time Out Guides Limited published a book, 'The Great Trees of London', listing all 61 trees.

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

List of the Trees

Original 41
Name Image Location Borough Species Notes
The St James's Indian Bean Tree St James' Church, Piccadilly Westminster Indian bean tree Tree removed in April 2010[3]
The Dorchester Plane Dorchester Hotel, Mayfair Westminster London plane
The Charlton House Mulberry Charlton House
51.481198°N 0.036359°E / 51.481198; 0.036359		 Greenwich Black mulberry Planted at the beginning of the 1600s, possibly the oldest in the United Kingdom[4]: 172 [5]
The Charlton House Nettle Tree Charlton House Greenwich Hackberry Tree removed April 2002[4]: 215 
The Fulham Palace Oak Fulham Palace Hammersmith & Fulham Holm oak Oldest holm oak in London[6][7][8]
The York House Cut Leaf Beech York House, Twickenham Richmond 'Asplenifolia' Beech Tree to be removed winter 2020/21[9]
The Bexley Charter Oak Danson Park
51.454900°N 0.118025°E / 51.454900; 0.118025		 Bexley Pedunculate oak Well over 200 years old (as of 2010).[4]: 176  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.[8]
The Totteridge Yew St. Andrew's Church, Totteridge
51.632381°N 0.200558°W / 51.632381; -0.200558		 Barnet Yew Around 2000 years old (as of 2010), London's oldest tree.[10][4]: 130 
The Carshalton Plane Sutton Ecology Centre Grounds Sutton London plane [11]
The Lewisham Dutch Elm Ladywell Fields
51.450645°N 0.024501°W / 51.450645; -0.024501		 Lewisham European white elm[12] although a plaque in park identifies it as a Flanders elm [13]
The Riverside Plane Richmond Richmond London plane [14]
The Aperfield Cedar Aperfield Road, Biggin Hill
51.311487°N 0.041172°E / 51.311487; 0.041172		 Bromley Cedar of Lebanon [14]
The Morden Cemetery Horse Chestnut Morden Cemetery, Motspur Park Morden Horse chestnut [14]
The Wood Street Horse Chestnut Wood Street, Walthamstow
51.589258°N 0.004453°W / 51.589258; -0.004453		 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 [15][16]
The Black Horse Pollard 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).[17]
The Maids of Honour Stone Pine Richmond Green Richmond Stone pine
The Wembley Elm Wembley
51.553292°N 0.285526°W / 51.553292; -0.285526		 Brent European white elm Over 100 years old (as of 2010).[4]: 138 
The Crane Park Crack Willow Crane Park Hounslow Crack willow Fallen over[4]: 215  circa 2010
The Battersea Park Hybrid Strawberry Tree Battersea Park Wandsworth Hybrid strawberry tree
The Dulwich Park Oak Dulwich Park Southwark Turkey oak
The Greenwich Spanish Sweet Chestnut Flower Garden, Greenwich Park
51.476729°N 0.007199°E / 51.476729; 0.007199		 Greenwich Sweet chestnut
The Greenwich Park Shagbark Hickory Flower Garden, Greenwich Park
51.475428°N 0.005180°E / 51.475428; 0.005180		 Greenwich Shagbark hickory Largest shagbark hickory in the United Kingdom[4]: 169 
The Kingston Weeping Silver Lime Thames river path, Kingston Kingston Silver lime 'Petiolaris' Tree removed[4]: 214  circa 2008
The Barnsbury Beech Barnsbury Islington Beech Replaced 2005[4]: 214 
The Kenley House Oak Kenley Croydon Pedunculate oak On private land, hidden from view[4]: 215 
The Marble Hill Black 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
51.612050°N 0.031423°W / 51.612050; -0.031423		 Waltham Forest Cork oak
The Friday Hill Plane Friday Hill House, Chingford
51.623621°N 0.006695°E / 51.623621; 0.006695,		 Waltham Forest London Plane
The South Woodford Copper Beech St Mary's Church, South Woodford
51.598157°N 0.020455°E / 51.598157; 0.020455		 Redbridge Copper beech
The George Green Sweet Chestnut George Green, Wanstead
51.574819°N 0.028049°E / 51.574819; 0.028049		 Redbridge Sweet chestnut Probably planted in the early 1700s.[4]: 112 
The Fairlop Oak Fulwell Cross roundabout, Ilford
51.593694°N 0.085271°E / 51.593694; 0.085271		 Redbridge Pedunculate oak Planted in 1951 in remembrance of its historical predecessor, which lived for around 500 years until 1820, in nearby Hainault Forest.[4]: 120 
The Valence Park Oak Valence Park, Becontree
51.558010°N 0.134955°E / 51.558010; 0.134955		 Barking & Dagenham Holm oak As of October 2022, the pond enclosure is closed to the public for health and safety reasons, but the tree can be visited up close from Valence House grounds.
The Bromley Oak Outside the Glades shopping centre, Bromley
51.403414°N 0.018598°E / 51.403414; 0.018598		 Bromley Pedunculate oak
The Downe Yew St Mary's Church, Downe
51.335768°N 0.054415°E / 51.335768; 0.054415		 Bromley Yew
The West Wickham Oak Southcroft Avenue, West Wickham
51.372793°N 0.014598°W / 51.372793; -0.014598		 Bromley Pedunculate oak
The Addington Palace Cedar Addington Palace
51.357289°N 0.040391°W / 51.357289; -0.040391		 Croydon Cedar of Lebanon Access by arrangement[4]: 206 

20 added in 2008
Name Image Location Borough Species Notes
The Hendon Japanese Maple Hendon Park, near the tennis courts
51.582229°N 0.223459°W / 51.582229; -0.223459		 Barnet Japanese maple, Acer palmatum 'Heptalobum'[4]: 134  Planted in the early 1900s[4]: 134 
The Hardy Ash Old St Pancras Churchyard Camden Ash The tree fell in December 2022, this is believed to be due to fungal damage[18]
The Brunswick Plane Brunswick Square Gardens Camden London plane
The Regent's Plane Regent's Park Camden London plane
The Cheapside Plane Cheapside, City of London
51.514431°N 0.094798°W / 51.514431; -0.094798		 City of London London plane At over 250 of age, "possibly the oldest tree in The Square Mile".[4]: 37 
The Forty Hall Cedar of Lebanon Forty Hall, Enfield
51.669391°N 0.067687°W / 51.669391; -0.067687		 Enfield Cedar of Lebanon Planted around the turn of the 18th century[4]: 141 
The Ravenscourt Plane Ravenscourt Park Hammersmith & Fulham London plane
The Osterley Park Cork Oak Osterley Park
51.488575°N 0.351411°W / 51.488575; -0.351411,		 Hounslow Cork oak Planted 1855[19][4]: 90 
The Amwell Fig Amwell Street, Pentonville
51.528204°N 0.110047°W / 51.528204; -0.110047,		 Islington Fig [20]
The Brockwell Oak Brockwell Park Lambeth Pedunculate oak
The Tate Plane Outside Tate Library, Brixton Lambeth London plane
The Stratford Fig Off High Street, Stratford
51.534361°N 0.008000°W / 51.534361; -0.008000		 Newham Fig
The Valentines Park Maple Valentines Park, Ilford
51.571527°N 0.072690°E / 51.571527; 0.072690		 Redbridge Field maple Planted in 17th century[4]: 116 
The Richmond Royal Oak Richmond Park Richmond Pedunculate oak [21]
The Carshalton 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 North side of Horse Guards Avenue, at the junction with Victoria Embankment, SW1
51.504796°N 0.123285°W / 51.504796; -0.123285		 Westminster Oriental plane
The Berkeley Plane Berkeley Square Westminster London plane
The Gower Plane Gower Street Camden London plane
The Abbey Plane Broad Sanctuary, Westminster Abbey Westminster London plane

See also

References
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  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. The Great Trees of London. Time Out Guides Ltd. 2010. ISBN 978-1-84670-154-2.
  5. "Morus Londinium - The Charlton House heritage mulberry". moruslondinium.org. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  6. "Country Life visits Fulham Palace". Countrylife.co.uk. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  7. "The Fulham Palace ancient holm oak". Fulham Palace. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  8. "BBC - The great trees of London". news.bbc.co.uk. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  9. "Photo of notice of tree removal from Richmond Council". twitter.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "Londonist - Visit London's oldest tree". londonist.com. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  11. "Site Details - Greenspace Information for Greater London". www.gigl.org.uk. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  12. "Tree Register of Britain and Ireland". www.treeregister.org. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  13. "The Great Trees of Lewisham". www.nationaltrust.org.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  14. "The Great Trees of London". Foursquare. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  15. "London's best trees". Evening Standard. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  16. "London's oldest plane tree". aranya.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  17. "The Tree Company News arboriculturalists". thetreecompany.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  18. "The Hardy Tree Of St Pancras Has Fallen". Londonist. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  19. Oliver Smith (22 October 2019), "The Great Trees of London – the city's finest leafy landmarks", Daily Telegraph
  20. "Common fig in Amwell Street, EC1 in Islington, England, United Kingdom". monumentaltrees.com. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  21. "The Royal Oak, Richmond Park". ancienttreeforum.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2018.

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