Each image links to a page containing larger pictures, indentification guides and details of habitat requirements for each of the tree species shown here. Pictures of flowers, seeds and leaves of most species are also shown.
Ask what food you can get from trees, and most people say nuts - hazel, sweet chestnut and a few others. But many other trees contain edible parts - the roots, leaves or bark, for example.
Many evergreen trees and bushes, including rhododendron, privet and laurel, are poisonous. The berries are a particular danger if young children try to eat them. Beware also that all parts of the laburnum contain hazardous toxins; children are sometimes tempted to eat the seeds because they look very much like peas.
The Forestry Commission
Natural Resources Wales
Natural England (formerly English Nature)
Scottish Natural Heritage
The Environment Agency
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