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Aesculus hippocastanum

veins fan outfrom the top of

the leaf stalk

Fat, often sticky budspaired on twigs.

Look for conkersin the summer and

autumn.

The leaves arecompound andpalmate: the veins

fan out from a singlepoint at the top of theleaf stalk.

QuercusspeciesOak

side veins join the mainvein at different points

Look for acorns on t he treeand on the ground underthe tree.

The leaves are simple andpinnate: side veins join themain vein at dierent points.

Fraxinus excelsior

The leaves are compound

and pinnate: the veins jointhe leaf stalk at dierentpoints.

Paired leaets with

untoothededgeson a greenstalk.

Large black

buds on thetwigs.

Look forbunches of

single-wingedkeys on thetree from latesummer.

Sorbus aucuparia

The leaves are compound

and pinnate: the veins jointhe leaf stalk at dierentpoints.

Paired leaets with toothed

edges on a redstalk.

Pale buds on the twigs.

Look for red berries in theautumn.

Sambucus nigra

Castanea sativaSweetChestnut

Acer speciesMaple

Acer pseudoplatanusSycamore

Crataegus monogynaHawthorn

LondonPlane

Fagus sylvaticaBeech

Carpinus betulusHornbeam

BetulaspeciesBirch

UlmusspeciesElm

Sorbus ariaWhitebeam

Malus sylvaticaCrabApple

Populus speciesPoplar

HorseChestnu

t

Ash

Rowan

Salix speciesWillow

Platanus acerifolia

Elder

Prunus speciesLime

Cherry

Tilia species