Facts About Britain's Trees
From Yew trees that took seed before
the pyramids were built in Egypt to Fir trees than stand taller than
ten double-decker buses.
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England
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N. Ireland
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Scotland
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Wales
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Oldest Tree |
A Yew tree at Ashbrittle Church, Somerset is thought to be about 3,800 years old. |
Crom in County Fermanagh is home to Northern Ireland's oldest Yew tree at 800 years old. |
A Yew tree in Fortingall churchyard, north of Loch Tay is over 5000 years old. |
The Llangernyw Yew at St Digain's Churchyard, Llangernyw, Conwy is approximately 4,000 years old. |
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Tallest Tree |
A 65m / 212ft Douglas Fir at Dunster arboretum, Minehead, Somerset. |
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In Hermitage, Dunkeld, Perthshire a Douglas Fir stands at a height of 65m / 212 ft. |
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The Rarest Tree |
20 Sorbus wilmottiana alongside the Avon gorge in Somerset and Gloucestershire |
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16 Ley's Whitebeam at two sites in southern Powys. |
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The Most Common Trees |
English Oak |
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Sitka Spruce Conifers |
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More Tree Facts
A single edition of a daily newspaper uses the wood from approximately 5,000 trees to make the paper.
One tonne of recycled paper saves approximately 15 trees and their habitat.
The average tree will drink approximately 2,000 litres of water each year.