TREES
ORDERED BY THEIR
DATES OF INTRODUCTION
To Great Britain
Name Height Origin
Date
Sycamore/Plane 21/30 Europe ancient
Chestnut 25/30 Europe Roman
Holm
Oak 18/25 Europe
[1540]
"Oriental"
Plane 25/30 Europe [1550]
Horse
Chestnut 18/30 Greece [1620]
Larch 28/35 Europe
[1620]
Norwegian
Spruce 28/30 Europe [1640]
Lebanon
Cedar 25/33 Turkey 1670
European
Silver Fir 30/35 Europe 1680
Box
Elder 6/12 NAm 1688
Norway
Maple 18/21 Europe [1670]
Eastern
hemlock 18/28 NAm [1720]
White
Ash 25/38 NAm 1724
Silver
Maple 25/30 NAm 1725
Sugar
Maple 15/21 NAm 1735
River
Birch 9/15 NAm 1736
Lombardy
Poplar 28/30 Italy [1730]
London
plane 28/35 Hybrid [1740]
Paper
Birch 15/18 NAm 1750
Tree
of Heaven 18/25 China 1751
Maidenhair/Ginkgo 15/25 China
1758
Filbert 3/6 Europe 1759
Purple
Beech 21/30 Switz 1760
European
White Lime 21/30 Europe
1767
Grey
Alder 15/18 Europe
1780
Rhododendron 2/6 Asia
1780
Italian
Alder 18/25 SItaly
1820
Oregon
Maple 18/25 NAm 1827
Deodar
Cedar 28/33 E Asia 1831
Noble
Fir 30/37 NAm 1831
Giant
Fir 30/45 NAm 1832
Monterey
Pine 25/30 Europe 1833
Cappadocian
Maple 15/18 Asia
1838
Monterey
Cypress 18/28 NAm 1838
Atlas
Cedar 25/33 NAfrica
1840
Southern
Beech 25/30 SAm 1849
Indian
Horse Chestnut 15/25 India
1851
Western
red Cedar 18/38 NAm 1853
Lawson's
Cypress 25/30 NAm 1854
Red
Alder 12/18 NAm 1880
Japanese
Horse Chestnut 15/25 Japan
1880
Ermine
Birch 15/25 Asia 1890
Western hemlock 30/60 NAm 1892
A study of the layout of
trees on an Historical Estate
will reveal the original
layout of the gardens and woods, as well as pathways.
Contemporary Drawings can
also help to identify trees planted.
The above list will assist
in assessing the earliest possible dates of these layouts.