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.
Name | Image | Location | Borough | Species | Notes |
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The Dorchester Plane | Dorchester Hotel, Mayfair 51°30′25″N 0°09′08″W / 51.506828°N 0.152099°W / 51.506828; -0.152099 |
Westminster | London plane | Planted in the early 1930s.[3]: 20 | |
The Charlton House Mulberry | Charlton House 51°28′52″N 0°02′11″E / 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.[3]: 172 [4] | |
The Fulham Palace Oak | Fulham Palace 51°28′10″N 0°12′53″W / 51.469566°N 0.214707°W / 51.469566; -0.214707 |
Hammersmith and Fulham | Holm oak | Oldest holm oak in London,[5][6][7] or perhaps the United Kingdom. Possibly dating from 1495, when the palace was built.[3]: 47 [8] | |
The Bexley Charter Oak | Danson Park 51°27′18″N 0°07′05″E / 51.454900°N 0.118025°E / 51.454900; 0.118025 |
Bexley | Pedunculate oak | Well over 200 years old (as of 2010).[3]: 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.[7] | |
The Totteridge Yew | St. Andrew's Church, Totteridge 51°37′57″N 0°12′02″W / 51.632381°N 0.200558°W / 51.632381; -0.200558 |
Barnet | Yew | Between 1000 and 2000 years old (as of 2010), London's oldest tree.[8][9][3]: 130 | |
The Carshalton Plane | Sutton Ecology Centre Grounds, Carshalton 51°21′55″N 0°09′56″W / 51.365301°N 0.165514°W / 51.365301; -0.165514 |
Sutton | London plane | About 200 years old (as of 2010).[3]: 192 [10] | |
The Lewisham Dutch Elm | Ladywell Fields 51°27′02″N 0°01′28″W / 51.450645°N 0.024501°W / 51.450645; -0.024501 |
Lewisham | European white elm[11] | A plaque in the park incorrectly identifies it[8] as a Flanders elm.[12] | |
The Riverside Plane | Richmond 51°27′23″N 0°18′17″W / 51.456465°N 0.304728°W / 51.456465; -0.304728 |
Richmond upon Thames | London plane | At over 40 metres in height, it is one of the tallest London planes in the UK.[8][13] | |
The Aperfield Cedar | Aperfield Road, Biggin Hill 51°18′41″N 0°02′28″E / 51.311487°N 0.041172°E / 51.311487; 0.041172 |
Bromley | Cedar of Lebanon | [13] | |
The Morden Cemetery Horse Chestnut | Morden Cemetery, Motspur Park 51°23′30″N 0°13′45″W / 51.391791°N 0.229083°W / 51.391791; -0.229083 |
Merton | Horse chestnut | This "tree" is actually two trees, about 100 years old (as of 2010).[3]: 180 [13] | |
The Wood Street Horse Chestnut | Wood Street, Walthamstow 51°35′21″N 0°00′16″W / 51.589258°N 0.004453°W / 51.589258; -0.004453 |
Waltham Forest | Horse chestnut | Estimated to be 175 years old (as of 2010).[3]: 98 | |
The Ravenscourt Park Tree of Heaven | Ravenscourt Park 51°29′47″N 0°14′14″W / 51.496330°N 0.237089°W / 51.496330; -0.237089 |
Hammersmith and Fulham | Tree of heaven | One of the largest trees of heaven in Britain.[3]: 54 | |
The Ashcombe Sweet Chestnut | Ashcombe Road, Carshalton 51°21′36″N 0°09′44″W / 51.359978°N 0.162281°W / 51.359978; -0.162281 |
Sutton | Sweet chestnut | ||
The Black Horse Pollard Chestnut | East Sheen 51°27′41″N 0°17′20″W / 51.461381°N 0.288973°W / 51.461381; -0.288973 |
Richmond upon Thames | Horse chestnut | ||
The Maids of Honour Stone Pine | Richmond Green 51°27′41″N 0°18′31″W / 51.461379°N 0.308673°W / 51.461379; -0.308673 |
Richmond upon Thames | Stone pine | ||
The Wembley Elm | Wembley 51°33′12″N 0°17′08″W / 51.553292°N 0.285526°W / 51.553292; -0.285526 |
Brent | European white elm | Over 100 years old (as of 2010).[3]: 138 | |
The Battersea Park Hybrid Strawberry Tree | Battersea Park 51°28′42″N 0°09′21″W / 51.478312°N 0.155937°W / 51.478312; -0.155937 |
Wandsworth | Hybrid strawberry tree | Dating from the 1850s.[3]: 148 It lost a major limb, which was hovering over the footpath, in a big storm in February 2022, and the next bough up (still seen in the picture) in September 2023. | |
The Dulwich Park Oak | Dulwich Park 51°26′39″N 0°04′52″W / 51.444121°N 0.081079°W / 51.444121; -0.081079 |
Southwark | Turkey oak | ||
The Greenwich Spanish Sweet Chestnut | Flower Garden, Greenwich Park 51°28′36″N 0°00′26″E / 51.476729°N 0.007199°E / 51.476729; 0.007199 |
Greenwich | Sweet chestnut | Dating from 1660.[8] | |
The Greenwich Park Shagbark Hickory | Flower Garden, Greenwich Park 51°28′32″N 0°00′19″E / 51.475428°N 0.005180°E / 51.475428; 0.005180 |
Greenwich | Shagbark hickory | Largest shagbark hickory in the United Kingdom.[3]: 169 | |
The Marble Hill Black Walnut | Marble Hill Park, Richmond 51°26′55″N 0°18′39″W / 51.448576°N 0.310797°W / 51.448576; -0.310797 |
Richmond upon Thames | Black walnut | ||
The Roehampton Lucombe Oak | Alton Estate, Roehampton 51°27′05″N 0°14′49″W / 51.451337°N 0.246961°W / 51.451337; -0.246961 |
Wandsworth | Lucombe oak | ||
The North Circular Cork Oak | Hall Lane, Chingford 51°36′43″N 0°01′53″W / 51.612050°N 0.031423°W / 51.612050; -0.031423 |
Waltham Forest | Cork oak | Around 100 years old (as of 2010),[3]: 103 although a plaque next to the tree says that it was planted as a sapling by Len Harding in 1959. | |
The South Woodford Copper Beech | St Mary's Church, South Woodford 51°35′53″N 0°01′14″E / 51.598157°N 0.020455°E / 51.598157; 0.020455 |
Redbridge | Copper beech | ||
The George Green Sweet Chestnut | George Green, Wanstead 51°34′29″N 0°01′41″E / 51.574819°N 0.028049°E / 51.574819; 0.028049 |
Redbridge | Sweet chestnut | Probably planted in the early 1700s.[3]: 112 | |
The Fairlop Oak | Fulwell Cross roundabout, Ilford 51°35′37″N 0°05′07″E / 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.[3]: 120 | |
The Bromley Oak | Outside the Glades shopping centre, Bromley 51°24′12″N 0°01′07″E / 51.403414°N 0.018598°E / 51.403414; 0.018598 |
Bromley | Pedunculate oak | About 400 years old (as of 2010).[3]: 196 | |
The Downe Yew | St Mary's Church, Downe 51°20′09″N 0°03′16″E / 51.335768°N 0.054415°E / 51.335768; 0.054415 |
Bromley | Yew | ||
The Barn Elms Plane, 'Barney' | Barn Elms, Barnes 51°28′30″N 0°14′01″W / 51.474994°N 0.233639°W / 51.474994; -0.233639 |
Richmond upon Thames | London plane | London's oldest plane tree, planted around 1680.[8][14][15] Visible from outside an enclosure.[3]: 59 | |
The Friday Hill Plane | Friday Hill House, Chingford 51°37′25″N 0°00′24″E / 51.623621°N 0.006695°E / 51.623621; 0.006695 |
Waltham Forest | London Plane | Now on private grounds, but visible from above the boundary wall on Simmons Lane. The tree is probably dating from the building of the house (1839).[3]: 104 | |
The Valence Park Oak | Valence Park, Becontree 51°33′29″N 0°08′06″E / 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 West Wickham Oak | Southcroft Avenue, West Wickham 51°22′22″N 0°00′53″W / 51.372793°N 0.014598°W / 51.372793; -0.014598 |
Bromley | Pedunculate oak | The tree is in a private garden, but largely visible from surrounding public spaces. It is around 800 years old (as of 2010).[3]: 202 | |
The Addington Palace Cedar | Addington Palace 51°21′26″N 0°02′25″W / 51.357289°N 0.040391°W / 51.357289; -0.040391 |
Croydon | Cedar of Lebanon | Access by arrangement. Planted in the 1770s.[3]: 206 | |
The Kenley House Oak | Kenley 51°18′50″N 0°05′40″W / 51.314023°N 0.094367°W / 51.314023; -0.094367 (approximate) |
Croydon | Pedunculate oak | On private land, hidden from view.[3]: 215 | |
The St James's Indian Bean Tree | St James' Church, Piccadilly 51°30′32″N 0°08′13″W / 51.508750°N 0.137007°W / 51.508750; -0.137007 |
Westminster | Indian bean tree | Tree removed in April 2010.[16] Nativity figures have been carved from its wood, and are used by the church every Christmas.[17] | |
The Charlton House Nettle Tree | Charlton House 51°28′50″N 0°02′14″E / 51.480620°N 0.037140°E / 51.480620; 0.037140 (approximate) |
Greenwich | Hackberry | Tree removed April 2002.[3]: 215 | |
The York House Cut Leaf Beech | York House, Twickenham 51°26′48″N 0°19′22″W / 51.446794°N 0.322711°W / 51.446794; -0.322711 |
Richmond upon Thames | 'Asplenifolia' Beech | Tree removed winter 2020/21.[18] | |
The Asgill House Copper Beech | Asgill House, Richmond 51°27′37″N 0°18′43″W / 51.460246°N 0.311855°W / 51.460246; -0.311855 |
Richmond upon Thames | Copper beech | Died winter 2013/14.[19] | |
The Crane Park Crack Willow | Crane Park 51°26′34″N 0°21′30″W / 51.442665°N 0.358306°W / 51.442665; -0.358306 |
Hounslow | Crack willow | Fallen over[3]: 215 circa 2010. | |
The Kingston Weeping Silver Lime | Thames river path, Kingston 51°24′00″N 0°18′32″W / 51.400003°N 0.308936°W / 51.400003; -0.308936 |
Kingston upon Thames | Silver lime 'Petiolaris' | Tree removed[3]: 214 circa 2008. | |
The Barnsbury Beech | Barnsbury Park, Barnsbury 51°32′34″N 0°06′36″W / 51.542847°N 0.110069°W / 51.542847; -0.110069 |
Islington | Beech | Replaced 2005.[3]: 214 |
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