Trees in Autumn
Trees with spectacular foliage in Autumn. Text taken from the book Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Europe published by Reed New Holland in 2017, author Alan Birkett and ISBN 9781921517839. The first photo is of the Aspen Populus tremula. This is a Poplar...
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Flowering Cherry
Flowering Cherry in spring with all images and text taken from the book Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Europe published by Reed New Holland in 2017, author Alan Birkett and ISBN 9781921517839. ...
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Four Urban Poplars
Four Urban Poplars with all images and text taken from the book Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Europe published by Reed New Holland in 2017, author Alan Birkett and ISBN 9781921517839. ...
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Early Flowering Tree
Cherry Plum with all images and text taken from the book Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Europe published by Reed New Holland in 2017, author Alan Birkett and ISBN 9781921517839. ...
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Ash flowers in March
Ash flowers in March - with all images and text taken from the book Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Europe published by Reed New Holland in 2017, author Alan Birkett and ISBN 9781921517839. The Common Ash tree produces flowers in March before the leaves. The...
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Last Alder in Leaf
Last Alder in Leaf - with all images and text taken from the book Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Europe published by Reed New Holland in 2017, author Alan Birkett and ISBN 9781921517839. Italian Alders are the last Alders to shed their leaves and may still be...
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Spruce or Fir
Spruce or Fir with all images and text taken from the book Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Europe published by Reed New Holland in 2017, author Alan Birkett and ISBN 9781921517839. ...
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Two False Cedars
Identification of two False Cedars with all images and text taken from the book Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Europe published by Reed New Holland in 2017, author Alan Birkett and ISBN 9781921517839. There are two similar trees named Cedars that are not...
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Medlar
Medlar Tree with all images and text taken from the book Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Europe published by Reed New Holland in 2017, author Alan Birkett and ISBN 9781921517839. ...
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Spindle Tree in Autumn
Spindle Tree in Autumn with all images and text taken from the book Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Europe published by Reed New Holland in 2017, author Alan Birkett and ISBN 9781921517839. ...
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Two Deciduous Conifers
Identification of two Deciduous Conifers with all images and text taken from the book Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Europe published by Reed New Holland in 2017, author Alan Birkett and ISBN 9781921517839. Not all conifers are evergreen. Here are two...
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English and Sessile Oak
All images and text are taken from the book Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Europe published by Reed New Holland in 2017, author Alan Birkett and ISBN 9781921517839. There are 2 native oaks in Britain, the English Oak and the Sessile Oak. From a...
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Trees in Autumn
The Claret Ash is now very common in parks and on streets, where it is planted for its spectacular autumn display, produced when its green leaves turn red or purple (claret). It is a cultivated variety of one of the natural forms of Narrow-leaved Ash with the...
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Book Launch
My book was launched in mid September by Reed New Holland Publishers. The title is Field Guide to The Trees of Britain and Europe, the author is Alan Birkett and the ISBN is 9781921517839. The book is available on-line from Waterstones or Amazon UK or from any...
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Field Guide to British Trees Book Cover
Here is the cover of my new book, now titled Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Europe. It will be published in mid July.
read moreField Guide to British Trees
Just delivered the text and images to the publishers New Holland in London for a book with the working title Field Guide to British Trees, which will be published in spring 2017. It is based on the Tree Guide UK apps and includes over 1000 images and 47000 words of...
read moreTree Guide UK app Premium Edition
A new edition of the Tree Guide UK app is in the Apple Store now. The Premium edition contains comprehensive and fully illustrated information on 215 trees. This edition includes the more common trees found in the Standard Edition but adds 104 trees that are less...
read moreAspen and Poplar Catkins
In March and April Aspen and Poplar catkins start to appear. These trees have male and female catkins on different trees. Male catkins release pollen and female catkins produce the white fluffy seeds that carpet the floor in April and May. All the photos in this blog...
read moreHazel catkins in winter
The Common Hazel is easy to identify in winter because it bears male catkins which open to release pollen at any time between late December and late April. The pollen is wind dispersed. All photos in this post are taken from the Tree Guide UK app. The catkin...
read moreOak identification in winter
There are 3 deciduous oaks that you are likely to see in the wild. They are the English Oak, the Sessile Oak and the Turkey Oak. In winter you can't identify them from a distance but if you look closely at their buds and old acorn cups you should be able to tell one...
read moreSweet Chestnut identification in winter
In winter one of the easiest trees to identify is the Sweet Chestnut. You can't id the tree from a distance by its shape but if you look closely at the bark, buds and shoots and then look for old leaves and old fruit underneath the tree, you can be sure that it is a...
read moreWinter Tree Identification by Thorns
In winter you may come across two thorn trees that look similar, the Common Hawthorn and the Blackthorn. If you look carefully at the thorns, however, you should be able to tell one from the other. The photos shown below are all taken from the Tree Guide UK app....
read moreWinter Tree Identification
The deciduous trees are now shedding their leaves and won't grow a new set until spring. But you can still identify these trees using this guide by examining the buds, bark, old leaves, old fruit, thorns or catkins. The photos shown below are all taken from the Tree...
read moreNew Version of the Tree Guide UK app
A new version (1.03) of the Tree Guide UK app is now online at the app store and can be downloaded. This version has been updated for iOS7. It corrects an issue with Tree Information columns sometimes not displaying or displaying incorrectly.
read moreMilton Keynes Natural History Society
A note, describing the Tree Guide UK app, was added to the Milton Keynes Natural History Society website main page on the 12th of August Milton Keynes Natural History Society
read moreArticle on Plant Science Website
This article appeared on July 6th on the Plant Science Website http://www.plantsci.org.uk/news/name-tree-new-app-offers-assistance-budding-botanists This website is the online home of the UK Plant Sciences Federation, providing one voice for all those involved in...
read moreArticle on WildlifeExtra Website
This review article appeared on July 6th http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/reviews/tree-app.html#cr
read moreArticle on Science Omega Website
Following a telephone interview on June 27, Science Omega published an article on their Website which can be read if you click on this link. "http://www.scienceomega.com/article/1220/name-that-tree-new-app-offers-assistance-to-budding-botanists"
read moreParks Trust Press Release
The Parks Trust have put out a press release describing the development of the Tree Guide UK app Parks Trust Press Release
read moreExciting Space Press Release
Read the recent press release explaining how the Tree Guide UK fits into the overall package of Explorer Field Guides being developed by the company Exciting Space by clicking on this link Exciting Space
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