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| species | status | description | height (m), girth (cm) at .. (m), category |
ID, year recorded |
label, year planted |
gridref | ||
| 1 | Aesculus californica | Girth Country Champion of England |
N of cricket pavilion. Survivor of three; slanting single bole. photo |
• - m • 127cm @ 1.5m • U PlantNet Inat |
• ID 283681 • 2021 |
TOSL |
TQ2767377257 527673 177257 |
|
| 2 | Juglans nigra | Height Country Champion of England | W side, mid N (SW of cricket pavilion) photo |
• 32.40m • 396cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 4190 • 2021 |
TOSL |
TQ2764877170 527648 177170 |
|
| 3 | Prunus 'Shibayama' | Height Country Champion of England Girth County Champion of Greater London |
Within playground avenue, N of path and close to kiosk | • 8.20m • 150cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 288291.htm • 2022 |
TOSL |
TQ2783276910 527832 176910 |
|
| 4 | Pyrus betulifolia | Height Country Champion of England Girth County Champion of Greater London |
SE carparking, by Zelkova. Graft at base. Leaves triangular, long-acuminate, finely round-toothed, glabrous by autumn. Fruit 2cm, calyx adhering. Dark, coarsely ridged bark. Rather like the 'Pyrus betulifolia' at Holland Park. photo |
• 13.50m • 144cm @ 0.8m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 132595 • 2021 |
Blue 303 TOSL |
TQ2821476857 528214 176857 |
|
| 5 | Pyrus x michauxii | Girth Country Champion of England Girth County Champion of Greater London |
In shrubbery NE of Old English Garden photo |
• 11.40m • 165cm @ 1.2m • B PlantNet Inat |
• ID 139469 • 2022 |
TOSL |
TQ2773377394 527733 177394 |
|
| 6 | Robinia x margaretiae CASQUE ROUGE ('Pink Cascade') | Girth Country Champion of England Girth & Height County Champion of Greater London |
NW of cricket nets. Pink scentless flowers; twigs glandular; thorny suckers. | • 9.40m • 75cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 296341.htm • 2023 |
TOSL |
TQ2782877214 527828 177214 |
|
| 7 | Salix x rubens nv. basfordiana | Height Country Champion of England Girth County Champion of Greater London |
S of fountains; W tree of three. Recorded by JW as S. x fragilis var. decipiens. photo |
• 21.00m • 319cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 5524 • 2021 |
1951Google TOSL |
TQ2788677214 527886 177214 |
|
| 8 | Acer pseudoplatanus 'Prinz Handjery' | Girth & Height County Champion of Greater London | SE of Peace Pagoda (W tree) photo |
• 9.00m • 78cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 132584 • 2021 |
TOSL |
TQ2802977463 528029 177463 |
|
| 9 | Acer x freemanii AUTUMN BLAZE ('Jeffersred') | Girth & Height County Champion of Greater London | N of cricket nets. Male clone. | • 12.80m • 81cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 296340.htm • 2023 |
TOSL |
TQ2785077202 527850 177202 |
|
| 10 | Arbutus x andrachnoides | Girth & Height County Champion of Greater London | Subropical Garden/peninsular. A 'great tree of London'. photo |
• 15.00m • 295cm @ 0.3m • C PlantNet Inat |
• ID 892 • 2010 |
TOSL |
TQ2816277096 528162 177096 |
|
| 11 | Corylus avellana 'Aurea' | Girth & Height County Champion of Greater London | SE of running track (pair of trees). Height from 2001. photo |
• 8.00m • 92cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 132590 • 2021 |
TOSL |
TQ2854677376 528546 177376 |
|
| 12 | Crataegus punctata | Height County Champion of Greater London | Between cricket nets and bowling green; one of two. | • 9.20m • 123cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 283685 • 2022 |
TOSL |
TQ2792077135 527920 177135 |
|
| 13 | Fraxinus angustifolia 'Pendula' | Girth & Height County Champion of Greater London | N edge of meadow area; markedly pendulous. photo |
• 12.20m • 135cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 132583 • 2022 |
TOSL |
TQ2845477599 528454 177599 |
|
| 14 | Fraxinus excelsior 'Pendula' | Girth County Champion of Greater London | SE of Pear Tree Cafe. Graft around 1.8m. | • 8.80m • 311cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 288290 • 2022 |
TOSL |
TQ2856777225 528567 177225 |
|
| 15 | Fraxinus excelsior 'Pendula' | Height County Champion of Greater London | Subtropical Garden, SW border. Half of top reverted; trimmed back by 2023. | • 17.20m • 256cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 1223.htm • 2023 |
TOSL |
TQ2800877029 528008 177029 |
|
| 16 | Ligustrum lucidum | Girth County Champion of Greater London | Central Avenue, mid E; NE of cross-paths (Australian Memorial Garden). Huge bush. photo |
• 14.00m • 355cm @ 0.4m • C PlantNet Inat |
• ID 99069 • 2010 |
TOSL |
TQ2823677317 528236 177317 |
|
| 17 | Lonicera quinquelocularis | Girth County Champion of Greater London | E of Subtropical Garden. Big bush, the larger of two here. photo |
• 5.60m • 90cm @ 1.25m • U PlantNet Inat |
• ID 283715 • 2022 |
TOSL |
TQ2805777049 528057 177049 |
|
| 18 | Quercus palustris | Height County Champion of Greater London | Near Albert Bridge road edge, mid. Fine tree. photo |
• 30.20m • 289cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 106170 • 2021 |
TOSL |
TQ2764276979 527642 176979 |
|
| 19 | Robinia pseudoacacia 'Semperflorens' | Girth & Height County Champion of Greater London | Tennis courts, inside fence. Flowers little by little through the summer months, but may not have been planted as this clone? | • 12.40m • 155cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 288292.htm • 2023 |
TOSL |
TQ2823577447 528235 177447 |
|
| 20 | Sorbus croceocarpa (Karpatiosorbus croceocarpa) | Girth & Height County Champion of Greater London | W, N of cottages fence photo |
• 17.20m • 155cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 283705 • 2022 |
TOSL |
TQ2763876848 527638 176848 |
|
| 21 | Sorbus latifolia (Karpatiosorbus latifolia) | Girth & Height County Champion of Greater London | SE of boating lake, by Hepworth statue. Forks at 2m. Height from 2001. | • 17.00m • 219cm @ 1.1m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 139483.htm • 2021 |
Blue 393 TOSL |
TQ2844077032 528440 177032 |
|
| 22 | Styphnolobium japonicum 'Pendula' | Girth & Height County Champion of Greater London | SW perimeter of wildlfower meadow area photo |
• 6.60m • 121cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 93104 • 2021 |
Red 96 TOSL |
TQ2838177519 528381 177519 |
|
| 23 | Ulmus pumila | Height County Champion of Greater London | Queenstown Road edge, N. Broken by 2001. PJB recorded it as 'Pendula'. photo |
• 21.50m • 242cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 43778 • 2021 |
Red 4 TOSL |
TQ2850277578 528502 177578 |
|
| 24 | Aesculus flava | Remarkable tree of Greater London | Albert Gate. Graft 1.8m. OK in 2021. photo |
• 15.00m • 220cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 132586 • 2001 |
TOSL |
TQ2756277272 527562 177272 |
|
| 25 | Broussonetia papyrifera | Remarkable tree of Greater London | Larger of two near Albert Gate | • 9.00m • cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 289154 • 2022 |
TOSL |
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| 26 | Broussonetia papyrifera | Remarkable tree of Greater London | N of Pump House Gallery terrace; big bush. Clive Freedman in 2021 notes a male plant 25m to SE in shrubbery. | • 8.20m • 84cm @ 1m • B PlantNet Inat |
• ID 209016 • 2022 |
TOSL |
TQ2822677196 528226 177196 |
|
| 27 | Broussonetia papyrifera | Remarkable tree of Greater London | Peninsular. Larger of two bushes (SW tree; female?) | • 8.40m • cm @ • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 139484 • 2022 |
TOSL |
TQ2827877171 | 528278 177171 |
| 28 | Celtis occidentalis | Remarkable tree of Greater London | W side, mid. Taped above old tear in bole. Quite short, very oblique leaves; bole with few excrescences. Height from 2010. photo |
• 8.40m • 128cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 209018 • 2022 |
Yellow 132 TOSL |
TQ2756877085 527568 177085 |
|
| 29 | Eucalyptus gunnii | Remarkable tree of Greater London | S of athletics track. Short bole. | • 20.80m • 380cm @ 1.2m • B PlantNet Inat |
• ID 283688 • 2022 |
TOSL |
TQ2847477352 528474 177352 |
|
| 30 | Fraxinus angustifolia 'Pendula' | Remarkable tree of Greater London | Pump House Gallery; N side of terrace. Young tree with lax weeping habit. photo |
• 8.00m • 63cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 209015 • 2010 |
TOSL |
TQ2821577184 528215 177184 |
|
| 31 | Fraxinus angustifolia | Remarkable tree of Greater London | Peninsular, mid. Cut back before 2001 but regrown well by 2021; graft at 0.5m. Var. lentiscifolia. photo |
• 13.00m • 274cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 139485 • 2022 |
Red 292 TOSL |
TQ2834977183 528349 177183 |
|
| 32 | Fraxinus angustifolia | Remarkable tree of Greater London | Subtropical garden, border, centre. (Central lawn tree in 2001.) 'Leaflets point forward'. | • - m • 233cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 116063.htm • 2021 |
Red00119 TOSL |
TQ280769 528076 19 |
|
| 33 | Fraxinus angustifolia | Remarkable tree of Greater London | Tennis Courts (NE). Var. lentiscifolia. Height from 2001. photo |
• 19.00m • 270cm @ 1m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 1215 • 2021 |
Grey00304 TOSL |
TQ2827777474 528277 177474 |
|
| 34 | Fraxinus excelsior Diversifolia Group | Remarkable tree of Greater London | Larger of pair in shrubbery NW of Old English Garden in 2010. One left by 2021, cut hard back and with one sprout. | • 6.30m • 243cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 1217 • 2022 |
TOSL |
TQ2767977331 527679 177331 |
|
| 35 | Fraxinus latifolia | Remarkable tree of Greater London | Perimeter path ENE of running track. Young tree. Cut back before 2021. photo |
• 9.00m • 125cm @ 1.2m • B PlantNet Inat |
• ID 209012 • 2021 |
TOSL |
TQ2856877483 528568 177483 |
|
| 36 | Gleditsia triacanthos | Remarkable tree of Greater London | Riverside, W | • 18.00m • 204cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 94202 • 2001 |
TOSL |
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| 37 | Gymnocladus dioica | Remarkable tree of Greater London | Dance Pavilion. S tree of two survivors in 2021, forking at 0.8m. photo |
• 15.40m • 164cm @ 0.7m • U PlantNet Inat |
• ID 17223 • 2022 |
TOSL |
TQ2793977310 527939 177310 |
|
| 38 | Gymnocladus dioica | Remarkable tree of Greater London | Festival Pleasure Gardens; N, E (next to Tea Terrace, NE) photo |
• 15.50m • 178cm @ 1.4m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 139473 • 2021 |
Green 00486 TOSL |
TQ2795077340 527950 177340 |
|
| 39 | Gymnocladus dioica | Remarkable tree of Greater London | North Carriage Drive, W photo |
• 14.40m • 171cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 94306 • 2022 |
TOSL |
TQ2765077276 527650 177276 |
|
| 40 | Gymnocladus dioica | Remarkable tree of Greater London | Tea Terrace, NW tree of two survivors in 2021. photo |
• 13.40m • 134cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 283678 • 2022 |
TOSL |
TQ2793977309 527939 177309 |
|
| 41 | Ilex aquifolium 'Crispa' | Remarkable tree of Greater London | N of Fountain Ponds photo |
• 12.50m • 113cm @ 1.4m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 139470 • 2022 |
TOSL |
TQ2781677423 527816 177423 |
|
| 42 | Ilex aquifolium 'Crispa' | Remarkable tree of Greater London | NE of athletics | • 10.00m • 110cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 283692 • 2021 |
TOSL |
TQ2854477521 528544 177521 |
|
| 43 | Ilex aquifolium 'Ferox' | Remarkable tree of Greater London | Boating lake/South Walk, S, near shelter. photo |
• 7.00m • 85cm @ 1.15m • B PlantNet Inat |
• ID 116075 • 2022 |
Blue00513 TOSL |
TQ2830777375 528307 177375 |
|
| 44 | Laurus nobilis | Remarkable tree of Greater London | E of lake, between main drive and back path photo |
• 15.00m • 102cm @ • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 54163 • 2010 |
TOSL |
TQ2856977261 528569 177261 |
|
| 45 | Ligustrum lucidum | Remarkable tree of Greater London | NE of running track; huge bush photo |
• 14.50m • 208cm @ • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 99067 • 2021 |
TOSL |
TQ2852977513 528529 177513 |
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| 46 | Populus nigra 'Italica' | Remarkable tree of Greater London | River side of Fountain Lake; N tree of three on W side of terrace. Girth estimated, as inaccessible. photo |
• 36.50m • 375cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 244634 • 2021 |
TOSL |
TQ2779077368 527790 177368 |
|
| 47 | Populus simonii | Remarkable tree of Greater London | W of Subtropical Garden, hidden among other trees; vigorous young tree ('Fastigiata'?). photo |
• 17.00m • 192cm @ 0.5m • B PlantNet Inat |
• ID 283699 • 2022 |
TOSL |
TQ2796576994 527965 176994 |
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| 48 | Pterocarya fraxinifolia | Remarkable tree of Greater London | NW riverside | • 15.40m • 315cm @ • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 283698 • 2022 |
TOSL |
TQ2760177430 527601 177430 |
|
| 49 | Sorbus latifolia (Karpatiosorbus latifolia) | Remarkable tree of Greater London | Boating lake, mid S. Lost top by 2021. photo |
• 8.20m • 205cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 116076 • 2022 |
Blue00534 TOSL |
TQ2832276981 528322 176981 |
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| 50 | Styphnolobium japonicum | Remarkable tree of Greater London | SE of Pear Tree cafe. Girth estimated as behind a fence. | • 14.00m • 353cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 283680 • 2022 |
TOSL |
TQ2851177234 528511 177234 |
|
| 51 | Ulmus 'Clusius' | Remarkable tree of Greater London | Rosary Gate (SE barrier), N | • 11.00m • 115cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 284320.htm • 2022 |
TOSL |
TQ2856277080 528562 177080 |
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| 52 | Ulmus 'Clusius' | Remarkable tree of Greater London | S of Pear Tree Cafe, E. Not yet confirmed. | • 14.80m • 125cm @ 1m • B PlantNet Inat |
• ID 284321.htm • 2022 |
TOSL |
TQ2846777143 528467 177143 |
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| 53 | Ulmus 'Plantyn' | Remarkable tree of Greater London | Between running track and tennis courts | • 14.00m • 147cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 209011.htm • 2022 |
TOSL |
TQ2837977465 528379 177465 |
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| 54 | Washingtonia sp. | Remarkable tree of Greater London | Sub-tropical garden. Two good plants with tapering stems. photo |
• 1.80m • cm @ 1.5m • U PlantNet Inat |
• ID 209017 • 2010 |
TOSL |
TQ2802577019 528025 177019 |
|
| 55 | Zelkova carpinifolia 'James Gordon' | Remarkable tree of Greater London | SE carpark | • 24.00m • 425cm @ 1.5m • A PlantNet Inat |
• ID 80126.htm • 2021 |
Blue 304 TOSL |
TQ2819776862 528197 176862 |
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| 56 | Sorbus croceocarpa (Karpatiosorbus croceocarpa) | Historic Girth County Champion of Greater London | Boating lake - S edge, E, between lake path and carriage drive. An example of a tree since lost but remarkable for its dimensions. | • 14.00m • 199cm @ 1m • B PlantNet Inat |
• ID 116073.htm • 2010 |
Blue00460 TOSL |
TQ282769 528276 19 |