WING Project suggested Tree List

2008-11-29T13:22:01+00:00

WING ~ Street Tree planting list for Newington Green area

Tree Environmental assets

Bird cherry – prunus padus Supports birds, bees & insects; Edible fruit

Crab apple – malus sylvestris Local; 11 species birds; 90+ insect species; Nectar & pollen

Field maple - acer campestre Supports lichens, wide range of insects; Nectar & pollen

Gean (wild cherry) – prunus avium Local; 11 Species birds; insects: Nectar, pollen, edible fruit

Hawthorn – crataegus monogyna Local; birds; 149 insect species; Nectar and fruit

Rowan – sorbus aurcuparia Supports birds; 28 species of insects; Nectar, pollen, fruit

Serviceberry – amelanchier arborea Supports several moth species & birds: Edible fruit

Service tree – prunus torminalis Supports several insect species & birds; Edible fruit

Small-leaved lime – tillia cordata Supports 31 Species insects; Nectar

Whitebeam – sorbus aria Edible Fruit supports bird s; Nectar and pollen

Local trees are found on the Natural History Museum Postcode Plant Database:

Other data taken from LBI Hackney tree list and:

The Newington Green Action Group