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NOTHOFAGACEAE - Southern Beech family

NOTHOFAGUS Blume

• Nothofagus obliqua (Mirb.) Blume (Roble)

• Nothofagus alpina (Poepp. & Endl.) Oerst. (Rauli)

• Nothofagus dombeyi (Mirb.) Blume (Coigue)

FAGACEAE - Beech family

FAGUS L.

• Fagus sylvatica L. (Beech) / Woodland

• Fagus sylvatica L. 'Purpurea' (Copper Beech)

• Fagus sylvatica L. 'Asplenifolia' (Fern-leaved Beech) - [same as Fagus sylvatica L. Heterophylla group (Cut-Leaved Beech)]

• Fagus sylvatica L. 'Dawyck' (Dawyck Beech)

• Fagus sylvatica L. 'Pendula' (Pendulous Beech)

CASTANEA Mill.

• Castanea sativa Mill. (Sweet Chestnut) / Woodland

LITHOCARPUS Blume

• Lithocarpus edulis (Makino) Nakai (Japanese Stone Oak)

QUERCUS L.

• Quercus frainetto Ten. (Hungarian Oak) Native to the Balkans and first introduced to Britain in 1838. A few specimens were planted as part of the Saville Road, Durdham Downs in 2016. They have large leaves and grow very fast. They come into leaf in mid-May and often have a second growth in mid-July.

[Not sure whether to include. Richard Bland says they were planted in 2016. Are they established enough to be included? Need to visit.]

• Quercus pyrenaica Willd. (Pyrenean Oak)

• Quercus cerris L. (Turkey Oak) / Woodland

• Quercus cerris x Q. suber = Q. x crenata Lam. (Lucombe Oak) / General

• Quercus cerris x Q. robur (Turkey x Pedunculate Oak) - 1 BSBI record [Stace says records appear to be errors so needs to be checked]

• Quercus libani G. Olivier (Lebanon Oak) Recorded at Broadmead, Central Bristol in 2015 by R. Bland?

• Quercus castaneifolia C.A. Mey. (Chestnut-leaved Oak) - [according to Stace British records are abnormal Q. x crenata so it will need to be checked]

• Quercus suber L. (Cork Oak)

• Quercus ilex L. (Holm Oak / Evergreen Oak) / General

• Quercus ilex × Q. robur = Q. x turneri Willd. (Turner's Oak)

• Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl. (Sessile Oak) / Woodland

• Quercus petraea x Q. robur = Q. x rosacea Bechst. (Hybrid Oak)

• Quercus robur L. (ssp. robur) (Pendunculate Oak / English Oak) / Woodland

• Quercus robur 'Cristata' (Cluster Oak)

• Quercus robur 'Fastigiata' (Cypress Oak) - [on DB as Quercus robur forma fastigiata]

• Quercus alba L. (White Oak)

• Quercus rubra L. (Red Oak) / General

• Quercus coccinea Münchh. (Scarlet Oak)

• Quercus palustris Münchh. (Pin Oak)

[I recall Rob Randall telling me it existed somewhere in Bath]

JUGLANDACEAE - Walnut family

JUGLANS L.

• Juglans regia L. (Walnut) / General

• Juglans nigra L. (Black Walnut)

PTEROCARYA Kunth

• Pterocarya fraxinifolia (Poir.) Spach (Caucasian Wingnut) General Recorded at Bath in 2025 by I.P. Green.

List:

• Nothofagus obliqua (Mirb.) Blume (Roble)
• Nothofagus alpina (Poepp. & Endl.) Oerst. (Rauli)
• Nothofagus dombeyi (Mirb.) Blume (Coigue)
• Fagus sylvatica L. (Beech) / Woodland
• Fagus sylvatica L. 'Purpurea' (Copper Beech)
• Fagus sylvatica L. 'Asplenifolia' (Fern-leaved Beech) - [same as Fagus sylvatica L. Heterophylla group (Cut-Leaved Beech)]
• Fagus sylvatica L. 'Dawyck' (Dawyck Beech)
• Fagus sylvatica L. 'Pendula' (Pendulous Beech)
• Castanea sativa Mill. (Sweet Chestnut) / Woodland
• Lithocarpus edulis (Makino) Nakai (Japanese Stone Oak)
• Quercus frainetto Ten. (Hungarian Oak)
• Quercus pyrenaica Willd. (Pyrenean Oak)
• Quercus cerris L. (Turkey Oak) / Woodland
• Quercus cerris x Q. suber = Q. x crenata Lam. (Lucombe Oak) / General
• Quercus cerris x Q. robur (Turkey x Pedunculate Oak) - 1 BSBI record [Stace says records appear to be errors so needs to be checked]
• Quercus libani G. Olivier (Lebanon Oak)
• Quercus castaneifolia C.A. Mey. (Chestnut-leaved Oak) - [according to Stace British records are abnormal Q. x crenata so it will need to be checked]
• Quercus suber L. (Cork Oak)
• Quercus ilex L. (Holm Oak / Evergreen Oak) / General
• Quercus ilex × Q. robur = Q. x turneri Willd. (Turner's Oak)
• Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl. (Sessile Oak) / Woodland
• Quercus petraea x Q. robur = Q. x rosacea Bechst. (Hybrid Oak)
• Quercus robur L. (ssp. robur - Kew, GBIF) (Pendunculate Oak / English Oak) / Woodland
• Quercus robur 'Cristata' (Cluster Oak)
• Quercus robur 'Fastigiata' (Cypress Oak) - [on DB as Quercus robur forma fastigiata]
• Quercus alba L. (White Oak)
• Quercus rubra L. (Red Oak) / General
• Quercus coccinea Münchh. (Scarlet Oak)
• Quercus palustris Münchh. (Pin Oak)
• Juglans regia L. (Walnut) / General
• Juglans nigra L. (Black Walnut)
• Pterocarya fraxinifolia (Poir.) Spach (Caucasian Wingnut) General

Species to add:

• Nothofagus obliqua (Mirb.) Blume (Roble)
• Nothofagus alpina (Poepp. & Endl.) Oerst. (Rauli)
• Nothofagus dombeyi (Mirb.) Blume (Coigue)
• Lithocarpus edulis (Makino) Nakai (Japanese Stone Oak)
• Fagus sylvatica L. 'Purpurea' (Copper Beech)
• Fagus sylvatica L. 'Asplenifolia' (Fern-leaved Beech) - [same as Fagus sylvatica L. Heterophylla group (Cut-Leaved Beech)]
• Fagus sylvatica L. 'Dawyck' (Dawyck Beech)
• Fagus sylvatica L. 'Pendula' (Pendulous Beech)
• Quercus frainetto Ten. (Hungarian Oak)
• Quercus pyrenaica Willd. (Pyrenean Oak)
• Quercus libani G. Olivier (Lebanon Oak)
• Quercus castaneifolia C.A. Mey. (Chestnut-leaved Oak) - [according to Stace British records are abnormal Q. x crenata so it will need to be checked]
• Quercus suber L. (Cork Oak)
• Quercus cerris x Q. robur (Turkey x Pedunculate Oak) - 1 BSBI record [Stace says records appear to be errors so needs to be checked]
• Quercus ilex × Q. robur = Q. x turneri Willd. (Turner's Oak)
• Quercus petraea x Q. robur = Q. x rosacea Bechst. (Hybrid Oak)
• Quercus robur 'Cristata' (Cluster Oak)
• Quercus robur 'Fastigiata' (Cypress Oak) - [on DB as Quercus robur forma fastigiata]
• Quercus alba L. (White Oak)
• Quercus coccinea Münchh. (Scarlet Oak)
• Quercus palustris Münchh. (Pin Oak)
• Juglans nigra L. (Black Walnut)

Could occur:

• Quercus canariensis Willd. (Algerian Oak)