When the leaves flutter in the breeze the undersides catch the sunlight.
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(12) Rowan
Once planted beside houses as a protection against witches. Lookout for flocks of waxwings enjoying the berries during cold snaps in winter
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Male and female catkins are on separate trees – male catkins are purplish and fluffy, like caterpillars on the ground beneath the tree when they fall in early spring.
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Alder timber does not rot and was used to construct flood gates. The city of Venice is built on alder piles.
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Nuts were an important source of protein until the 20th century and in Surrey September 14th was traditionally the day for the harvest.
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“Loveliest of tree, the cherry now is hung with bloom along the bough”
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Birds, and mammals such as mice and squirrels enjoy the yellow/pink/red fruit.
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Ash leaves are some of the latest to open in the spring and the earliest to fall in the autumn.
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Coppiced, by cutting them down to the base, they produce multiple stems that were used as hop poles.
Read more(22) False Acacia
It is in the pea family and bears typical pea-like flowers.
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