The Fagaceae is an all ‘woody’ family and an important economical crop as well as that it is an ornamental and ecological very useful family.
More about all the uses of each genera and species occuring in the wild in the B.I.
See the links for more details. All pictures except if stated by Mike Poulton. FBBC behind the name in the contents means the tree occurs in the Birmingham and the Black Country!
Contents:
Fagus sylvatica or Beech FBBC
Nothofagus spp.
- N. alpina or Rauli
- N. obliqua or Roble FBBC
- N. × dodecaphleps (Nothofagus obliqua × alpina)
Quercus spp. or Oak
Q. robur or Pedunculate Oak FBBC
Q. petraea or Sessile Oak FBBC
Q. × rosacea (Quercus petraea × robur) or Hybrid Oak FBBC
Neophytes or introduced oaks are:
- Q . canariensis or Algerian Oak
- Q. cerris or Turkey Oak FBBC
- Q. cerris x Q. robur FBBC
- Q. × crenata (Q. cerris × suber) or Lucombe Oak FBBC
- Q. coccinea or Scarlet Oak
- Q. ilex or Evergreen Oak FBBC
- Q. rubra or Red Oak FBBC
Castanea sativa or Sweet Chestnut FBBC
An archaeophyte in Britain and the Channel Islands and a neophyte in Ireland.
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