{"id":613787468102,"date":"2025-10-16T16:41:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T16:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/uncategorized\/britains-other-greatest-trees\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T08:40:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:40:39","slug":"britains-other-greatest-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/trees\/britains-other-greatest-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain’s Other Greatest Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"

In what can only be a direct response to our post on the Skippinish Oak being made the Woodland Trust\u2019s Tree of the Year, The Telegraph scrambled to release their article on Britain\u2019s 20 greatest trees<\/h2>

In our post on the Skippinish Oak yesterday, we allegedly uncovered an alleged scheme by Big Oak to take over the Woodland Trust\u2019s Tree of the Year Awards, filling the nominees with Oaks that they control to make it impossible for any native tree to ever win the prize again. <\/p>

For legal reasons, I can\u2019t say if the Telegraph is running cover for the Woodland Trust in their 20 Greatest Trees article<\/a>, or if they really are championing Britain\u2019s greatest trees.
But all that alleged speculation is allegedly beside the point: we are here for the trees, dang it!<\/p>

Minus the trees (oaks) already nominated for the Woodland Trust\u2019s Tree of the Year<\/a>, here are the Telegraph\u2019s Top British Trees.
It\u2019s a rich mix of Yew<\/a>, Apple<\/a>, Scot\u2019s Pine<\/a>, Beech<\/a>, Sweet Chestnut<\/a>, Hawthorn<\/a>, Common Lime<\/a>, Sycamore<\/a>, Black Poplar<\/a>, Black Mulberry<\/a>, a freakish little rare Pear whose smelly flowers are said to bring back memories of decaying scampi enjoyed over a musty carpet, another Oak<\/a>, and one lonely remaining English Elm clinging on from bygone days:<\/p>