Quercus robur; English Oak

At a height of around 36 meters and also width of another 36 meters the Oak has a very large canopy with branches which often span horizontally from the think tree trunk.

Oak flourishes in well drained deep soil, but can still grow in set and range of pHs. The oak is Abundant in most conditions except marshy, very light or chalky soils.  

The leaves are pinnately lobed with a width length of around 3 to 5 cm and a length ranging from 7 to 16 cm

Fagus sylvatica; 'Beech'

Beech trees are large imposing trees which are often associated with being the climax of a woodland as trees cant compete with its height which can grow to 40 meters, due to this there was no plant life underneath the beech trees at all 

Beech trees optimum conditions consist of well drained slightly acidic soils, but can tolerate natural to slightly alkali soils.

The grey bark of the beech tree is very thin and can often see the scars of graffiti scratched into the tree, due to its thin dark were is a fungal infection which penetrates the thin bark in bad cases causes the beech to die

The leaves are toothed with a diameter an average of 5 cm long and 4-10 cm broad. Thin olive-brown twigs, with sharp winter buds these open in relation to temperature and sun light, this normally happens around spring.

This tree was found in Platt Fields Park, the Beeches there are some of the tallest tree in the park dominating  the area.

Aesculus hippocastanum; ‘Horse chestnut'

This horse chest nuts tree was found in Platt Fields Park. Due to its size of around 20 meters, there was very little growing underneath the trees canopy as little light falls on the ground.

Its favorable conditions are damp well drained soils, which is where this horse chest nut was found. Its surrounding soil was very damp with patches of standing water. The horse chest nut is adaptable to different pH but doesn't tolerate dry soils very well.

The large leaves are divided into five or seven leaflets, spreading like fingers from the palm of the hand and have their margins finely toothed. All over the small branches may be found the curious marks in the shape of minute horse-shoe.

Palmate leaves a mixture of 5 to 7 leaves each leaflet is around 13 to 30 cm the whole leaf can be up to 60 cm’s across.

White flowers grow in spring in erect panicles with about 20-50 flowers on each about 1 to 5 conkers grow on each panicle.