Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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A symbol of England. The future king Charles II hid in one to avoid Cromwell's soldiers. | English Oak | 99%
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These feature in Constable's paintings of Suffolk, but many died from a disease in the 1970s. | English Elm | 88%
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These can regrow from a stick stuck in damp ground. One species is used to make cricket bats. | Willow | 88%
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These trees have very smooth bark, and long thin buds. The name sounds like a word for 'shoreline'. | Beech | 80%
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Not native but long naturalised, this tree has a maple-like leaf and helicoptering seeds. | Sycamore | 77%
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Its twigs have opposite black buds. Many are currently suffering from 'dieback' disease. | Ash | 70%
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This species has huge sticky buds in spring, and produces shiny brown fruits in a spiny case. | Horse chestnut | 68%
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Two drinks can be made from this tree: from the flowers in summer, and the berries in autumn. | Elder | 66%
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One of our few native evergreens, this tree has dark green needles and bright red fruits. | Yew | 61%
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Also known as 'May' because that's when its flowers appear, this tree is rather spiky. | Hawthorn | 59%
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Squirrels particularly like this tree: it produces lots of nuts. It used to be coppiced for poles. | Hazel | 56%
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You might see this on the fringes of a heathland. It has pale peeling bark and long catkins. | Silver birch | 44%
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These usually live next to water. They have hard cone-like catkins and boxing-glove shape buds. | Alder | 36%
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Its flowers appear early in spring, before its leaves. Its fruit is the sour sloe, used in sloe gin. | Blackthorn | 35%
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Our native maple, often found in hedges. Its leaves turn beautiful colours in autumn. | Field maple | 21%
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