Shrub and tree gallery
Below you’ll find a list of species you can encounter in Devon Hedges followed by images. Click on the images to view them in a slideshow.
Frequent species in Devon Hedges:
Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
Beech (Fagus sylvatica)
Birch, downy (Betula pubescens)
Birch, silver (Betula pendula)
Black bryony (Tamus communis) – not a woody plant
Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
Bramble (Rubus fruticosus agg) – not a woody plant
Crab apple (Malus sylvestris)
Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea)
Elder (Sambucus nigra)
Elm (Ulmus sp.) – If possible to distinguish species, count separately
Field maple (Acer campestre)
Gorse (Ulex sp) – If possible to distinguish species, count separately
Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
Hazel (Corylus avellana)
Holly (Ilex aquifolium)
Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum) – not a woody plant
Ivy (Hedera helix) – not a woody plant
English (Pedunculate) Oak (Quercus robur)
Rose, dog- (Rosa canina) – If possible to identify other rose species, count these separately
Rose, field- (Rosa arvensis)
Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) – Count only red-berried rowans
Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)
Willow (Salix sp.) – Lump all willow species, ignoring any obvious introductions
- Honeysuckle flowers
- Holly berries
- Hazel leaves and nut
- Hazel male catkins
- Hawthorn flower
- Hawthorn berries and leaves
- European gorse flowers
- Field maple leaf
- English oak leaves and acorns
- English Elm leaves
- English oak catkins and new leaves
- Elder leaves and berries
- Dogwood leaves and berries
- Crab apple leaves and apples
- Crab apple flowers
- Bramble blackberries
- Blackthorn flowers
- Blackthorn sloes and leaves
- Black bryony berries
- Birch – Silver, leaves and twig
- Birch – Downy, twig and leaves
- Beech nuts
- Beech leaves
- Willow – Grey, seeds
- Ash keys and leaves
- Willow – Grey, male catkins (pussy willow)
- Willow – Grey, leaves
- Willow – Goat, leaves
- Willow – Eared, leaves
- Sycamore keys and leaves
- Smooth-leaved elm twig and leaves
- Rowan flower and leaves
- Rowan leaves and berries
- Rose – Field, hips and leaves
- Rose – Dog, stems, leaves and hips
- Ivy, ripe berries
- Ivy, leaves and flower buds
- Honeysuckle flowers and berries
Less common species in Devon Hedges:
Alder buckthorn (Frangula alnus)
Alder, common (Alnus glutinosa) – Be careful to distinguish from introduced grey alder (A. incana)
Broom (Cytisus scoparius)
Guelder-rose (Viburnum opulus)
Privet, wild (Ligustrum vulgare) – Garden privet (L. ovalifolium) does not count
Sessile oak (Quercus petraea) – Hybridises with English Oak
Spindle (Euonymus europaeus)
Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa)
Traveller’s-joy (Clematis vitalba) – not a woody plant
Wayfaring tree (Viburnum lantana)
Wych elm (Ulmus glabra)
- Wayfaring tree leaf
- Wayfaring tree flowers
- Traveller’s joy seedheads
- Sweet chestnut chestnuts
- Sweet chestnut leaf
- Sweet chestnut chestnuts
- Sessile oak acorn
- Privet – Wild, leaves
- Privet – Wild, berries
- Guelder-rose leaves and berries
- Guelder-rose flowers
- Broom flowers
- Alder buckthorn leaves and berries
- Alder – Common, cones and leaves
- Wych elm leaves and seeds
Uncommon species in Devon Hedges:
Aspen (Populus tremula)
Black currant (Ribes nigrum) – Ignore obvious garden escapes
Black poplar (Populus nigra) – Doubtfully native in Devon
Box
Butcher’s broom (Ruscus aculeatus)
Cherry, wild (Prunus avium) – Also known as gean
Devonian whitebeam (French Hales) (Sorbus devoniensis) – A rare and special tree
Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) -Doubtfully native in Devon
Lime (Tilia sp.) – If possible to distinguish species, count separately
Pear, wild (Pyrus pyraster) – Doubtfully native in Devon
Plum, bullace, etc (Prunus domestica)
Plymouth pear (Pyrus cordata) – A very rare protected tree
Buckthorn – Common or Purging (Rhamnus cathartica) – Only native in limestone or chalk areas
Red currant (Ribes rubrum) – Ignore obvious garden escapes
Scot’s pine
Whitebeam (Sorbus aria) – Only native in limestone or chalk areas
White bryony
White poplar
Wild Service (Sorbus torminalis)
Yew (Taxus baccata) – Probably does not occur naturally in Devon
- Horse chestnut flower
- Horse chestnut conkers
- White poplar leaves
- Horse chestnut leaf
- Whitebeam flowers
- Plum, bullace leaves and fruit
- Pear – Wild, pear
- Lime – small leaved
- Lime – large leaved
- Hornbeam leaves
- Devonian whitebeam, flowers and leaves
- Devonian whitebeam berries
- Butcher’s broom leaves
- Cherry – wild, flowers
- Buckthorn – Common, leaves and berries
- Black poplar leaf
- Aspen female catkins
- Aspen leaf
- Wild service leaves
- Wild service flowers
Historic Images
Please see History for an archive of 52 old images showing hedges in Devon, mainly photographs but including a few paintings.