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Guidance

Broadleaf, conifer and woody shrub species eligible under the ELM agroforestry action

Updated 12 August 2024

Applies to England

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Table 1: eligible native broadleaf species听

Species Scientific name Species code
Field maple听 Acer campestre听 贵顿惭听 听
Common alder听 Alnus glutinosa听 CAR听 听
Silver birch听 Betula pendula听 SBI听 听
Downy birch听 Betula pubescens听 DBI听 听
Hornbeam听 Carpinus betulus听 HBM听 听
Hazel听 Corylus avellana听 HAZ听 听
Midland hawthorn听 Crataegus laevigata听 MDH听 听
Hawthorn听听 Crataegus monogyna听 HAW听 听
Beech听 Fagus sylvatica听 BE听 听
Holly听听 Ilex aquifolium听 HOL听 听
Crab apple听 Malus sylvestris听 CAP听 听
Native black poplar听 Populus nigra subsp. betulifolia听 NPO听 听
Grey poplar听 Populus x canescens听 GPO听 听
Aspen听 Populus tremula听 ASP听 听
Wild cherry or gean听 Prunus avium听 WCH听 听
Bird cherry听 Prunus padus听 BCH听 听
Blackthorn听 Prunus spinosa听 SLO听 听
Pedunculate oak听听 Quercus robur听 POK听 听
Sessile oak听听 Quercus petrea听 SOK听 听
Purging buckthorn听 Rhamnus cathartica听 PGB听 听
White willow听 Salix alba听 WWI听 听
Goat willow听 Salix caprea听 GOW听 听
Grey willow听 Salix cinerea听 GRW听 听
Crack willow听 Salix fragilis听 CWI听 听
Bay willow听 Salix pentandra听 BWI听 听
Elder听 Sambucus nigra听 ELD听 听
Rowan听 Sorbus aucuparia听 ROW听 听
Whitebeam听 Sorbus aria听 WBM听 听
Wild service tree听 Sorbus torminalis听 WST听 听
Small-leaved lime听 Tilia cordata听 SLI听 听
Common lime听 Tilia europaea听 CLI听 听
Large-leaved lime听 Tilia platyphyllos听 LLI听 听
Wych elm听 Ulmus glabra听 WEM听 听
Small-leaved elm听 Ulmus minor听 PEM听 听
English elm听 Ulmus procera听 EEM听 听

Table 2: eligible non-native broadleaf species听

Species Scientific name Species code
Norway maple听 Acer platanoides听 NOM听 听
Italian alder听 Alnus cordata听 IAR听 听
Grey alder听 Alnus incana听 GAR听 听
Cider gum听 Eucalyptus gunnii听 CDE听 听
Shining gum听 Eucalyptus nitens听 SHE听 听
Black walnut听 Juglans nigra听 BWA听 听
Other walnut听 Juglans spp.听 XWA听 听
Raoul or Rauli听 Nothofagus alpina听 RAN听 听
Roble听 Nothofagus obliqua听 RON听 听
White poplar听 Populus alba听 APO听 听
Hybrid poplar听 Populus serotina or trichocarpa听 WPO听 听
Other poplar spp听 Populus spp.听 XPO听 听
Red oak听 Quercus rubra听 ROK听 听

Table 3: eligible naturalised broadleaf species听听

Name Scientific name Species code
Sycamore听 Acer pseudoplatanus听 SY听 听
Horse chestnut听 Aesculus hippocastanum听 HCH听 听
Sweet chestnut听 Castanea sativa听 SC听 听
Common walnut听 Juglans regia听 CWA听 听
Wild pear听 Pyrus communis听 WDP听 听
Wild plum听 Prunus domestica听 WPE听 听

Table 4: eligible native conifer species听

Name听 Scientific name Species code
Juniper听 Juniperus communis听 JUN听 听
Yew听 Taxus baccata听 YEW听 听

Table 5: eligible non-native conifer species听

Name Scientific name Species code
European silver fir听 Abies alba听 ESF听 听
Red (pacific silver) fir听 Abies amabilis听 PSF听 听
Grand fir听 Abies grandis听 GF听 听
Noble fir听 Abies procera听 NF听 听
Lawsons cypress听 Chamaecyparis lawsoniana听 LC听 听
Japanese cedar听 Cryptomeria japonica听 JCR听 听
Leyland cypress听 Cupressocyparis leylandii听 LEC听 听
Norway spruce听 Picea abies听 NS听 听
Serbian spruce听 Picea omorika听 OMS听 听
Sitka spruce听 Picea sitchensis听 SS听 听
Lodgepole pine听 Pinus contorta听 LP听 听
Corsican pine听 Pinus nigra var maritima听 CP听 听
Maritime pine听 Pinus pinaster听 MAP听 听
Monterey pine听 Pinus radiata听 RAP听 听
Douglas fir听 Pseudotsuga menziesii听 DF听 听
Coast redwood听 Sequoia sempervirens听 RSQ听 听
Wellingtonia听 Sequoiadendron giganteum听 WSQ听 听
Western red cedar听 Thuja plicata听 WRC听 听
Western hemlock听 Tsuga heterophylla听 WH听 听

Table 6: eligible naturalised conifer species听

Name Scientific name Species code
Scots pine听 Pinus sylvestris听 SP听 听

Table 7: eligible native woody shrubs species听

Name Scientific name Species code
Other native woody shrubs听 听 WSH听 听
Box听 Buxus spp.听 BOX听 听
Dogwood听 Cornus spp.听 DOG听 听
Spurge laurel听 Daphne laureola听 SGL听 听
Spindle听 Euonymus europaeus听 SPI听 听
Wild privet听 Ligustrum vulgare听 WPI听 听
Eared willow听 Salix aurita听 EAW听 听
Purple willow听 Salix purpurea听 PUW听 听
Almond willow听 Salix triandra听 ALW听 听
Osier听 Salix viminalis听 OS听 听
Wayfaring tree听 Viburnum lantana听 WAY听 听
Guelder rose听听 Viburnum opulus听 GDR听 听
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