Name
Image
Location
Borough
Species
Notes
The Dorchester Plane
Dorchester Hotel , Mayfair 51°30′25″N 0°09′08″W / 51.506828°N 0.152099°W / 51.506828; -0.152099
Westminster
London plane
Planted in the early 1930s.[ 3] : 20
The Charlton House Mulberry
Charlton House 51°28′52″N 0°02′11″E / 51.481198°N 0.036359°E / 51.481198; 0.036359
Greenwich
Black mulberry
Planted at the beginning of the 1600s, possibly the oldest in the United Kingdom.[ 3] : 172 [ 4]
The Fulham Palace Oak
Fulham Palace 51°28′10″N 0°12′53″W / 51.469566°N 0.214707°W / 51.469566; -0.214707
Hammersmith and Fulham
Holm oak
Oldest holm oak in London,[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] or perhaps the United Kingdom. Possibly dating from 1495, when the palace was built.[ 3] : 47 [ 8]
The Bexley Charter Oak
Danson Park 51°27′18″N 0°07′05″E / 51.454900°N 0.118025°E / 51.454900; 0.118025
Bexley
Pedunculate oak
Well over 200 years old (as of 2010).[ 3] : 176 In 1937 the Bexley borough charter was signed underneath this tree. It now appears in the coat of arms of the London Borough of Bexley .[ 7]
The Totteridge Yew
St. Andrew's Church , Totteridge 51°37′57″N 0°12′02″W / 51.632381°N 0.200558°W / 51.632381; -0.200558
Barnet
Yew
Between 1000 and 2000 years old (as of 2010), London's oldest tree.[ 8] [ 9] [ 3] : 130
The Carshalton Plane
Sutton Ecology Centre Grounds , Carshalton51°21′55″N 0°09′56″W / 51.365301°N 0.165514°W / 51.365301; -0.165514
Sutton
London plane
About 200 years old (as of 2010).[ 3] : 192 [ 10]
The Lewisham Dutch Elm
Ladywell Fields 51°27′02″N 0°01′28″W / 51.450645°N 0.024501°W / 51.450645; -0.024501
Lewisham
European white elm [ 11]
A plaque in the park incorrectly identifies it[ 8] as a Flanders elm .[ 12]
The Riverside Plane
Richmond 51°27′23″N 0°18′17″W / 51.456465°N 0.304728°W / 51.456465; -0.304728
Richmond upon Thames
London plane
At over 40 metres in height, it is one of the tallest London planes in the UK.[ 8] [ 13]
The Aperfield Cedar
Aperfield Road, Biggin Hill 51°18′41″N 0°02′28″E / 51.311487°N 0.041172°E / 51.311487; 0.041172
Bromley
Cedar of Lebanon
[ 13]
The Morden Cemetery Horse Chestnut
Morden Cemetery , Motspur Park 51°23′30″N 0°13′45″W / 51.391791°N 0.229083°W / 51.391791; -0.229083
Merton
Horse chestnut
This "tree" is actually two trees, about 100 years old (as of 2010).[ 3] : 180 [ 13]
The Wood Street Horse Chestnut
Wood Street, Walthamstow 51°35′21″N 0°00′16″W / 51.589258°N 0.004453°W / 51.589258; -0.004453
Waltham Forest
Horse chestnut
Estimated to be 175 years old (as of 2010).[ 3] : 98
The Ravenscourt Park Tree of Heaven
Ravenscourt Park 51°29′47″N 0°14′14″W / 51.496330°N 0.237089°W / 51.496330; -0.237089
Hammersmith and Fulham
Tree of heaven
One of the largest trees of heaven in Britain.[ 3] : 54
The Ashcombe Sweet Chestnut
Ashcombe Road, Carshalton 51°21′36″N 0°09′44″W / 51.359978°N 0.162281°W / 51.359978; -0.162281
Sutton
Sweet chestnut
The Black Horse Pollard Chestnut
East Sheen 51°27′41″N 0°17′20″W / 51.461381°N 0.288973°W / 51.461381; -0.288973
Richmond upon Thames
Horse chestnut
The Maids of Honour Stone Pine
Richmond Green 51°27′41″N 0°18′31″W / 51.461379°N 0.308673°W / 51.461379; -0.308673
Richmond upon Thames
Stone pine
The Wembley Elm
Wembley 51°33′12″N 0°17′08″W / 51.553292°N 0.285526°W / 51.553292; -0.285526
Brent
European white elm
Over 100 years old (as of 2010).[ 3] : 138
The Battersea Park Hybrid Strawberry Tree
Battersea Park 51°28′42″N 0°09′21″W / 51.478312°N 0.155937°W / 51.478312; -0.155937
Wandsworth
Hybrid strawberry tree
Dating from the 1850s.[ 3] : 148 It lost a major limb, which was hovering over the footpath, in a big storm in February 2022, and the next bough up (still seen in the picture) in September 2023.
The Dulwich Park Oak
Dulwich Park 51°26′39″N 0°04′52″W / 51.444121°N 0.081079°W / 51.444121; -0.081079
Southwark
Turkey oak
The Greenwich Spanish Sweet Chestnut
Flower Garden, Greenwich Park 51°28′36″N 0°00′26″E / 51.476729°N 0.007199°E / 51.476729; 0.007199
Greenwich
Sweet chestnut
Dating from 1660.[ 8]
The Greenwich Park Shagbark Hickory
Flower Garden, Greenwich Park 51°28′32″N 0°00′19″E / 51.475428°N 0.005180°E / 51.475428; 0.005180
Greenwich
Shagbark hickory
Largest shagbark hickory in the United Kingdom.[ 3] : 169
The Marble Hill Black Walnut
Marble Hill Park , Richmond51°26′55″N 0°18′39″W / 51.448576°N 0.310797°W / 51.448576; -0.310797
Richmond upon Thames
Black walnut
The Roehampton Lucombe Oak
Alton Estate , Roehampton 51°27′05″N 0°14′49″W / 51.451337°N 0.246961°W / 51.451337; -0.246961
Wandsworth
Lucombe oak
The North Circular Cork Oak
Hall Lane, Chingford 51°36′43″N 0°01′53″W / 51.612050°N 0.031423°W / 51.612050; -0.031423
Waltham Forest
Cork oak
Around 100 years old (as of 2010),[ 3] : 103 although a plaque next to the tree says that it was planted as a sapling by Len Harding in 1959.
The South Woodford Copper Beech
St Mary's Church , South Woodford 51°35′53″N 0°01′14″E / 51.598157°N 0.020455°E / 51.598157; 0.020455
Redbridge
Copper beech
The George Green Sweet Chestnut
George Green, Wanstead 51°34′29″N 0°01′41″E / 51.574819°N 0.028049°E / 51.574819; 0.028049
Redbridge
Sweet chestnut
Probably planted in the early 1700s.[ 3] : 112
The Fairlop Oak
Fulwell Cross roundabout, Ilford 51°35′37″N 0°05′07″E / 51.593694°N 0.085271°E / 51.593694; 0.085271
Redbridge
Pedunculate oak
Planted in 1951 in remembrance of its historical predecessor, which lived for around 500 years until 1820, in nearby Hainault Forest .[ 3] : 120
The Bromley Oak
Outside the Glades shopping centre , Bromley 51°24′12″N 0°01′07″E / 51.403414°N 0.018598°E / 51.403414; 0.018598
Bromley
Pedunculate oak
About 400 years old (as of 2010).[ 3] : 196
The Downe Yew
St Mary's Church, Downe 51°20′09″N 0°03′16″E / 51.335768°N 0.054415°E / 51.335768; 0.054415
Bromley
Yew
The Barn Elms Plane, 'Barney'
Barn Elms , Barnes 51°28′30″N 0°14′01″W / 51.474994°N 0.233639°W / 51.474994; -0.233639
Richmond upon Thames
London plane
London's oldest plane tree, planted around 1680.[ 8] [ 14] [ 15] Visible from outside an enclosure.[ 3] : 59
The Friday Hill Plane
Friday Hill House , Chingford51°37′25″N 0°00′24″E / 51.623621°N 0.006695°E / 51.623621; 0.006695
Waltham Forest
London Plane
Now on private grounds, but visible from above the boundary wall on Simmons Lane. The tree is probably dating from the building of the house (1839).[ 3] : 104
The Valence Park Oak
Valence Park , Becontree 51°33′29″N 0°08′06″E / 51.558010°N 0.134955°E / 51.558010; 0.134955
Barking & Dagenham
Holm oak
As of October 2022, the pond enclosure is closed to the public for health and safety reasons, but the tree can be visited up close from Valence House grounds.
The West Wickham Oak
Southcroft Avenue, West Wickham 51°22′22″N 0°00′53″W / 51.372793°N 0.014598°W / 51.372793; -0.014598
Bromley
Pedunculate oak
The tree is in a private garden, but largely visible from surrounding public spaces. It is around 800 years old (as of 2010).[ 3] : 202
The Addington Palace Cedar
Addington Palace 51°21′26″N 0°02′25″W / 51.357289°N 0.040391°W / 51.357289; -0.040391
Croydon
Cedar of Lebanon
Access by arrangement . Planted in the 1770s.[ 3] : 206
The Kenley House Oak
Kenley 51°18′50″N 0°05′40″W / 51.314023°N 0.094367°W / 51.314023; -0.094367 (approximate)
Croydon
Pedunculate oak
On private land, hidden from view.[ 3] : 215
The St James's Indian Bean Tree
St James' Church , Piccadilly 51°30′32″N 0°08′13″W / 51.508750°N 0.137007°W / 51.508750; -0.137007
Westminster
Indian bean tree
Tree removed in April 2010.[ 16] Nativity figures have been carved from its wood, and are used by the church every Christmas.[ 17]
The Charlton House Nettle Tree
Charlton House 51°28′50″N 0°02′14″E / 51.480620°N 0.037140°E / 51.480620; 0.037140 (approximate)
Greenwich
Hackberry
Tree removed April 2002.[ 3] : 215
The York House Cut Leaf Beech
York House , Twickenham 51°26′48″N 0°19′22″W / 51.446794°N 0.322711°W / 51.446794; -0.322711
Richmond upon Thames
'Asplenifolia' Beech
Tree removed winter 2020/21.[ 18]
The Asgill House Copper Beech
Asgill House , Richmond 51°27′37″N 0°18′43″W / 51.460246°N 0.311855°W / 51.460246; -0.311855
Richmond upon Thames
Copper beech
Died winter 2013/14.[ 19]
The Crane Park Crack Willow
Crane Park 51°26′34″N 0°21′30″W / 51.442665°N 0.358306°W / 51.442665; -0.358306
Hounslow
Crack willow
Fallen over[ 3] : 215 circa 2010.
The Kingston Weeping Silver Lime
Thames river path, Kingston 51°24′00″N 0°18′32″W / 51.400003°N 0.308936°W / 51.400003; -0.308936
Kingston upon Thames
Silver lime 'Petiolaris'
Tree removed[ 3] : 214 circa 2008.
The Barnsbury Beech
Barnsbury Park, Barnsbury 51°32′34″N 0°06′36″W / 51.542847°N 0.110069°W / 51.542847; -0.110069
Islington
Beech
Replaced 2005.[ 3] : 214