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Spotter’s guide: Trees

A view of the woodlands in the Hermitage in Perthshire, looking from the forest floor up into the canopy. The pine trunks appear very tall and thin!
A forest canopy
The Trust cares for some of Scotland’s most magnificent trees, and it’s likely that you’ll find many of these species growing at our places.

Here are some of the plants that you might spot as you stroll through the woods. Click on each picture for a little more information about each plant.

A close-up of beech leaves growing on a tree, showing the veins. A sprig of tear-drop-shaped birch leaves, green in the shade and almost yellow in the sun. A close-up of a branch covered in white blossom flowers. The branches are otherwise bare of leaves. A close-up of long slender green eucalyptus leaves Red maple leaves are shown against a bright green background. A bright green oak leaf is shown with the sun shining through it in a woodland, making the leaf glow. A close-up of some blue-green pine needles at the end of branches. A close-up of the end of a branch, with small and delicate white flowers growing beside little green leaves. A yew branch with green needles

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