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Birch
14/15Birch trees provide punishment, beauty, versatility and wine, but are very short-lived.
Holly
13/15Fiona Stafford on the holly tree, which reaches huge proportions if not pruned annually.
Cherry
12/15Fiona Stafford discusses the cherry tree, prized in many ways, but also in sharp decline.
Cypress—The Meaning of Trees
2/5Fiona Stafford discusses the Leyland cypress or leylandii.
Horse Chestnut
11/15Professor Fiona Stafford discusses the horse chestnut tree.
The Meaning of Trees: Poplar—Series 2
4/5Fiona Stafford on the poplar, the most modern tree and the first to have its DNA sequenced
The Meaning of Trees: Apple—Series 2
3/5Fiona Stafford discusses the apple tree, which has been loved and hated for centuries.
The Meaning of Trees: Hawthorn—Series 2
2/5Professor Fiona Stafford on hawthorn trees, which have divided Britain for centuries.
The Meaning of Trees: Pine—Series 2
1/5Professor Fiona Stafford on the workhorse of the forest, the pine tree.
