Trees for Exposed Sites

The list below shows some of the trees that can tolerate growing in windy or exposed sites:

  • Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore)
  • Betula pendula (Silver birch)
  • Betula pubescens (Downy birch) - not for coastal areas
  • Crataegus x lavallei (Hybrid Cockspur Thorn)
  • Crataegus monogyna (Common hawthorn)
  • Fraxinus excelsior (Ash)
  • Laburnum
  • Picea abies (Norwegian spruce) - not for coastal areas
  • Picea sitchensis (Sitka spruce ) - not for coastal areas
  • Pinus contorta (Shore pine)
  • Pinus nigra (Austrian pine)
  • Pinus sylvestris (Austrian pine)
  • Quercus robur (Common oak)
  • Salix alba (Willow)
  • Sorbus aria (Whitebeam)
  • Sorbus aucuparia (Mountain ash)