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As selected by the Trees For Cities charity in 1997 and 2008, minus the St James Indian Bean Tree, which sadly no longer exists. More details at http://tinyurl.com/gtrees.
Kevan Davis: The plane trees were planted in 1789, and are among the oldest in central London. The Capital Asset Value for Amenity Trees system values one at £750,000, making it the most valuable tree in Britain.
Kevan Davis: On the site of St Peter's churchyard, destroyed in the Great Fire of London. Reportedly survived a direct from a World War II bomb. At 250 years old, possibly the oldest tree in the Square Mile.
Kevan Davis: Hundreds of plane trees were planted along here when the road was built in the 1860s. Their variation may be due to their different species, and the landfill in the ground below.
Kevan Davis: The "grumpy looking" tree in the south of the park, with an overgrown trunk and misshapen branches, is a hundred-year-old plane tree. It's one of the Trees for Cities charity's Great Trees of London.
Kevan Davis: Commonly called the "tree of heaven", Ailanthus altissima is classed as a noxious weed in parts of the US and Australia, but doesn't quite have the climate here. This is among the largest in Britain.
Kevan Davis: The circle of trees around the angler's pond includes "Barney", one of the oldest plane trees in London. It's thought to date back to around 1660, when the London plane was first hybridised.
Kevan Davis: Previously the site of a pub of the same name. In what used to be the pub garden is a heavily pollarded chestnut tree "of unusual shape"; one of the Great Trees of London.
Kevan Davis: In a private garden on the southwest side, next to a lane called The Wardrobe, is an enormous and rare stone pine tree, one of the Great Trees of London.
Kevan Davis: This garden, planned by Alexander Pope, is home to one of the Great Trees of London: a black walnut tree that survived the storm of 1987, distinguishable by the dark colour of its bark.
Tree · Ham, Petersham and Richmond Riverside · 1 tip
Kevan Davis: On the path between Sidmouth Wood and the QE Plantation is the hollow, 750-year-old Royal Oak, of which the Great Trees of London book says "if you visit just one tree in this book, visit this one".
Kevan Davis: The street was once part of the gardens of Grove House (now Roehampton University) - the large 18th century Lucombe oak slightly to the south of Finchdean House is one of the Great Trees of London.
Kevan Davis: The ornamental cork oak tree on the north side of the lake - directly south of the mansion - was planted some 250 years ago, and is one of the Great Trees of London.
Kevan Davis: On the west side of the footbridge is (or was) the Stratford Fig, one of the Great Trees of London. It may not have survived the arrival of the Olympics.
Kevan Davis: A Grade II listed 18th century weatherboard shop, previously a butcher's with its own slaughterhouse. The 180-year-old horse chestnut tree on the pavement outside is one of the Great Trees of London.
Historic and Protected Site · Waltham Forest · 1 tip
Kevan Davis: Previously open to the public, apparently boarded shut and put up for sale in 2013. In its back garden (and visible from the road) is a plane tree that's counted among the Great Trees of London.
Kevan Davis: The sweet chestnut trees were once part of Wanstead House's grounds. Of three in a line, one was struck by lightning, one hosted a 1993 anti-road protest and was later chainsawed, and one survives.
Kevan Davis: The field maple tree (on the northeast side of the clump of trees at the north end of the south pond) is one of the Great Trees of London.
Jodi: The Forty Hall Cedar of Lebanon, one of the Great Trees of London, is to the left as you face the house, with the lake behind. It dates back to the turn of the 18th century.
Ladywell Fields (Adenmore Road), London, Greater London
Tree · Rushey Green · 1 tip
Jodi: At the end of Malyons Road, cross the river and take the path to the right. The Dutch Elm, one of the Great Trees of London, is ahead, behind a fence. Look for the plaque.
Jodi: The Downe Yew, one of the Great Trees of London, is located on the right as you enter the churchyard, and is likely to be older than 700 years old. The church also has a sundial to commemorate Darwin.
Kevan Davis: Planted when the park was opened to the public in 1903, the large Japanese maple tree next to the tennis courts is one of the Great Trees of London.
Kevan Davis: Previously the site of Tate Gardens, the large plane tree was planted in the 1920s and survived the high-explosive WW2 bomb that destroyed the Brixton Theatre.
Kevan Davis: On the slope down in front of the cafe is an enormous oak tree that pre-dates Brockwell Hall, possibly planted in the 1500s or earlier when the park formed the grounds of a monastery.
Kevan Davis: Two horse chestnut trees, both a hundred years old, grow next to one another behind the chapel in the centre of the cemetery. Together they are considered one of the Great Trees of London.
The Old Rectory (Festival Walk), Carshalton, Greater London
Nature Preserve · 1 tip
Kevan Davis: The 200-year-old tree outside the centre (measured at 123ft in 1964) has been variously described as the tallest London plane in London, the tallest in Britain and the tallest in Europe.
Kevan Davis: On the west edge of the park is the hollow "miracle" tree. Around 400 years old, it has survived several arson attacks, and has had a planked door installed in the trunk to prevent further attempts.
Jodi: The Greenwich Park Shagbark Hickory, one of the Great Trees of London, is located in the Flower Garden. The tree is straight ahead when the path forks, between the two routes.
Jodi: The Charlton House Mulberry, one of the Great Trees of London, was planted in 1601. Enter the park from Charlton Road, and the tree is on the left, ten yards from the entrance, behind a toilet block.
Jodi: From Queen Mary's Gate, follow the path to the right towards the sports ground, The Dulwich Park Turkey Oak can be found on the right. There are also other ancient oaks in the park and silver birches.
Historic and Protected Site · South Richmond · 1 tip
Kevan Davis: The large beech tree in the grounds of this Grade I listed villa was once "a perfect tree, one of the Great Trees of London", but was completely pollarded in March 2014, possibly for safety reasons.