England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) species list

The tree species listed below are eligible for funding as part of our historic treescapes grant programme.

Species common nameScientific nameSpecies typeFunding status
Almond willowSalix triandraNative woody shrubsApproved for funding
ApplesMalus domestica Traditional orchardApproved for funding
Armand's pinePinus armandiiNon-native coniferWill be assessed for suitablity
AspenPopulus tremulaNative broadleafApproved for funding
Atlas cedarCedrus atlanticaNon-native coniferWill be assessed for suitablity
Austrian pinePinus nigra var nigraNon-native coniferWill be assessed for suitablity
Bay willowSalix pentandraNative broadleafApproved for funding
BeechFagus sylvaticaNative broadleafApproved for funding
Bhutan pinePinus wallichianaNon-native coniferWill be assessed for suitablity
Big-leaf mapleAcer macrophyllumNon-native broadleadWill be assessed for suitablity
Bird cherryPrunus padusNative broadleafApproved for funding
Bishop pinePinus muricataNon-native coniferWill be assessed for suitablity
Black walnutJuglans nigraNon-native broadleadApproved for funding
BlackthornPrunus spinosaNative broadleafApproved for funding
Bornmullers firAbies bornmuellerianaNon-native coniferWill be assessed for suitablity
BoxBuxus spp.Native woody shrubsApproved for funding
Calabrian pinePinus brutiaNon-native coniferWill be assessed for suitablity
Cedar of LebanonCedrus libaniNon-native coniferWill be assessed for suitablity
CherryPrunus avium/cerasusTraditional orchardApproved for funding
Cider gumEucalyptus gunniiNon-native broadleadApproved for funding
Coast redwoodSequoia sempervirensNon-native coniferApproved for funding
Common alderAlnus glutinosaNative broadleafApproved for funding
Common limeTilia europaeaNative broadleafApproved for funding
Common walnutJuglans regiaNaturalised broadleafApproved for funding
Corsican pinePinus nigra var maritimaNon-native coniferApproved for funding
Crab appleMalus sylvestrisNative broadleafApproved for funding
Crack willowSalix fragilisNative broadleafApproved for funding
DamsonsPrunus domestica subsp. InsititiaTraditional orchardApproved for funding
DogwoodCornus spp.Native woody shrubsApproved for funding
Douglas firPseudotsuga menziesiiNon-native coniferApproved for funding
Downy birchBetula pubescensNative broadleafApproved for funding
Downy oakQuercus pubescensNon-native broadleadWill be assessed for suitablity
Eared willowSalix auritaNative woody shrubsApproved for funding
ElderSambucus nigraNative broadleafApproved for funding
English elmUlmus proceraNative broadleafApproved for funding
European Silver firAbies albaNon-native coniferApproved for funding
Field mapleAcer campestreNative broadleafApproved for funding
Goat willowSalix capreaNative broadleafApproved for funding
Grand firAbies grandisNon-native coniferApproved for funding
Grecian firAbies cephalonicaNon-native coniferWill be assessed for suitablity
Green alderAlnus viridisNon-native broadleadWill be assessed for suitablity
Grey alderAlnus incanaNon-native broadleadApproved for funding
Grey poplarPopulus x canescens*Native broadleafApproved for funding
Grey willowSalix cinereaNative broadleafApproved for funding
Guelder rose Viburnum opulusNative woody shrubsApproved for funding
Hawthorn Crataegus monogynaNative broadleafApproved for funding
HazelCorylus avellanaNative broadleafApproved for funding
Hazel/cobnutsCorylus avellanaTraditional orchardApproved for funding
Holly Ilex aquifoliumNative broadleafApproved for funding
Holm oakQuercus ilexNaturalised broadleafWill be assessed for suitablity
HornbeamCarpinus betulusNative broadleafApproved for funding
Horse chestnutAesculus hippocastanumNaturalised broadleafApproved for funding
Hungarian oakQuercus frainettoNon-native broadleadWill be assessed for suitablity
Hybrid poplarPopulus serotina/trichocarpaNon-native broadleadApproved for funding
Italian alderAlnus cordataNon-native broadleadApproved for funding
Japanese cedarCryptomeria japonicaNon-native coniferApproved for funding
JuniperJuniperus communisNative coniferApproved for funding
Korean pinePinus koreanaNon-native coniferWill be assessed for suitablity
Large-leaved limeTilia platyphyllosNative broadleafApproved for funding
Lawsons cypressChamaecyparis lawsonianaNon-native coniferApproved for funding
LengaNothofagus pumilioNon-native broadleadWill be assessed for suitablity
Leyland cypressCupressocyparis leylandiiNon-native coniferApproved for funding
Loblolly pinePinus taedaNon-native coniferWill be assessed for suitablity
Lodgepole pinePinus contortaNon-native coniferApproved for funding
London planePlatanus x acerifolia*Non-native broadleadWill be assessed for suitablity
Macedonian pinePinus peuceNon-native coniferWill be assessed for suitablity
Maritime pinePinus pinasterNon-native coniferApproved for funding
MedlarMespilus germanicaTraditional orchardApproved for funding
Mexican white pinePinus ayacahuiteNon-native coniferWill be assessed for suitablity
Midland hawthornCrataegus laevigataNative broadleafApproved for funding
Monterey pinePinus radiataNon-native coniferApproved for funding
Mountain pinePinus uncinataNon-native coniferWill be assessed for suitablity
MulberryMorus spp. Traditional orchardApproved for funding
Narrow-leafed ashFraxinus angustifoliaNon-native broadleadWill be assessed for suitablity
Native black poplarPopulus nigra subsp.betulifoliaNative broadleafApproved for funding
Noble firAbies proceraNon-native coniferApproved for funding
Nordmann firAbies nordmannianaNon-native coniferWill be assessed for suitablity
Norway mapleAcer platanoidesNon-native broadleadApproved for funding
Norway sprucePicea abiesNon-native coniferApproved for funding
Oriental beechFagus orientalisNon-native broadleadWill be assessed for suitablity
Oriental sprucePicea orientalisNon-native coniferWill be assessed for suitablity
OsierSalix viminalisNative woody shrubsApproved for funding
Other birchesBetula spp.Non-native broadleadWill be assessed for suitablity
Other cedarCedrus spp.Non-native coniferWill be assessed for suitablity
Other EucalyptusEucalyptus spp.Non-native broadleadWill be assessed for suitablity
Other firs (Abies)Abiesspp.Non-native coniferWill be assessed for suitablity
Other NothofagusNothofagusspp.Non-native broadleadWill be assessed for suitablity
Other oakQuercusspp.Non-native broadleadWill be assessed for suitablity
Other pinesPinus spp.Non-native coniferWill be assessed for suitablity
Other poplar sppPopulus spp.Non-native broadleadApproved for funding
Other sprucesPiceaspp.Non-native coniferWill be assessed for suitablity
Other walnutJuglans spp.Non-native broadleadApproved for funding
Other willowsSalix spp.Non-native broadleadWill be assessed for suitablity
Paper birchBetula papyriferaNon-native broadleadWill be assessed for suitablity
PearsPyrus communisTraditional orchardApproved for funding
Pedunculate oak Quercus roburNative broadleafApproved for funding
Plane sppPlatanus spp.Non-native broadleadWill be assessed for suitablity
PlumsPrunus domesticaTraditional orchardApproved for funding
Ponderosa pinePinus ponderosaNon-native coniferWill be assessed for suitablity
Purging buckthornRhamnus catharticaNative broadleafApproved for funding
Purple willowSalix purpureaNative woody shrubsApproved for funding
Pyrenean oakQuercus pyrenaicaNon-native broadleadWill be assessed for suitablity
QuinceCydonia oblongaTraditional orchardApproved for funding
Raoul/RauliNothofagus alpinaNon-native broadleadApproved for funding
Red (Pacific Silver) firAbies amabilisNon-native coniferApproved for funding
Red alderAlnus rubraNon-native broadleadWill be assessed for suitablity
Red ashFraxinus pennsylvanicaNon-native broadleadWill be assessed for suitablity
Red oakQuercus rubraNon-native broadleadApproved for funding
RobleNothofagus obliquaNon-native broadleadApproved for funding
RowanSorbus aucupariaNative broadleafApproved for funding
Scots pinePinus sylvestrisNaturalised coniferApproved for funding
Serbian sprucePicea omorikaNon-native coniferApproved for funding
Sessile oak Quercus petreaNative broadleafApproved for funding
Shagbark hickoryCarya ovataNon-native broadleadWill be assessed for suitablity
Shining gumEucalyptus nitensNon-native broadleadApproved for funding
Silver birchBetula pendulaNative broadleafApproved for funding
Silver mapleAcer saccharinumNon-native broadleadWill be assessed for suitablity
Sitka sprucePicea sitchensisNon-native coniferApproved for funding
Slash pinePinus ellottiiNon-native coniferWill be assessed for suitablity
Small-leaved elmUlmus minorNative broadleafApproved for funding
Small-leaved limeTilia cordataNative broadleafApproved for funding
Smooth-leaved elmUlmus carpinifoliaNon-native broadleadWill be assessed for suitablity
SpindleEuonymus europaeusNative woody shrubsApproved for funding
Spurge laurelDaphne laureolaNative woody shrubsApproved for funding
Sweet chestnutCastanea sativaNaturalised broadleafApproved for funding
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusNaturalised broadleafApproved for funding
Tulip treeLiriodendron tulipiferaNon-native broadleadWill be assessed for suitablity
Turkey oakQuercus cerrisNaturalised broadleafWill be assessed for suitablity
WalnutsJuglans regiaTraditional orchardApproved for funding
Wayfaring treeViburnum lantanaNative woody shrubsApproved for funding
WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteumNon-native coniferApproved for funding
Western hemlockTsuga heterophyllaNon-native coniferApproved for funding
Western red cedarThuja plicataNon-native coniferApproved for funding
Western white pinePinus monticolaNon-native coniferWill be assessed for suitablity
Weymouth pinePinus strobusNon-native coniferWill be assessed for suitablity
White ashFraxinus americanaNon-native broadleadWill be assessed for suitablity
White oakQuercus albaNon-native broadleadWill be assessed for suitablity
White poplarPopulus albaNon-native broadleadApproved for funding
White willowSalix albaNative broadleafApproved for funding
WhitebeamSorbus ariaNative broadleafApproved for funding
Wild cherry/geanPrunus aviumNative broadleafApproved for funding
Wild pearPyrus communisNaturalised broadleafApproved for funding
Wild plumPrunus domesticaNaturalised broadleafApproved for funding
Wild privetLigustrum vulgareNative woody shrubsApproved for funding
Wild service treeSorbus torminalisNative broadleafApproved for funding
Wild service/chequersSorbus torminalisTraditional orchardApproved for funding
Wych elmUlmus glabraNative broadleafApproved for funding
YewTaxus baccataNative coniferApproved for funding
Yunnan pinePinus yunnanensisNon-native coniferWill be assessed for suitablity