Guidance
Native broadleaf species eligible under the ELM agroforestry action
Published 5 August 2024
Applies to England
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Table 1: eligible native broadleaf species
| Species | Scientific name | Species code | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field maple | Acer campestre | FDM | |
| Common alder | Alnus glutinosa | CAR | |
| Silver birch | Betula pendula | SBI | |
| Downy birch | Betula pubescens | DBI | |
| Hornbeam | Carpinus betulus | HBM | |
| Hazel | Corylus avellana | HAZ | |
| Midland hawthorn | Crataegus laevigata | MDH | |
| Hawthorn | Crataegus monogyna | HAW | |
| Beech | Fagus sylvatica | BE | |
| Holly | Ilex aquifolium | HOL | |
| Crab apple | Malus sylvestris | CAP | |
| Native black poplar | Populus nigra subsp. betulifolia | NPO | |
| Grey poplar | Populus x canescens | GPO | |
| Aspen | Populus tremula | ASP | |
| Wild cherry or gean | Prunus avium | WCH | |
| Bird cherry | Prunus padus | BCH | |
| Blackthorn | Prunus spinosa | SLO | |
| Pedunculate oak | Quercus robur | POK | |
| Sessile oak | Quercus petrea | SOK | |
| Purging buckthorn | Rhamnus cathartica | PGB | |
| White willow | Salix alba | WWI | |
| Goat willow | Salix caprea | GOW | |
| Grey willow | Salix cinerea | GRW | |
| Crack willow | Salix fragilis | CWI | |
| Bay willow | Salix pentandra | BWI | |
| Elder | Sambucus nigra | ELD | |
| Rowan | Sorbus aucuparia | ROW | |
| Whitebeam | Sorbus aria | WBM | |
| Wild service tree | Sorbus torminalis | WST | |
| Small-leaved lime | Tilia cordata | SLI | |
| Common lime | Tilia europaea | CLI | |
| Large-leaved lime | Tilia platyphyllos | LLI | |
| Wych elm | Ulmus glabra | WEM | |
| Small-leaved elm | Ulmus minor | PEM | |
| English elm | Ulmus procera | EEM |