Broadleaf, conifer and woody shrub species eligible under the ELM agroforestry action
Updated 12 August 2024
Applies to England
Table 1: eligible native broadleaf species
Species | Scientific name | Species code | |
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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 |
Table 2: eligible non-native broadleaf species
Species | Scientific name | Species code | |
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Norway maple | Acer platanoides | NOM | |
Italian alder | Alnus cordata | IAR | |
Grey alder | Alnus incana | GAR | |
Cider gum | Eucalyptus gunnii | CDE | |
Shining gum | Eucalyptus nitens | SHE | |
Black walnut | Juglans nigra | BWA | |
Other walnut | Juglans spp. | XWA | |
Raoul or Rauli | Nothofagus alpina | RAN | |
Roble | Nothofagus obliqua | RON | |
White poplar | Populus alba | APO | |
Hybrid poplar | Populus serotina or trichocarpa | WPO | |
Other poplar spp | Populus spp. | XPO | |
Red oak | Quercus rubra | ROK |
Table 3: eligible naturalised broadleaf species
Name | Scientific name | Species code | |
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Sycamore | Acer pseudoplatanus | SY | |
Horse chestnut | Aesculus hippocastanum | HCH | |
Sweet chestnut | Castanea sativa | SC | |
Common walnut | Juglans regia | CWA | |
Wild pear | Pyrus communis | WDP | |
Wild plum | Prunus domestica | WPE |
Table 4: eligible native conifer species
Name | Scientific name | Species code | |
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Juniper | Juniperus communis | JUN | |
Yew | Taxus baccata | YEW |
Table 5: eligible non-native conifer species
Name | Scientific name | Species code | |
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European silver fir | Abies alba | ESF | |
Red (pacific silver) fir | Abies amabilis | PSF | |
Grand fir | Abies grandis | GF | |
Noble fir | Abies procera | NF | |
Lawsons cypress | Chamaecyparis lawsoniana | LC | |
Japanese cedar | Cryptomeria japonica | JCR | |
Leyland cypress | Cupressocyparis leylandii | LEC | |
Norway spruce | Picea abies | NS | |
Serbian spruce | Picea omorika | OMS | |
Sitka spruce | Picea sitchensis | SS | |
Lodgepole pine | Pinus contorta | LP | |
Corsican pine | Pinus nigra var maritima | CP | |
Maritime pine | Pinus pinaster | MAP | |
Monterey pine | Pinus radiata | RAP | |
Douglas fir | Pseudotsuga menziesii | DF | |
Coast redwood | Sequoia sempervirens | RSQ | |
Wellingtonia | Sequoiadendron giganteum | WSQ | |
Western red cedar | Thuja plicata | WRC | |
Western hemlock | Tsuga heterophylla | WH |
Table 6: eligible naturalised conifer species
Name | Scientific name | Species code | |
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Scots pine | Pinus sylvestris | SP |
Table 7: eligible native woody shrubs species
Name | Scientific name | Species code | |
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Other native woody shrubs | WSH | ||
Box | Buxus spp. | BOX | |
Dogwood | Cornus spp. | DOG | |
Spurge laurel | Daphne laureola | SGL | |
Spindle | Euonymus europaeus | SPI | |
Wild privet | Ligustrum vulgare | WPI | |
Eared willow | Salix aurita | EAW | |
Purple willow | Salix purpurea | PUW | |
Almond willow | Salix triandra | ALW | |
Osier | Salix viminalis | OS | |
Wayfaring tree | Viburnum lantana | WAY | |
Guelder rose | Viburnum opulus | GDR |