Guidance

Non-native broadleaf species eligible under the ELM agroforestry action

Published 5 August 2024

Applies to England

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Table 1: eligible non-native broadleaf species 

Species Scientific name Species code
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 2: eligible naturalised broadleaf species  

Name Scientific name Species code
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 3: eligible native conifer species 

Name  Scientific name Species code
Juniper  Juniperus communis  JUN   
Yew  Taxus baccata  YEW   

Table 4: eligible non-native conifer species 

Name Scientific name Species code
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 5: eligible naturalised conifer species 

Name Scientific name Species code
Scots pine  Pinus sylvestris  SP   

Table 6: eligible native woody shrubs species 

Name Scientific name Species code
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   
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