S to Y trees

Find out more about these trees and how to identify them, from service tree to yew.

Service tree

Trees in this group are deciduous and have leaves similar to rowans.
Spindle tree

Trees in this group have unusual and very distinctive fruits.
Spruce tree

Trees in this group are evergreen and have needles spreading out around the shoot.
Stag’s-horn sumach

The leaves of this tree become bright orange or red in autumn.
Strawberry tree

This tree bears its flowers and fruits simultaneously in the autumn.
Sweet chestnut

This deciduous tree produces the edible chestnut.
Sweet-gum

Trees in this group can be between 10m and 30m tall, producing round fruit.
Sycamore

Sycamore is a well-known species of maple found in the British Isles. It grows into a large tree when mature.
Tamarisk tree

Trees in this group are deciduous, rather twiggy and slender.
Tree of heaven

A fast-growing deciduous tree with colourful fruits.
Tulip tree

Unrelated to the tulip plant, these trees can reach 45m and have large, cup-shaped flowers.
Walnut tree

Trees in this group are tall and spreading, producing the familiar walnut.
Wellingtonia tree

A tall evergreen tree, reaching 90m when full grown.
Western red cedar

A tall, evergreen tree with reddish bark.
Whitebeam

Trees in this group are deciduous, and they get their name from the pale undersides of the leaves.
Willow

Trees in this group are deciduous and medium-sized.
Willow, weeping

The smaller branches of this deciduous tree often hang almost to the ground.
Yew tree

An evergreen tree with flat needles and red fruit.