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Ash
Fraxinus excelsior
A tall, fast-growing European deciduous tree with elegant pinnate leaves and strong, shock-absorbing timber — now threatened by an invasive fungus.
Below are trees that contain the letter H anywhere in the name. Each of the 22 trees below opens to a full profile.
List of Trees That Contain H
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Beech
Fagus sylvatica
A graceful, smooth-barked deciduous broadleaf of European woodland, casting a deep shade that suppresses competitors and shapes climax forests.
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Cashew
Anacardium occidentale
A spreading tropical evergreen tree from northeastern Brazil whose curious double fruit yields both a juicy "apple" and the prized cashew nut.
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Cherry
Prunus avium
A small deciduous tree of the rose family with showy spring blossom and edible drupes, grown for fruit and as the legendary sakura of Japan.
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Chestnut
Castanea sativa
A massive deciduous tree of the beech family from southern Europe and Anatolia, providing sweet, starchy nuts and durable, tannin-rich timber.
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Cinchona
Cinchona officinalis
A South American evergreen tree whose bark supplied quinine, the first effective treatment for malaria and the bitterness in tonic water.
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English Oak
Quercus robur
A long-lived deciduous broadleaf from Europe and western Asia, prized for its dense timber and the ecological hub of native woodland.
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Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna
A small spiny deciduous tree of European hedgerows, blanketed in white blossom in May and bright red haws through autumn.
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Hazelnut
Corylus avellana
A small deciduous tree or large shrub of Europe and western Asia, valued for its rounded nuts, ornamental catkins, and coppiced flexible wood.
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Holly
Ilex aquifolium
A glossy-leaved, spine-armed evergreen tree of European woodland with bright red berries, central to midwinter Christmas tradition.
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Holm Oak
Quercus ilex
A drought-tolerant Mediterranean evergreen oak with dark, holly-like leaves that anchors the agro-silvo-pastoral dehesa landscapes of Iberia.
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Horse Chestnut
Aesculus hippocastanum
A handsome Balkan deciduous tree with spectacular candle-like flower spikes and the polished brown seeds used in childrens "conker" games.
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Joshua Tree
Yucca brevifolia
A surreal branching yucca of the Mojave Desert, with spiky leaf rosettes that pivot toward the sun and ivory flower spikes pollinated by a single moth.
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Mahogany
Swietenia macrophylla
A large neotropical hardwood whose reddish-brown wood furnished the great age of European cabinet-making and remains a luxury timber today.
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Paper Birch
Betula papyrifera
A white-barked deciduous birch of the northern North American forests, whose peeling bark sheets the canoes and writing scrolls of First Nations peoples.
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Peach
Prunus persica
A small Chinese-origin deciduous fruit tree of the rose family, grown across warm temperate climates for its velvety-skinned summer drupes.
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Pistachio
Pistacia vera
A small deciduous tree of the Central Asian arid zones, cultivated for thousands of years for its green-kerneled nuts and rosy split shells.
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Silver Birch
Betula pendula
A graceful, pioneer deciduous tree of cool northern climates, instantly recognisable by its peeling white bark and shimmering leaves.
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Western Hemlock
Tsuga heterophylla
A graceful, shade-loving evergreen conifer that dominates the wet temperate forests of the Pacific Northwest beneath the Douglas fir canopy.
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White Oak
Quercus alba
An iconic deciduous oak of eastern North America with pale, fissured bark and dense timber that anchors hardwood forests from Quebec to Florida.
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White Pine
Pinus strobus
A tall, soft-needled evergreen pine of eastern North America that built early colonial America and once towered above old-growth forests.
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Whitebeam
Sorbus aria
A handsome small European deciduous tree with white-felted leaf undersides that flash in the breeze and bright autumn berries for wildlife.
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