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Bay Laurel
Laurus nobilis
A Mediterranean evergreen of ancient cultural significance, prized for its aromatic culinary leaves and the laurel wreaths of classical victory.
Below are trees that contain the letter U anywhere in the name. Each of the 20 trees below opens to a full profile.
List of Trees That Contain U
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Black Spruce
Picea mariana
A slow-growing, narrow-crowned spruce of the North American boreal forest and muskeg, vital for pulpwood and caribou habitat.
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Black Walnut
Juglans nigra
A North American walnut treasured for its dark, richly figured timber and its tough-shelled, strongly flavoured nuts.
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Brazil Nut
Bertholletia excelsa
A towering emergent of the Amazon rainforest whose softball-sized fruits hold the familiar wedge-shaped nuts, harvested almost entirely from wild trees.
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Breadfruit
Artocarpus altilis
A starchy-fruited Pacific island tree, central to Polynesian food culture and the cargo at the heart of the mutiny on the Bounty.
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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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Coconut Palm
Cocos nucifera
An iconic tropical palm of coastal shores worldwide, supplying food, drink, oil, fibre, and shelter to communities across the equatorial belt.
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Douglas Fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
A towering evergreen conifer of western North America, the workhorse softwood of the Pacific Northwest timber economy.
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Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus globulus
A vast genus of fast-growing Australian evergreen trees with peeling bark and aromatic oily leaves, now the most widely planted hardwood worldwide.
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Giant Sequoia
Sequoiadendron giganteum
The most massive tree on Earth by volume, an evergreen conifer of the western Sierra Nevada whose fire-blackened trunks can outlast civilisations.
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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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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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Norway Spruce
Picea abies
A tall, conical evergreen spruce of northern and central Europe, widely planted for timber and famous as the traditional Christmas tree.
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Plum
Prunus domestica
A widely cultivated deciduous fruit tree of the rose family, grown across temperate climates for its juicy, single-stoned fruits.
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Quaking Aspen
Populus tremuloides
The most widely distributed tree in North America, famous for its shimmering golden autumn groves and for forming the largest clonal organism on Earth.
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Rubber Tree
Hevea brasiliensis
An Amazonian tree whose milky latex, tapped from cuts in the bark, became the foundation of the global natural-rubber industry.
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Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum
A deciduous hardwood of northeastern North America famed for spectacular autumn colour and as the source of maple syrup.
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Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
One of the tallest broadleaf trees of eastern North America, with peculiar four-lobed leaves and large cup-shaped tulip-like spring flowers.
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Walnut
Juglans regia
A large deciduous broadleaf tree of Eurasian origin, prized for its rich oily nuts and the dark, beautifully grained heartwood favoured by gunmakers and cabinetmakers.
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