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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.
Below are trees that contain the letter W anywhere in the name. Each of the 14 trees below opens to a full profile.
List of Trees That Contain W
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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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Coast Redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
The tallest tree species on Earth, an evergreen conifer of the cool fog belt of coastal northern California and southern Oregon.
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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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Norway Maple
Acer platanoides
A vigorous European maple with milky sap, widely planted in cities for its dense shade and now invasive in much of North America.
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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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Rowan
Sorbus aucuparia
A graceful small deciduous tree of European uplands, with pinnate leaves and scarlet berry clusters that feed late-autumn thrushes.
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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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Weeping Willow
Salix babylonica
A graceful, water-loving deciduous tree of East Asian origin, with long pendulous branches that sweep the ground beside ponds and streams worldwide.
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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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Yew
Taxus baccata
A slow-growing, dark-needled European evergreen of immense longevity, the wood of medieval longbows and now a source of anticancer drugs.
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