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Wild Service Tree (Sorbus torminalis)
This is a Wild Service Tree. The largest we have recorded so far stands in Apes Grove Wood, Lambourne. It has a girth of 2.15m. It was a much larger tree, but a large section has fallen away.
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English Elm (Ulmus procera)
The largest Elm we have recorded so far stands on the A414 at Bobbingworth. It has a girth of 3.0 metres.
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Wild pear (Pyrus communis)
The largest Pear we have recorded stands on Weald Bridge Road, North Weald. It measures 2.63m.
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English Oak (Quercus robur)
We have recorded many oak trees on the tree hunt, but the largest oak so far has a girth of 8.12 metres. It stands in a private garden in High Laver. The second largest measures 6.60 metres and stands in the private grounds of the City of London (Epping Forest) Deer Park at Theydon Bois.
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Large-Leaved Lime (Tilia platyphyllos)
The largest Lime tree we have recorded stands in the grounds of Waltham Abbey Church. It has a girth of 3.20m.
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Field Maple (Acer campestre)
The largest Field Maple we have recorded so far is located on Ashlyns Farm, Bobbingworth. It has a girth of 2.61 metres (8.56 feet). The largest in the UK measures 4.65m at Fairlawne in Kent.
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Common Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
The largest ash tree we have recorded stands on Featherbed Lane, Lambourne. It has a girth of 4.50m.
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Native Black Poplar (Populus nigra)
The largest tree we have recorded to date has a girth of 4.40m. It stands on the new Waltham Abbey bypass A121 as it passes the Sainsbury's Distribution Depot at Waltham Point.
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Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)
This ancient hornbeam pollard was found in Long Shaw in Loughton. It is believed to be around 450 years old and has a girth of 3.60m.
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Hazel (Corylus avellana)
The largest hazel recorded so far stands in World's End Wood, Roydon.
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Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
This very old Hawthorn may well be a very ancient coppice stool? It now has just two main stems both of which are of a considerable size. The tree itself stands within Chigwell Row Recreation Ground to the north of Chigwell Row Wood LNR.
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Beech (Fagus sylvatica)
The "Lost Pond Beech" is the largest beech in the district with a girth of over 10 metres. It could well be teh largest in Britain.
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