The trees we have listed here are our recommendations for planting in exceptionally windy locations within the UK.
Areas of the strongest winds are usually along exposed cost lines, or mountain and hillside regions, especially in the north and west. This is because the prevailing west to southwesterly winds lead to northern and western areas making them more exposed than the south and east. The wind resistance of trees and their survival in these locations much depends on the ground make up and the ability for their root systems to anchor and hold the trees into the ground. Therefore, prior research of the location is important before a suitable tree can be chosen and planting can take place. In areas where strong, high winds are permanent, it is probable that no tree is likely to survive.
- Deciduous trees
- Aspen / Populus tremula
- Beech / Fagus sylvatica
- Common dogwood / Cornus sanguinea
- Common white birch / Betula pubescens
- Field maple / Acer campestre
- Grey alder / Alnus incana
- Hawthorn / Crataegus monogyna
- Hornbeam / Carpinus betulus
- Italian alder / Alnus cordata
- Turkey oak / Quercus cerris
- Sycamore / Acer pseudoplatanus
- White walnut / Juglans nigra
- Conifer trees
- Arolla pine / Pinus cembra
- European larch / Larix decidua
- Japanese larch / Larix kaempferi
- Leyland cypress / Cupressocyparis leylandii
- Mountain pine / Pinus mugo
- Sitka spruce / Picea sitchensis Wellingtonia / Sequoiadendron giganteum
