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Plum tree in fruit, showing purple fruit and fallen fruit on the ground

Peach tree Prunus persica tree in fruit showing tree form and peaches on branches and on ground.

Peach tree Prunus persica tree in fruit showing tree form and peaches on branches and on ground.

Lilac Syringa vulgaris flowering spike with leaves

Witch hazel Hamamelis virginiana sprig and individual flower

Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Sketchbook Study page showing blossom, individual flowers, seeds and leaves.  Also includes comparison to the Field Maple Acer campestre and the Norway maple, Acer platanoides.

Dwarf Pine subspecies cone and individual cone scale tip comparison.  Species compared are Pinus mugo uncinata, Pinus mugo rotundata, and Pinus mugo mugo

Dwarf Mountain Pine Pinus mugo sketchbook study sheet.  Illustration shows female and male flowers, immature and mature cones, the bark of the tree, and details of the pine needles and bud.

Rum or Black Cherry Prunus serotina sketchbook study.  The page includes two bark studies (from an old and young tree), the habit of tree, and berry details.  The bud, individual flower, blossoming raceme, vein detail and petiole gland details are also depicted.

Weeping Willow Salix babylonica sprig of leaves showing elongate leaf shape

Weeping willow Salix babylonica tree with typical drooping branches and growth form

Yew Taxus baccata sprig with berries an needles

Yew Taxus baccata tree showing typical growth form

Walnut Juglans regia nut in shell and loose nut

Walnut Juglans regia tree showing typical growth habit

Tamarisk or Athel pine Tamarisx aphylla branch with flowers and leaves

Terebinth Pistacia palastina spray with leaves and flowers on branch

Terebinth Pistacia palastina tree showing habit and growth form

Sycamore fig Ficus sycamorus fruit and leaves growing close to the tree trunk

West Himalayan Spruce Picea smithiana cone and pine needles

West Himalalyan spruce Picea smithiana tree showing typical growth form

Sweet chestnut Castanea sativa chestnut flowers and duts in spiky seed case

Sweet chestnut Castanea sativa tree showing growth form

Rowan or Mountain Ash Sorbus aucuparia berries and leaves on branch