09. Tree Seeds

Tree seeds collected around London.

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Seeds Collected in London

Figure 1 show tree seeds I’ve collected over the last week.

Figure 1: Various tree seeds collected in London.

Key

Figure 2 provides a key. All seed were collected from Regent’s Park and the surrounding area unless otherwise noted.

Figure 2: Key to seeds

1. Osage orange, Maclura pomifera (Kew Gardens)
2. Pine cone (Somerset)
3. Osage orange, Maclura pomifera (Kew Gardens)
4. London Plane, Platanus hybrida (two)
5. Black walnut, Juglans nigra
6. Black walnut, Juglans nigra
7. Large-leaved linden, Tilia platyphyllos
8. Horse chestnut, Aesculus hippocastanum (two)
9. Pink chestnut, Aesculus × carnea (two)
10. Sweetgum, Liquidambar styraciflua
11. Sweet chestnut, Castanea sativa
12. Black alder, Alnus glutinosa
13. Sycamore, Acer pseudoplatanus
14. American basswood, Tilia americana
15. Oak acorn, Quercus
16. Deodar cedar, Cedrus deodara (Kew Gardens)
17. Common douglas-fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii (Kew Gardens)
18. Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris (Kew Gardens)
19. Giant sequoia, Sequoiadendron giganteum (Kew Gardens)

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