MATIENZO TREESCONIFERS

Larch

Monterey Pine

Yew

EVERGREENS

Bay

Eucalyptus

Holm Oak

Holly

Italian Buckthorn

Mock Privet

Strawberry Tree

DECIDUOUS

Alder

Ash

Beech

Birch

Black Locust

Black poplar

Blackthorn

Common Dogwood

Crabapple

Crack Willow

Elder

Field Maple

Fig

Grey Willow

Hawthorn

Hazel

Lime

Pendunculate Oak

Plane

Pyrenean Oak

Sessile Oak

Spindle Tree

Sweet Chestnut

Whitebeam

Wych Elm

Larch Larix decidua Alerce

A deciduous conifer. A small plantation exists on Muela near site 168.return

Monterey Pine Pinus radiata Pino insigne

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Yew Taxus baccata Tejo

This specimen is near the top of Muelareturn

Bay Laurus nobilis Laurel

Its aromatic leaves can be used in cookeryreturn

Eucalyptus Eucalyptus globulus Eucalipto

These trees are near sites 2816 and 2817 return

Holm oak Quercus ilex Encina

The most common of the evergreens return

Holly Ilex aquifolium Acebo

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Italian Buckthorn Rhamnus alaternus Aladierno

This small evergreen tree can be recognised by the glossy light green underside of the leaves (or the display of its red berries)

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Mock Privet Phillyrea latifolia Labiérnago

This small evergreen has pairs of leaves opposite each other return

Strawberry Tree Arbutus unedo Aborto or Madroño

Among the unusual features of

this tree: it has edible fruit that are on the tree in autumn together with the flowers for next year’s fruit

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Alder Alnus glutinosa Aliso

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Ash Fraxinus excelsior Fresno

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Beech Fagus sylvatica Haya

An old beech tree near the bottom entrance of Cave 42

and the beechwood at Seldesuto. return

Birch Betula pubescens Abedul

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This large birch tree is on El Naso, above La Secada

Black Locust Robinia pseudoacacia Falsa Acacia

These invasive trees can be seen in the area around Matienzoreturn

Black poplar Populus nigra Álamo or Chopo negro

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Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Endrino

Spectacular blossom in spring and sloes for making pacharán in summer return

Common Dogwood Cornus sanguinea Cornejo

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The leaves turn red in late summer

Crabapple Malus sylvestris Manzano silvestre

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Crack Willow Salix fragilis Mimbrera

This tree is near the mill in La Secada

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Elder Sambucus nigra Saúco

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Field Maple Acer campestre Arce

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Fig Ficus carica Higuera

Not just a garden tree.

Like these examples, outside site 504,

and struggling to survive in the

entrance of Cueva del Agua

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Grey Willow Salix atrocinerea Salguera Negra

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These examples are by Cueva Tablons

Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Espino Albar

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Hazel Corylus avellana Avellano

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Lime Tilia platyphyllos Tilo

This specimen is by the river in La Secada

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Pendunculate Oak Quercus robur Roble or Cagiga

The most common deciduous oak in Matienzo: the acorns have a long stem

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Plane Platanus orientalis Plátano

They can occasionally be found in other places than by the

side of the road. This tree is the valley near Torca de Arnilla.return

Pyrenean Oak Quercus pyrenaica Rebollo

A smaller oak. The leaves are very irregular and

tend to stay on the tree after turning brown in Autumnreturn

Sessile Oak Quercus petraea Roble Albar

Not common in Matienzo; this example is at Seldesuto.

The acorns have no stem, while the leaves have a short stem.

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Spindle Tree Euonymus europaeus Bonetero

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Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Castaño

This huge chestnut tree is near site 23

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Whitebeam Sorbus aria Mostajo

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Wych Elm Ulmus glabra Olmo de Montaña

Many specimens of these trees can be seen at Seldesuto, identified by the assymetrical base of the leaves, or their seed pods in early spring. return