The main body of this site consists of descriptions and photographs of numerous species of trees & shrubs. You can look up trees & shrubs by common name or Latin name, family, habitat, edible & poisonous plants, or by leaf type. Also by whether the plant is a tree, shrub, sub-shrub or vine. There are also lists of alien and native species.

Please also see "How to use this site"

A booklist of useful tree & shrub books is HERE

If you're new to tree & shrub identification, please go here

There are a number of interesting articles from The Monday Garden on this site

Humour - a humorous look at tree/shrub-related topics

Philosophical - some thoughtful and inspiring aspects of trees & shrubs