Tree of the day
Quercus canariensis
Algerian or Mirbeck oak
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Over 750 trees from 274 species in 56 families
Whiteknights Park has a very large and diverse collection of trees, both native and exotic. This site is a virtual arboretum of Whiteknights Park.
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Whiteknights Park has a very large and diverse collection of trees, both native and exotic. We are very grateful to the university and its grounds staff for maintaining such an exceptional place. This website is a virtual arboretum of Whiteknights Park.
Please write to j.m.gregory@reading.ac.uk if you can identify any of the unidentified trees. Images © Jonathan Gregory 2018–2025.
Acknowledgements
I am grateful to Rupert Taylor (Head of Grounds Maintenance), Alastair Culham and Jonathan Mitchley (School of Biological Sciences), Marcus Wheeler, Benoît Vannière and Miguel Teixeira for tree identifications, to Dan Hodson for useful code examples, and to Benoît, Marcus, Steve George, the Friends of the University of Reading, and other friends for their encouragement during the development of the website.