Read the Time Travellers Guide to Mediaeval England by Ian Mortimer, and this section on trees struck out:
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The trees which cover England are largely those introduced during the Bronze Age and Roman periods mingled with the species which repopulated the British Isles after the last ice age: rowan, ash, alder, field maple, hazel, sweet chestnut, whitebeam, aspen, some poplars, silver birch, beech, lime, walnut, willow, elm and hornbeam.
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He also adds Scots Pine, Yew and Juniper as the only evergreen trees; but also adds sessile and pedunculate oaks to the list.
Just found this very interesting and worth observing for authenticity,