1. THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN FUNDED WITH SUPPORT FROM THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION. THIS PUBLICATION [COMMUNICATION] REFLECTS THE VIEWS ONLY OF THE AUTHOR, AND THE COMMISSION CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY USE WHICH MAY BE MADE OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN TREES AND SHRUBS

2. OAK/LE CHENE/QUERCUS It is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus of which about 600 species exist on earth. Leaves: They are spirally arranged,with a lobed margin in many species; some oaks have serrated leaves or entire leaves with a smooth margin. Flowers: They are catkins, produced in spring Fruit: It is a nut called an acorn, borne in a cup-like structure known as a cupule; each acorn contains one seed (rarely two or three) and takes 6–18 months to mature, depending on species.

4. MAPLE/L’ELABRE CHAMPETRE/ACER It is a tree growing to 10–45 m in height. Others are shrubs less than 10 m tall. Leaves: They are palmateveined and lobed, with 3-9 (rarely to 13) veins each leading to a lobe, one of which is central or apical. Flowers:They are green, yellow, orange or red. Fruit:The distinctive fruit are called samaras or "maple keys". These seeds, or 'whirlybirds,' occur in distinctive pairs each containing one seed enclosed in a "nutlet" attached to a flattened wing of fibrous, papery tissue. They are shaped to spin as they fall and to carry the seeds a considerable distance on the wind. Children often call them "helicopters" due to the way that they spin as they fall.

6. THE HAZELS/LE NOISETIER/CORYLUS They are a genus of deciduou trees and large shrubs. Leaves: They are simple with double-serrate margins. Flowers: They are produced very early in spring before the leaves, and aremonoecious, with single-sex catkins. Fruit: It is a nut 1–2.5 cm long and 1–2 cm diameter, surrounded by an involucre (husk) which partly to fully encloses the nut.

7. SWEET CHESTNUT/LE CHATAIGNER/CASTANEA SATIVA It is a medium-sized to large deciduous tree attaining a height of 20-35 m with a trunk often 2 m in diameter. Leaves: They are oblong-lanceolate, boldly toothed,16-28 cm long and 5-9 cm broad. Flowers: The flowers of both sexes are borne in 10-20 cm long, upright catkins.. Fruit: It is a brownish nut.

9. COMMON BIRCH/LE BOULEAU/BETULA Birch species are generally small to medium-size trees or shrubs. Leaves: They are simple and may be toothed or pointed. Flowers: They are catkins. Fruit: It is a small samara.

10. BEECH/LE HETRE/FAGUS It is a genus of ten species of deciduous tree in the family Fagaceae. Leaves: They are entire or sparsely toothed, from 5–15 cm long and 4–10 cm broad. Flowers: The flowers are small single-sex (monoecious), the female flowers borne in pairs, the male flowers wind-pollinating catkins, produced in spring shortly after the new leaves appear. Fruit: The fruit is a small, sharply three–angled nut 10–15 mm long.