h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I like the list of trees but noticed you don't have a shagbark hickory
that's alright most parks in the US don't have one either.

These are the trees that Kew Gardens themselves consider particularly notable. There's probably a Shagbark Hickory in Kew somewhere, as they just about every type of plant there.

http://epic.kew.org/searchepic/detailquery.do;jsessionid=77DFC7452249517E0F7BC107ABCADB70?requiredPage=1&scientificName=Carya+ovata&datasources=ipni&datasources=mc&datasources=kr&datasources=ebbd&datasources=libcat&datasources=pmb&datasources=herbcat&datasources=ecbot&datasources=livcoll&datasources=sid&datasources=sepasal&datasources=efz&categories=names&categories=bibl&categories=colln&categories=taxon&categories=flora&detailDatasource=livcoll

There are certainly some shagbarks in Kew, but I don't quite know how to interpret the results of the above database search.

I stand corrected there are several examples of Carya Ovata there
including this one http://apps.kew.org/trees/?page_id=100

That picture appears to be taken in early spring before the leaves had completely developed.

It's by the Chokushi-Mon Gateway, close to the Lion Gate.

It's the area I frequent when it's school holidays, as the rugrats rarely get that far. Thankfully.

MMF