Ley's whitebeam

hybrid between Ley's Whitebeam and Rowan in a wood after one of the few remaining Ley's Whitebeams was blown down in the 1989 Hurricane. More

"When we plant out any Ley's whitebeams on the steep hill slopes they are confined to, we will need to protect them from grazing, even though it's only an occasional sheep or deer that might get to them. So we will have to plant them in sturdy grow tubes." But remove livestock entirely and whitebeams look after themselves. Dr Rich gives the example of Lancaster whitebeam. More