All the trees in the park are given an identification number. Some of them still have a metal tag some 7 or 8 feet from the ground, nailed to the trunk. It will be stamped with a number such as 00357 which is the black mulberry just below the bowling green. Some of the metal tags are missing, damaged or overgrown by bark. Knowing a number is not the best way of finding a tree but if you want to play tree bingo you may have some luck.
The best way to find a tree is to look on the map at Google My Maps which will be updated as often as possible. You can clearly see where the tree is located within the park and by clicking on the icon you will get a dialogue box which will tell you what the tree is, along with its scientific name (possibly). There may be one or two numbers – the first will be its id in my database and the second will be its historic tree number. Not all trees will have this second number.
Lastly there are the photographs themselves. Particular types of tree such as Oak or Ash can be found by looking under the relevant menu sub-heading under ‘Photos’. Photos will, hopefully, be taken in various seasons and are very likely to be in recognisable parts of the park. Some of the pages of the various trees are organised in a way that you can recognise various parts of the park that they may be in. It’s possible then, for example, to look for an Ash tree that may be near the Drive into the park.
There are tables of trees in the Database section. This is really just a list of trees as they appear in my database along with their gps co-ordinates. The tables do at least provide links to an individual tree’s page entry, when it has one. I wish I could think of a way of linking the co-ordinates to the map . .
Kings Heath Park Trees 