One of our rarest wild trees is now beginning to flower. The Wild Service Tree is one of our very rarest and most beautiful trees with its large toothed leaves and lovely blossoms. The fruit it produces in autumn is rather similar to a small brown pear. Very tasty. Sadly the tree itself is extremely rare and is an indicator of ancient woodland, itself a scarce thing. There may be as few as 300 wild service trees in England.
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