Trees with oval leaves

What to look for

• Wych elmRough as sandpaper, lopsided at the base
• AspenRound, fluttering on a flattened stalk
• BeechA wavy edge fringed with hairs
• HornbeamCreased by deep-set veins, big and small teeth
• WhitebeamWhite and woolly underneath
• HollyGlossy and evergreen, spiny on young plants
• AlderDark and leathery, the tip never pointed
• HazelSoft and nearly round, with a sudden point

Rosy Thomson, CC BY 4.0Wych elmRough as sandpaper, with a lopsided base Dan McLaughlan, CC BY 4.0AspenNearly round, trembling on a flattened stalk Kieran Roy Powell, CC BY 4.0Common beechOval, wavy-edged, fringed with fine hairs Joss Carr, CC BY 4.0HornbeamOval, big and small teeth, creased by deep veins Common whitebeamOne oval leaf, white and fuzzy underneath HollyGlossy and hard, spiny low down, smooth higher up AlderRacquet-shaped, dark and leathery, tip rounded or notched HazelNearly round, soft and floppy, tip suddenly pointed AppleOval, to 12 cm, softly hairy beneath Helen Waterman, CC BY 4.0Bay willowThick glossy ovals, finely toothed, bluish beneath BlackthornSmall and wrinkled, widest at or above the middle Erin Lalime, CC BY 4.0Cherry laurelBig, thick and glossy, tiny dark spots beneath Henry Miller, CC BY 4.0Cherry plumFresh green, glossy, rounded teeth Copper beechOval and wavy-edged, wine-red to near-black Crab appleGlossy oval leaves, smooth beneath once grown DogwoodOpposite pairs, smooth edges, veins curving to the tip Barry Walter, CC BY 4.0Downy birchRounded triangles, single teeth, a hairy stalk Field elmSmooth and glossy, on a stalk about 1 cm Louis Aureglia, CC BY 4.0Holm oakDark evergreen ovals, greyish fawn beneath Татьяна Максимова, CC BY 4.0MagnoliaOval and smooth-edged, widest above the middle wild_wind, CC BY 4.0Ornamental cherryLarge, a fine whisker on each tooth Purple-leaved plumMaroon from spring, near black by late summer Wild cherryDeep blunt teeth and a long pointed tip