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The yew: This shrub
can grow to a height of 10 to 15 metres.
It is slow-growing and can live to be
a thousand years old. Its bark is reddish-brown.
The green Douglas pine: conifer of
North American origin, it makes a substitute for the
spruce. 40 to 50m in height.
The common spruce: the most common
conifer to be found in the Ardennes. Scaly bark of
a regular brown colour.
The Larch tree: one of the conifers
to lose its needles in autumn, just like broad-leaved
trees. 40 m in height.
The black pine: quite rare in the
Ardennes. Blackish coloured bark. 40m in height.
The Beech: one of the most common
broad-leaved trees of our regions. Grey bark. The fruit
of the Beech (beechnuts) appear in October-November
and are eaten by a great many wild animals (wild boars
for example). In the past, the cattle that grazed in
the forest also fed on beechnuts.
The Oak: often called the “king
of our forests”. A robust tree, 30 to 40 m in
height with vast, spreading branches. The bark is grey,
then blackish-coloured and usually very cracked. Acorns
are an important food source for a number of forest-dwelling
animals in autumn.
The Birch tree: easily recognizable
thanks to its characteristic silvery bark. The Birch
is a colonizing tree; it is often among the first to
take root in untilled soil. It grows rapidly to a height
of 20 to 25 m.
The Hornbeam: less common in the forests
of the Ardennes. 25 to 30 m high.
The Sorb tree: a shrub found frequently
in our forests. 15 to 20 m in height, it is