Manx Wildlife Trust leads work
The Manx Wildlife Trust has produced the first list of trees and larger shrubs native to the Isle of Man.
Native plants occur naturally, without having been brought here by humans, normally meaning they colonised around 8-10,000 years ago.
Pollen records of trees on the Island, preserved in peat bogs, have been studied.
The Manx Wildlife Trust says native trees are fundamental to the Island's biodiversity and the most resilient against climate change.
The list contains 11 large shrubs and small trees including holly, juniper and willow; seven medium and large trees including birch and native oak and 10 small and medium shrubs including raspberry and rose.
Five species are categorised as "probably but not conclusively native".
Two types of tree were previously native to the Island, but have become extinct.
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