"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message
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W. Keble Martin says: "an ancient introduction." (Concise British
Flora

Yes and a recent native woodland survey here refused to include
woodland
with sycamore (and many other common trees) as native which was why
it
sprang to mind.

By 'ancient' I would understand neolithic times. How picky can you get?

I'm not picky, those who did the survey were. Apparently if it wasn't here
before we were isolated by water it's not native.


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Chris Thomas
West Cork
Ireland