Hanger Hill Wood Hanger Hill Wood Hanger Hill Wood is a small remnant of ancient woodland to the east of the Hanger Hill Park and North Circular Road at Hanger Lane, in Ealing in the London Borough of Ealing. Named from 'Hangra', the Old English word for wooded slope. There is access from Hanger Lane (at pedestrian crossing by Hillcrest Road), alternative access is at several points on Chatsworth Road. This site contains a variety of woodland native plants including Pedunculate oaks ("Quercus robur"), European beech ("Fagus sylvatica"), European yew ("Taxus baccata"), European holly ("Ilex aquifolium"), European ivy ("Hedera helix") and other tree
Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica, commonly known as Tupelo, Black gum, sour gum, is a medium-sized deciduous tree native to eastern North America from the coastal Northeast USA and southern Ontario south to central Florida and eastern Texas, as well as Mexico. "Nyssa sylvatica"'s genus name "(Nyssa)" refers to a Greek water nymph; the species epithet "sylvatica" refers to its woodland habitat. The species' common name tupelo is of Native American origin, coming from the Creek words "ito" ‘tree’ and "opilwa" ‘swamp’; it was in use by the mid-18th century While these trees are often known as simply "tupelo", the fuller