What is the national tree of England?

The national symbols of England are things which are emblematic, representative, or otherwise characteristic of England or English culture.

The oak (specifically, the English oak) is the national tree of England, representing strength and endurance. The Royal Oak and Oak Apple Day commemorate the escape of King Charles II from the grasps of the Parliamentarians (Roundheads) after the Battle of Worcester in 1651 (the last battle of the English Civil War); he hid in an oak tree to avoid detection before making it safely into exile. The Major Oak is an 800–1000 year old oak in Sherwood Forest, fabled as the principal hideout of Robin Hood.

The English oak is a deciduous (trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves) tree up to 40 metres (130 ft) tall, with a single stout trunk that can be as much as 11 m (36 ft) in girth (circumference at breast height) or even 14 m (46 ft) in pollarded (a pruning system involving the removal of the upper branches of a tree) specimens.