Native Trees

Common Name, Scientific Name
 

Ash
Blue ash, Fraxinus quadrangulata
Red ash, Fraxinus pennsylvanica
White ash, Fraxinus americana

Basswood, Tilia americana

Beech, American, Fagus grandifolia

Birch, Yellow, Betula alleghaniensis

Blackgum, Nyssa sylvatica 

Butternut, Juglans cinerea

Cedar
Eastern red cedar, Juniperus virginiana
Northern white cedar, Thuja occidentalis

Crabapple, Wild, Malus coronaria

Dogwood, Flowering, Cornus florida

Hackberry, Celtis occidentalis

Hawthorn
Cockspur hawthorn, Crataegus crusgalli 
Downy hawthorn, Crataegus mollis

Hickory
Bitternut hickory, Carya cordiformis
Pignut hickory, Carya glabra
Shagbark hickory, Carya ovata

Ironwood (Hop-hornbeam), Ostrya virginiana

Maple
Black maple, Acer nigrum
Red maple, Acer rubrum
Silver maple, Acer saccharinum
Sugar maple, Acer saccharum

Musclewood (Blue beech), Carpinus caroliniana

Oak
Black oak, Quercus velutina 
Bur oak, Quercus macrocarpa
Chinkapin oak, Quercus muehlenbergii
Dwarf chinkapin oak, Quercus prinoides 
Red oak, Quercus rubra
Shingle oak, Quercus imbricaria
Swamp white oak, Quercus bicolor
White oak, Quercus alba

Pawpaw, Asimina triloba

Plum, American, Prunus americana

Redbud, Cercis canadensis

Sassafras, Sassafras albidum

Sycamore, Platanus occidentalis

Tuliptree, Liriodendron tulipifera

Walnut, Black, Juglans nigra

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