Latin Names of the Week

Pinus resinosa

red pine

Pinus strobus

eastern white pine

Thuja occidentalis

northern whitecedar

Acer saccharum

sugar maple

Liriodendron tulipifera

tulip-poplar

Aesculus hippocastanum

horsechesnut

Acer pensylvanicum

striped maple

Juglans nigra

black walnut

Juglans cinerea

butternut

Castanea dentata

American chestnut

Betula alleghaniensis

yellow birch

Betula papyrifera

paper birch

Tsuga canadensis

hemlock

Fagus grandifolia

American beech

Acer rubrum

red maple

Abies balsamea

balsam fir

Acer negundo

boxelder

Carya cordiformis

butternut hickory

Populus deltoides

eastern cottonwood

Acer saccharinum

silver maple

Celtis occidentalis

eastern hackberry

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

green ash

Sambucus spp.

elderberry

Salix nigra

black willow

Vitis spp.

wild grape

Tilia americana

American basswood

Carpinus caroliniana

musclewood

Ostrya virginiana

ironwood

Quercus velutina

black oak

Quercus alba

white oak

Fraxinus americana

white ash

Quercus rubra

northern red oak

Alnus incana

speckled alder