Dendrology Scientific Names

green ash

Oleaceae Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Norway spruce

Pinaceae Picea abies

American sycamore

Platanaceae Platanus occidentalis

white fir

Pinaceae Abies concolor

eastern white pine

Pinaceae Pinus strobus

flowering dogwood

Cornaceae Cornus florida

black oak

Fagaceae Quercus velutina

white oak

Fagaceae Quercus alba

poison ivy

Anacardiaceae Toxicodendron radicans

black cherry

Rosaceae Prunus serotina

sugar maple

Aceraceae Acer saccharum

yellow-poplar

Magnoliaceae Liriodendron tulipifera

red maple

Aceraceae Acer rubrum

boxelder

Aceraceae Acer negundo

Norway maple

Aceraceae Acer platanoides

silver maple

Aceraceae Acer saccharinum

pawpaw

Annonaceae Asimina triloba

blackgum

Cornaceae Nyssa sylvatica

American beech

Fagaceae Fagus grandifolia

European beech

Fagaceae Fagus sylvatica

sweetgum

Hamamelidaceae Liquidambar styraciflua

sassafras

Lauraceae Sassafras albidum

sweet cherry

Rosaceae Prunus avium

bigtooth aspen

Salicaceae Populus grandidentata

weeping willow

Salicaceae Salix babylonica

black willow

Salicaceae Salix nigra

Chinese chestnut

Fagaceae Castanea mollissima

southern red oak

Fagaceae Quercus falcata

honeylocust

Fabaceae Gleditsia triacanthos

sweet birch

Betulaceae Betula lenta

willow oak

Fagaceae Quercus phellos

Alleghany chinkapin

Fagaceae Castanea pumila

Kentucky coffeetree

Fabaceae Gymnocladus dioicus

eastern redbud

Fabaceae Cercis canadensis

bur oak

Fagaceae Quercus macrocarpa

pin oak

Fagaceae Quercus palustris

shingle oak

Fagaceae Quercus imbricaria

river birch

Betulaceae Betula nigra

American chestnut

Fagaceae Castanea dentata

blackhaw

Caprifoliaceae Viburnum prunifolium

black locust

Fabaceae Robinia pseudoacacia

chinkapin oak

Fagaceae Quercus meuhlenbergii

northern red oak

Fagaceae Quercus rubra

black walnut

Juglandaceae Juglans nigra

spicebush

Lauraceae Lindera benzoin

cucumbertree

Magnoliaceae Magnolia acuminata

white ash

Oleaceae Fraxinus americana

Virginia pine

Pinaceae Pinus virginiana

Callery pear

Rosaceae Pyrus calleryana

hophornbeam

Betulaceae Ostrya virginiana

paper birch

Betulaceae Betula papyrifera

gray birch

Betulaceae Betula populifolia

hornbeam

Betulaceae Carpinus caroliniana

northern catalpa

Bignoniaceae Catalpa speciosa

eastern redcedar

Cupressaceae Juniperus virginiana

common persimmon

Ebenaceae Diospyros virginiana

bitternut hickory

Juglandaceae Carya cordiformis

pignut hickory

Juglandaceae Carya glabra

shagbark hickory

Juglandaceae Carya ovata

mockernut hickory

Juglandaceae Carya tomentosa

European larch

Pinaceae Larix decidua

hawthorn

Rosaceae Crataegus spp.

American basswood

Tiliaceae Tilia americana

littleleaf linden

Tiliaceae Tilia cordata

kousa dogwood

Cornaceae Cornus kousa

great rhododendron

Ericaceae Rhododendron maximum

ginkgo

Ginkgoaceae Ginkgo biloba

southern magnolia

Magnoliaceae Magnolia grandiflora

blue spruce

Pinaceae Picea pungens

Austrian pine

Pinaceae Pinus nigra

longleaf pine

Pinaceae Pinus palustris

hackberry

Ulmaceae Celtis occidentalis

American elm

Ulmaceae Ulmus americana

Chinese elm

Ulmaceae Ulmus parvifolia

slippery elm

Ulmaceae Ulmus rubra

Japanese zelkova

Ulmaceae Zelkova serrata

white spruce

Pinaceae Picea glauca