Dendrology ID & Latin

River birch

Betulaceae Betula nigra

Sugar maple

Sapindaceae Acer saccharum

Sweetbay magnolia

Magnoliaceae Magnolia virginiana

Southern Magnolia

Magnoliaceae Magnolia grandifola

Ginkgo

Ginkoaceae Ginkgo biloba

White Ash

Oleaceae Fraxinus amerciana

Green Ash

Oleaceae Fraxinus pensylvanica

Staghorn Sumac

Anacardiaceae Rhus typhina

Water Oak

Fagaceae Quercus negra

Black Oak

Fagaceae Quercus veluntina

Southern Red Oak

Fagaceae Quercus falcatta

Eastern Redbud

Fabaceae Ceris canadensis

Willow Oak

Fagaceae Querques phellos

Shumard Oak

Fagaceae Quercus shurmardii

River birch

smooth, 5 lobes

Sugar maple

Sweetbay magnolia

Southern Magnolia

Ginkgo

5 to 9 leaflets, leaflets have petiole, smile-shaped leaf scar extending up sides of new bud

White Ash

7 to 9 leaflets, leaflets have petiole, leaf scar ends at base of new bud

Green Ash

Staghorn Sumac

Water Oak

Pointed lobes, deep sinues, young leaves hairy underneath, dark green and shiny, leathery

Black Oak

Pointed lobes, sinues extend halfway to mid-vein, leaves hairless, dull green

Southern Red Oak

Eastern Redbud

Willow Oak

Shumard Oak

American Sycamore

Platanaceae Platanus occidentalis

Pecan Tree

Juglandaceae Carya illinoinensis

Post Oak

Fagaceae Quercus stellata

Red Maple

Sapindaceae Acer rubrum

Eastern Hemlock

Pinaceae Tsuga canadensis

Tulip Poplar

Magnoliaceae Liriodendron tulipifera

Carolina Silverbell

Styracaceae Halesia tetraptera

American Hornbeam

Betulaceae Carpinus caroliniana

Overcup Oak

Fagaceae Quercus lyrata

Callery Pear

Rosaceae Pyrus calleryana

Yellow Buckeye

Sapindaceae Aesculus flava

White Oak

Fagaceae Quercus alba

Swamp White Oak

Fagaceae Quercus bicolor

Bald Cypress

Cupressaceae Taxodium distichum

Witch hazel

Hamamelidaceae Hamamelis virginiana

American Sycamore (Platanaceae Platanus occidentalis)

Pecan Tree (Juglandaceae Carya illinoinensis)

Post Oak (Fagaceae Quercus stellata)

Leaf margins double-toothed, 3 to 5 lobes

Red Maple (Sapindaceae Acer rubrum)

Needles 1/2 inch long with short petiole, tiny pine cone

Eastern Hemlock (Pinaceae Tsuga canadensis)

Tulip Poplar (Magnoliaceae Liriodendron tulipifera)

Carolina Silverbell (Styracaceae Halesia tetraptera)

American Hornbeam (Betulaceae Carpinus caroliniana)

Overcup Oak (Fagaceae Quercus lyrate)

Callery Pear (Rosaceae Pyrus calleryana)

Yellow Buckeye (Sapindaceae Aesculus flava)

Rounded lobes, 5 to 9 deep even lobes and sinuses, leaves hairless

True White Oak (Fagaceae Quercus alba)

Rounded lobes, leaf narrow at base and broad near middle, hairy underside of leaves

Swamp White Oak (Fagaceae Quercus bicolor)

Bald Cypress (Cupressaceae Taxodium distichum)

Witch hazel (Hamamelidaceae Hamamelis virginiana)

Southern Cutalpa

Bignoniaceae Catalpa bignonioides

Boxelder

Sapindaceae Acer negundo

Honey Locust

Fabaceae Gleditsia triacanthos

Privet

Oleaceae Ligustrum spp.

Shrub Honeysuckle

Caprifoliaceae Lonicera spp.

Black Willow

Salicaceae Salic nigra

Sweetgum

Altingiaceae Liquidambar styraciflua

Black Locust

Fabaceae Robinia pseudoacacia

Smooth Sumac

Anacardiaceae Rhus glabra

Silver Maple

Sapindaceae Acer saccharinum

Black Cherry

Rosaceae Prunus serotina

Winged Sumac

Anacardiaceae Rhus copallinum

Red Mulberry

Moraceae Morus rubra

Southern catalpa (Bignoniacaeae Catalpa bignonioides)

Boxelder (Sapindaceae Acer negundo)

usually spiral pods

Honeylocust (Fabaceae Gleditsia triacanthos)

Leaf margins single-toothed, 3 to 5 lobes, lobes separated by deep, angular openings

Silver maple (Sapindaceae Acer saccharinum)

Privet (Oleaceae Ligustrum spp.)

Bush honeysuckle (Caprifoliaceae Lonicera spp.)

Silktree (mimosa) (Fabaceae Albizia julibrissin)

American sweetgum (Altingiaceae Liquidambar styraciflua)

Compound leaves, 7 or more, rounded

Black locust (Fabaceae Robinia pseudoacacia)

Coarsely toothed 3x as long as wide

Black willow (Salicaceae Salix nigra)

no hairs on branch, much smaller

Smooth sumac (Anacardiaceae Rhus glabra)

Leaf veins thin & often branch, fine blunt teeth 2-6 inches long, dark bark

Black cherry (Rosaceae Prunus serotina)

Winged sumac (Anacardiaceae Rhus copallinum)

Red mulberry (Moraceae Morus rubra)

Ailanthus or tree-of-heaven (Simaroubaceae Ailanthus altissima)

Flowering dogwood (Cornaceae Swida florida)

Red hickory (Juglandaceae Carya ovalis)

Mockernut hickory (Juglandaceae Carya tomentosa)

Bitternut hickory (Juglandaceae Carya cordiformis)

Black walnut (Juglandaceae Juglans nigra)

Black gum or tupelo (Nyssaceae Nyssa sylvatica)

Shagbark hickory (Juglandaceae Carya ovata)

American holly (Aquifoliaceae Ilex opaca)

Devil’s walking stick (Araliaceae Aralia spinosa)

American persimmon

(Ebenaceae Diospyros virginiana)

Princesstree

(Pawlowniacaeae Paulownia tomentosa)

Chinese chestnut

(Fagaceae Castanea mollissima)

Carolina buckthorn

(Rhamnaceae Frangula caroliniana)

Northern red oak

(Fagaceae Quercus rubra)