Dendro Lab Scientific Names

red alder

Alnus Rubra, Family: Betulaceae

yellow birch

Betula alleghaniensis, Family: Betulaceae

paper birch

Betula papyrifera, Family: Betulaceae

butternut hickory

Carya cordiformis, Family: Juglandaceae

gray birch

Betula populifolia, Family: Betulaceae

honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos, Family: Fabaceae

tamarack, eastern larch

Larix laricina, Family: Pinaceae

white spruce

Picea glauca, Family: Pinaceae

black spruce

Picea mariana, Family: Pinaceae

red spruce

Picea rubens, Family: Pinaceae

jack pine

Pinus banksiana, Family: Pinaceae

quaking aspen

Populus tremuloides, Family Salicaceae

balsam poplar

Populus balsamifera, Family: Salicaceae

Norway spruce

Picea abies, Family: Pinaceae

northern white-cedar

Thuja occidentalis, Family: Cupressaceae

eastern hemlock

Tsuga canadensis, Family: Pinaceae

eastern white pine

Pinus strobus, Family: Pinaceae

red pine

Pinus resinosa, Family: Pinaceae

Scotch pine

Pinus sylvestris, Family: Pinaceae

sugar maple

Acer saccharum, Family: Sapindaceae

red maple

Acer rubrum, Family: Sapindaceae

American beech

Fagus grandifolia, Family: Fagaceae

white ash

Fraxinus americana, Family: Oleaceae

eastern hophornbeam

Ostrya virginiana, Family: Betulaceae

black cherry

Prunus serotina, Family: Rosaceae

black willow

Salix nigra, Family: Salicaceae

American elm

Ulmus americana, Family: Ulmaceae