Tree and Shrub Identification
- Overview
- Tree Keys
- Tree Index by Common Name
- Tree Index by Scientific Name
- Glossary of Botanical Terms
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Tree Index by Scientific Name
Both Coniferous and Deciduous are listed below.Coniferous Trees
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Abies balsamea | balsam fir |
| Juniperus virginiana | red cedar or juniper |
| Larix laricina | tamarack or larch |
| Picea glauca | white spruce |
| Picea mariana | black spruce |
| Pinus banksiana | jack pine |
| Pinus resinosa | red pine |
| Pinus strobus | white pine |
| Thuja occidentalis | northern white cedar or arborvitae |
| Tsuga canadensis | hemlock |
Deciduous Trees
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Acer negundo | box elder |
| Acer rubrum | red maple |
| Acer saccharinum | silver maple |
| Acer saccharum | sugar maple |
| Amelanchier canadensis | juneberry or serviceberry |
| Betula lutea | yellow birch |
| Betula nigra | river or red birch |
| Betula papyrifera | paper birch |
| Carpinus caroliniana | bluebeech, musclewood or American hornbeam |
| Carya cordiformis | bitternut hickory |
| Carya ovata | shagbark hickory |
| Celtis occidentalis | hackberry |
| Crataegus sp. | hawthorns |
| Fagus grandifolia | beech |
| Fraxinus americana | white ash |
| Fraxinus nigra | black ash |
| Fraxinus pennsylvanica var. lanceolata | green ash |
| Fraxinus quadrangulata | blue ash |
| Gleditsia triancanthos | honey locust |
| Gymnocladus dioica | Kentucky coffee tree |
| Juglans cinerea | butternut |
| Juglans nigra | black walnut |
| Morus rubra | red mulberry |
| Ostrya virginiana | ironwood or hop hornbeam |
| Populus balsamifera | balm of Gilead or balsam poplar |
| Populus deltoides | eastern cottonwood |
| Populus grandidentata | large-tooth aspen or popple |
| Populus tremuloides | quaking aspen or popple |
| Prunus americana | wild plum |
| Prunus pennsylvanica | pin cherry |
| Prunus serotina | black cherry |
| Prunus virginiana | choke cherry |
| Quercus alba | white oak |
| Quercus bicolor | swamp white oak |
| Quercus ellipsoidalis | northern pin, hills or jack oak |
| Quercus macrocarpa | bur oak |
| Quercus muehlenbergii | chinkapin oak |
| Quercus rubra | red oak |
| Quercus velutina | black oak |
| Robinia pseudoacacia | black locust |
| Salix sp. | willows |
| Sorbus americana | mountain ash |
| Tilia americana | basswood or linden |
| Toxicodendron vernix | poison sumac |
| Ulmus americana | American elm |
| Ulmus rubra | slippery elm |
| Ulmus thomasii | rock elm |
Last Revised: Monday July 30 2007
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