Trees
“He who plants a tree plants hope.” —Lucy Larcom

Index to Eastern/Central Trees

Abies
balsamea
fraseri

Acer
negundo
nigrum
pensylvanicum
platanoides
rubrum
saccharinum
saccharum

Aesculus
glabra
hippocastanum
octandra

Ailanthus altissima

Albizia julibrissin

Alder, European

Alnus glutinosa

Amelanchier
arborea

Apple

Apricot

Arborvitae, eastern

Ash,
Blue Ash
Green
White

Asimina triloba

Aspen,
Bigtooth
Quaking

Baldcypress

Basswood,
American

Beech, American

Betula
nigra

papyrifera

Birch,
Paper
River

Blackgum

Boxelder

Buckeye,
Ohio
Yellow

Butternut

Carpinus
caroliniana

Carya
cordiformis

glabra
illinoensis
laciniosa
ovata
tomentosa

Castanea
dentata

mollissima

Catalpa, Northern

Catalpa speciosa

Celtis occidentalis

Cercis canadensis

Chamaecyparis
thyoides

Cherry,
Black
Sour

Chestnut,
American
Chinese

Chokecherry

Cladrastis kentuckea

Cladrastis lutea

Coffeetree,
Kentucky

Cornus florida

Cottonwood,
Eastern
Plains

Crabapple,
Prairie

Crataegus
crusgalli

mollis
phaenopyrum

Diospyros
virginiana

Dogwood, Flowering

Douglasfir

Elaeagnus
angustifolia

Elm,
American
Chinese
Cork
Rock
Siberian
Slippery

Fagus grandifolia

Fir,
Balsam
Fraser

Fraxinus
americana

pennsylvanica
quadrangulata

Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba

Gleditsia
triacanthos

Goldenraintree

Gymnocladus
dioicus

Hackberry

Hawthorn,
Cockspur
Downy
Washington

Hemlock, Eastern

Hickory,
Bitternut
Mockernut
Pignut
Shagbark
Shellbark

Holly, American

Honeylocust

Hophornbeam,
Eastern

Hornbeam,
American

Horsechestnut

Ilex opaca

Juglans
cinerea

nigra

Juneberry

Juniperus
Virginiana

Koelreuteria
paniculata

Larch,
Eastern
European

Larix
decidua
laricina

Linden,
American
Littleleaf

Liquidambar
styraciflua

Liriodendron
tulipifera

Locust, Black

Maclura pomifera

Magnolia
acuminata

Cucumbertree
grandiflora
Saucer
Southern
x soulangiana
tripetala
Umbrella

Malus
ioensis

pumila

Maple,
Ashleaf
Black
Norway
Red
Silver
Striped
Sugar

Mimosa

Morus
alba

rubra

Mountainash,
American
European

Mulberry,
Red
White

Nyssa sylvatica

Oak,
Black
Bur
Chestnut
Chinkapin
English
Live
Northern Red
Overcup
Pin
Post
Scarlet
Shingle
Southern Red
Swamp White
Water
White
Willow

Osage-Orange

Ostrya virginiana

Oxydendrum
arboreum

Pagodatree,
Japanese

Pawpaw

Pecan

Peach

Pear

Persimmon

Picea
abies

glauca
mariana
pungens
rubens

Pine,
Austrian
Eastern White
Jack
Loblolly
Longleaf
Pitch
Ponderosa
Red
Scotch
Scots
Scrub
Shortleaf
Slash

Pinus
banksiana

echinata
elliottii
nigra
palustris
ponderosa
resinosa
rigida
strobus
sylvestris
taeda

Planetree, London

Platanus
occidentalis

x acerifolia

Plum, American

Poplar
Lombardy Black
White

Populus
alba
deltoides
deltoides var. occidentalis
grandidentata
nigra var. italica
tremuloides

Prunus
americana
armeniaca
cerasus
persica
serotina
virginiana

Pseudotsuga
menziesii

Pyrus

Quercus
alba
bicolor
coccinea
falcata
imbricaria
lyrata
macrocarpa
muehlenbergii
nigra
palustris
phellos
prinus
robur
rubra
stellata
velutina
virginiana

Redbud. Eastern

Redcedar, Eastern

Robinia
pseudoacacia

Russian-Olive

Salix
babylonica

nigra

Sassafras
Sassafras albidum

Serviceberry,
Downy

Shadbush

Silk-tree

Sophora japonica

Sorbus
americana

aucuparia

Sourwood

Spruce,
Black
Colorado Blue
Norway
Red
White

Styphnolobium japonicum

Sweetgum

Sycamore,
American
Tamarack

Taxodium
distichum

Thuja occidentalis

Tilia
americana

cordata

Tree-of-Heaven

Tsuga canadensis

Tulip poplar

Tuliptree

Tupelo, Black

Ulmus
americana

parvifolia
pumila
rubra
thomasii

Walnut,
Black

Whitecedar,
Atlantic
Northern
Southern

Willow,
Black
Weeping

Yellowwood

Yellow poplar

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