Identification of Forest Trees Gymnosperms Cupressaceae (Cypress/Cedar Family) Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Baldcypress Taxodium distichum var. distichum
Eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana
loblolly pine Pinus taeda
longleaf pine Pinus palustris
shortleaf pine Pinus echinata
slash pine Pinus elliottii
Virginia pine Pinus virginiana
Identification of Forest Trees Angiosperms Aceraceae (Maple Family) Aquifoliaceae (Holly Family) Betulaceae (Birch Family) Bignoniaceae (Trumpet Creeper Family)
boxelder Acer negundo
red maple Acer rubrum
silver maple Acer saccharinum
American holly Ilex opaca
river birch Betula nigra
southern catalpa Catalpa bignonioides
Identification of Forest Trees Caesalpiniaceae (Legume Family) Cornaceae (Dogwood Family) Ebenaceae (Ebony Family) Ericaceae (Heath Family) Fabaceae (Legume Family)
eastern redbud Cercis canadensis
honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos
blackgum Nyssa sylvatica
flowering dogwood Cornus florida
common persimmon Diospyros virginiana
sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum
black locust Robinia pseudoacacia
Identification of Forest Trees Fagaceae (Beech/Oak Family)
American beech Fagus grandifolia
black oak Quercus velutina
blackjack oak Quercus marilandica
cherrybark oak Quercus pagoda
chestnut oak Quercus prinus
live oak Quercus virginiana
northern red oak Quercus rubra
overcup oak Quercus lyrata
post oak Quercus stellata
scarlet oak Quercus coccinea
southern red oak Quercus falcata
water oak Quercus nigra
white oak Quercus alba
willow oak Quercus phellos
Identification of Forest Trees Hamamelidaceae (Witch-Hazel Family) Hippocastanaceae (Buckeye Family) Juglandaceae (Hickory/Walnut Family) Lauraceae (Laurel Family) Magnoliaceae (Magnolia Family)
sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua
buckeye Aesculus spp.
hickory Carya spp.
sassafras Sassafras albidum
southern magnolia Magnolia grandiflora
yellow-poplar Liriodendron tulipifera
Identification of Forest Trees Moraceae (Mulberry Family) Oleaceae (Olive Family) Platanaceae (Sycamore Family) Rosaceae (Rose Family) Salicaceae (Poplar/Willow Family) Tiliaceae (Linden Family)
osage-orange Maclura pomifera
red mulberry Morus rubra
ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica
sycamore Platanus occidentalis
black cherry Prunus serotina
black willow Salix nigra
eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides
basswood Tilia americana
Identification of Forest Trees Ulmaceae (Elm Family)
American elm Ulmus americana
hackberry Celtis tenuifolia
slippery elm Ulmus rubra
winged elm Ulmus alata
Pecan Carya illinoinensis
bay
Black Walnut - Juglans nigra