Native Tree Species - Carolinian Region
Pinophyta (Conifers, Evergreens, Needle-Leaved, Softwoods, Gymnosperms)
| Latin Name | Common Name | Alternate Names | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abies balsamea | Balsam Fir | ||
| Juniperus virginiana | Eastern Red Cedar | Red Cedar, Eastern Juniper, Red Juniper | |
| Larix larcinia | Eastern Larch | Tamarack, American Larch, Hackmatack, Juniper | |
| Picea glauca | White Spruce | Canadian Spruce, Cat Spruce, Pasture Spruce, Skunk Spruce | |
| Pinus resinosa | Red Pine | Canadian Red Pine, Norway Pine | |
| Pinus strobus | White Pine | Eastern White Pine, Northern White Pine, Weymouth Pine | |
| Thuja occidentalis | Eastern White Cedar | White Cedar | |
| Tsuga canadensis | Eastern Hemlock | Canadian Hemlock |
Magnoliophyta (Broadleaf, Deciduous, Hardwoods, Agiosperms)
| Latin Name | Common Name | Alternate Names |
|---|---|---|
| Acer negundo | Manitoba Maple | Box-elder, Ashleaf Maple |
| Acer nigrum | Black Maple | Black Sugar Maple |
| Acer pensylvanicum | Striped Maple | Moosewood, Moose Maple |
| Acer rubrum | Red Maple | Swamp Maple, Soft Maple |
| Acer Saccharinum | Silver Maple | White Maple, River Maple |
| Acer saccharum | Sugar Maple | Hard Maple, Rock Maple |
| Acer spicatum | Mountain Maple | |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa | Speckled Alder | Tag Alder, Gray Alder, Hoary Alder |
| Amelanchier laevis | Serviceberry Tree | Allegheny Serviceberry, Juneberry, Indian Pear |
| Asimina triloba | *Pawpaw | Pawpaw Custard Apple, False Banana |
| Betula alleghaniensis | Yellow Birch | Swamp Birch |
| Betula lenta | *Cherry Birch | Sweet Birch, Black Birch |
| Betula papyrifera | Paper Birch | Canoe Birch, White Birch, |
| Carpinus caroliniana | Blue-Beech | American Hornbeam, Ironwood, Musclewood |
| Carya cordiformis | Bitternut Hickory | Swamp Hickory |
| Carya glabr | *Pignut Hickory | Red Hickory |
| Carya laciniosa | *Big Shellbark Hickory | Shellbark Hickory, Shagbark Hickory |
| Carya ovata | Shagbark Hickory | Upland Hickory, Scalybark Hickory |
| Carya tomentosa | Mockernut Hickory | |
| Castanea dentata | American Chestnut | Sweet Chestnut |
| Celtis occidentalis | *Hackberry | Common Hackberry, Northern Hackberry |
| Cercis canadensis | Redbud Tree | Eastern Redbud, Judas Tree |
| Cornus alternifolia | Pagoda Dogwood | Alternate Leaf Dogwood |
| Cornus florida | Flowering Dogwood | Eastern Flowering Dogwood |
| Cornus racemosa | Gray Dogwood Tree | |
| Fagus grandifolia | American Beech | |
| Fraxinus americana | White Ash | Canadian Ash, American Ash |
| Fraxinus nigra | Black Ash | Swamp Ash, Hoop Ash, Water Ash |
| Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Red Ash | Green Ash |
| Fraxinus quadrangulata | *Blue Ash | |
| Gleditsia triacoanthos | Honey Locust | Sweet Locust, Thorny Locust |
| Gymnocladus dioica | *Kentucky Coffee Tree | Coffee Tree |
| Hamamelis virginiana | Witch-Hazel | |
| Juglans cinerea | Butternut | White Walnut |
| Juglans nigra | Black Walnut | American Walnut, Eastern Black Walnut |
| Liriodendron tulipifera | Tulip Tree | Yellow-poplar, Tulip-poplar |
| Magnolia acuminata | *Cucumber Tree | Cucumber Magnolia |
| Malus coronaria | Wild Crab Apple | Sweet Crab Apple |
| Morus rubra | *Red Mulberry | |
| Nyssa sylvatica | Black Gum | Black Tupelo, Sourgum, Pepperidge |
| Ostrya virginiana | Ironwood | Hop-hornbeam |
| Platanus occidentalis | Sycamore | American Sycamore, Plane-tree, Buttonball |
| Populus balsamifera | Balsam Poplar | Eastern Balsam Poplar, tacamahac |
| Populus deltoides | Eastern Cottonwood | Plains Cottonwood |
| Populus grandidentata | Large-toothed Aspen | Big-toothed Aspen, Canadian Aspen |
| Populus tremuloides | Trembling Aspen | Quaking Aspen, Aspen Poplar |
| Prunus americana | American Plum | Wild Plum |
| Prunus nigra | Canada Plum | Red Plum, Wild Plum, Horse Plum |
| Prunus pensylvanica | Pin Cherry | Wild Red Cherry, Fire Cherry |
| Prunus serotina | Black Cherry | |
| Prunus virginiana | Chokecherry | Eastern Choke Cherry, Common Cokecherry, Wild Cherry |
| Ptelea trifoliata | *Hoptree | Common Hoptree, Wafer-ash, Stinking-ash |
| Quercus alba | White Oak | Stave Oak |
| Quercus bicolor | Swamp White oak | Swamp Oak |
| Quercus ellipsoidalis | *Northern Pin Oak | Hills Oak, Hill Oak |
| Quercus macrocarpa | Burr Oak | Bur Oak, Blue Oak |
| Quercus muehlenbergii | Chinquapin Oak | Chinkapin Oak, Yellow Chestnut Oak |
| Quercus palustris | *Pin Oak | Swamp Oak |
| Quercus prinoides | Dwarf Chinquapin Oak | Dwarf Chestnut Oak |
| Quercus rubra | Red Oak | Northern Red Oak |
| Quercus shumardii | *Shumard Oak | Swamp Red Oak |
| Quercus velutina | Black Oak | |
| Rhus typhina | Staghorn Sumac | Sumac, Velvet Sumac |
| Rhus vernis (syn. Toxicodendron vernix) | Poison Sumac | Swamp Sumac, Poison Dogwood, Poison Elderberry |
| Salix amygdaloides | Peachleaf Willow | |
| Salix bebbiana | Bebb Willow | Bebbs Willow,Beakec Willow |
| Salix discolor | Pussy Willow | |
| Salix exigua (syn. Salix interior) | Sandbar Willow | Coyote Willow |
| Salix lucida | Shining Willow | |
| Salix nigra | Black Willow | Swamp Willow |
| Sassafras albidum | Sassafras | |
| Sorbus americana | American Mountain Ash | Rowan Tree, Dogberries, Whitebeams |
| Tilia americana | Basswood | American Linden |
| Ulmus americana | White Elm | American Elm |
| Ulmus rubra | Red Elm | Slippery Elm |
| Ulmus thomasii | Rock Elm | Cork Elm |
| Viburnum lentago | Nannyberry | Sweet Viburnum, Sheepberry |
*Rare or Endangered Trees
Sources:
Connon Nurseries. 1999 Order Catalogue. 1999.
Coombes, Allen J. Trees. Toronto: Stoddart Publishing Co. Limited, 1992.
Farrar, John Laird. Trees in Canada. Markham: Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited, 1995.
Lauriault, Jean. Identification Guide to the Trees of Canada. Richmond Hill: Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited, 1992.
Guy Sternberg & Jim Wilson, Landscaping with Native Trees. Shelburne, Vermont: Chapters Publishing Ltd., 1995.
