HO 250, WOODY PLANTS: TREE LIST, Fall 2006                              

                                                                                                                       

Angiosperms (flowering plants)                                                                    

                                                                                                                       

Catkin Bearing                                                                                             

                                                                                                                                   

Salicaceae (willow family):                                                                            

Salix (willow):                                                                        

Salix alba                                             white willow

'Tristis'                         weeping golden willow

'Chermesina'                redstem willow

var. sericea                  Siberian white willow

Salix amygdaloides                             peachleaf willow

Salix pentandra                                   laurel willow

Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa'                 corkscrew Hankow willow

                        Salix 'Prairie Cascade'                         Prairie Cascade willlow

 

Populus (poplar):

Populus alba                                        white poplar

'Pyramidalis'                bolleana poplar

Populus balsamifera                            balsam poplar

Populus deltoides                                eastern cottonwood

Populus grandidentata                                    bigtooth aspen

Populus tremula 'Erecta'                      columnar European aspen

Populus tremuloides                            quaking aspen

Populus tristis                                      brown-twig aspen

                        Populus X Tower                                Tower poplar  

 

Betulaceae (birch family):

Alnus (alder):

Alnus glutinosa                                   European alder

 

Ostrya (hophornbeam):

Ostrya virginiana                                 eastern hophornbeam

 

            Carpinus (hornbeam):

            Carpinus caroliniana                            American hornbeam (blue beech)

 

Betula (birch):

Betula alleghaniensis                           yellow birch

Betula lenta                                         black birch

Betula nigra                                         river birch

Betula papyrifera                                paper birch

Betula pendula                                    European white birch

Betula occidentalis                              water birch (mountain birch)

 

Fagaceae (beech family):

Fagus (beech):

Fagus grandifolia                                American beech

Fagus sylvatica                                    European beech

 

Quercus (oak):

            Quercus alba                                       white oak

Quercus bicolor                                   swamp white oak

Quercus coccinea                                scarlet oak

Quercus elipsoidalis                            northern pin oak

Quercus macrocarpa                            bur oak

Quercus mongolica                             Mongolian oak

Quercus palustris                                 pin oak

Quercus rubra                                      northern red oak

Qurercus imbricaria                             shingle oak

Quercus virginiana                              live oak

 

Juglandaceae (walnut family):

Juglans (walnut):

Juglans cinerea                                    butternut

Juglans nigra                                       black walnut

 

Carya (hickory):

Carya ovata                                         shagbark hickory

Carya Illinoensis                                 pecan

 

Non-Catkin Bearing - Apetalous

 

Ulmaceae (elm family):

Celtis (hackberry):

Celtis occidentalis                               hackberry

 

Ulmus (elm):

Ulmus americana                                 American elm

Ulmus pumila                                      Siberian elm

Ulmus rubra                                        slippery elm                                                                             Ulmus thomasii                                   Rock elm

Ulmus davidiana var. japonica            ‘Discovery’ elm

Ulmus parvifolia                                 Chinese elm

 

Moraceae (mulberry family):

Morus (mulberry):

Morus alba var. tatarica                       Russian mulberry

Morus rubra                                         red mulberry

 

 

Maclura (oasage-orange):

Maclura pomifera                                osage-orange

 

 

Non-Catkin Bearing - Sympetalous

 

Oleaceae (olive family):

Fraxinus (ash):

Fraxinus americana                             white ash

Fraxinus excelsior                               European ash

Fraxinus nigra                                     black ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica                       green ash

Fraxinus quadrangulata                       blue ash

            Fraxinus mandshurica                         Manchurian ash

 

Syringa (lilac):

Syringa reticulata                                Japanese tree lilac

 

Bignoniaceae (trumpet creeper family):

Catalpa (catalpa):

Catalpa speciosa                                  northern catalpa

                        Catalpa ovata                                      Chinese catalpa

 

Non-Catkin Bearing - Polypetalous

 

Aceraceae (maple family):

Acer    (maple):

Acer tataricum                                                Tatarian maple

Acer ginnala                                        Amur maple

Acer negundo                                     boxelder

Acer platanoides                                 Norway maple

'Crimson King'            Crimson King Norway maple

'Schwedleri'                 Schwedler Norway maple

'Harlequin'                   Harlequin Norway maple

Acer rubrum                                        red maple

Acer saccharinum                                silver maple

Acer saccharum                                   sugar maple

Acer triflorum                                     three-flower maple

Acer x freemanii 'Jeffersred'               Autumn Blaze maple

 

Cornaceae (dogwood family):

            Cornus (dogwood):

                        Cornus alternifolia                              pagoda dogwood

 

Elaeagnaceae (oleaster family):

            Elaeagnus (oleaster):

Elaeagnus angustifolia                        Russian olive

 

Fabaceae (pea family):

            Cercis (redbud):

Cercis canadensis                                eastern redbud

 

Gleditsia (honeylocust):

Gleditsia triacanthos                           honeylocust

var. inermis                  thornless honeylocust

 

Gymnocladus (coffee tree):

Gymnocladus dioicus                         Kentucky coffee tree

           

            Robinia (locust):

Robinia psuedoacacia                         black locust

 

            Maackia (maackia):

Maackia amurensis                              Amur maackia

 

Hippocastanaceae (buckeye family): 

Aesculus (buckeye):

Aesculus glabra                                   Ohio buckeye

                        'Homestead'                Homestead buckeye

Aesculus octandra                               yellow buckeye

Aesculus hippocastanum                     common horse-chestnut

 

Rosaceae (Rose):

            Crataegus (hawthorn):                                                           

Crataegus crusgalli                              cockspur hawthorn

                        var. inermis                  thornless cockspur hawthorn

 

Malus sp.                                                         Apple

 

Prunus (cherry):

Prunus maackii                                    Amur chokecherry

Prunus cerasus                                     sour cherry

Prunus avium                                      European sweet cherry

Prunus mandshurica                            Mandchurian apricot

Prunus persica                                     peach

Prunus padus var. commutata             Mayday tree

Prunus pensylvanica                            pin cherry

Prunus serotina                                    black cherry

Prunus virginiana                                chokecherry

 

            Pyrus (pear):

                        Pyrus ussuriensis                                 Ussurian pear

Sorbus (Mountain ash):

Sorbus alnifolia                                   Korean mountain-ash

Sorbus americana                                American mountain-ash

Sorbus aucuparia                                 European mountain-ash

 

Rutaceae (rue family):

            Phellodendron (corktree):

Phellodendron amurense                     Amur corktree

 

Tiliaceae (linden family):

Tilia (linden):

                        Tilia americana                                    American basswood

                        'Redmond'                   Redmond linden

Tilia cordata                                        little-leaf linden

Tilia mongolica                                    Mongolian linden

 

Platanaceae (sycamore or planetree family):

Platanus (sycamore):

Platanus occidentalis                           American sycamore

 

Magnoliaceae (magnolia family):

Magnolia grandiflora                                      southern magnolia

 

Liriodendron (yellow poplar):

Liriodendron tulipifera                       yellow poplar

 

Hamamelidaceae (witch-hazel):

Hamamelis (witch-hazel)

            Hamamelis virginiana                          common witch-hazel

 

Liquidambar (sweetgum):

Liquidambar styraciflua                      sweetgum

 

Simaroubaceae (quassia family):

            Ailanthus (ailanthus):

Ailanthus altissima                              tree of heaven

 

Aquifoliaceae (holly family):

            Ilex (holly):

Ilex opaca                                            American holly

 

Lauraceae (laurel family)

            Sassafras (sassafras)

                        Sassafras albidum                               common sassafras

 

 

 

Gymnosperms

 

Pinaceae (pine family):

Pinus (pine):

Pinus aristata                                       bristlecone pine

Pinus banksiana                                   jack pine

Pinus contorta                                     lodgepole pine

Pinus densiflora                                  Japanese red pine

Pinus flexilis                                        limber pine

Pinus mugo                                         mugo pine

Pinus nigra                                          Austrian pine

Pinus ponderosa                                  ponderosa pine

Pinus resinosa                                      red pine

Pinus strobus                                       eastern white pine

Pinus sylvestris                                    Scotch pine

Pinus taeda                                          loblolly pine

 

Picea (spruce):

Picea abies                                           Norway spruce

Picea glauca                                        white spruce

var. densata                 Black Hills spruce

Picea mariana                                      black spruce

Picea omorika                                      Serbian spruce

Picea pungens                                     Colorado blue spruce

 

Larix (larch):

Larix decidua                                      European larch

Larix laricina                                       eastern larch

Larix siberica                                       Siberian larch

Larix kaempferi                                   Japanese larch

 

Tsuga (hemlock):

Tsuga canadensis                                eastern hemlock

 

Pseudotsuga (Douglas-fir):

Pseudotsuga menziesii                        Douglas-fir

 

Abies (fir):

Abies balsamea                                   balsam fir

Abies concolor                                    white fir

Abies fraseri                                        Fraser fir

 

Cupressaceae (cypress or cedar family):

Thuja (arborvitae):

Thuja occidentalis                               eastern arborvitae

(northern white cedar)

 

            Thuja plicata                                        western redcedar

                                                                        (giant arborvitae)

Juniperus (juniper):

Juniperus scopulorum                          Rocky Mountain juniper

Juniperus virginiana                            eastern redcedar

 

Taxodiaceae (redwood family):

Metasequoia (dawn redwood):

Metasequoia  glyptostroboides           dawn redwood

 

Sequoia (redwood):

Sequoia sempervirens                          redwood

 

Sequoiadendron (giant sequoia):

Sequoiadendron giganteum                giant sequoia (bigtree)

 

Taxodium (baldcypress):

Taxodium distichum                           baldcypress

 

Ginkgoaceae (ginkgo family)

            Ginkgo (ginkgo):

                        Ginkgo biloba                                     ginkgo