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Alphabetical List

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For information the common names are linked to Virginia Tech Forest Biology and Dendrology Education, Will Cook’s Tree Site, University of Connecticut, and Ohio DNR websites. The scientific names are linked to the United States Department of Agriculture, National Resources Conservation Service websites. If it is in the park click on the link to visit the Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum tree web pages.

Common Name	Scientific Name	Identified In the Park
American Basswood	Tilia americana
American Beech	Fagus grandifolia	Y
American Elm	Ulmus americana L.	Y
American Holly	Ilex opaca	Y
American Hornbeam	Carpinus caroliniana
Atlantic White Cedar	Chamaecyparis thyoides
Bald Cypress	Taxodium distichum	Y
Bitternut Hickory	Carya cordiformis
Black Ash	Fraxinus nigra
Black Cherry	Prunus serotina Ehrh.	Y
Black Gum	Nyssa sylvatica Marsh.
Black Locust	Robinia pseudoacacia L.	Y
Black Oak	Quercus velutina
Black Walnut	Juglans nigra L.	Y
Black Willow	Salix nigra
Blackjack Oak	Quercus marilandica
Boxelder	Acer negundo
Butternut	Juglans cinerea
Canadian Serviceberry/Shadblow Serviceberry	Amelanchier canadensis
Chestnut Oak	Quercus prinus
Chinkapin/Allegany Chinkapin	Castanea pumila
Chinkapin Oak	Quercus muehlenbergii Engelm.
Cockspur Hawthorn	Crataegus crus-galli
Devil's Walking stick	Aralia spinosa	Y
Downy Serviceberry	Amelanchier Arborea	Y
Eastern Hophornbeam	Ostrya virginiana
Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis
Eastern White Pine	Pinus strobus L.
Flowering Dogwood	Cornus Florida L.	Y
Ginkgo	Ginkgo biloba
Green Ash	Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Green Hawthorn	Crataegus viridis
Hackberry	Celtis occidentalis, L.	Y
Honey Locust	Gleditsia triacanthos
Live Oak	Quercus virginiana
Loblolly Pine	Pinus Taeda L.
Longleaf Pine	Pinus palustris
Mimosa, Silktree	Albizia julibrissin
Mockernut Hickory	Carya tomentosa
Mountain-laurel	Kalmia latifolia L.
Northern Red Oak	Quercus rubra L.
Osage Orange	Maclura pomifera
Overcup Oak	Quercus lyrata
Paw Paw	Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal	Y
Pecan	Carya illinoensis
Persimmon	Diospyros virginiana L.	Y
Pignut Hickory	Carya glabra
Pin Oak	Quercus palustris Muenchh.	Y
Pitch Pine	Pinus rigida
Pond Pine	Pinus serotina Michx.
Post Oak	Quercus stellata
Red Cedar	Juniperus virginiana	Y
Red Maple	Acer rubrum L.	Y
Red Mulberry	Morus rubra
Redbud	Cercis canadensis L.	Y
River Birch	Betula nigro
Sassafras	Sassafras albidum	Y
Scarlet Oak	Quercus coccinea
Shagbark Hickory	Carya ovata
Shortleaf Pine (Southern Yellow Pine)	Pinus echinata
Silver-Maple	Acer saccharinum L.	Y
Slippery Elm	Ulmus rubra
Smooth Sumac	Rhus glabra	Y
Sourwood	Oxydendrum arboretum
Southern Bayberry	Myrica cerifera L.	Y
Southern Crabapple	Pyrus (Malus) angustifolia
Southern Magnolia	Magnolia grandiflora L.	Y
Southern Red Oak	Quercus falcata Michx.
Sugarberry	Celtis laevigata
Swamp Chestnut Oak	Quercus michauxii
Swamp White Oak	Quercus bicolor Willd.	Y
Sweet Birch, Black Birch	Betula lenta L.
Sweet Crabapple	Pyrus (Malus) coronaria
Sweet Gum	Liquidambar styraciflua L.	Y
Sweetbay Magnolia	Magnolia virginiana
Sycamore	Platanus occidentalis L.