Native Trees

INVENTORY of TREES

Plant names are linked to the United States Department of Agriculture PLANTS database website

Softwoods

Common NameScientific Name
Northern White Cedar (Arborvitae)

Thuja occidentalis

Balsam Fir

Abies balsamea

Eastern HemlockPinaceae Tsuga canadensis
Eastern red cedar (Juniper)Juniperus virginiana L.
Tamarack (Larch)Larix laricina
Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

Red Pine

Pinus resinosa

Pitch PinePinus rigida
Jack Pine

Pinus banksiana

Black Spruce

Picea mariana

Red SprucePicea rubens
White Spruce

Picea glauca

Atlantic white-cedarChamaecyparis thyoides

 

Hardwoods

Common NameScientific Name
White AshFraxinus americana L
Black AshFraxinus nigra
Green Ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

American BasswoodTilia americana L.
American Beech

Fagus grandifolia

Yellow Birch

Betula alleghaniensis

Sweet or Black Birch

Betula lenta

Paper or White Birch

Betula papyrifera

Grey Birch

Betula populifolia

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Pin or Fire CherryPrunus pennsylvanica
Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

American ChestnutCastanea dentata
Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

Alternate Leaf DogwoodCornus alternifolia
American Elm

Ulmus americana

Slippery Elm

Ulmus rubra

Blackgum or Black TupeloNyssa sylvatica
Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Dotted Hawthorn

Crataegus punctata

Downy Hawthorn

Crataegus mollis

Scarlet Hawthorn

Crataegus pedicellata

Golden Fruited Hawthorn

Craetagus chrysocarpa

Brainerd's Hawthorne

Craetagus brainerdii

Fan-leaved HawthorneCraetagus flabellata
Bitternut HickoryCarya cordiformis
Red Hickory

Carya ovalis

Shagbark Hickory

Carya ovata

Pignut Hickory

Carya glabra

Eastern Hophornbeam

Ostrya virginiana

American hornbeam, Blue Beech, IronwoodCarpinus caroliniana
Boxelder

Acer negundo L.

Black Maple

Acer nigrum

Striped Maple, Moosewood MapleAcer pensylvanicum
Red Maple, White Maple, Swamp Maple, Soft MapleAcer rubrum
Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

Sugar Maple, Rock Maple, Hard Maple

Acer saccharum

Mountain Maple

Acer spicatum

American Mountain Ash

Sorbus americana

Showy Mountain Ash

Sorbus decora

Northern Red OakQuercus rubra
Scarlet OakQuercus coccinea
Pin Oak

Quercus palustris

Black Oak

Quercus velutina

White OakQuercus alba
Swamp White Oak

Quercus bicolor

Chestnut Oak

Quercus prinus

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

Poplar (Aspen)

Populus deltoides

Source:UNH Extension List of NH Trees

NOTE: This is a partial list, not all the listed trees may be found in Washington but are found in New Hampshire.