Native Trees
INVENTORY of TREES
Plant names are linked to the United States Department of Agriculture PLANTS database website
Softwoods
Common Name | Scientific Name |
Northern White Cedar (Arborvitae) | Thuja occidentalis |
Balsam Fir | Abies balsamea |
Eastern Hemlock | Pinaceae Tsuga canadensis |
Eastern red cedar (Juniper) | Juniperus virginiana L. |
Tamarack (Larch) | Larix laricina |
Eastern White Pine | Pinus strobus |
Red Pine | Pinus resinosa |
Pitch Pine | Pinus rigida |
Jack Pine | Pinus banksiana |
Black Spruce | Picea mariana |
Red Spruce | Picea rubens |
White Spruce | Picea glauca |
Atlantic white-cedar | Chamaecyparis thyoides |
Hardwoods
Common Name | Scientific Name |
White Ash | Fraxinus americana L |
Black Ash | Fraxinus nigra |
Green Ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica |
American Basswood | Tilia 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 Cherry | Prunus pennsylvanica |
Chokecherry | Prunus virginiana |
American Chestnut | Castanea dentata |
Flowering Dogwood | Cornus florida |
Alternate Leaf Dogwood | Cornus alternifolia |
American Elm | Ulmus americana |
Slippery Elm | Ulmus rubra |
Blackgum or Black Tupelo | Nyssa 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 Hawthorne | Craetagus flabellata |
Bitternut Hickory | Carya cordiformis |
Red Hickory | Carya ovalis |
Shagbark Hickory | Carya ovata |
Pignut Hickory | Carya glabra |
Eastern Hophornbeam | Ostrya virginiana |
American hornbeam, Blue Beech, Ironwood | Carpinus caroliniana |
Boxelder | Acer negundo L. |
Black Maple | Acer nigrum |
Striped Maple, Moosewood Maple | Acer pensylvanicum |
Red Maple, White Maple, Swamp Maple, Soft Maple | Acer 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 Oak | Quercus rubra |
Scarlet Oak | Quercus coccinea |
Pin Oak | Quercus palustris |
Black Oak | Quercus velutina |
White Oak | Quercus 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.