Arboretum Trees: Common & Botanical Names

The scientific name is followed by the common name.

Carpinus caroliniana American Hornbeam

Acer negundo Boxelder

Acer palmatum var. dissectum Japanese Maple

Acer rubrum Burgundy Belle® Burgundy Belle® Red Maple

Acer saccharinum Silver Maple

Acer saccharum Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum subsp. floridanum Southern Sugar Maple, Florida Maple

Aesculus parviflora Bottlebrush Buckeye

Aesculus pavia Red Buckeye

Asminia triloba Common Pawpaw

Betula nigra River Birch

Carya illinoinensis Pecan

Carya tomentosa Mockernut Hickory

Catalpa speciosa Northern Catalpa

Celtis laevigata Sugar Hackberry

Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud

Chionanthus retusus Chinese Fringetree

Chionanthus virginicus White Fringetree

Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood

Cornus racemosa Gray Dogwood

Cotinus obovatus American Smoketree

Fraxinus americana White Ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash

Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo

Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky Coffeetree

Illicium floridanum Florida Anise-tree

Juglans nigra Black Walnut

Juniperus communis Common Juniper

Juniperus virginiana Eastern Redcedar

Lagerstroemia indica Common Crapemyrtle

Liquidambar styraciflua American Sweetgum

Liriodendron tulipifera Tuliptree, Tulip Poplar

Magnolia grandiflora Southern Magnolia

Magnolia stellata Star Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay Magnolia

Morus alba White Mulberry

Morus rubra Red Mulberry

Nyssa sylvatica Black Gum

Pinus taeda Loblolly Pine

Pisticia chinensis Chinese Pistache

Platanus occidentalis American Planetree, Sycamore

Prunus americana American Red Plum

Prunus caroliniana Carolina Cherrylaurel

Prunus serotina Black Cherry

Prunus x incamp 'Okame' Okame Cherry

Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford' Bradford Callery Pear

Pyrus communis 'Bartlett' Bartlett Pear

Quercus alba White Oak

Quercus falcata var. pagodifolia Cherrybark Oak

Quercus lyrata Overcup Oak

Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak

Quercus michauxii Swamp Chestnut Oak

Quercus nigra Water Oak

Quercus phellos Willow Oak

Quercus shumardii Shumard Oak

Quercus texana Nutall Oak

Quercus velutina Black Oak

Sassafras albidum Common Sassafras

Taxodium distichum Common Baldcypress

Ulmus americana American Elm

Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm

Vitex angus-castus Chastetree