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