Getting Acquainted with the Trees

Botanical Names

The standard used in determining the botanical names is Bailey’s “Cyclopedia of American Horticulture.”

COMMON NAME	BOTANICAL NAME	PAGE
Amelanchier	Amelanchier Canadensis	205
Aspen, American	Populus tremuloides	121
Aspen, Large-toothed	Populus grandidentata	121
Beech, American	Fagus ferruginea	178
Birch, Paper	Betula papyrifera	190
Birch, Sweet	Betula lenta	188
Birch, White	Betula populifolia	193
Birch, Yellow	Betula lutea	189
Butternut	Juglans cinerea	164
Buttonwood/Buttonball	Platanus occidentalis	214, 215
Chestnut, American Sweet	Castanea Americana	166
Chinquapin	Castanea pumila	169
Cocoanut	Cocos nucifera	182
Cottonwood (poplar)	Populus deltoides	125
Crab-apple, Siberian	Pyrus baccata	89
Crab-apple, Wild	Pyrus coronaria	85
Crab, Soulard	Pyrus Soulardi	86
Dogwood, Blue-berried	Cornus sericea	200
Dogwood, White	Cornus florida	197
Elm, American	Ulmus Americana	134
Elm, English	Ulmus campestris	142
Elm, Slippery or Red	Ulmus fulva	142
Elm, Wahoo or Winged	Ulmus alata	144
Filbert	Corylus Americana	181
Fir, Balsam	Abies balsamea	70
Fir, Nordmann’s	Abies Nordmanniana	65
Habenaria, Round-leaved	Habenaria orbiculata	54
Hazelnut	Corylus Americana	181
Hemlock	Tsuga Canadensis	55
Hickory, False Shagbark	Hicoria glabra, var. microcarpa	176
Hickory, Mockernut	Hicoria alba	176
Hickory, Pignut	Hicoria glabra	176
Hickory, Shagbark	Hicoria ovata	171
Holly, American	Ilex opaca	194
Judas-tree	Cercis Canadensis	201
Judas-tree, Eastern	Cercis Siliquastrum	202
June-berry	Amelanchier Botryapium	205
Juniper, Common	Juniperus communis	71
Kaki	Diospyros Kaki	233
Linden, American	Tilia Americana	206
Linden, European	Tilia tomentosa	208
Liquidambar	Liquidambar styraciflua	219
Liriodendron	Liriodendron Tulipifera	145
Locust, Black	Robinia Pseudacacia	210
Maple, Ash-leaved, Box-elder or Negundo	Acer Negundo	17
Maple, Black	Acer nigrum	22
Maple, Japanese	Acer palmatum	23
Maple, Large-leaved	Acer macrophyllum	22
Maple, Mountain	Acer spicatum	21
Maple, Norway	Acer platanoides	8
Maple, Red, Scarlet or Swamp	Acer rubrum	6
Maple, Silver, White or Soft	Acer saccharinum	4
Maple, Striped, of Pennsylvania	Acer Pennsylvanicum	20
Maple, Sugar	Acer saccharum	10
Maple, Sycamore	Acer Pseudo-platanus	15
Oak, Chestnut	Quercus Prinus	42
Oak, English	Quercus pedunculata	33, 46
Oak, Laurel	Quercus laurifolia	43
Oak, Live	Quercus Virginiana	45
Oak, Mossy Cup or Bur	Quercus macrocarpa	38
Oak, Pin	Quercus palustris	30
Oak, Post	Quercus stellata	40
Oak, Swamp White	Quercus bicolor	38
Oak, White	Quercus alba	33
Oak, Willow	Quercus Phellos	42
Papaw	Asimina triloba	225
Pecan	Hicoria Pecan	176
Persimmon, American	Diospyros Virginiana	229
Persimmon, Japanese	Diospyros Kaki	232
Pine, Austrian	Pinus Laricio, var. Austriaca	64
Pine, Long-leaved or Southern	Pinus palustris	63
Pine, Pitch	Pinus rigida	64
Pine, Red	Pinus resinosa	59
Pine, Scrub	Pinus Virginiana	64
Pine, White	Pinus Strobus	59
Plane, Oriental	Platanus orientalis	213
Plane-tree	Platanus occidentalis	213
Poplar, Aspen	Populus tremuloides	121
Poplar, Balsam, or Balm of Gilead	Populus balsamifera	118
Poplar, Carolina	Populus deltoides, var. Caroliniana	122
Poplar, Cottonwood	Populus deltoides	125
Poplar, Lombardy	Populus nigra, var. Italica	128, *129
Poplar, White or Silver-leaved	Populus alba	125
Poplar, Yellow	Liriodendron Tulipifera	145
Red-bud	Cercis Canadensis	201
Service-berry	Amelanchier vulgaris	205
Shad-bush	Amelanchier Canadensis	205
Skunk-cabbage	Spathyema f[oe]etida	188
Spice-bush	Benzoin oderiferum	193
Spruce, Colorado Blue	Picea pungens	65
Spruce, Norway	Picea excelsa	69
Sweet-gum	Liquidambar styraciflua	219
Sycamore	Platanus occidentalis	214
Walnut, Black	Juglans nigra	160
Walnut, English or Persian	Juglans regia	164
Walnut, White	Juglans cinerea	164
Whitewood Tulipifera	Liriodendron	145
Willow, Basket	Salix viminalis	104
Willow, Black	Salix nigra	110
Willow, Goat	Salix Caprea	113
Willow, Golden	Salix vitellina	111
Willow, Kilmarnock.	Salix Caprea, var. pendula	113
Willow, Pussy	Salix discolor	105
Willow, Weeping	Salix Babylonica	102
Willow, White	Salix alba	108
Witch-hazel	Hamamelis Virginiana	181