MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

TREES

Marylanders Plant Trees

[photo, Trees at Hunting Creek Lake, Cunningham Falls State Park, Thurmont, Maryland]


Native Trees


State Forests


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Trees at Hunting Creek Lake, Cunningham Falls State Park, Thurmont, Maryland, January 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

[photo, Beech tree, southern Anne Arundel County, Maryland]

NATIVE TREES

Adler, Smooth (Alnus serrulata)
Ash, Green (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
Ash, Pumpkin (Fraxinus profunda)
Ash, White (Fraxinus americana)
Beech, American (Fagus grandifolia)

Beech tree (right), southern Anne Arundel County, Maryland, May 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

[photo, Red cedars near Mountain, Harford County, Maryland]

Birch, River (Betula nigra)

Butternut (Juglans cinerea)

Cedar, Atlantic White (Chamaecyparis thyoides)

Cedar, Red (Juniperus virginiana)

Cherry, Black (Prunus serotina)

Chestnut, American (Castanea dentata)

Chinkapin, Allegheny (Castanea pumila)

Cypress, Bald (Taxodium distichum)

Dogwood, Flowering (Cornus florida)

Elm, American (White Elm) (Ulmus americana)

Elm, Slippery (Ulmus rubra)

Red Cedars near Mountain, Maryland (Harford County), July 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Fringe (Chionanthus virginicus)
Gum, Black (Sour Gum) (Nyssa sylvatica)
Gum, Sweet (Liquidambar styraciflua)
Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)
Hawthorn, Cockspur (Crataegus crus-galli)
Hemlock, Eastern (Tsuga canadensis)
Hickory, Bitternut (Carya cordiformis)
Hickory, Mockernut (Carya tomentosa)
Hickory, Pignut (Carya glabra)
Hickory, Sand (Carya pallida)
Hickory, Shagbark (Carya ovata)
Holly, American (Ilex opaca)
Hornbeam, American (Carpinus caroliniana)
Locust, Honey (Gleditsia triacanthos)

[photo, Magnolia blossom, Annapolis, Maryland]

Magnolia, Sweetbay (Magnolia virginiana)
Maple, Black (Acer nigrum)
Maple, Red (Acer rubrum)
Maple, Silver (Acer saccharinum)
Maple, Sugar (Acer saccharum)
Mulberry, Red (Morus rubra)

Magnolia blossom, Annapolis, Maryland, June 2010. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Oak, Black (Quercus velutina)
Oak, Blackjack (Quercus marilandica)
Oak, Chestnut (Quercus prinus)
Oak, Northern Red (Quercus rubra)
Oak, Overcup (Quercus lyrata)
Oak, Pin (Quercus palustris)
Oak, Post (Quercus stellata)
Oak, Scarlet (Quercus coccinea)
Oak, Southern Red (Quercus falcata)
Oak, Swamp Chestnut (Quercus michauxii)
Oak, White (Quercus alba)
Oak, Willow (Quercus phellos)
Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)
Pine, Loblolly (Pinus taeda)
Pine, Virginia (Pinus virginiana)
Pine, White (Pinus strobus)
Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)
Serviceberry, Common (Amelanchier arborea)
Shadbush (Shadblow, Shadwood) (Amelanchier canadensis)
Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum)
Sumac, Smooth (Rhus glabra)
Sumac, Staghorn (Rhus typhina)
Sumac, Winged (Rhus copallinum)
Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)

[photo, Tulip Poplar sapling leaves, Glen Burnie, Maryland]

Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)
Walnut, Black (Juglans nigra)
Walnut, White (Butternut) (Juglans cinerea)
Willow, Black (Salix nigra)
Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)

Tulip Poplar sapling leaves, Glen Burnie, Maryland, May 2010. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Also see: Department of Natural Resources: Native Trees
Tree-mendous Maryland

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