Click on any scientific name to see a detailed PDF about that tree, or scroll down to the bottom and use the interactive “What tree is that?” tool produced by the Arbor Day Foundation.
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Photo |
| Alder, Speckled | Alnus incana ssp. rugosa |  |
| Apple | Malus spp. |  |
| Ash, Black | Fraxinus nigra |  |
| Ash, Green | Fraxinus pennsylvanica |  |
| Ash, White | Fraxinus americana |  |
| Aspen, Bigtooth | Populus grandidentata |  |
| Aspen, Trembling | Populus tremuloides |  |
| Basswood | Tilia americana |  |
| Beech, American | Fagus grandifolia |  |
| Birch, black | Betula lenta |  |
| Birch, gray | Betula populifolia |  |
| Birch, paper | Betula papyrifera |  |
| Birch, yellow | Betula alleghaniensis |  |
| Blackgum | Nyssa sylvatica |  |
| Blueberry, Highbush | Vaccinium corymbosum |  |
| Cedar, Atlantic white | Chamaecyparis thyoides |  |
| Cedar, Eastern red | Juniperus virginiana |  |
| Cedar, Northern white | Thuja occidentalis |  |
| Cherry, Black | Prunus serotina |  |
| Cherry, Choke | Prunus virginiana |  |
| Cherry, Fire | Prunus pensylvanica |  |
| Chestnut, American | Castanea dentata |  |
| Chestnut, Horse | Aesculus hippocastanum |  |
| Cottonwood, Eastern |
Populus deltoides |  |
| Dogwood, Alternate-leaf | Cornus alternifolia |  |
| Dogwood, Flowering | Cornus florida |  |
| Dogwood, Gray | Cornus racemosa |  |
| Dogwood, Red-‐osier | Cornus sericea |  |
| Dogwood, Silky | Cornus amomum |  |
| Elm, American | Ulmus americana |  |
| Elm, Slippery | Ulmus rubra |  |
| Euonymous, Winged | Euonymus alatus |  |
| Hemlock, Eastern | Tsuga canadensis |  |
| Hickory, Bitternut | Carya cordiformis |  |
| Hickory, Pignut | Carya glabra |  |
| Hickory, Shagbark | Carya ovata |  |
| Holly, American | Ilex opaca |  |
| Holly, winterberry | Ilex verticillata |  |
| Hophornbeam, Eastern | Ostrya virginiana |  |
| Hornbeam, American | Carpinus caroliniana |  |
| Larch, European | Larix decidua |  |
| Larch, Japanese | Larix kaempferi |  |
| Larch, Tamarack | Larix laricina |  |
| Laurel, Mountain | Kalmia latifolia |  |
| Locust, Black | Robinia pseudoacacia |  |
| Locust, Honey-‐ | Gleditsia triacanthos |  |
| Maple, Red | Acer rubrum |  |
| Maple, Silver | Acer saccharinum |  |
| Maple, Striped | Acer pensylvanicum |  |
| Maple, Sugar | Acer saccharum |  |
| Maple, Sycamore | Acer pseudoplatanus |  |
| Oak, Black | Quercus velutina |  |
| Oak, Chestnut | Quercus prinus |  |
| Oak, Northern Red | Quercus rubra |  |
| Oak, Scarlet | Quercus coccinea |  |
| Oak, Scrub | Quercus berberidifolia |  |
| Oak, Swamp White | Quercus bicolor |  |
| Oak, White | Quercus alba |  |
| Pine, Eastern White | Pinus strobus |  |
| Pine, Pitch | Pinus rigida |  |
| Pine, Red | Pinus resinosa |  |
| Pine, Scotch | Pinus sylvestris |  |
| Poison Ivy | Toxicodendron radicans |  |
| Poison Sumac | Toxicodendron vernix |  |
| Poplar, Tulip | Liriodendron tulipifera |  |
| Sassafras | Sassafras albidum |  |
| Serviceberry/Shadbush | Amelanchier sp. |  |
| Spicebush | Lindera benzoin |  |
| Spruce, Black | Picea mariana |  |
| Spruce, Norway | Picea abies |  |
| Spruce, White | Picea glauca |  |
| Sumac, Smooth | Rhus glabra |  |
| Sumac, Staghorn | Rhus typhina |  |
| Sweet Pepperbush | Clethra alnifolia |  |
| Sycamore, American | Platanus occidentalis |  |
| Vibernum, Mapleleaf | Viburnum acerifolium |  |
| Walnut, Black | Juglans nigra |  |
| Walnut, Butternut | Juglans cinerea |  |
| Willow, Pussy | Salix discolor. |  |
| Willow, Weeping | Salix babylonica |  |
| Witch Hazel | Hamamelis virginiana |  |
To open the interactive “What tree is that?” tool of the the Arbor Day Foundation, click here.
