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Trees of Upper New River Valley
Common Name Latin Name
White Pine Pinus Strobus
Short-leaf Pine Pinus echinata
Scrub, Jersey or Virginia Pine Pinus virginiana
Tamarack (or common larch) Larix americana
Hemlock Tsuga canadensis
Balsam Fir (Fraser Fir) Abies balsama
Arbovitae Thuja occidentalis
Red Cedar Juniperus virginianan
Black Willow Salix nigra
Trembling Aspen Populus tremuloides
Large Toothed Aspen Populus grandidentata
Carolina Poplar Populus deltoidea
Butternut Jaglans cinera
Black walnut Juglans nigra
Shellbark Hickory Hicoria ovata
Mockernut Hickory Hicoria alba
Blue Beech Carpinas caroliniana
Ironwood Ostrya virginiana
Black Birch Betula lenta
Yellow Birch Betula lutea
Red Birch Betula nigra
Paper Birch Betula papyrifera
American Beech Fagus americana
Chestnut Castanea dentata
Chinquapin Castanea pumila
White Oak Quercus alba
Chestnut Oak Quercus prinus
Red Oak Quercus rubra
Pin Oak Quercus palustris
Scarlet Oak Quercus coccinea
Black Oak Quercus velutina
American Elm Ulmus americana
Slippery Elm Ulmus fulva
Hackberry Celtis occidentalis
Mulberry Morus rubra
Cucumber Tree Magnola acuminata
Yellow Poplar Liriodendron tulipi fera
Sassafras Sassafras sassafras Karst
Witch Hazel Hamamelis virginiana
Black Gum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh
Sycamore Platans occidentalis
American Crab Apple Malus coronaria
Service Berry (Sarvis) Amelanchier canadensis
Cockspur thorn Crataegus crus-galli
Dotted Thorn Crataegus punctata
Wild Cherry Prunus serotina
Wild Plum Prunus americana
Black Locust Robinia pseudacacia
Red Bud Cercis canadensis
Dwarf Sumac Rhus copallina
American Holly Ilex opaca
Mountain Maple Acer spicatum
Sugar Maple Acer saccharum Marsh
Silver Maple Acer saccharinum
Red Maple Acer rubrum
Sweet Buckeye Aesculus octandra Marsh.
Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida
Rhododendron Rhododendron maximum
Mountain Laurel Kalmia latifolia
Sourwood Oxydendrum aboreum
White Ash Fraxinus americana
Black Haw Viburnum prunifolium