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Common Native Large Trees

Common Trees of Montgomery County, Maryland

Common Name

Botanical Name

Alder

Alnus serrulata

American Beech

Fagus grandifolia

American Elm

Ulmus americana

American Hornbeam, Muscletree

Fagus grandifolia

American Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

Bitternut Hickory, Swamp Hickory

Carya cordiformis

Black Gum (Tupelo)

Nyssa sylvatica

Black Oak

Quercus velutina

Black Walnut

Juglans nigra

Black Willow

Salix nigra

Chestnut Oak

Quercus prinus

Chinquapin

Castanea pumila

Eastern Red Cedar

Juniperus virginiana

Green Ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Hornbeam

Ostrya virginana

Mockernut Hickory

Carya tomentosa

Pignut Hickory

Carya glabra

Pin Oak

Quercus palustris

Red Elm

Ulmus rubra

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Red Oak

Quercus rubra

River Birch

Betula nigra

Shagbark Hickory

Carya ovata

Silver Maple

Quercus falcata

Southern Red Oak

Acer saccharinum

Swamp White Oak

Quercus bicolor

Tulip Poplar

Liriodendron tulipifera

Virginia Pine

Pinus virginiana

White Ash

Fraxinus americana

Willow Oak Coastal

Quercus phellos