The following is a list of Native trees and shrubs; their Latin name and their Common name.
LATIN NAME COMMON NAME
A
Abies balsamea Balsam Fir
Acer freemanii Freeman Maple
Acer nigrum Black Maple
Acer pensylvanicum Striped Maple
Acer rubrum Red Maple
Acer saccharinum Silver Maple
Acer saccharum Sugar Maple
Acer spicatum Mountain Maple
Alnus crispa Green Alder
Alnus rugosa Speckled Alder
Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon Serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis Serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis Smooth Serviceberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry
Aronia melanocarpa Black Chokeberry
Asimina triloba Pawpaw
B
Betula alleghaniensis Yellow Birch
Betula lenta Cherry Birch
Betula nigra River Birch
Betula papyrifera White Birch
Betula populifolia Gray Birch
Betula pumila Dwarf Birch
C
Carpinus caroliniana Blue Beech
Carya cordiformis Bitternut Hickory
Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory
Catalpa speciosa Northern Catalpa
Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea
Celtis occidentalis Hackberry
Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush
Cercis canadensis Redbud
Cornus alternifolia Alternate Leaf Dogwood
Cornus amomum Silky Dogwood
Cornus canadensis Bunchberry
Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood
Cornus racemosa Gray Dogwood
Cornus rugosa Roundleaf Dogwood
Cornus sericea Red Osier Dogwood
Corylus americana American Hazelnut
Corylus cornuta Beaked Hazelnut
D
Diervilla lonicera Bush Honeysuckle
F
Fagus grandifolia American Beech
G
Gaultheria procumbens Wintergreen
Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky Coffee Tree
H
Hamamelis virginiana Witch Hazel
Hypericum kalmianum St. John’s Wort
Hypericum prolificum Shrubby St. John’s Wort
I
Ilex verticillata Winterberry
J
Juglans cinerea Butternut
Juglans nigra Black Walnut
Juniperus communis Common Juniper
Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar
L
Larix laricina Tamarack
Ledum groenlandicum Labrador Tea
Lindera benzoin Spicebush
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Tree
Lonicera canadensis Fly Honeysuckle
Lonicera dioica Smooth Honeysuckle
M
Magnolia acuminata Cucumber Magnolia
Mitchella repens Patridge Berry
Myrica gale Sweet Gale
Myrica pensylvanica Bayberry
N
Nemopanthus mucronatus Mountain Holly