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