Trees of Western North Carolina
This index of was provided by the USDA Forest Service St. Paul Field Office, and Dan Lazar, Instructor at UNCA - Asheville.
Common Name Scientific Name
Apple
Crab Apple Malus angustifolia
Sweet Crab Apple Malus coronaria
Ash
Mountain Ash Sorbus americana
White Ash Fraxinus americana
Aspen
Bigtooth Aspen Populus grandidentata
Basswood
White Basswood Tilia heterophylla
Beech
American Beech Fagus grandifolia
Birch
Paper Birch Betula papyrifera
River Birch Betula nigra
Sweet Birch Betula lenta
Yellow Birch Betula alleghaniensis
Buckeye
Yellow Buckeye Aesculus octandra
Cherry
Black Cherry Prunus serotina
Pin Cherry Prunus pensylvanica
Chestnut
American Chestnut Castanea dentata
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Devil's Walking Stick
Devil's Walking Stick Aralia spinosa
Dogwood
Flowering Dogwood Comus florida
Elm
American Elm Ulmus americana
Slippery Elm Ulmus rubra
Winged Elm Ulmus alata
Fir
Fraser Fir Abies fraseri
Hackberry
Hackberry Celtis occidentalis
Hawthorne
Cockspur Hawthorne Crataegus crus-galli
Large Fruited Hawthorne Crataegus punctata
Pear Hawthorne Crataegus calpundendron
Variable Hawthorne Crataegus flabellata
Hemlock
Carolina Hemlock Tsuga caroliniana
Eastern Hemlock Tsuga canadensis
Hickory
Bitternut Hickory Carya cordiformis
Mockernut Hickory Carya tomentosa
Pignut Hickory Carya glabra
Holly
American Holly Ilex opaca
Honeylocust
Honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos
Hornbeam
American Hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana
Hophornbeam
Eastern Hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana
Juniper
Eastern Redcedar Juniperus virginiana
Locust
Black Locust Robinia pseudoacacia
Magnolia
Cucumbertree Magnolia acuminata
Fraser Magnolia Magnolia fraseri
Tulip Tree Liriodendron tulipifera
Umbrella Magnolia Magnolia tripetala
Maple
Boxelder Acer negundo
Mountain Maple Acer spicatum
Red Maple Acer rubrum
Silver Maple Acer saccharinum
Striped Maple Acer pensylvanicum
Sugar Maple Acer saccharum
Mulberry
Red Mulberry Morus rubra
Oak
Black Oak Quercus velutina
Black Jack Oak Quercus marilandica
Chestnut Oak Quercus prinus
Northern Red Oak Quercus rubra
Post Oak Quercus stellata
Scarlet Oak Quercus coccinea
Shingle Oak Quercus imbricaria
Southern Red Oak Quercus falcata
White Oak Quercus alba
Paw Paw
Paw Paw Asimina trilobata
Persimmon
Common Persimmon Diospyros virginiana
Pine
Eastern White Pine Pinus strobus
Pitch Pine Pinus rigida
Shortleaf Pine Pinus echinata
Table Mountain Pine Pinus pungens
Virginia Pine Pinus virginiana
Redbud
Eastern Redbud Cercis canadensis
Sassafras
Sassafras Sassafras albidum
Serviceberry
Serviceberry Amelancheir arborea
Silverbell
Carolina Silverbell Halesia carolina
Sourwood
Sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum
Spruce
Red Spruce Picea rubens
Sweetgum
Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua
Sycamore
Sycamore Platanus occidentalis
Tupelo
Black Tupelo Nyssa sylvatica var sylvatica
Walnut
Black Walnut Juglans nigra
Butternut Juglans cinerea
Willow
Black Willow Salix nigra
Silky Willow Salix sericea
Yellowwood
Yellowwood Cladrastis lutea



