MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

TREES

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Trees at Hunting Creek Lake, Cunningham Falls State Park, Thurmont, Maryland, January 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

NATIVE TREES

Ash, White (Fraxinus americana)

Beech, American (Fagus grandifolia)

Birch, River (Betula nigra)

Butternut (Juglans cinerea)

Cedar, Red (Juniperus virginiana)

Cherry, Black (Prunus serotina)

Chestnut, American (Castanea dentata)

Dogwood, Flowering (Cornus florida)

Elm, American (White Elm) (Ulmus americana)

Fringe (Chionanthus virginicus)

Gum, Black (Sour Gum) (Nyssa sylvatica)

Gum, Sweet (Liquidambar styraciflua)

Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)

Hemlock, Eastern (Tsuga canadensis)

Hickory, Pignut (Carya glabra)

Hickory, Shagbark (Carya ovata)

Holly, American (Ilex opaca)

• Locust, Honey (Gleditsia triacanthos)
• Maple, Black (Acer nigrum)
• Maple, Silver (Acer saccharinum)
• Maple, Sugar (Acer saccharum)
• Mulberry, Red (Morus rubra)
• Oak, Pin (Quercus palustris)
• Oak, Red (Quercus rubera)
• Oak, Scarlet (Quercus coccinea)
• Oak, White (Quercus alba)
• Oak, Willow (Quercus phellos)
• Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
• Pine, White (Pinus strobus)
• Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)
• Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum)
• Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
• Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)
• Walnut, Black (Juglans nigra)
• Walnut, White (Butternut) (Juglans cinerea)
• Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)

Also see: Department of Natural Resources: Native Trees & Shrubs
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