MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

PLANTS

TREES

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• Maryland Trees
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Magnolia blossom, Annapolis, Maryland, June 1999. Photo by Diane P. Frese.

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

• Alder, Smooth (Alnus serrulata)
• Ash, Green (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
• Ash, Pumpkin (Fraxinus profunda)
• Ash, White (Fraxinus americana)
• Beech, American (Fagus grandifolia)

Birch, River (Betula nigra)

Butternut (Juglans cinerea)

Cedar, Atlantic White (Chamaecyparis thyoides)

Cedar, Red (Juniperus virginiana)

Cherry, Black (Prunus serotina)

Chestnut, American (Castanea dentata)

Chinkapin, Allegheny (Castanea pumila)

Cypress, Bald (Taxodium distichum)

Dogwood, Flowering (Cornus florida)

Elm, American (White Elm) (Ulmus americana)

Elm, Slippery (Ulmus rubra)

Red Cedars near Mountain, Maryland (Harford County), July 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

• Fringe (Chionanthus virginicus)
• Gum, Black (Sour Gum) (Nyssa sylvatica)
• Gum, Sweet (Liquidambar styraciflua)
• Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)
• Hawthorn, Cockspur (Crataegus crus-galli)
• Hemlock, Eastern (Tsuga canadensis)

• Hickory, Bitternut (Carya cordiformis)
• Hickory, Mockernut (Carya tomentosa)
• Hickory, Pignut (Carya glabra)
• Hickory, Sand (Carya pallida)
• Hickory, Shagbark (Carya ovata)
• Holly, American (Ilex opaca)
• Hornbeam, American (Carpinus caroliniana)
• Locust, Honey (Gleditsia triacanthos)
• Magnolia, Sweetbay (Magnolia virginiana)

Magnolia blossom, Annapolis, Maryland, June 2010. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Maple, Black (Acer nigrum)

Maple, Red (Acer rubrum)

Maple, Silver (Acer saccharinum)

Maple, Sugar (Acer saccharum)

Mulberry, Red (Morus rubra)

Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum), Monkton, Maryland, October 2014. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.

• Oak, Black (Quercus velutina)
• Oak, Blackjack (Quercus marilandica)
• Oak, Chestnut (Quercus prinus)
• Oak, Northern Red (Quercus rubra)
• Oak, Overcup (Quercus lyrata)
• Oak, Pin (Quercus palustris)
• Oak, Post (Quercus stellata)
• Oak, Scarlet (Quercus coccinea)
• Oak, Southern Red (Quercus falcata)
• Oak, Swamp Chestnut (Quercus michauxii)
• Oak, White (Quercus alba)
• Oak, Willow (Quercus phellos)

Trees, Garrett County, Maryland, October 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

• Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
• Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)
• Pine, Loblolly (Pinus taeda)
• Pine, Virginia (Pinus virginiana)
• Pine, White (Pinus strobus)
• Redbud, Eastern (Cercis canadensis)
• Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)
• Serviceberry, Common (Amelanchier arborea)
• Shadbush (Shadblow, Shadwood) (Amelanchier canadensis)
• Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum)
• Sumac, Smooth (Rhus glabra)
• Sumac, Staghorn (Rhus typhina)
• Sumac, Winged (Rhus copallinum)
• Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)

Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)

Walnut, Black (Juglans nigra)

Walnut, White (Butternut) (Juglans cinerea)

Willow, Black (Salix nigra)

Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)

Tulip Poplar sapling leaves (left), Glen Burnie, Maryland, May 2010. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Tulip Poplar blossom (right), Glen Burnie, Maryland, May 2015. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

• Maple, Norway (Acer platanoides)
  
• Mimosa (Albizia julibrissin)
  
• Mulberry, White (Morus alba)
  
• Oak, Sawtooth (Quercus acurissima)
  
• Olive, Autumn (Elaeagnus umbellate)
  
• Olive, Russian (Eleagnus angustifolia)
  
• Pear, Callery (Pyrus calleryana)
  
• Tree, Empress (Paulownia tomentosa)
  
• Tree-of-Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)

Also see: Tree-mendous Maryland

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