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This is a '''list of native trees''' which have been growing in the forests of the [[Birmingham District]] before cultivated species were introduced by white settlers in the early 1800s: | This is a '''list of native trees''' which have been growing in the forests of the [[Birmingham District]] before cultivated species were introduced by white settlers in the early 1800s: | ||
* [[Allegheny chinkapin]] (''Castanea pumila''), also known as Chinkapin, Allegheny or American chinquapin or Dwarf chestnut | |||
* [[American beech]] (''Fagus grandifolia''), also known as Beech | |||
* [[American chestnut]] (''Castanea dentata''), also known as Chestnut | |||
* [[American elm]] (''Ulmus americana''), also known as White elm, Gray elm or Water elm | |||
* [[American holly]] (''Ilex opaca''), also known as Holly or White holly | |||
* [[American hornbeam]] (''Carpinus caroliniana''), also known as Hornbeam, Blue beech, Water beech, Ironwood, or Musclewood | |||
* [[American smoke-tree]] (''Cotinus obovatus ''), also known as Chittamwood, Yellow-wood, Smoketree or Smoke bush | |||
* [[Baldcypress]] (''Taxodium distichum''), also known as Bald cypress, Common baldcypress, Gulf cypress, Red cypress, Southern cypress or Swamp cypress | |||
* [[Bitternut hickory]] (''Carya cordiformis''), also known as Bitternut, Swamp hickory or Pig hickory, Pignut, Bitter pecan, Bitter pignut, White hickory or Red-heart hickory | |||
* [[Black cherry]] (''Prunus serotina''), also known as Wild black cherry, Rum cherry, or Mountain black cherry | |||
* [[Blackjack oak]] (''Quercus marilandica''), also known as Blackjack, Barren oak, Black oak, Jack oak | |||
* [[Black locust]] (''Robinia pseudoacacia''), also known as Yellow locust, Locust, or Acacia | |||
* [[Black oak]] (''Quercus velutina''), also known as Eastern black oak, Smooth-bark oak, Yellow oak, or Quercitron oak | |||
* [[Black tupelo]] (''Nyssa sylvatica''), also known as Tupelo, Blackgum, Pepperidge, Sourgum, and Beetlebung | |||
* [[Black walnut]] (''Juglans nigra''), also known as Eastern black walnut, American walnut, or Gunwood | |||
* [[Black willow]] (''Salix nigra''), also known as Swamp willow, Crack willow | |||
* [[Blue ash]] (''Fraxinus quadrangulata''), also known as Mountain ash or White ash | |||
* [[Bluejack oak]] (''Quercus cinerea'' or ''Quercus incana''), also known as Cinnamon oak, Sand jack, Shin oak, Turkey oak, or Upland willow oak | |||
* [[Boxelder]] | |||
* [[Butternut]] | |||
* [[Carolina ash]] | |||
* [[Carolina silverbell]] | |||
* [[Chestnut oak]] | |||
* [[Cucumbertree]] | |||
* [[Green ash]] | |||
* [[White ash]] | * [[White ash]] | ||
* [[White basswood]] | * [[White basswood]] | ||
* [[Sweet birch]] | |||
* [[River birch]] | |||
* [[Redbay]] | * [[Redbay]] | ||
* [[Sweetbay]] | * [[Sweetbay]] | ||
* [[River birch]] | * [[River birch]] | ||
* [[Osage-orange]] | * [[Osage-orange]] | ||
* [[Red buckeye]] | * [[Red buckeye]] | ||
* [[Southern catalpa]] | * [[Southern catalpa]] | ||
* [[Eastern cottonwood]] | * [[Eastern cottonwood]] | ||
* [[Flowering dogwood]] | * [[Flowering dogwood]] | ||
* [[Slippery elm]] | * [[Slippery elm]] | ||
* [[Winged elm]] | * [[Winged elm]] | ||
* [[Sweetgum]] | * [[Sweetgum]] | ||
* [[Water tupelo]] | * [[Water tupelo]] | ||
* [[Sugar hackberry]] | * [[Sugar hackberry]] | ||
* [[Eastern hemlock]] | * [[Eastern hemlock]] | ||
* [[Mockernut hickory]] | * [[Mockernut hickory]] | ||
* [[Pignut hickory]] | * [[Pignut hickory]] | ||
* [[Red hickory]] | * [[Red hickory]] | ||
* [[Shagbark hickory]] | * [[Shagbark hickory]] | ||
* [[Honeylocust]] | * [[Honeylocust]] | ||
* [[Eastern hophornbeam]] | * [[Eastern hophornbeam]] | ||
* [[Southern magnolia]] | * [[Southern magnolia]] | ||
* [[Red maple]] | * [[Red maple]] | ||
* [[Silver maple]] | * [[Silver maple]] | ||
* [[Sugar maple]] | * [[Sugar maple]] | ||
* [[Red mulberry]] | * [[Red mulberry]] | ||
* [[Laurel oak]] | * [[Laurel oak]] | ||
* [[Live oak]] | * [[Live oak]] | ||
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* [[Willow oak]] | * [[Willow oak]] | ||
* [[Pawpaw]] | * [[Pawpaw]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Persimmon]] | ||
* [[Loblolly pine]] | * [[Loblolly pine]] | ||
* [[Longleaf pine]] | * [[Longleaf pine]] | ||
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* [[Eastern red cedar]] | * [[Eastern red cedar]] | ||
* [[Sassafras]] | * [[Sassafras]] | ||
* [[Sourwood]] | * [[Sourwood]] | ||
* [[Sycamore]] (''Platanus occidentalis''), also known as Planetree, American sycamore, American plane, Occidental plane, Buttonball or Buttonwood | |||
* [[Common hackberry]] | * [[Common hackberry]] | ||
* [[Dwarf hackberry]] | * [[Dwarf hackberry]] | ||
* [[Yellowpoplar]] | * [[Yellowpoplar]] | ||
==References== | |||
* Martin, Ivan R. and Wilbur B. DeVall (1949) ''Forest Trees of Alabama''. Auburn: Alabama Polytechnic Institute | |||
==External links== | |||
* [http://216.226.177.78/TreeIDIndex.aspx 100 Forest Trees of Alabama]. Alabama Forestry Commission | |||
[[Category:Trees|*]] | [[Category:Trees|*]] | ||
[[Category:Native plants|Trees]] | [[Category:Native plants|Trees]] | ||
[[Category:Lists|Trees]] | [[Category:Lists|Trees]] | ||
Revision as of 15:59, 17 July 2010
This is a list of native trees which have been growing in the forests of the Birmingham District before cultivated species were introduced by white settlers in the early 1800s:
- Allegheny chinkapin (Castanea pumila), also known as Chinkapin, Allegheny or American chinquapin or Dwarf chestnut
- American beech (Fagus grandifolia), also known as Beech
- American chestnut (Castanea dentata), also known as Chestnut
- American elm (Ulmus americana), also known as White elm, Gray elm or Water elm
- American holly (Ilex opaca), also known as Holly or White holly
- American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana), also known as Hornbeam, Blue beech, Water beech, Ironwood, or Musclewood
- American smoke-tree (Cotinus obovatus ), also known as Chittamwood, Yellow-wood, Smoketree or Smoke bush
- Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum), also known as Bald cypress, Common baldcypress, Gulf cypress, Red cypress, Southern cypress or Swamp cypress
- Bitternut hickory (Carya cordiformis), also known as Bitternut, Swamp hickory or Pig hickory, Pignut, Bitter pecan, Bitter pignut, White hickory or Red-heart hickory
- Black cherry (Prunus serotina), also known as Wild black cherry, Rum cherry, or Mountain black cherry
- Blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica), also known as Blackjack, Barren oak, Black oak, Jack oak
- Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), also known as Yellow locust, Locust, or Acacia
- Black oak (Quercus velutina), also known as Eastern black oak, Smooth-bark oak, Yellow oak, or Quercitron oak
- Black tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica), also known as Tupelo, Blackgum, Pepperidge, Sourgum, and Beetlebung
- Black walnut (Juglans nigra), also known as Eastern black walnut, American walnut, or Gunwood
- Black willow (Salix nigra), also known as Swamp willow, Crack willow
- Blue ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata), also known as Mountain ash or White ash
- Bluejack oak (Quercus cinerea or Quercus incana), also known as Cinnamon oak, Sand jack, Shin oak, Turkey oak, or Upland willow oak
- Boxelder
- Butternut
- Carolina ash
- Carolina silverbell
- Chestnut oak
- Cucumbertree
- Green ash
- White ash
- White basswood
- Sweet birch
- River birch
- Redbay
- Sweetbay
- River birch
- Osage-orange
- Red buckeye
- Southern catalpa
- Eastern cottonwood
- Flowering dogwood
- Slippery elm
- Winged elm
- Sweetgum
- Water tupelo
- Sugar hackberry
- Eastern hemlock
- Mockernut hickory
- Pignut hickory
- Red hickory
- Shagbark hickory
- Honeylocust
- Eastern hophornbeam
- Southern magnolia
- Red maple
- Silver maple
- Sugar maple
- Red mulberry
- Laurel oak
- Live oak
- Northern red oak
- Overcup oak
- Post oak
- Scarlet oak
- Southern red oak
- Turkey oak
- Water oak
- White oak
- Willow oak
- Pawpaw
- Persimmon
- Loblolly pine
- Longleaf pine
- Pond pine
- Sand pine
- Shortleaf pine
- Slash pine
- Spruce pine
- Virginia pine
- Poison-sumac
- Eastern redbud
- Eastern red cedar
- Sassafras
- Sourwood
- Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis), also known as Planetree, American sycamore, American plane, Occidental plane, Buttonball or Buttonwood
- Common hackberry
- Dwarf hackberry
- Yellowpoplar
References
- Martin, Ivan R. and Wilbur B. DeVall (1949) Forest Trees of Alabama. Auburn: Alabama Polytechnic Institute
External links
- 100 Forest Trees of Alabama. Alabama Forestry Commission