List of native trees

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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:

  • 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 (Acer negundo), also known as Ash-leaved maple, Boxelder maple, Negundo maple, Three-leaved maple or Maple ash
  • Butternut (Juglans cinerea), also known as White walnut, Oilnut, Walnut, or American white walnut
  • Carolina ash (Fraxinus caroliniana), also known as Pop ash, Florida ash, Swamp ash or Water ash
  • Carolina silverbell (Halesia Carolina), also known as Opossum-wood, Silverbell, or Snowdrop tree
  • Two-winged silverbell (Halesia diptera), also known as Two-winged snowdrop tree
  • Cherrybark oak (Quercus falcata), also known as Bottomland red oak, Elliot oak, Red oak, Southern red oak, Swamp oak, Spanish oak, or Swamp Spanish oak
  • Chestnut oak (Quercus prinus), also known as Rock oak, Rock chestnut oak, or White oak
  • Chinkapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii), also known as Chestnut oak, Rock chestnut oak, Rock oak, Yellow chestnut oak, or Yellow oak
  • Common hackberry (Celtis occidentalis), also known as Hackberry or Common hackberry
  • Cucumbertree (Magnolia acuminata), also known as Cucumbertree magnolia, Cucumber magnolia, Mountain magnolia, or Blue magnolia
  • Downy Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea), also known as Shadbush, Juneberry, or Shadblow
  • Durand oak (Quercus durandii), also known as Bluff oak, Durand white oak, White oak or Basket oak
  • Dwarf hackberry (Celtis tenuifolia, also known as Georgia hackberry
  • Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides), also known as Eastern poplar, Cottonwood, Carolina poplar, or Whitewood
  • Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), also known as Canadian or Canada hemlock, Hemlock, or Hemlock spruce
  • Eastern hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana), also known as American hophornbeam, Hornbeam, or Ironwood
  • Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis), also known as Judas-tree
  • Eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana), also known as Red juniper, Red cedar, Cedar, Pencil cedar, or Juniper bush
  • Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida), also known as Dogwood
  • Green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica), also known as Darlington ash, White ash, Swamp ash, Water ash, or Red ash
  • Honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), also known as Three-thorned acacia, Thorntree, Honeyshucks, or Locust
  • Laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia), also known as Darlington oak, Diamond-leaf oak, Obtusa oak, Laurel-leaved oak, Water oak, or Swamp laurel oak
  • Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda), also known as Old field pine, Rosemary pine, Shortleaf pine, Yellow pine, Southern pine or Bull pine
  • Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris), also known as Hard pine, Heart pine, Longstraw pine, or Pitch pine
  • Mockernut hickory (Carya tomentosa), also known as Whiteheart hickory, Bullnut, White hickory, or hognut
  • Nutmeg hickory (Carya myristicaeformis), also known as Bitter water hickory, Swamp hickory, or Pecan (lumber)
  • Pawpaw (Asimina triloba), also called Common pawpaw
  • Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana), also known as American persimmon, Common persimmon, Eastern persimmon, Date plum, Possumwood, or Simmon
  • Pignut hickory (Carya glabra), also known as Bitternut, Black hickory, Brown hickory, or Red hickory
  • Poison sumac (Toxicodendron vernix or Rhus vernix)
  • Pond pine (Pinus serotina), also known as Marsh pine or Pocosin pine
  • Post oak (Quercus stellata), also known as Iron oak, Box white oak, or White oak
  • Slimleaf pawpaw (Asimina angustifolia)
  • Smallflower pawpaw (Asimina parviflora)

References

  • Martin, Ivan R. and Wilbur B. DeVall (1949) Forest Trees of Alabama. Auburn: Alabama Polytechnic Institute

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