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[[Image:BBG moon tree.jpg|right|thumb|375px|The [[moon tree]], an American sycamore at the [[Birmingham Botanical Gardens]].]] | |||
This is a '''list of native trees''' which have been growing in the forests of the [[Birmingham District]] before non-native species were introduced by white settlers in the early 1800s, or which have naturalized from early cultivars: | This is a '''list of native trees''' which have been growing in the forests of the [[Birmingham District]] before non-native species were introduced by white settlers in the early 1800s, or which have naturalized from early cultivars: | ||
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* [http://216.226.177.78/TreeIDIndex.aspx 100 Forest Trees of Alabama]. Alabama Forestry Commission | * [http://216.226.177.78/TreeIDIndex.aspx 100 Forest Trees of Alabama]. Alabama Forestry Commission | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:45, 18 January 2024
This is a list of native trees which have been growing in the forests of the Birmingham District before non-native species were introduced by white settlers in the early 1800s, or which have naturalized from early cultivars:
- 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
- American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis), also known as Sycamore, Planetree, American plane, Occidental plane, Buttonball, or Buttonwood
- Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum), also known as Bald cypress, Common baldcypress, Gulf cypress, Red cypress, Southern cypress or Swamp cypress
- Bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia macrophylla), also known as Large-leaf magnolia, Great-leaved cucumber tree, Great-leaved magnolia, Large-leaved umbrella tree, Cucumber-tree, or Cowcumber tree
- 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
- Blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica), also known as Tupelo, Black tupelo, Water tupelo, Swamp blackgum, Pepperidge, Sourgum, and Beetlebung
- 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 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
- 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
- Fraser magnolia (Magnolia fraseri), also known as Mountain magnolia, Ear-leaf cucumber tree, Long-leaved cucumber tree, or Mountain oread
- 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
- Northern red oak (Quercus rubra), also known as Champion oak, Gray oak, Eastern red oak, or Red oak
- Nutmeg hickory (Carya myristicaeformis), also known as Bitter water hickory, Swamp hickory, or Pecan (lumber)
- Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra), also known as Buckeye, Fetid buckeye, Stinking buckeye, or American horse chestnut
- Osage-orange (Maclura pomifera), also known as Bodark, Bowdark, Bois-d'art, Bowwood, Hedge, Horse-apple, or Mockorange - naturalized
- Overcup oak (Quercus lyrata), also known as Swamp post oak, Swamp white oak, Water white oak, or White oak
- Pawpaw (Asimina triloba), also known as Common pawpaw
- Pecan (Carya illinoensis), also known as Pecan nut, Pecanier, or Pecan-tree
- 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
- Redbay (Persea borbonia), also known as Red bay persea, Swampbay persea, or Swampbay
- Red buckeye (Aesculus pavia), also known as Firecracker plant
- Red hickory (Carya ovalis), also known as Spicebark hickory or Sweet pignut hickory
- Red maple (Acer rubrum), also known as Swamp maple, Soft maple, Water maple, or White maple
- Red mulberry (Morus rubra), also known as Mulberry, or Black mulberry
- River birch (Betula nigra), also known as Red birch, Black birch, or Water birch
- Sand hickory (Carya pallida), also known as Pale hickory, Pallid hickory, or Pignut hickory
- Sassafras (Sassafras albidum), also known as Common sassafras, White sassafras, Red sassafras, Silky sassafras or Saxifrax
- Scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea), also known as Black oak, Red oak, Spanish oak, or Spotted oak
- September elm (Ulmus serotina), also known as Red elm
- Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata), also known as Carolina hickory, Scalybark hickory, or Shellbark hickory
- Shellbark hickory (Carya laciniosa), also known as Bigleaf shagbark hickory, Kingnut hickory, Big hickory, Bottom hickory, Thick hickory, Western shellbark hickory or Big shellbark hickory
- Shortleaf pine ( Pinus echinata), also known as Southern pine, Yellow pine, Spruce pine, Rosemary pine, or Old field pine
- Shumard oak (Quercus shumardii), also known as Spotted oak, Schneck oak, Shumard red oak, or Swamp red oak
- Silver maple (Acer saccharinum), also known as Soft maple, Creek maple, River maple, White maple, or Silverleaf maple
- Slash pine (Pinus elliottii), also known as Swamp pine, Pitch pine, Southern pine, Spruce pine, or Meadow pine
- Slimleaf pawpaw (Asimina angustifolia)
- Slippery elm (Ulmus rubra), also known as Red elm, Moose elm, Indian elm, Gray elm, or Soft elm
- Smallflower pawpaw (Asimina parviflora)
- Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum), also known as Sorrel tree, Sour gum, or Lily of the valley tree
- Southern catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides), also known as Common catalpa, Indian-bean, Catawba, or Cigar tree
- Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora), also known as Bull-bay, Evergreen magnolia, Magnolia, or Laurel-leaved magnolia
- Southern red oak (Quercus falcata) Bottomland red oak, Cherrybark oak, Elliot oak, Red oak, Swamp oak, Spanish oak, or Swamp Spanish oak
- Spruce pine (Pinus glabra), also known as Cedar pine, Walter pine, White pine, Lowland spruce pine, or Black pine
- Sugar hackberry (Celtis laevigata), also known as Southern hackberry, Hackberry Sugarberry, or Texas sugarberry
- Sugar maple (Acer saccharum), also known as Hard maple, Rock maple, Sugar-tree, or Sweet maple
- Swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii), also known as Basket oak, Cow oak or White oak
- Swamp cottonwood (Populus heterophylla), also known as Swamp poplar, Cottonwood, Downy poplar, Black cottonwood or River cottonwood
- Sweetbay (Magnolia virginiana), also known as Sweetbay magnolia, Swampbay, Whitebay, Beaver tree, Laurel magnolia, or Swamp magnolia
- Sweet birch (Betula lenta), also known as Black birch, Mahogany birch, Spice birch or Cherry birch
- Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), also known as American sweetgum or Redgum
- Virginia pine (Pinus virginiana), also known as Jersey pine, Scrub pine, Spruce pine, or Virginia scrub pine
- Water hickory (Carya aquatica), also known as Swamp hickory, Bitter pecan, or Pignut hickory
- Water oak (Quercus nigra), also known as Possum oak, Duck oak, or Pin oak
- White ash (Fraxinus americana), also known as American ash, Biltmore ash, Biltmore white ash, or Smallseed white ash
- White basswood (Tilia heterophylla), also known as Beetreelinden, Linn, or White linn
- White oak (Quercus alba), also known as Fork-leaf white oak, Ridge white oak, or Stave oak
- Willow oak (Quercus phellos), also known as Peach oak, Pin oak, or Swamp willow oak
- Winged elm (Ulmus alata), also known as Cork elm, Witch elm, Water elm, Southern elm or Wahoo
- Witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana), also known as Southern witch hazel
- Yellow buckeye (Aesculus octandra), also known as Buckey, Sweet buckeye, or Large buckeye
- Yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera), also known as Tuliptree, Poplar, Tulip poplar, White poplar or Whitewood
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