Trees
Table of Contents
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
| Abies | Fir |
| Abies fraseri | Fraser Fir |
| Ailanthus | Ailanthus |
| Ailanthus altissima | Tree of Heaven |
| Albizia | Mimosa |
| Albizia julibrissin | Mimosa |
| Alnus | Alder |
| Alnus serrulata | Hazel Alder |
| Alnus viridis ssp. crispa | Green or Mountain Alder |
| Amelanchier | Serviceberry |
| Amelanchier alabamensis | Alabama Serviceberry |
| Amelanchier arborea | Downy Serviceberry |
| Aralia | Aralia |
| Aralia spinosa | Devil's Walking Stick |
| Asimina | Pawpaw |
| Asimina triloba | Pawpaw |
| Baccharis | Baccharis |
| Baccharis halimifolia | Groundsel Tree |
| Betula | Birch |
| Betula alleghaniensis | Yellow Birch |
| Betula lenta | Sweet Birch |
| Betula nigra | River Birch |
| Broussonetia | Broussonetia |
| Broussonetia papyrifera | Paper Mulberry |
| Carpinus | Hornbeam |
| Carpinus caroliniana | American Hornbeam |
| Castanea | Chestnut / Chinkapin |
| Castanea dentata | American Chestnut |
| Castanea pumila | Allegheny Chinkapin |
| Catalpa | Catalpa |
| Catalpa bignonioides | Southern Catalpa |
| Catalpa speciosa | Northern Catalpa |
| Cedrus | Cedar |
| Cedrus deodara | Deodar Cedar |
| Celtis | Hackberry |
| Celtis laevigata | Sugarberry |
| Celtis occidentalis | Hackberry |
| Celtis tenuifolia | Georgia Hackberry |
| Cephalanthus | Buttonbush |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis | Buttonbush |
| Cercidiphyllum | Katsura |
| Cercidiphyllum japonicum | Katsura Tree |
| Cercis | Redbud |
| Cercis canadensis | Eastern Redbud |
| Chionanthus | Fringetree |
| Chionanthus virginicus | Fringetree |
| Cladrastis | Yellow-wood |
| Cladrastis kentukea | Yellow-wood |
| Clethra | Pepperbush |
| Clethra acuminata | Sweet Pepperbush |
| Cornus | Dogwood |
| Cornus alternifolia | Alternate-leaf Dogwood |
| Cornus amomum | Swamp Dogwood |
| Cornus drummondii | Roughleaf Dogwood |
| Cornus florida | Flowering Dogwood |
| Cornus stricta | Stiffcornel Dogwood |
| Cotinus | Smoketree |
| Cotinus obovata | American Smoketree |
| Diospyros | Persimmon |
| Diospyros virginiana | Common Persimmon |
| Euonymus | Spindle-tree, Wahoo, Strawberry-bush |
| Euonymus atropurpureus | American Wahoo |
| Fagus | Beech |
| Fagus grandifolia | American Beech |
| Frangula | Buckthorn |
| Frangula caroliniana | Carolina Buckthorn |
| Fraxinus | Ash |
| Fraxinus americana | White Ash |
| Fraxinus biltmoreana | Biltmore Ash |
| Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Green Ash |
| Fraxinus quadrangulata | Blue Ash |
| Ginkgo | Ginkgo / Maidenhair Tree |
| Ginkgo biloba | Maidenhair Tree |
| Gleditsia | Honeylocust |
| Gleditsia triacanthos | Honeylocust |
| Gymnocladus | Kentucky Coffee-tree |
| Gymnocladus dioicus | Kentucky Coffee-tree |
| Halesia | Silverbell |
| Halesia tetraptera | Common Silverbell |
| Hamamelis | Witch-hazel |
| Hamamelis virginiana | Witch-hazel |
| Juglans | Walnut |
| Juglans nigra | Black Walnut |
| Juniperus | Red Cedar |
| Juniperus virginiana | Red Cedar |
| Kalmia | Mountain Laurel |
| Kalmia latifolia | Mountain Laurel |
| Koelreuteria | Golden Raintree |
| Koelreuteria paniculata | Golden Raintree |
| Liquidambar | Sweetgum |
| Liquidambar styraciflua | Sweetgum |
| Liriodendron | Tuliptree |
| Liriodendron tulipifera | Tuliptree |
| Maclura | Osage-orange |
| Maclura pomifera | Osage-orange |
| Malus | Apple |
| Malus angustifolia | Southern Crabapple |
| Melia | Chinaberry |
| Melia azedarach | Chinaberry Tree |
| Metasequoia | Dawn-redwood |
| Metasequoia glyptostroboides | Dawn-redwood |
| Morus | Mulberry |
| Morus alba | White Mulberry |
| Morus rubra | Red Mulberry |
| Nyssa | Tupelo |
| Nyssa aquatica | Water Tupelo |
| Nyssa biflora | Swamp Tupelo |
| Nyssa ogeche | Ogeechee Lime |
| Nyssa sylvatica | Black Tupelo |
| Ostrya | Hophornbeam |
| Ostrya virginiana | Eastern Hophombeam |
| Oxydendrum | Sourwood |
| Oxydendrum arboreum | Sourwood |
| Paulownia | Paulownia |
| Paulownia tomentosa | Royal Paulownia |
| Persea | Red Bay |
| Persea borbonia | Red Bay |
| Picea | Spruce |
| Picea abies | Norway Spruce |
| Picea rubens | Red Spruce |
| Pistacia | Pistachio |
| Pistacia chinensis | Chinese Pistachio |
| Platanus | Sycamore |
| Platanus ×acerifolia | London Plane-tree |
| Platanus occidentalis | Sycamore |
| Populus | Aspen, Cottonwood, Poplar |
| Populus deltoides | Eastern Cottonwood |
| Pseudocydonia | Chinese Quince |
| Pseudocydonia sinensis | Chinese-quince |
| Ptelea | Hoptree / Wafer Ash |
| Ptelea trifoliata | Hoptree |
| Pyrus | Pear |
| Pyrus calleryana | Bradford Pear |
| Rhododendron | Rhododendron / Azalea |
| Rhododendron catawbiense | Catawba Rhododendron |
| Rhododendron maximum | Rosebay Rhododendron |
| Rhus | Sumac |
| Rhus aromatica | Fragrant Sumac |
| Rhus copallinum | Winged Sumac |
| Rhus glabra | Smooth Sumac |
| Rhus typhina | Staghorn Sumac |
| Robinia | Locust |
| Robinia hispida | Bristly Locust |
| Robinia pseudoacacia | Black Locust |
| Sabal | Palmetto |
| Sabal minor | Dwarf Palmetto |
| Sabal palmetto | Cabbage Palmetto |
| Salix | Willow |
| Salix babylonica | Weeping Willow |
| Salix nigra | Black Willow |
| Sambucus | Elderberry |
| Sambucus canadensis | American Elderberry |
| Sambucus racemosa | Scarlet Elderberry |
| Sapindus | Soapberry |
| Sapindus saponaria | Western Soapberry |
| Sassafras | Sassafras |
| Sassafras albidum | Sassafras |
| Sideroxylon | Sideroxylon |
| Sideroxylon lycioides | Buckthorn Bumelia |
| Sorbus | Mountain-Ash |
| Sorbus americana | American Mountain-ash |
| Staphylea | Bladdernut |
| Staphylea trifolia | American Bladdernut |
| Stewartia | Wild Camellia |
| Stewartia ovata | Mountain Stewartia |
| Styrax | Snowbell |
| Styrax grandifolius | Bigleaf Snowbell |
| Symplocos | Sweetleaf |
| Symplocos tinctoria | Sweetleaf / Horse-sugar |
| Taxodium | Cypress |
| Taxodium ascendens | Pond Cypress |
| Taxodium distichum | Bald Cypress |
| Tilia | Basswood |
| Tilia americana | American Basswood |
| Tilia heterophylla | White Basswood |
| Toxicodendron | Poison Sumac |
| Toxicodendron vernix | Poison Sumac |
| Triadica | Tallow-Tree |
| Triadica sebifera | Chinese Tallow-tree |
| Tsuga | Hemlock |
| Tsuga canadensis | Eastern Hemlock |
| Tsuga caroliniana | Carolina Hemlock |
| Ulmus | Elm |
| Ulmus alata | Winged Elm |
| Ulmus americana | American Elm |
| Ulmus rubra | Slippery Elm |
| Ulmus serotina | September Elm |
| Vaccinium | Blueberry |
| Vaccinium arboreum | Sparkleberry |
| Zanthoxylum | Prickly-ash |
| Zanthoxylum clava-herculis | Hercules'-club |
Guide to the Wildflowers, Trees and Shrubs of Georgia and Adjacent States
Web Page by Richard Ware
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