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Trees and Shrubs of South Mountain Reservation

This guide describes the trees and shrubs observed in South Mountain Reservation, Essex County, NJ.

American beech 1
Fagus grandifolia
American Witch-Hazel 2
Hamamelis virginiana
American Sweetgum 3
Liquidambar styraciflua
Tulip Tree 4
Liriodendron tulipifera
Sassafras 5
Sassafras albidum
Black Cherry 6
Prunus serotina
Black Locust 7
Robinia pseudoacacia
Honey Locust 8
Gleditsia triacanthos
American elm 9
Ulmus americana
Slippery Elm 10
Ulmus rubra
Mountain Laurel 11
Kalmia latifolia
Great Rhododendron 12
Rhododendron maximum
Red Maple 13
Acer rubrum
Sugar Maple 14
Acer saccharum
Norway maple 1
Acer platanoides
Silver Maple 15
Acer saccharinum
Boxelder 16
Acer negundo
Japanese maple 17
Acer palmatum
Amur Maple 18
Acer ginnala
Northern Red Oak 19
Quercus rubra
Black Oak 20
Quercus velutina
Pin Oak 21
Quercus palustris
scarlet oak 22
Quercus coccinea
White Oak 23
Quercus alba
swamp white oak 24
Quercus bicolor
Chestnut Oak 25
Quercus montana
post oak 26
Quercus stellata
willow oak 27
Quercus phellos
Sweet Birch 28
Betula lenta
River Birch 29
Betula nigra
Yellow Birch 30
Betula alleghaniensis
Gray Birch 31
Betula populifolia
Sweet Pepperbush 32
Clethra alnifolia
Christmas berry 33
Photinia villosa
black chokeberry 34
Aronia melanocarpa
Black Tupelo 35
Nyssa sylvatica
apple 36
Malus domestica
American hog-peanut 37
Amphicarpaea bracteata
black huckleberry 38
Gaylussacia baccata
Northern highbush blueberry 39
Vaccinium corymbosum
Blue Ridge blueberry 40
Vaccinium pallidum
deerberry 41
Vaccinium stamineum
Kentucky coffeetree 42
Gymnocladus dioicus
alder buckthorn 43
Frangula alnus
jetbead 44
Rhodotypos scandens
autumn olive 45
Elaeagnus umbellata
Osage-orange 46
Maclura pomifera
Shagbark Hickory 47
Carya ovata
Pignut Hickory 48
Carya glabra
Mockernut Hickory 49
Carya tomentosa
Green Ash 50
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Whitw Ash 51
Fraxinus americana
Silky Dogwood 52
Cornus amomum
Flowering Dogwood 53
Cornus florida
Eastern Redcedar 54
Juniperus virginiana
Atlantic white cedar 55
Chamaecyparis thyoides
Eastern Hemlock 56
Tsuga canadensis
Eastern White Pine 57
Pinus strobus
Red Pine 58
Pinus resinosa
Norway Spruce 59
Picea abies
fetterbush 60
Eubotrys racemosa
winged euonymus 61
Euonymus alatus
fortune's spindle 62
Euonymus fortunei
Fragrant Sumac 63
Rhus aromatica
Smooth Sumac 64
Rhus glabra
Amur Corktree 65
Phellodendron amurense
tree-of-heaven 66
Ailanthus altissima
floating primrose-willow 67
Ludwigia peploides
grey alder 68
Alnus incana
American Hornbeam 69
Carpinus caroliniana
American hophornbeam 70
Ostrya virginiana
Eastern Black Walnut 71
Juglans nigra
Northern Catalpa 72
Catalpa speciosa
Amur honeysuckle 73
Lonicera maackii
Mapleleaf Viburnum 74
Viburnum acerifolium
Southern Arrowwood 75
Viburnum dentatum
Linden Viburnum 76
Viburnum dilatatum
Siebold's Viburnum 77
Viburnum sieboldii
Blackhaw 78
Viburnum prunifolium
tea viburnum 79
Viburnum setigerum
basswood 69
Tilia americana
Bigtooth Aspen 80
Populus grandidentata
American Sycamore 81
Platanus occidentalis
gallberry 82
Ilex glabra
American Holly 83
Ilex opaca
Japanese holly 28
Ilex crenata
Winterberry Holly 84
Ilex verticillata
American bladdernut 85
Staphylea trifolia
Chinese witch-hazel 86
Hamamelis mollis
Japanese angelica tree 87
Aralia elata

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