Trees of Massachusetts

Native and introduced/cultivated trees that occur in Massachusetts according to The Sibley Guide to Trees

Sassafras 1
Sassafras albidum
tulip tree 2
Liriodendron tulipifera
Cucumber-tree 3
Magnolia acuminata
umbrella magnolia 4
Magnolia tripetala
London Plane 5
Platanus × hispanica
Katsura Tree 6
Cercidiphyllum
American sycamore 7
Platanus occidentalis
witchhazel 8
Hamamelis virginiana
Tamarisks 9
Tamarix
honey locust 10
Gleditsia triacanthos
Black Locust 11
Robinia pseudoacacia
eastern redbud 12
Cercis canadensis
Clammy Locust
Robinia viscosa
Yellow-wood 13
Cladrastis kentukea
Butternut 14
Juglans cinerea
eastern black walnut 15
Juglans nigra
Japanese Walnut 16
Juglans ailantifolia
shagbark hickory 17
Carya ovata
mockernut 18
Carya tomentosa
pignut hickory 19
Carya glabra
paper birch 20
Betula papyrifera
bitternut hickory 21
Carya cordiformis
Bristly Locust 22
Robinia hispida
gray birch 23
Betula populifolia
Grey Alder
Alnus incana
Sweet Birch 14
Betula lenta
Yellow Birch 24
Betula alleghaniensis
heartleaf paper birch 25
Betula cordifolia
river birch 5
Betula nigra
smooth alder 26
Alnus serrulata
American hophornbeam 27
Ostrya virginiana
American hornbeam 28
Carpinus caroliniana
green alder 29
Alnus viridis
Beaked Hazelnut 30
Corylus cornuta
American beech 31
Fagus grandifolia
American chestnut 32
Castanea dentata
northern red oak 33
Quercus rubra
Black Oak 34
Quercus velutina
Pin Oak 35
Quercus palustris
European beech 36
Fagus sylvatica
scarlet oak 15
Quercus coccinea
shingle oak 37
Quercus imbricaria
White Oak 38
Quercus alba
Bear Oak 39
Quercus ilicifolia
swamp white oak
Quercus bicolor
Bur Oak 40
Quercus macrocarpa
chestnut oak 1
Quercus montana
Balsam poplar 41
Populus balsamifera
bigtooth aspen 24
Populus grandidentata
trembling aspen 40
Populus tremuloides
Black Poplar 42
Populus nigra
Pedunculate Oak 43
Quercus robur
white poplar 44
Populus alba
black willow 14
Salix nigra
Crack willow 40
Salix ×fragilis
Laurel willow 45
Salix pentandra
white willow 46
Salix alba
Red Mulberry 47
Morus rubra
Russian Olive 14
Elaeagnus angustifolia
white mulberry 48
Morus alba
Osage-orange 49
Maclura pomifera
Common Buckthorn 38
Rhamnus cathartica
American Plum 50
Prunus americana
Canada Plum 51
Prunus nigra
Alder Buckthorn 52
Frangula alnus
Cherry-plum 53
Prunus cerasifera
Peach 54
Prunus persica
Black Cherry 55
Prunus serotina
Sour Cherry 56
Prunus cerasus
sweet cherry 57
Prunus avium
choke cherry 58
Prunus virginiana
St Lucie Cherry 59
Prunus mahaleb
fire cherry 14
Prunus pensylvanica
hawthorns 48
Crataegus
Washington hawthorn
Crataegus phaenopyrum
Cockspur Hawthorn 60
Crataegus crus-galli
Downy Hawthorn 14
Crataegus mollis
dotted hawthorn 14
Crataegus punctata
Fanleaf Hawthorn 61
Crataegus flabellata
Common Hawthorn 48
Crataegus monogyna
apple tree 62
Malus pumila
Common Pear 48
Pyrus communis
Canadian serviceberry 1
Amelanchier canadensis
common serviceberry 1
Amelanchier arborea
Smooth Shadbush 63
Amelanchier laevis
Roundleaf Shadbush 64
Amelanchier sanguinea
American Mountain Ash 58
Sorbus americana
common hackberry 38
Celtis occidentalis
Rowan 65
Sorbus aucuparia
American elm 66
Ulmus americana
Wych Elm 67
Ulmus glabra
Slippery Elm 68
Ulmus rubra
Basswood 48
Tilia americana
smooth sumac 19
Rhus glabra
red maple 69
Acer rubrum
poison sumac 70
Toxicodendron vernix
Horse-chestnut 71
Aesculus hippocastanum
staghorn sumac 72
Rhus typhina
common hoptree 73
Ptelea trifoliata

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