Piedmont Park Tree List Updated Fall 2013

Latin name Common name Best viewing location Acer barbatum Southern Sugar Maple Planted throughout park Acer buergerianum Trident Maple in front of Magnolia Hall Acer ginnala Amur Maple SW corner of park/Oak Hill Acer negundo Boxelder Six Springs Wetlands Acer platanoides Norway Maple Planted throughout park Acer rubrum Red Maple Planted throughout park Acer saccharinum Silver Maple Planted throughout park Acer saccharum Sugar Maple few specimen trees near Charles Allen Aralia spinosa Devil's Walkingstick North Woods along gravel trail Aesculus flava Yellow Buckeye east side of lake near the bridge Aesculus parviflora Bottlebrush Buckeye just inside 12th street gate Aesculus pavia Red Buckeye triangle of greenery near Charles Allen Ailanthus altissima Tree of Heaven "Carriage Trail" along Clear Creek Albizia julibrissin Mimosa "Carriage Trail" along Clear Creek Amelanchier arborea Serviceberry near Aquatic Center entrance Asimina triloba Paw Paw Six Springs Wetlands Betula nigra River Birch Just south of Administrative offices Carpinus caroliniana Ironwood/Am. Hornbeam Six Springs Wetlands Carya alba Mockernut Hickory across path from bocce ball courts Carya illinoensis Pecan grove at picnic shelter Carya glabra Pignut Hickory North Woods Catalpa bignonioides Southern Catalpa east side of lake south of bridge Cedrus deodara Deodar Cedar near Noguchi playscape Celtis occidentalis Hackberry east of Noguchi playscape above Oval Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud Planted throughout park Chionanthus virginicus American Fringe Tree Planted throughout park Chionanthus retusus Chinese Fringe Tree Community Center parking lot Cladrastis kentukea Yellowwood between NE corner of lake and Park Dr. Cornus alternifolia Alternate leaf Dogwood North Woods, along Carriage Trail Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood Mayor's Grove Cornus kousa Kousa Dogwood NW of Community Center near trail Cotinus coggygria Eurasian Smoketree Planted throughout park Cryptomeria japonica Japanese Cedar Small specimen at 14th street gate Diospyros virginiana Persimmon North Woods Fagus grandifolia American Beech Six Springs Wetlands Ficus carica Fig Demonstration Orchard Fraxinus americana White Ash North Woods Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash Eastern banks of Lake Clara Meer Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo inside 14th street gate entrance Halesia carolina Little Silverbell planted berm east of parking deck Halesia diptera Two-wing Silverbell North Woods Hamamelis virginiana Witch-Hazel On trail along southern border of lake Ilex crenata Japanese Holly Planted throughout park Ilex opaca American Holly Planted throughout park Ilex vomitoria Yaupon Holly Planted throughout park Juglans nigra Black Walnut Six Springs Wetlands Juniperus virginiana Eastern Redcedar SW corner of Active Oval Koelrenteria paniculata Golden Raintree East of Active Oval at "cool spot"

Piedmont Park Tree List Updated Fall 2013

Lagerstroemia spp. Crape Myrtle Planted throughout park Ligustrum sinense Chinese Privet Invasive plant growing in wet areas Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum Grove south of Visitor's Center Liriodendron tulipifera Tuliptree/Tulip Poplar Grove at north end of Active Oval Maclura pomifera Osage Orange along Carriage Trail in North Woods Magnolia grandiflora Southern Magnolia planted all around Lake Clara Meer Magnolia liliiflora Japanese Magnolia Planted throughout park Magnolia macrophylla Bigleaf Magnolia specimen btwn lake and Park Dr. Magnolia soulangeana Saucer Magnolia Planted throughout park Magnolia tripetala Umbrella Magnolia planted above diversion structure Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay Magnolia around Lake Clara Meer, trailside Malus spp. Crabapple Planted throughout park Malus domestica Apple Demonstration Orchard Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn Redwood NE corner of Lake Clara Meer Morus spp. Mulberry 6 Springs Wetlands Myrica cerifera Wax Myrtle near dock at Visitor Center on lake Nyssa sylvatica Blackgum/Tupelo North Woods along gravel trail Oxydendron arboreum Sourwood Six Springs Wetlands Paulownia tomentosa Princesstree Carriage Trail along Clear Creek Platanus occidentalis Sycamore Along Clear Creek and in Six Springs Picea glauca White Spruce Front Lawn at Pioneer Women monument Picea pungens Blue Spruce various locations Pinus echinata Shortleaf Pine Lone specimen off North Woods trail Pinus palustris Longleaf Pine Planted in large dog park Pinus taeda Loblolly Pine specimen east side of lake near bridge Populus deltoides Eastern Cottonwood Six Springs Wetlands and Clear Creek Prunus caroliniana Cherry Laurel Specimen near Charles Allen gate Prunus cerasifera Purple Leaf Plum various locations Prunus domestica Plum Demonstration Orchard Prunus laurocerasus European Cherry Laurel Planted throughout park Prunus persica Peach Demonstration Orchard Prunus serotina Black Cherry North Woods Prunus x yedoensis Yoshino cherry NE corner of Lake Clara Meer Pyrus calleryana Bradford Pear SW of admin offices near tennis courts Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust wooded area west of orchard, near lake Quercus accutissima Sawtooth Oak N/NW of tennis courts along path Quercus alba White Oak Six Springs Wetlands Quercus bicolor Swamp White Oak various locations Quercus coccinea Scarlet Oak Throughout park Quercus falcata Southern Red Oak North Woods Quercus lyrata Overcup Oak Base of Oak Hill near iris bed Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak Community Center parking lot Quercus michauxii Swamp Chestnut Oak Oak Hill area Quercus nigra Water Oak Oak Hill and around Lake Clara Meer Quercus palustris Pin Oak State Champion at Greystone Quercus phellos Willow Oak base of Oak Hill at Zelkova grove Quercus prinus Chestnut Oak various locations Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak Six Springs Wetlands Quercus shumardii Shumard Oak various locations

Piedmont Park Tree List Updated Fall 2013

Quercus stellata Post Oak North Woods along gravel trail Quercus texana Nuttall Oak Planted throughout park Quercus velutina Black Oak Six Springs Wetlands Quercus virginiana Live Oak Piedmont Ave at Piedmont Driving Club Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac NW corner of Active Oval Salix babylonica Weeping Willow Park Tavern back lawn Salix nigra Black Willow Along Clear Creek Sassafras albidum Sassfras SE corner of meadow and near Park Dr. Taxodium distichum Baldcypress NE corner of Lake Clara Meer Thuja occidentalis Arborvitae in containers at plaza/parking deck Tilia americana Basswood North Woods Tilia cordata Littleleaf Linden lining trail above NW corner of Oval Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hemlock east side of lake north of bridge Ulmus alata Winged Elm North Woods, specimen east of lake too Ulmus americana American Elm Trail above west side of Active Oval Ulmus parvifolia Chinese Elm All over park Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm North Woods Zelkova serrata Zelkova base of Oak Hill near Charles Allen gate