Publication WSFNR-20-30C

May 2020

Native Tree Species of Georgia by Hardiness Zones

Dr. Kim D. Coder, Professor of Tree Biology & Health Care / University Hill Fellow University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources

Native trees surround us. Native trees represent a great ecological bounty and a rich cultural history in Georgia. Native trees live from the mountains to the sea in many diverse habitats and under many environmental constraints. Native trees add value, comfort, and beauty to life in Georgia. They have provided medicine, food, fiber, shelter, recreation and aesthetic values. Native trees witnessed the arrival of many groups of explorers and settlers, many groups of Native Americans, and a number of ice ages. Native trees are wonderfully adapted to a local area’s climate, soils, pests and other . There is a native tree species well-suited for most planting sites or landscapes. A “tree” is defined as a perennial, woody, single-stemmed capable of attaining a size greater than 15 feet in total height and greater than 4 inches in stem diameter. A “native” tree is found within the last three centuries growing wild and reproducing naturally, and not introduced to an area by human activities. A tree is considered “native in Georgia” if it was not originally brought to Georgia by people, it is found growing and reproducing naturally in the Georgia landscape, and its gene sets developed and succeeded under Georgia’s environmental conditions before human dominance of the land. Key to proper selection of a native tree species for planting on any particular site is assuring it can handle various climatic and micro-site characteristics. One critical value for native trees is surviving and thriving under the coldest Winter conditions normally expected. This value of surviving a given cold temperature is summarized as cold hardiness. The cold hardiness zone map for Georgia is given in Figure 1. Most trees can survive and thrive for many years beyond their native range, especially in high quality or protected areas. Young trees are much more tolerant of environmental constraints than are older trees. There is much confusion surrounding cold hardiness zone inflation/deflation propagated through simple single tree demonstrations and pushing tree survival to the limits. Tree planting close to a tree species native range, as shown within this publication, will help you design and plant an effective and efficient native landscape. Figure 2 presents native trees of Georgia within each tree cold hardiness zones (6b to 9a). Native trees in each tree cold hardiness zone are: 6b = 117 species; 7a = 122 species; 7b = 119 species; 8a = 147 species; 8b = 139 species; and, 9a = 129 species. Figure 3 lists native trees growing in all cold hardiness zones in Georgia (41 species in 6b to 9a -- a statewide distribution).

Citation: Coder, Kim D. 2020. Native Tree Species of Georgia by Hardiness Zones. University of Georgia, Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources Outreach Publication WSFNR20-30C. Pp.18. The University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources offers educational programs, assistance, and materials to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, age, gender, or disability. The University of Georgia is committed to principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action. Tree Species by Hardiness Zones K.D. Coder

7a 7a Hardiness Zones average annual 6b minimum zone temperature oF 6b -5 7a 0 7b 5 8a 10 7b7b7b 8b 15 9a 20 8a8a8a

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(derived from USDA -- Plant Hardiness Zone Map 9a9a (New Revised Version) by ARS & Oregon State University, 2012) 9a9a

Figure 1: Tree Cold Hardiness Zones of Georgia.

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Figure 2: Native Trees of Georgia by Hardiness Zone scientific name zone common name scientific name zone common name

Abies fraseri 6b Fraser fir Cladrastis kentukea 6b yellowwood Acer negundo 6b boxelder Clethra acuminata 6b sweet Acer nigrum 6b black maple pepperbush Acer pensylvanicum 6b striped maple Cornus alternifolia 6b alternate-leaf Acer rubrum 6b red maple dogwood Acer saccharinum 6b silver maple Cornus florida 6b flowering Acer saccharum 6b sugar maple dogwood Acer spicatum 6b mountain maple Cotinus obovatus 6b smoketree Aesculus flava 6b yellow buckeye Crataegus flabellata 6b fanleaf Aesculus glabra 6b Ohio buckeye hawthorn Alnus serrulata 6b hazel alder Amelanchier arborea 6b serviceberry Diospyros virginiana 6b persimmon Aralia spinosa 6b devil’s walkingstick Euonymus atropurpureus 6b burningbush Asimina triloba 6b pawpaw Fagus grandifolia 6b beech Betula alleghaniensis 6b yellow birch Fraxinus americana 6b white ash Betula lenta 6b sweet birch Fraxinus pennsylvanica 6b green ash Betula nigra 6b river birch Fraxinus quadrangulata 6b blue ash

Carpinus caroliniana 6b hornbeam Gleditsia triacanthos 6b honeylocust Carya australis 6b Southern shagbark Halesia carolina 6b little silverbell hickory Halesia tetraptera 6b mountain Carya cordiformis 6b bitternut hickory silverbell Carya glabra 6b pignut hickory Hamamelis virginiana 6b witch-hazel Carya laciniosa 6b shellbark hickory Ilex montana 6b mountain holly Carya ovalis 6b red hickory Ilex opaca 6b American holly Carya ovata 6b shagbark Ilex verticillata 6b winterberry hickory Carya pallida 6b sand hickory Juglans cinerea 6b butternut Carya tomentosa 6b mockernut Juglans nigra 6b black walnut hickory Juniperus virginiana 6b Eastern redcedar Castanea dentata 6b chestnut Castanea pumila 6b chinquapin Kalmia latifolia 6b mountain-laurel Celtis occidentalis 6b hackberry Cephalanthus occidentalis 6b buttonbush Liriodendron tulipifera 6b yellow-poplar Cercis canadensis 6b redbud Chionanthus virginicus 6b fringetree

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Figure 2: Native Trees of Georgia by Hardiness Zone. scientific name zone common name scientific name zone common name

Magnolia acuminata 6b mountain Quercus rubra 6b Northern red cucumber-tree oak Magnolia fraseri 6b mountain Quercus stellata 6b post oak magnolia Quercus velutina 6b black oak Magnolia tripetala 6b umbrella-tree Malus coronaria 6b sweet crabapple Rhododendron catawbiense 6b purple-laurel Morus rubra 6b red mulberry Rhododendron maximum 6b rosebay-laurel Rhus copallinum 6b winged sumac Nyssa sylvatica 6b blackgum Rhus glabra 6b smooth sumac Rhus typhina 6b staghorn sumac Ostrya virginiana 6b Eastern Robinia hispida 6b pink locust hophornbeam Robinia pseudoacacia 6b black locust Oxydendrum arboreum 6b sourwood Robinia viscosa 6b clammy locust

Pinus echinata 6b shortleaf pine Salix nigra 6b black willow Pinus pungens 6b table mountain Salix sericea 6b silky willow pine Sambucus canadensis 6b elder Pinus rigida 6b pitch pine Sassafras albidum 6b sassafras Pinus strobus 6b Eastern white Sorbus americana 6b mountain-ash pine Stewartia ovata 6b mountain Pinus taeda 6b loblolly pine camellia Pinus virginiana 6b Virginia pine Symplocos tinctoria 6b sweetleaf Platanus occidentalis 6b sycamore Prunus americana 6b American plum Tilia americana 6b American Prunus angustifolia 6b Chickasaw plum basswood Prunus pensylvanica 6b fire cherry Tilia heterophylla 6b white basswood Prunus serotina 6b black cherry Toxicodendron vernix 6b poison sumac Tsuga canadensis 6b Eastern hemlock Quercus alba 6b white oak Tsuga caroliniana 6b Carolina Quercus coccinea 6b scarlet oak hemlock Quercus falcata 6b Southern red oak Ulmus alata 6b winged Quercus imbricaria 6b shingle oak Ulmus americana 6b American elm Quercus marilandica 6b blackjack oak Ulmus rubra 6b slippery elm Quercus montana 6b chestnut oak Quercus muehlenbergii 6b chinquapin oak Vaccinium arboreum 6b farkleberry Quercus nigra 6b water oak Viburnum cassinoides 6b Northern Quercus palustris 6b pin oak possumhaw Quercus prinoides 6b dwarf Viburnum lentago 6b nannyberry chinquapin oak Viburnum prunifolium 6b blackhaw

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Figure 2: Native Trees of Georgia by Hardiness Zone. scientific name zone common name scientific name zone common name

Viburnum rufidulum 6b rusty blackhaw Acer barbatum 7a Southern sugar maple Zanthoxylum americanum 6b prickly-ash Acer leucoderme 7a chalk maple Acer negundo 7a boxelder Acer nigrum 7a black maple Acer rubrum 7a red maple Acer saccharinum 7a silver maple Acer saccharum 7a sugar maple Aesculus flava 7a yellow buckeye Aesculus glabra 7a Ohio buckeye Aesculus sylvatica 7a Georgia buckeye Alnus serrulata 7a hazel alder Amelanchier arborea 7a serviceberry Aralia spinosa 7a devil’s walkingstick Asimina triloba 7a pawpaw

Betula alleghaniensis 7a yellow birch Betula lenta 7a sweet birch Betula nigra 7a river birch

Carpinus caroliniana 7a American hornbeam Carya australis 7a Southern shagbark hickory Carya cordiformis 7a bitternut hickory Carya glabra 7a pignut hickory Carya laciniosa 7a shellbark hickory Carya ovalis 7a red hickory Carya ovata 7a shagbark hickory Carya pallida 7a sand hickory Carya tomentosa 7a mockernut hickory Castanea dentata 7a American chestnut Castanea pumila 7a chinquapin Celtis laevigata 7a sugarberry

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Figure 2: Native Trees of Georgia by Hardiness Zone. scientific name zone common name scientific name zone common name Celtis occidentalis 7a hackberry Kalmia latifolia 7a mountain-laurel Cephalanthus occidentalis 7a buttonbush Cercis canadensis 7a redbud Liquidambar styraciflua 7a sweetgum Chionanthus virginicus 7a fringetree Liriodendron tulipifera 7a yellow-poplar Cladrastis kentukea 7a yellowwood Magnolia acuminata 7a mountain Cornus alternifolia 7a alternate-leaf cucumber-tree dogwood Magnolia fraseri 7a mountain Cornus florida 7a flowering magnolia dogwood Magnolia tripetala 7a umbrella-tree Cornus stricta 7a swamp Malus angustifolia 7a Southern dogwood crabapple Cotinus obovatus 7a smoketree Malus coronaria 7a sweet crabapple Crataegus flabellata 7a fanleaf Morus rubra 7a red mulberry hawthorn Nyssa sylvatica 7a blackgum Diospyros virginiana 7a persimmon Ostrya virginiana 7a Eastern Fagus grandifolia 7a American beech hophornbeam Fraxinus americana 7a white ash Oxydendrum arboreum 7a sourwood Fraxinus pennsylvanica 7a green ash Fraxinus quadrangulata 7a blue ash Pinus echinata 7a shortleaf pine Pinus rigida 7a pitch pine Gleditsia triacanthos 7a honeylocust Pinus strobus 7a Eastern white pine Halesia carolina 7a little silverbell Pinus taeda 7a loblolly pine Halesia tetraptera 7a mountain Pinus virginiana 7a Virginia pine silverbell Platanus occidentalis 7a American Hamamelis virginiana 7a American sycamore witch-hazel Prunus americana 7a American plum Prunus angustifolia 7a Chickasaw plum Ilex longipes 7a Georgia holly Prunus serotina 7a black cherry Ilex montana 7a mountain holly 7a hoptree Ilex opaca 7a American holly Ilex verticillata 7a winterberry Quercus alba 7a white oak Quercus coccinea 7a scarlet oak Juglans cinerea 7a butternut Quercus falcata 7a Southern red Juglans nigra 7a black walnut oak Juniperus communis 7a common juniper Quercus imbricaria 7a shingle oak Juniperus virginiana 7a Eastern redcedar Quercus marilandica 7a blackjack oak

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Figure 2: Native Trees of Georgia by Hardiness Zone. scientific name zone common name scientific name zone common name Quercus michauxii 7a swamp chestnut Ulmus alata 7a winged elm oak Ulmus americana 7a American elm Quercus montana 7a chestnut oak Ulmus rubra 7a slippery elm Quercus muehlenbergii 7a chinquapin oak Quercus nigra 7a water oak Vaccinium arboreum 7a farkleberry Quercus palustris 7a pin oak Viburnum cassinoides 7a Northern Quercus phellos 7a willow oak possumhaw Quercus prinoides 7a dwarf Viburnum nudum 7a Southern chinquapin oak possumhaw Quercus rubra 7a Northern red Viburnum prunifolium 7a blackhaw oak Viburnum rufidulum 7a rusty blackhaw Quercus shumardii 7a Shumard oak Quercus stellata 7a post oak Zanthoxylum americanum 7a prickly-ash Quercus velutina 7a black oak

Rhamnus caroliniana 7a buckthorn Rhododendron catawbiense 7a purple-laurel Rhododendron maximum 7a rosebay-laurel Rhus copallinum 7a winged sumac Rhus glabra 7a smooth sumac Robinia hispida 7a pink locust Robinia pseudoacacia 7a black locust

Salix nigra 7a black willow Sambucus canadensis 7a American elder Sassafras albidum 7a sassafras Sideroxylon lycioides 7a buckthorn bumelia Staphylea trifolia 7a bladdernut Stewartia ovata 7a mountain camellia Styrax americanus 7a American snowbell Symplocos tinctoria 7a sweetleaf

Tilia americana 7a American basswood Tilia heterophylla 7a white basswood Toxicodendron vernix 7a poison sumac Tsuga canadensis 7a Eastern hemlock

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Figure 2: Native Trees of Georgia by Hardiness Zone. scientific name zone common name scientific name zone common name Acer barbatum 7b Southern sugar Cornus alternifolia 7b alternate-leaf maple dogwood Acer leucoderme 7b chalk maple Cornus florida 7b flowering Acer negundo 7b boxelder dogwood Acer rubrum 7b red maple Cornus foemina 7b stiff dogwood Acer saccharinum 7b silver maple Cornus stricta 7b swamp Aesculus parviflora 7b bottlebrush dogwood buckeye Aesculus sylvatica 7b Georgia buckeye Diospyros virginiana 7b persimmon Alnus serrulata 7b hazel alder Amelanchier arborea 7b serviceberry Fagus grandifolia 7b beech Aralia spinosa 7b devil’s Fraxinus americana 7b white ash walkingstick Fraxinus pennsylvanica 7b green ash Asimina parviflora 7b dwarf pawpaw Asimina triloba 7b pawpaw Halesia carolina 7b little silverbell Halesia tetraptera 7b mountain Betula nigra 7b river birch silverbell Hamamelis virginiana 7b witch-hazel Carpinus caroliniana 7b hornbeam Carya australis 7b Southern Ilex decidua 7b possumhaw shagbark Ilex longipes 7b Georgia holly hickory Ilex montana 7b mountain holly Carya cordiformis 7b bitternut hickory Ilex opaca 7b American holly Carya glabra 7b pignut hickory Ilex verticillata 7b winterberry Carya myristiciformis 7b nutmeg hickory Carya ovalis 7b red hickory Juglans nigra 7b black walnut Carya ovata 7b shagbark Juniperus communis 7b common juniper hickory Juniperus virginiana 7b Eastern redcedar Carya pallida 7b sand hickory Carya tomentosa 7b mockernut Kalmia latifolia 7b mountain-laurel hickory Castanea dentata 7b chestnut Liquidambar styraciflua 7b sweetgum Castanea pumila 7b chinquapin Liriodendron tulipifera 7b yellow-poplar Catalpa bignonioides 7b Southern catalpa Celtis laevigata 7b sugarberry Magnolia acuminata 7b mountain Celtis tenuifolia 7b Georgia cucumber-tree hackberry Magnolia cordata 7b Piedmont Cephalanthus occidentalis 7b buttonbush cucumber-tree Cercis canadensis 7b redbud Magnolia macrophylla 7b bigleaf magnolia Chionanthus virginicus 7b fringetree Magnolia tripetala 7b umbrella-tree

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Figure 2: Native Trees of Georgia by Hardiness Zone scientific name zone common name scientific name zone common name Magnolia virginiana 7b sweetbay Quercus prinoides 7b dwarf Malus angustifolia 7b Southern chinquapin oak crabapple Quercus rubra 7b Northern red Morus rubra 7b red mulberry oak Quercus shumardii 7b Shumard oak Nyssa sylvatica 7b blackgum Quercus stellata 7b post oak Quercus velutina 7b black oak Ostrya virginiana 7b hophornbeam Oxydendrum arboreum 7b sourwood Rhamnus caroliniana 7b buckthorn Rhus copallinum 7b winged sumac Pinus echinata 7b shortleaf pine Rhus glabra 7b smooth sumac Pinus palustris 7b longleaf pine Robinia hispida 7b pink locust Pinus serotina 7b pond pine Robinia pseudoacacia 7b black locust Pinus taeda 7b loblolly pine Platanus occidentalis 7b sycamore Salix nigra 7b black willow Populus deltoides 7b cottonwood Sambucus canadensis 7b American elder Prunus americana 7b American plum Sassafras albidum 7b sassafras Prunus angustifolia 7b Chickasaw plum Sideroxylon lycioides 7b bumelia Prunus mexicana 7b Mexican plum Staphylea trifolia 7b bladdernut Prunus serotina 7b black cherry Styrax americanus 7b snowbell Prunus umbellata 7b flatwoods plum Symplocos tinctoria 7b sweetleaf Ptelea trifoliata 7b hoptree Tilia americana 7b American Quercus alba 7b white oak basswood Quercus coccinea 7b scarlet oak Tilia caroliniana 7b Carolina Quercus falcata 7b Southern red basswood oak Tilia heterophylla 7b white basswood Quercus georgiana 7b Georgia oak Toxicodendron vernix 7b poison sumac Quercus laevis 7b turkey oak Quercus lyrata 7b overcup oak Ulmus alata 7b winged elm Quercus margaretta 7b sand post oak Ulmus americana 7b American elm Quercus marilandica 7b blackjack oak Ulmus rubra 7b slippery elm Quercus michauxii 7b swamp chestnut Ulmus serotina 7b September elm oak Quercus montana 7b chestnut oak Vaccinium arboreum 7b farkleberry Quercus muehlenbergii 7b chinquapin oak Viburnum cassinoides 7b Northern Quercus nigra 7b water oak possumhaw Quercus oglethorpensis 7b Oglethorpe oak Viburnum nudum 7b Southern Quercus phellos 7b willow oak possumhaw Viburnum prunifolium 7b blackhaw

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Figure 2: Native Trees of Georgia by Hardiness Zone. scientific name zone common name scientific name zone common name Viburnum rufidulum 7b rusty blackhaw Acer barbatum 8a Southern sugar maple Zanthoxylum americanum 7b prickly-ash Acer leucoderme 8a chalk maple Acer negundo 8a boxelder Acer rubrum 8a red maple Aesculus parviflora 8a bottlebrush buckeye Aesculus pavia 8a red buckeye Alnus serrulata 8a hazel alder Amelanchier arborea 8a serviceberry Aralia spinosa 8a devil’s walkingstick Asimina parviflora 8a dwarf pawpaw

Baccharis halimifolia 8a Eastern baccharis Betula nigra 8a river birch

Carpinus caroliniana 8a American hornbeam Carya aquatica 8a water hickory Carya cordiformis 8a bitternut hickory Carya glabra 8a pignut hickory Carya myristiciformis 8a nutmeg hickory Carya ovalis 8a red hickory Carya tomentosa 8a mockernut hickory Castanea pumila 8a chinquapin Catalpa bignonioides 8a Southern catalpa Celtis laevigata 8a sugarberry Celtis tenuifolia 8a Georgia hackberry Cephalanthus occidentalis 8a buttonbush Cercis canadensis 8a redbud Chamaecyparis thyoides 8a Atlantic whitecedar Chionanthus virginicus 8a fringetree monophylla 8a buckwheat tree Cornus florida 8a flowering dogwood

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Figure 2: Native Trees of Georgia by Hardiness Zone. scientific name zone common name scientific name zone common name Cornus foemina 8a stiff dogwood Leitneria floridana 8a corkwood Cornus stricta 8a swamp Liquidambar styraciflua 8a sweetgum dogwood Liriodendron tulipifera 8a yellow-poplar Crataegus aestivalis 8a mayhaw Lyonia ferruginea 8a staggerbush Cyrilla parvifolia 8a littleleaf titi Cyrilla racemiflora 8a swamp titi Magnolia cordata 8a Piedmont cucumber-tree Diospyros virginiana 8a persimmon Magnolia grandiflora 8a Southern magnolia Elliottia racemosa 8a Georgia plume Magnolia macrophylla 8a bigleaf magnolia Magnolia pyramidata 8a pyramid Fagus grandifolia 8a American beech magnolia Forestiera acuminata 8a swamp-privet Magnolia virginiana 8a sweetbay Fraxinus americana 8a white ash Malus angustifolia 8a Southern Fraxinus caroliniana 8a Carolina ash crabapple Fraxinus pennsylvanica 8a green ash Morus rubra 8a red mulberry Fraxinus profunda 8a pumpkin ash Myrica cerifera 8a wax-myrtle Myrica heterophylla 8a evergreen Gleditsia aquatica 8a water locust bayberry Gordonia lasianthus 8a loblolly bay Nyssa aquatica 8a water tupelo Halesia carolina 8a little silverbell Nyssa biflora 8a swamp tupelo Halesia diptera 8a two-wing Nyssa ogeche 8a Ogeeche-lime silverbell Nyssa sylvatica 8a blackgum Hamamelis virginiana 8a American witch-hazel Osmanthus americanus 8a devilwood Ostrya virginiana 8a Eastern Ilex ambigua 8a Carolina holly hophornbeam Ilex amelanchier 8a sarvis holly Oxydendrum arboreum 8a sourwood Ilex coriacea 8a large gallberry Ilex decidua 8a possumhaw Persea borbonia 8a red-bay Ilex longipes 8a Georgia holly Persea palustris 8a swamp-bay Ilex myrtifolia 8a myrtle dahoon Pinckneya bracteata 8a fevertree Ilex opaca 8a American holly Pinus echinata 8a shortleaf pine Ilex vomitoria 8a yaupon Pinus elliottii 8a slash pine Illicium floridanum 8a Florida anisetree Pinus glabra 8a spruce pine Pinus palustris 8a longleaf pine Juglans nigra 8a black walnut Pinus serotina 8a pond pine Juniperus virginiana 8a Eastern redcedar Pinus taeda 8a loblolly pine Planera aquatica 8a planertree

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Figure 2: Native Trees of Georgia by Hardiness Zone. scientific name zone common name scientific name zone common name Platanus occidentalis 8a American sycamore Rhus copallinum 8a winged sumac Populus deltoides 8a cottonwood Rhus glabra 8a smooth sumac Prunus alabamensis 8a Alabama cherry Prunus americana 8a American plum Salix caroliniana 8a Coastal Plain Prunus angustifolia 8a Chickasaw plum willow Prunus caroliniana 8a laurelcherry Salix floridana 8a Florida willow Prunus mexicana 8a Mexican plum Salix nigra 8a black willow Prunus serotina 8a black cherry Sambucus canadensis 8a American elder Prunus umbellata 8a flatwoods plum Sambucus simpsonii 8a Southern elder Ptelea trifoliata 8a hoptree Sassafras albidum 8a sassafras Sideroxylon lanuginosa 8a gum bumelia Quercus alba 8a white oak Sideroxylon lycioides 8a buckthorn Quercus arkansana 8a Arkansas oak bumelia Quercus austrina 8a bluff oak Stewartia malacodendron 8a silky camellia Quercus falcata 8a Southern red Styrax americanus 8a American oak snowbell Quercus geminata 8a sand live oak Styrax grandifolius 8a bigleaf snowbell Quercus hemisphaerica 8a laurel oak Symplocos tinctoria 8a sweetleaf Quercus incana 8a bluejack oak Quercus laevis 8a turkey oak Taxodium ascendens 8a pond-cypress Quercus laurifolia 8a swamp laurel Taxodium distichum 8a bald-cypress oak Tilia americana 8a American Quercus lyrata 8a overcup oak basswood Quercus margaretta 8a sand post oak Tilia caroliniana 8a Carolina Quercus marilandica 8a blackjack oak basswood Quercus michauxii 8a swamp chestnut Tilia heterophylla 8a white basswood oak Toxicodendron vernix 8a poison sumac Quercus minima 8a dwarf live oak Quercus muehlenbergii 8a chinquapin oak Ulmus alata 8a winged elm Quercus nigra 8a water oak Ulmus americana 8a American elm Quercus pagoda 8a cherrybark oak Quercus rubra 8a Northern red Vaccinium arboreum 8a farkleberry oak Viburnum nudum 8a Southern Quercus shumardii 8a Shumard oak possumhaw Quercus sinuata 8a bastard Viburnum obovatum 8a small-leaf (Durand) oak arrowwood Quercus stellata 8a post oak Viburnum rufidulum 8a rusty blackhaw Quercus velutina 8a black oak Quercus virginiana 8a live oak

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Figure 2: Native Trees of Georgia by Hardiness Zone. scientific name zone common name scientific name zone common name Acer barbatum 8b Southern sugar Forestiera acuminata 8b swamp-privet maple Forestiera segregata 8b Florida-privet Acer rubrum 8b red maple Franklinia alatamaha 8b Franklin tree Aesculus pavia 8b red buckeye Fraxinus caroliniana 8b Carolina ash Alnus serrulata 8b hazel alder Fraxinus pennsylvanica 8b green ash Aralia spinosa 8b devil’s Fraxinus profunda 8b pumpkin ash walkingstick Asimina parviflora 8b dwarf pawpaw Gleditsia aquatica 8b water locust Gordonia lasianthus 8b loblolly bay Baccharis halimifolia 8b Eastern baccharis Halesia carolina 8b little silverbell Betula nigra 8b river birch Halesia diptera 8b two-wing silverbell Carpinus caroliniana 8b American Hamamelis virginiana 8b American hornbeam witch-hazel Carya aquatica 8b water hickory Carya glabra 8b pignut hickory Ilex ambigua 8b Carolina holly Carya ovalis 8b red hickory Ilex amelanchier 8b sarvis holly Carya tomentosa 8b mockernut Ilex cassine 8b dahoon hickory Ilex coriacea 8b large gallberry Castanea pumila 8b chinquapin Ilex decidua 8b possumhaw Catalpa bignonioides 8b Southern catalpa Ilex myrtifolia 8b myrtle dahoon Celtis laevigata 8b sugarberry Ilex opaca 8b American holly Cephalanthus occidentalis 8b buttonbush Ilex vomitoria 8b yaupon Chamaecyparis thyoides 8b Atlantic Illicium floridanum 8b Florida anisetree whitecedar Illicium parviflorum 8b yellow anisetree Chionanthus virginicus 8b fringetree Cliftonia monophylla 8b buckwheat tree Juniperus silicicola 8b Southern Cornus florida 8b flowering redcedar dogwood Juniperus virginiana 8b Eastern redcedar Cornus foemina 8b stiff dogwood Cornus stricta 8b swamp Leitneria floridana 8b corkwood dogwood Liquidambar styraciflua 8b sweetgum Crataegus aestivalis 8b mayhaw Liriodendron tulipifera 8b yellow-poplar Cyrilla parvifolia 8b littleleaf titi Lyonia ferruginea 8b staggerbush Cyrilla racemiflora 8b swamp titi Magnolia grandiflora 8b Southern Diospyros virginiana 8b persimmon magnolia Magnolia pyramidata 8b pyramid Elliottia racemosa 8b Georgia plume magnolia

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Figure 2: Native Trees of Georgia by Hardiness Zone. scientific name zone common name scientific name zone common name Magnolia virginiana 8b sweetbay Quercus chapmanii 8b Chapman oak Morus rubra 8b red mulberry Quercus falcata 8b Southern red Myrica cerifera 8b wax-myrtle oak Myrica heterophylla 8b evergreen Quercus geminata 8b sand live oak bayberry Quercus hemisphaerica 8b laurel oak Myrica inodora 8b odorless Quercus incana 8b bluejack oak bayberry Quercus laevis 8b turkey oak Quercus laurifolia 8b swamp laurel Nyssa aquatica 8b water tupelo oak Nyssa biflora 8b swamp tupelo Quercus lyrata 8b overcup oak Nyssa ogeche 8b Ogeeche-lime Quercus margaretta 8b sand post oak Nyssa sylvatica 8b blackgum Quercus marilandica 8b blackjack oak Quercus michauxii 8b swamp chestnut Osmanthus americanus 8b devilwood oak Quercus minima 8b dwarf live oak Persea borbonia 8b red-bay Quercus myrtifolia 8b myrtle oak Persea palustris 8b swamp-bay Quercus nigra 8b water oak Pinckneya bracteata 8b fevertree Quercus pagoda 8b cherrybark oak Pinus echinata 8b shortleaf pine Quercus shumardii 8b Shumard’s oak Pinus elliottii 8b slash pine Quercus similis 8b swamp post oak Pinus glabra 8b spruce pine Quercus sinuata 8b bastard Pinus palustris 8b longleaf pine (Durand) oak Pinus serotina 8b pond pine Quercus stellata 8b post oak Pinus taeda 8b loblolly pine Quercus virginiana 8b live oak Planera aquatica 8b planertree Platanus occidentalis 8b American Rhus copallinum 8b winged sumac sycamore Populus heterophylla 8b swamp Sabal palmetto 8b cabbage cottonwood palmetto Prunus alabamensis 8b Alabama cherry Salix caroliniana 8b Coastal Plain Prunus angustifolia 8b Chickasaw plum willow Prunus caroliniana 8b laurelcherry Salix floridana 8b Florida willow Prunus serotina 8b black cherry Salix nigra 8b black willow Prunus umbellata 8b flatwoods plum Sambucus canadensis 8b American elder Ptelea trifoliata 8b hoptree Sambucus simpsonii 8b Southern elder Sapindus marginatus 8b Florida Quercus alba 8b white oak soapberry Quercus arkansana 8b Arkansas oak Sassafras albidum 8b sassafras Quercus austrina 8b bluff oak Serenoa repens 8b saw palmetto Quercus breviloba 8b Gulf oak Sideroxylon lanuginosa 8b gum bumelia

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Figure 2: Native Trees of Georgia by Hardiness Zone. scientific name zone common name scientific name zone common name Sideroxylon tenax 8b tough bumelia Acer rubrum 9a red maple Stewartia malacodendron 8b silky camellia Aesculus pavia 9a red buckeye Styrax americanus 8b American Alnus serrulata 9a hazel alder snowbell Aralia spinosa 9a devil’s Styrax grandifolius 8b bigleaf snowbell walkingstick Symplocos tinctoria 8b sweetleaf Asimina parviflora 9a dwarf pawpaw Taxodium ascendens 8b pond-cypress Avicennia germinans 9a black mangrove Taxodium distichum 8b bald-cypress Tilia caroliniana 8b Carolina Baccharis halimifolia 9a Eastern baccharis basswood Betula nigra 9a river birch Tilia heterophylla 8b white basswood Torreya taxifolia 8b torreya Carpinus caroliniana 9a American Toxicodendron vernix 8b poison sumac hornbeam Carya aquatica 9a water hickory Ulmus americana 8b American elm Carya floridana 9a Florida hickory Carya glabra 9a pignut hickory Vaccinium arboreum 8b farkleberry Carya tomentosa 9a mockernut Viburnum nudum 8b Southern hickory possumhaw Castanea alnifolia 9a Florida chinkapin Viburnum obovatum 8b small-leaf Castanea pumila 9a chinquapin arrowwood Celtis laevigata 9a sugarberry Viburnum rufidulum 8b rusty blackhaw Cephalanthus occidentalis 9a buttonbush Chamaecyparis thyoides 9a Atlantic Yucca aloifolia 8b Spanish-bayonet whitecedar Yucca gloriosa 8b moundlilly Chionanthus virginicus 9a fringetree yucca Cliftonia monophylla 9a buckwheat tree Cornus asperifolia 9a stiff-cornel Zanthoxylum clava-herculis 8b Hercules’ club dogwood Cornus florida 9a flowering dogwood Cornus foemina 9a stiff dogwood Crataegus aestivalis 9a mayhaw Cyrilla parvifolia 9a littleleaf titi Cyrilla racemiflora 9a swamp titi

Diospyros virginiana 9a persimmon

Erythrina herbacea 9a Eastern coralbean Eugenia axillaris 9a white stopper

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Figure 2: Native Trees of Georgia by Hardiness Zone. scientific name zone common name scientific name zone common name Forestiera acuminata 9a swamp-privet Nyssa aquatica 9a water tupelo Forestiera segregata 9a Florida-privet Nyssa biflora 9a swamp tupelo Franklinia alatamaha 9a Franklin tree Nyssa ogeche 9a Ogeeche-lime Fraxinus caroliniana 9a Carolina ash Nyssa sylvatica 9a blackgum Fraxinus pennsylvanica 9a green ash Fraxinus profunda 9a pumpkin ash Osmanthus americanus 9a devilwood

Gleditsia aquatica 9a water-locust Persea borbonia 9a red-bay Gordonia lasianthus 9a loblolly bay Persea palustris 9a swamp-bay Pinckneya bracteata 9a fevertree Halesia diptera 9a two-wing Pinus clausa 9a sand pine silverbell Pinus elliottii 9a slash pine Hamamelis virginiana 9a American Pinus glabra 9a spruce pine witch-hazel Pinus palustris 9a longleaf pine Pinus serotina 9a pond pine Ilex ambigua 9a Carolina holly Pinus taeda 9a loblolly pine Ilex amelanchier 9a sarvis holly Planera aquatica 9a planertree Ilex cassine 9a dahoon Platanus occidentalis 9a American Ilex coriacea 9a large gallberry sycamore Ilex decidua 9a possumhaw Populus heterophylla 9a swamp Ilex longipes 9a Georgia holly cottonwood Ilex myrtifolia 9a myrtle dahoon Prunus alabamensis 9a Alabama cherry Ilex opaca 9a American holly Prunus angustifolia 9a Chickasaw plum Ilex vomitoria 9a yaupon Prunus caroliniana 9a laurelcherry Illicium parviflorum 9a yellow anisetree Prunus serotina 9a black cherry Prunus umbellata 9a flatwoods plum Juniperus silicicola 9a Southern redcedar Ptelea trifoliata 9a hoptree Juniperus virginiana 9a Eastern redcedar Quercus alba 9a white oak Leitneria floridana 9a corkwood Quercus austrina 9a bluff oak Liquidambar styraciflua 9a sweetgum Quercus chapmanii 9a Chapman oak Liriodendron tulipifera 9a yellow-poplar Quercus falcata 9a Southern red oak Lyonia ferruginea 9a staggerbush Quercus geminata 9a sand live oak Magnolia grandiflora 9a Southern Quercus hemisphaerica 9a laurel oak magnolia Quercus incana 9a bluejack oak Magnolia virginiana 9a sweetbay Quercus laevis 9a turkey oak Morus rubra 9a red mulberry Quercus laurifolia 9a swamp laurel oak Myrica cerifera 9a wax-myrtle Quercus lyrata 9a overcup oak Myrica heterophylla 9a evergreen Quercus margaretta 9a sand post oak bayberry Quercus marilandica 9a blackjack oak

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Figure 2: Native Trees of Georgia by Hardiness Zone. scientific name zone common name scientific name zone common name

Quercus michauxii 9a swamp chestnut Stewartia malacodendron 9a silky camellia oak Styrax americanus 9a American Quercus minima 9a dwarf live oak snowbell Quercus myrtifolia 9a myrtle oak Symplocos tinctoria 9a sweetleaf Quercus nigra 9a water oak Quercus pagoda 9a cherrybark oak Taxodium ascendens 9a pond-cypress Quercus shumardii 9a Shumard’s oak Taxodium distichum 9a bald-cypress Quercus stellata 9a post oak Tilia caroliniana 9a Carolina Quercus virginiana 9a live oak basswood Tilia heterophylla 9a white basswood Rhus copallinum 9a winged sumac Ulmus americana 9a American elm Sabal palmetto 9a cabbage palmetto Salix caroliniana 9a Coastal Plain Vaccinium arboreum 9a farkleberry willow Viburnum obovatum 9a small-leaf Salix floridana 9a Florida willow arrowwood Sambucus canadensis 9a American elder Sambucus simpsonii 9a Southern elder Ximenia americana 9a tallowwood Sapindus marginatus 9a Florida soapberry Sapindus saponaria 9a wingleaf Yucca aloifolia 9a Spanish-bayonet soapberry Yucca gloriosa 9a moundlilly yucca Sassafras albidum 9a sassafras Serenoa repens 9a saw-palmetto Zanthoxylum clava-herculis 9a Hercules-club Sideroxylon tenax 9a tough bumelia Zanthoxylum fagara 9a lime prickly-ash

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Figure 3: List of native Georgia trees found statewide in all tree cold hardiness zones (i.e. zones 6b - 9a). (41 spp.)

scientific name common name scientific name common name Acer rubrum red maple Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Alnus serrulata hazel alder Aralia spinosa devil’s walkingstick Pinus echinata shortleaf pine Pinus taeda loblolly pine Betula nigra river birch Platanus occidentalis American sycamore Prunus angustifolia Chickasaw plum Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam Prunus serotina black cherry Carya glabra pignut hickory Carya ovalis red hickory Quercus alba white oak Carya tomentosa mockernut hickory Quercus falcata Southern red oak Castanea pumila chinquapin Quercus marilandica blackjack oak Cephalanthus occidentalis buttonbush Quercus nigra water oak Chionanthus virginicus fringetree Quercus stellata post oak Cornus florida flowering dogwood Rhus copallinum winged sumac Diospyros virginiana persimmon Salix nigra black willow Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Sambucus canadensis American elder Sassafras albidum sassafras Halesia carolina little silverbell Symplocos tinctoria sweetleaf Hamamelis virginiana American witch-hazel Tilia heterophylla white basswood Ilex opaca American holly Toxicodendron vernix poison sumac

Juniperus virginiana Eastern redcedar Ulmus americana American elm

Liriodendron tulipifera yellow-poplar Vaccinium arboreum farkleberry Viburnum rufidulum rusty blackhaw Morus rubra red mulberry

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