Parks & Parks RecreationDepartment BrentwoodCity of
Brentwood, 37024 TN P.O.788Box One or more trees Deerwood Arboretum
Representative of species -
0788 present at the Arboretum are tagged along the perimeter trail and along sections of the trail that connect Deerwood with Belle Rive Drive and the foot Tree Identification bridge over the Little Harpeth Trail Guide River that leads to Kingsbury Drive in Laurelwood. Most tagged trees are within 20 feet of the trail, and only a few more than 50 feet from the trail. Tree tags have an assigned number and the common and scientific name, including the genus and trivial (species) name, of the tree. Most tagged trees City of Brentwood are native to Tennessee; Parks & Recreation exceptions are footnoted. A Department map of the Arboretum that and shows approximate locations of Tree Committee tagged trees is posted near the entrance gate to the Arboretum. Numbers of species listed in this brochure correspond with numbers on tree tags and the map.
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Tennessee to native not specifies *
oak bur 34 fringetree white 70 macrocarpa Quercus virginicus Chionanthus
walnut black 33 nigra Juglans
spruce* Norway 69 abies Picea
oak chinkapin 32 muehlenbergii Quercus
honeysuckle*
hickory shagbark 31 - bush Southern 68 ovata Carya sessilifolia Diervilla
values. their and trees
ash green 30 witchhazel common 67 pennsylvanica Fraxinus virginiana Hamamelis
families in learning to identify identify to learning in families persimmon common 29 chestnut* Chinese 66 virginiana Diospryros mollissima Castanea
sassafras common 28 and Scouts, Girl and Boy linden* littleleaf 65 albidum Sassafras cordata Tilia
orange* - osage 27 magnolia* Southern 64 pomifera Maclura grandiflora Magnolia will be a useful tool for schools, schools, for tool useful a be will
redcedar Eastern 26 sumac Smooth 63 virginiana Juniperus glabra Rhus
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mulberry Red 25 hornbeam 62 rubra Morus
‘Fastigiata’ betulus Carpinus
especially native species. We We species. native especially
Boxelder 24 magnolia bigleaf 60 negundo Acer macrophylla Magnolia
recognize trees that grow here, here, grow that trees recognize
oak white 23 pecan 58 alba Quercus illinoinensis Carya
Tennesseans ought to be able to to able be to ought Tennesseans
oak* sawtooth 22 oak chestnut 57 acutissima Quercus prinus Quercus
present wealth and prosperity, prosperity, and wealth present
holly American 21 oak* white swamp 56 opaca Llex bicolor Quercus
our to much so contribute
oak shumard 20 oak water 55 Quercus nigra Quercus
development of the State and and State the of development oak red Northern 19 oak blackjack 54 rubra Quercus marilandica Quercus
pine Virginia 18 oak overcup 52 virginiana Pinus lyrata Quercus e h t n i t n a t r o p m i o s
oak pin 17
oak post 51 palustris Quercus stellate Quercus Because forests and trees were were trees and forests Because
hemlock Eastern 16 viburnum blackhaw 51 Canadensis Tsuga prunifolium Viburnum
Tennessee. as species tree
cherry black 15 species assigned No 49 serotine Prunus serotine Prunus
West, few states have as many many as have states few West,
birch river 14 hickory shellbark 48 nigra Betula laciniosa Carya
the Mississippi River in the the in River Mississippi the
pine white Eastern 13 pawpaw common 47 strobus Pinus triloba Asimina
Mountains in East Tennessee to to Tennessee East in Mountains
hickory bitternut 12 dogwood swamp 46 cordiformis Carya foemina Cornus
humans alike. From the Smokey Smokey the From alike. humans
hackberry common 11 elm American 45 occidentalis Celtis Americana Ulmus
benefits for native wildlife and and wildlife native for benefits
poplar tulip 10 oak willow 44 tulipifera Liriodendron phellos Quercus
43 innumerable and shelter
redbud Eastern 9 Canadensis Cercis var.inermis triacanthos Gleditsia honeylocust common thornless
cottonwood Eastern 42 deltoids Populous maple red 8 rubrum Acer food, provide that forests
willow black 41 nigra Salix bladcypress common 7 distichum Taxodium
comprise trees Collectively,
heaven of tree 40 altissima Ailanthus dogwood flowering 6
florida Cornus
most useful plants on earth. earth. on plants useful most
buckthorn carolina 39 caroliniana Rhamnus maple sugar 5 saccharum Acer
Trees are among the largest and and largest the among are Trees
yellowwood American 38 kentukea Cladrastis sweetgum American 4 styraciflua Liquidambar
sourwood 37 arboretum Oxydendrum ash white 3 Americana Fraxinus
silverbell carolina 36 tetraptera Halesia sycamore 2 accidentalis Plantanus
Guide Trail
bumelia buckthorn 35 lycioides Bumelia
magnolia sweetbay 1 virginiana Magnolia
Identification Tree
Name Common No. Species Name Common No. Species Name Scientific Name Scientific