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Exhibit L – List of Native Trees in Frederick County Exhibit L1 – List of Native Overstory Trees in Frederick County Source: 1) Geography & Geology of Maryland-- Commission of Maryland Geological Survey, by Harold E. Vokes 1961, 1966 2) (Parentheses) indicate Scientific or Common Name updates, assessed by DPDR, Planning Section 3) *Asterisks indicate additions to List made because of naturalization or other reasons, assessed by DPDR, Planning Section Conifers- Scientific Name Common Name (s) (and Broad-leafed Evergreens) Junipers virginiana, (Eastern) Red Cedar Pinus echinata, Shortleaf Pine Pinus pungens, Table Mountain Pine Pinus rigida, Pitch Pine Pinus strobus, White Pine Pinus virginiana, Virginia Pine *Taxodium distichum *Bald Cypress Tsuga canadensis, Eastern Hemlock Hardwoods- Scientific Name Common Name (s) Acer negundo, Box-Elder Acer nigrum, Black Maple Acer pennsylvaniom, Striped Maple Acer rubrum, Red Maple Acer saccharinum, Silver Maple (Invasive Native – not recommended) Acer saccharum, Sugar Maple Acer spicatum, Mountain Maple Alnus rugosa, (serrulata) Smooth Alder (Hazel Alder) Aralia spinosa, Hercules Club Betula lenta, Black Birch (Sweet Birch) Betula lutea, (alleghaniensis) Yellow Birch Betula nigra, River Birch (Black Birch) Carpinus caroliniana, Blue Beech (American Hornbeam, Musclewood, Ironwood) (Carya) cordiformis, Bitternut Hickory (Carya) glabra, Pignut Hickory (Carya) laciniosa, Shellbark Hickory (Carya) ovata, Shagbark Hickory (Carya) ovalis, Small Pignut Hickory (Red Hickory, Sweet Pignut Hickory, Oval Pignut Hickory) (Carya) tomentosa, Mockernut Hickory Updated January 2008 *Asterisks indicate naturalized additions to Frederick County Page 1 of 3 Scientific Name Common Name (s) Castanea dentata, (American) Chestnut Castanea pumila, Chimquapin (Eastern or Allegheny Chinkapin) Celtis occidentalis, Hackberry Fagus grandifolia, (American) Beech Temporary, Fraxinus americana, White Ash Indefinite Ban on Fraxinus nigra, Black Ash Ash Trees in Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Red Ash Frederick County Fraxinus pennsylvanica Lanceolata, Green Ash Juglans cinerea, Butternut Juglans nigra, Black Walnut * Liquidambar styraciflua * Sweet Gum Liriodendron tulipifera, Tulip Tree (Yellow Popular, Tulip Popular Magnolia acuminata, Cucumber Tree (Cucumber Magnolia) Morus rubra, Red Mulberry Nyssa sylvatica, Black Gum (Black Tupelo, Sour-gum) Ostrya virginiana, Hop Hornbeam (Eastern Hophornbeam, Ironwood) Platanus occidentalis, Sycamore (Populus deltoids) (Eastern Cottonwood, Eastern Poplar) Populus grandidentata, Large-toothed Aspen Populus tremuloides, (Quaking) Aspen Quercus alba, White Oak Quercus bicolor, Swamp White Oak Quercus borealis Maxima, (rubra) Northern Red Oak Quercus coccinea, Scarlet Oak *Quercus falcate *Southern Red Oak Quercus ilicifolia, Scrub Oak (Bear Oak) Quercus imbricaria, Shingle Oak Quercus macrocarpa, Burr Oak Quercus marylandica, Black Jack Oak Quercus montana, (prinus) Chestnut Oak Quercus muehlenbergii, Chinquapin Oak Quercus palustris, Pin Oak *Quercus phellos * Willow Oak Quercus stellata, Post Oak Quercus velutina, Black Oak Robinia pseudoacacia, Black Locust Salix nigra, Black Willow Sorbus americana, (American) Mountain Ash Tilia glabra, Basswood (American Linden) Ulmus americana, American Elm Ulmus fulva, Slippery Elm Updated January 2008 *Asterisks indicate naturalized additions to Frederick County Page 2 of 3 Exhibit L2 – List of Native Understory Trees & Shrubs in Frederick County Source: 1) Geography & Geology of Maryland-- Commission of Maryland Geological Survey, by Harold E. Vokes 1961, 1966 2) (Parentheses) indicate Scientific or Common Name updates, assessed by DPDR, Planning Section 3) *Asterisks indicate additions to List made because of naturalization or other reasons, assessed by DPDR, Planning Section Conifers- Scientific Name Common Name (s) (and Broad-leafed Evergreens) * Ilex opaca * American Holly Kalmia latifolia, Mountain Laurel Hardwoods- Scientific Name Common Name (s) (Amelanchier aborea) (Serviceberry, Juneberry) Amelanchier canadensis, Serviceberry (Canadian Serviceberry) Asimina triloba, Paw-Paw Ceris canadensis, Red Bud Cornus alternifolia, Blue Dogwood (Alternate Dogwood) Cornus florida, (Flowering) Dogwood (Cornus racemosa) (Gray Dogwood) (Cornus sericea) (Redosier Dogwood) Crataegus crus-galli, Cockspur Crataegus pedicellata, Scarlet Haw Diospyros virginiana, (Common) Persimmon Hamamelis virginiana, Witch Hazel Magnolia tripetala, Umbrella Tree (Umbrella Magnolia) *Magnolia virginiana * Sweet Bay Malus coronaria, Sweet Crab (Sweet Crabapple) Prunus americana, (American) Wild Plum Prunus pennsylvanica, Fire Cherry Prunus serotina, (Wild) Black Cherry Prunus virginiana, Choke Cherry Rhododendron maximum, Great Rhododendron Rhus copallina, Dwarf Sumac Rhus typhina, Staghorn Sumac Sambucus canadensis, Sweet Elder (Common Elderberry, American Elder) Sassafras officinale, (albidum) Sassafras *Vaccinium angustifolium Late Lowbush Blueberry *Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush Blueberry Viburnum prunifolium, Black-Haw (Viburnum under several) Updated January 2008 *Asterisks indicate naturalized additions to Frederick County Page 3 of 3 .
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