Kentucky Envirothon – Trees – Common and Scientific Names: Tree information: http://www.uky.edu/hort/Native-Trees-of-Kentucky http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/factsheets.cfm
Common Name Genus Species 1. boxelder Acer negundo 2. red maple Acer rubrum 3. sugar maple Acer saccharum 4. silver maple Acer saccharinum 5. Ohio buckeye Aesculus glabra 6. yellow buckeye Aesculus flava 7. pawpaw Asimina triloba 8. sweet birch Betula lenta 9. river birch Betula nigra 10. bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis 11. pignut hickory Carya glabra 12. shellbark hickory Carya laciniosa 13. shagbark hickory Carya ovata 14. mockernut hickory Carya tomentosa 15. catalpa Catalpa speciosa 16. hackberry Celtis occidentalis 17. eastern redbud Cercis canadensis 18. flowering dogwood Cornus florida 19. persimmon Diospyros virginiana 20. American beech Fagus grandifolia 21. white ash Fraxinus americana 22. green ash Fraxinus pensylvanica 23. blue ash Fraxinus quadrangulata 24. honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos 25. Kentucky coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus 26. American holly Ilex opaca 27. black walnut Juglans nigra 28. eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana 29. sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua 30. osage orange Maclura pomifera 31. cucumbertree Magnolia acuminata 32. bigleaf magnolia Magnolia macrophylla 33. umbrella magnolia Magnolia tripetala 34. white mulberry Morus alba 35. red mulberry Morus rubra 36. blackgum Nyssa sylvatica 37. sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum 38. shortleaf pine Pinus echinata 39. eastern white pine Pinus strobus 40. pitch pine Pinus rigida 41. Virginia pine Pinus virginiana 42. American sycamore Platanus occidentalis 43. black cherry Prunus serotina 44. white oak Quercus alba 45. scarlet oak Quercus coccinea 46. Southern red oak Quercus falcata 47. bur oak Quercus macrocarpa
48. chinkapin oak Quercus muehlenbergii
49. pin oak Quercus palustris 50. willow oak Quercus phellos 51. chestnut oak Quercus montana 52. northern red oak Quercus rubrua 53. post oak Quercus stellata 54. smooth sumac Rhus glabra 55. black locust Robinia pseudoacacia
56. black willow Salix nigra 57. sassafras Sassafras albidum 58. baldcyress Taxodium distichum 59. American basswood Tilia americana 60. eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis 61. American elm Ulmus americana 62. slippery elm Ulmus rubra
Maples 1. Boxelder - Acer negundo 2. Acer rubrum – red maple Acer saccharinum – silver maple Acer saccharum Aesculus flava Aesculus glabra Amelanchier arborea Asimina triloba Betula lenta Betula nigra Carpinus caroliniana Carya cordiformis Carya glabra Carya illinoensis Carya laciniosa Carya ovata Carya tomentosa Castanea dentata Catalpa speciosa Celtis occidentalis Cercis canadensis Cornus florida Crataegus spp Diospyros virginiana Fagus grandifolia Fraxinus americana Fraxinus pensylvancia Fraxinus quadrangulata Gleditisia triacanthos Gymnocladus dioica Hamamelis virginiana Ilex opaca Juglans cinerea Juglans nigra Juniperus virginiana Liquidambar styraciflua Liriodendron tulipifera Maclura pomifera Magnolia acuminata Magnolia macrophylla Magnolia tripetla Morus alba Morus rubra Nyssa sylvatica Ostrya virginiana Oxydendrum arboreum Paulownia tomentosa Pinus echinata Pinus rigida Pinus strobus Pinus taeda Pinus virginiana Platanus occidentalis Populus deltoides Prunus serotina Quercus alba Quercus bicolor Quercus coccinea Quercus falcata Quercus imbricaria Quercus lyrata Quercus macrocarpa Quercus marilandica Quercus michauxii Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus pagoda Quercus palustris Quercus phellos Quercus prinus Quercus rubra Quercus shumardii Quercus stellata Quercus velutina Rhus copallina Rhus typhina Robinia pseudoacacia Salix nigra Sambucus canadensis Sassafras albidum Taxodium distichum Tilia americana Tsuga canadensis Ulmus alata Ulmus americana Ulmus rubra