Native Tree Species Of Georgia By Coder Planting Zones Dr. Kim D. Coder, Professor of Tree Biology & Health Care, Warnell School, UGA

Native tree species surround us, representing 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, shel- ter, 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 plants. There is a native tree well-suited for most planting sites or landscapes. A “tree” is defined as a perennial, woody, single-stemmed plant capable of attain- ing 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 for planting on any particular site is assur- ing it can handle various climatic and micro-site characteristics. One critical value for native trees is surviving and thriving under the normal temperature and precipitation regimes expected on a site. This attribute of surviving and thriving under normal, aver- age temperature and precipitation conditions is summarized into Coder Tree Planting Zones (CTPZ). The Coder Tree Planting Zone map for Georgia is given in Figure 1. Most trees can do well for many years beyond their planting zones, especially in high quality or protected areas. Young trees are much more tolerant of environmental constraints than are older trees. Coder tree planting zones help demonstrate where na- tive tree species should perform best. Tree planting close to a tree species’ native range, as shown in this publication, will help you design and plant an effective and efficient native landscape. Figure 2 = trees growing in CTPZ #1 -- 112 species; Figure 3 = trees growing in CTPZ #2 -- 113 species; Figure 4 = trees growing in CTPZ #3 -- 102 species; Figure 5 = trees growing in CTPZ #4 -- 105 species; Figure 6 = trees growing in CTPZ #5 -- 123 species; Figure 7 = trees growing in CTPZ #6 -- 139 species; Figure 8 = trees growing in CTPZ #7 -- 116 species; Figure 9 = trees growing in all CTPZs in Georgia -- 35 species (CTPZ #1-7 -- a statewide planting distribution). 111 222 333 444 555 666 777

Figure 1: Coder Tree Planting Zones (CTPZ) of Georgia. Map based upon composite average temperature & precipitation cluster analysis.

by Dr. Kim D. Coder Warnell School University of Georgia State Arboretum of Georgia 2 Figure 2: Native Trees of Georgia in CTPZ #1. (112 species) scientific name zone common name scientific name zone common name Acer leucoderme 1 chalk maple Diospyros virginiana 1 persimmon Acer negundo 1 boxelder Fagus grandifolia 1 American beech Acer nigrum 1 black maple Fraxinus americana 1 white ash Acer rubrum 1 red maple Fraxinus pennsylvanica 1 green ash Acer saccharinum 1 silver maple Fraxinus quadrangulata 1 blue ash Acer saccharum 1 sugar maple Aesculus glabra 1 Ohio buckeye Gleditsia triacanthos 1 honeylocust Aesculus sylvatica 1 Georgia buckeye Alnus serrulata 1 hazel alder Halesia carolina 1 little silverbell Amelanchier arborea 1 serviceberry Halesia tetraptera 1 mountain silverbell Aralia spinosa 1 devil’s Hamamelis virginiana 1 American walkingstick witch-hazel Asimina triloba 1 pawpaw Ilex longipes 1 Georgia holly Betula alleghaniensis 1 yellow birch Ilex montana 1 mountain holly Betula lenta 1 sweet birch Ilex opaca 1 American holly Betula nigra 1 river birch Ilex verticillata 1 winterberry

Carpinus caroliniana 1 American Juglans cinerea 1 butternut hornbeam Juglans nigra 1 black walnut Carya australis 1 Southern shagbark Juniperus virginiana 1 Eastern redcedar hickory Carya cordiformis 1 bitternut hickory Kalmia latifolia 1 mountain-laurel Carya glabra 1 pignut hickory Carya laciniosa 1 shellbark hickory Liquidambar styraciflua 1 sweetgum Carya ovalis 1 red hickory Liriodendron tulipifera 1 yellow-poplar Carya ovata 1 shagbark hickory Carya pallida 1 sand hickory Magnolia acuminata 1 mountain Carya tomentosa 1 mockernut hickory cucumber-tree Castanea dentata 1 American chestnut Magnolia tripetala 1 umbrella-tree Castanea pumila 1 chinquapin Malus angustifolia 1 Southern crabapple Celtis laevigata 1 sugarberry Malus coronaria 1 sweet crabapple Celtis occidentalis 1 hackberry Morus rubra 1 red mulberry Cephalanthus occidentalis 1 buttonbush Cercis canadensis 1 redbud Nyssa sylvatica 1 blackgum Chionanthus virginicus 1 fringetree Cladrastis kentukea 1 yellowwood Ostrya virginiana 1 Eastern Cornus alternifolia 1 alternate-leaf hophornbeam dogwood Oxydendrum arboreum 1 sourwood Cornus florida 1 flowering dogwood Cotinus obovatus 1 smoketree by Dr. Kim D. Coder Warnell School University of Georgia State Arboretum of Georgia 3 Figure 2: Native Trees of Georgia in CTPZ #1. (continued) scientific name zone common name scientific name zone common name

Pinus echinata 1 shortleaf pine Rhamnus caroliniana 1 buckthorn Pinus strobus 1 Eastern white pine Rhododendron catawbiense 1 purple-laurel Pinus taeda 1 loblolly pine Rhododendron maximum 1 rosebay-laurel Pinus virginiana 1 Virginia pine Rhus copallinum 1 winged sumac Platanus occidentalis 1 American Rhus glabra 1 smooth sumac sycamore Robinia hispida 1 pink locust Prunus americana 1 American plum Robinia pseudoacacia 1 black locust Prunus angustifolia 1 Chickasaw plum Prunus mexicana 1 Mexican plum Salix nigra 1 black willow Prunus serotina 1 black cherry Sambucus canadensis 1 American elder Sassafras albidum 1 sassafras Quercus alba 1 white oak Sideroxylon lycioides 1 buckthorn bumelia Quercus coccinea 1 scarlet oak Staphylea trifolia 1 bladdernut Quercus falcata 1 Southern red oak Stewartia ovata 1 mountain camellia Quercus imbricaria 1 shingle oak Quercus marilandica 1 blackjack oak Tilia americana 1 American Quercus michauxii 1 swamp chestnut basswood oak Tilia heterophylla 1 white basswood Quercus montana 1 chestnut oak Toxicodendron vernix 1 poison sumac Quercus muehlenbergii 1 chinquapin oak Tsuga canadensis 1 Eastern hemlock Quercus nigra 1 water oak Quercus palustris 1 pin oak Ulmus alata 1 winged elm Quercus phellos 1 willow oak Ulmus americana 1 American elm Quercus prinoides 1 dwarf chinquapin Ulmus rubra 1 slippery elm oak Ulmus serotina 1 September elm Quercus rubra 1 Northern red oak Quercus shumardii 1 Shumard’s oak Vaccinium arboreum 1 farkleberry Quercus stellata 1 post oak Viburnum cassinoides 1 Northern Quercus velutina 1 black oak possumhaw Viburnum prunifolium 1 blackhaw Viburnum rufidulum 1 rusty blackhaw

by Dr. Kim D. Coder Warnell School University of Georgia State Arboretum of Georgia 4 Figure 3: Native Trees of Georgia in CTPZ #2. (113 species) scientific name zone common name scientific name zone common name Abies fraseri 2 Fraser fir Diospyros virginiana 2 persimmon Acer leucoderme 2 chalk maple Euonymus atropurpureus 2 burningbush Acer negundo 2 boxelder Acer pensylvanicum 2 striped maple Fagus grandifolia 2 American beech Acer rubrum 2 red maple Fraxinus americana 2 white ash Acer saccharinum 2 silver maple Fraxinus pennsylvanica 2 green ash Acer saccharum 2 sugar maple Acer spicatum 2 mountain maple Halesia carolina 2 little silverbell Aesculus flava 2 yellow buckeye Halesia tetraptera 2 mountain silverbell Aesculus sylvatica 2 Georgia buckeye Hamamelis virginiana 2 American Alnus serrulata 2 hazel alder witch-hazel Amelanchier arborea 2 serviceberry Aralia spinosa 2 devil’s Ilex longipes 2 Georgia holly walkingstick Ilex montana 2 mountain holly Asimina triloba 2 pawpaw Ilex opaca 2 American holly Ilex verticillata 2 winterberry Betula alleghaniensis 2 yellow birch Betula lenta 2 sweet birch Juglans cinerea 2 butternut Betula nigra 2 river birch Juglans nigra 2 black walnut Juniperus communis 2 common juniper Carpinus caroliniana 2 American Juniperus virginiana 2 Eastern redcedar hornbeam Carya australis 2 Southern shagbark Kalmia latifolia 2 mountain-laurel hickory Carya cordiformis 2 bitternut hickory Liquidambar styraciflua 2 sweetgum Carya glabra 2 pignut hickory Liriodendron tulipifera 2 yellow-poplar Carya ovalis 2 red hickory Carya ovata 2 shagbark hickory Magnolia acuminata 2 mountain Carya pallida 2 sand hickory cucumber-tree Carya tomentosa 2 mockernut hickory Magnolia fraseri 2 mountain magnolia Castanea dentata 2 American chestnut Magnolia tripetala 2 umbrella-tree Castanea pumila 2 chinquapin Malus angustifolia 2 Southern crabapple Cephalanthus occidentalis 2 buttonbush Malus coronaria 2 sweet crabapple Cercis canadensis 2 redbud Morus rubra 2 red mulberry Chionanthus virginicus 2 fringetree Cladrastis kentukea 2 yellowwood Nyssa sylvatica 2 blackgum Clethra acuminata 2 sweet pepperbush Cornus alternifolia 2 alternate-leaf Ostrya virginiana 2 Eastern dogwood hophornbeam Cornus florida 2 flowering dogwood Oxydendrum arboreum 2 sourwood Crataegus flabellata 2 fanleaf hawthorn by Dr. Kim D. Coder Warnell School University of Georgia State Arboretum of Georgia 5 Figure 3: Native Trees of Georgia in CTPZ #2. (continued) scientific name zone common name scientific name zone common name

Pinus echinata 2 shortleaf pine Rhus typhina 2 staghorn sumac Pinus pungens 2 Table Mountain Robinia hispida 2 pink locust pine Robinia pseudoacacia 2 black locust Pinus rigida 2 pitch pine Robinia viscosa 2 clammy locust Pinus strobus 2 Eastern white pine Pinus taeda 2 loblolly pine Salix nigra 2 black willow Pinus virginiana 2 Virginia pine Salix sericea 2 silky willow Platanus occidentalis 2 American Sambucus canadensis 2 American elder sycamore Sassafras albidum 2 sassafras Prunus americana 2 American plum Sorbus americana 2 American Prunus pensylvanica 2 fire cherry mountain-ash Prunus serotina 2 black cherry Stewartia ovata 2 mountain camellia Symplocos tinctoria 2 sweetleaf Quercus alba 2 white oak Quercus coccinea 2 scarlet oak Tilia americana 2 American Quercus falcata 2 Southern red oak basswood Quercus marilandica 2 blackjack oak Tilia heterophylla 2 white basswood Quercus michauxii 2 swamp chestnut Toxicodendron vernix 2 poison sumac oak Tsuga canadensis 2 Eastern hemlock Quercus montana 2 chestnut oak Tsuga caroliniana 2 Carolina hemlock Quercus muehlenbergii 2 chinquapin oak Quercus nigra 2 water oak Ulmus americana 2 American elm Quercus prinoides 2 dwarf chinquapin Ulmus rubra 2 slippery elm oak Quercus rubra 2 Northern red oak Vaccinium arboreum 2 farkleberry Quercus stellata 2 post oak Viburnum cassinoides 2 Northern Quercus velutina 2 black oak possumhaw Viburnum lentago 2 nannyberry Rhododendron catawbiense 2 purple-laurel Viburnum prunifolium 2 blackhaw Rhododendron maximum 2 rosebay-laurel Viburnum rufidulum 2 rusty blackhaw Rhus copallinum 2 winged sumac Rhus glabra 2 smooth sumac Zanthoxylum americanum 2 prickly-ash

by Dr. Kim D. Coder Warnell School University of Georgia State Arboretum of Georgia 6 Figure 4: Native Trees of Georgia in CTPZ #3. (102 species) scientific name zone common name scientific name zone common name Acer barbatum 3 Southern sugar Fagus grandifolia 3 American beech maple Fraxinus americana 3 white ash Acer leucoderme 3 chalk maple Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3 green ash Acer negundo 3 boxelder Acer rubrum 3 red maple Halesia carolina 3 little silverbell Acer saccharinum 3 silver maple Halesia tetraptera 3 mountain silverbell Aesculus sylvatica 3 Georgia buckeye Hamamelis virginiana 3 American Alnus serrulata 3 hazel alder witch-hazel Amelanchier arborea 3 serviceberry Aralia spinosa 3 devil’s Ilex longipes 3 Georgia holly walkingstick Ilex montana 3 mountain holly Asimina triloba 3 pawpaw Ilex opaca 3 American holly Ilex verticillata 3 winterberry Betula nigra 3 river birch Juglans nigra 3 black walnut Carpinus caroliniana 3 American Juniperus communis 3 common juniper hornbeam Juniperus virginiana 3 Eastern redcedar Carya australis 3 Southern shagbark hickory Kalmia latifolia 3 mountain-laurel Carya cordiformis 3 bitternut hickory Carya glabra 3 pignut hickory Liquidambar styraciflua 3 sweetgum Carya ovalis 3 red hickory Liriodendron tulipifera 3 yellow-poplar Carya ovata 3 shagbark hickory Carya pallida 3 sand hickory Magnolia acuminata 3 mountain Carya tomentosa 3 mockernut hickory cucumber-tree Castanea dentata 3 American chestnut Magnolia cordata 3 Piedmont Castanea pumila 3 chinquapin cucumber-tree Celtis laevigata 3 sugarberry Magnolia macrophylla 3 bigleaf magnolia Celtis occidentalis 3 hackberry Magnolia tripetala 3 umbrella-tree Celtis tenuifolia 3 Georgia hackberry Malus angustifolia 3 Southern crabapple Cephalanthus occidentalis 3 buttonbush Morus rubra 3 red mulberry Cercis canadensis 3 redbud Chionanthus virginicus 3 fringetree Nyssa sylvatica 3 blackgum Cornus alternifolia 3 alternate-leaf dogwood Ostrya virginiana 3 Eastern Cornus florida 3 flowering dogwood hophornbeam Cornus foemina 3 stiff dogwood Oxydendrum arboreum 3 sourwood Cornus stricta 3 swamp dogwood Pinus echinata 3 shortleaf pine Diospyros virginiana 3 persimmon Pinus taeda 3 loblolly pine

by Dr. Kim D. Coder Warnell School University of Georgia State Arboretum of Georgia 7 Figure 4: Native Trees of Georgia in CTPZ #3. (continued) scientific name zone common name scientific name zone common name

Pinus virginiana 3 Virginia pine Rhamnus caroliniana 3 buckthorn Platanus occidentalis 3 American Rhododendron maximum 3 rosebay-laurel sycamore Rhus copallinum 3 winged sumac Populus deltoides 3 Eastern Rhus glabra 3 smooth sumac cottonwood Robinia hispida 3 pink locust Prunus americana 3 American plum Prunus angustifolia 3 Chickasaw plum Salix nigra 3 black willow Prunus serotina 3 black cherry Sambucus canadensis 3 American elder Prunus umbellata 3 flatwoods plum Sassafras albidum 3 sassafras Ptelea trifoliata 3 hoptree Staphylea trifolia 3 bladdernut Symplocos tinctoria 3 sweetleaf Quercus alba 3 white oak Quercus coccinea 3 scarlet oak Tilia americana 3 American Quercus falcata 3 Southern red oak basswood Quercus georgiana 3 Georgia oak Tilia heterophylla 3 white basswood Quercus marilandica 3 blackjack oak Toxicodendron vernix 3 poison sumac Quercus michauxii 3 swamp chestnut oak Ulmus alata 3 winged elm Quercus montana 3 chestnut oak Ulmus americana 3 American elm Quercus muehlenbergii 3 chinquapin oak Ulmus rubra 3 slippery elm Quercus nigra 3 water oak Quercus oglethorpensis 3 Oglethorpe oak Vaccinium arboreum 3 farkleberry Quercus prinoides 3 dwarf chinquapin Viburnum cassinoides 3 Northern oak possumhaw Quercus rubra 3 Northern red oak Viburnum prunifolium 3 blackhaw Quercus stellata 3 post oak Viburnum rufidulum 3 rusty blackhaw Quercus velutina 3 black oak Zanthoxylum americanum 3 prickly-ash

by Dr. Kim D. Coder Warnell School University of Georgia State Arboretum of Georgia 8 Figure 5: Native Trees of Georgia in CTPZ #4. (105 species) scientific name zone common name scientific name zone common name

Acer barbatum 4 Southern sugar Fagus grandifolia 4 American beech maple Fraxinus americana 4 white ash Acer leucoderme 4 chalk maple Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4 green ash Acer negundo 4 boxelder Acer rubrum 4 red maple Halesia tetraptera 4 mountain silverbell Aesculus parviflora 4 bottlebrush Hamamelis virginiana 4 American buckeye witch-hazel Aesculus sylvatica 4 Georgia buckeye Alnus serrulata 4 hazel alder Ilex decidua 4 possumhaw Amelanchier arborea 4 serviceberry Ilex opaca 4 American holly Aralia spinosa 4 devil’s Ilex verticillata 4 winterberry walkingstick Asimina parviflora 4 dwarf pawpaw Juglans nigra 4 black walnut Asimina triloba 4 pawpaw Juniperus communis 4 common juniper Juniperus virginiana 4 Eastern redcedar Betula nigra 4 river birch Kalmia latifolia 4 mountain-laurel Carpinus caroliniana 4 American hornbeam Liquidambar styraciflua 4 sweetgum Carya australis 4 Southern shagbark Liriodendron tulipifera 4 yellow-poplar hickory Carya cordiformis 4 bitternut hickory Magnolia acuminata 4 mountain Carya glabra 4 pignut hickory cucumber-tree Carya ovalis 4 red hickory Magnolia cordata 4 Piedmont Carya ovata 4 shagbark hickory cucumber-tree Carya pallida 4 sand hickory Magnolia macrophylla 4 bigleaf magnolia Carya tomentosa 4 mockernut hickory Magnolia tripetala 4 umbrella-tree Castanea pumila 4 chinquapin Magnolia virginiana 4 sweetbay Catalpa bignonioides 4 Southern catalpa Malus angustifolia 4 Southern crabapple Celtis laevigata 4 sugarberry Morus rubra 4 red mulberry Celtis tenuifolia 4 Georgia hackberry Cephalanthus occidentalis 4 buttonbush Nyssa sylvatica 4 blackgum Cercis canadensis 4 redbud Chionanthus virginicus 4 fringetree Ostrya virginiana 4 Eastern Cornus alternifolia 4 alternate-leaf hophornbeam dogwood Oxydendrum arboreum 4 sourwood Cornus florida 4 flowering dogwood Cornus foemina 4 stiff dogwood Pinus echinata 4 shortleaf pine Cornus stricta 4 swamp dogwood Pinus palustris 4 longleaf pine Pinus taeda 4 loblolly pine Diospyros virginiana 4 persimmon by Dr. Kim D. Coder Warnell School University of Georgia State Arboretum of Georgia 9 Figure 5: Native Trees of Georgia in CTPZ #4. (continued) scientific name zone common name scientific name zone common name

Platanus occidentalis 4 American Rhamnus caroliniana 4 buckthorn sycamore Rhus copallinum 4 winged sumac Populus deltoides 4 Eastern Rhus glabra 4 smooth sumac cottonwood Prunus americana 4 American plum Salix nigra 4 black willow Prunus angustifolia 4 Chickasaw plum Sambucus canadensis 4 American elder Prunus mexicana 4 Mexican plum Sassafras albidum 4 sassafras Prunus serotina 4 black cherry Sideroxylon lycioides 4 buckthorn bumelia Prunus umbellata 4 flatwoods plum Styrax americanus 4 American snowbell Ptelea trifoliata 4 hoptree Symplocos tinctoria 4 sweetleaf

Quercus alba 4 white oak Tilia americana 4 American Quercus coccinea 4 scarlet oak basswood Quercus falcata 4 Southern red oak Tilia heterophylla 4 white basswood Quercus georgiana 4 Georgia oak Toxicodendron vernix 4 poison sumac Quercus laevis 4 turkey oak Quercus lyrata 4 overcup oak Ulmus alata 4 winged elm Quercus margaretta 4 sand post oak Ulmus americana 4 American elm Quercus marilandica 4 blackjack oak Ulmus rubra 4 slippery elm Quercus michauxii 4 swamp chestnut oak Vaccinium arboreum 4 farkleberry Quercus muehlenbergii 4 chinquapin oak Viburnum cassinoides 4 Northern Quercus nigra 4 water oak possumhaw Quercus oglethorpensis 4 Oglethorpe oak Viburnum nudum 4 Southern Quercus phellos 4 willow oak possumhaw Quercus prinoides 4 dwarf chinquapin Viburnum prunifolium 4 blackhaw oak Viburnum rufidulum 4 rusty blackhaw Quercus rubra 4 Northern red oak Quercus shumardii 4 Shumard oak Quercus stellata 4 post oak Quercus velutina 4 black oak

by Dr. Kim D. Coder Warnell School University of Georgia State Arboretum of Georgia 10 Figure 6: Native Trees of Georgia in CTPZ #5. (123 species) scientific name zone common name scientific name zone common name Acer barbatum 5 Southern sugar Fagus grandifolia 5 American beech maple Forestiera acuminata 5 swamp-privet Acer negundo 5 boxelder Fraxinus americana 5 white ash Acer rubrum 5 red maple Fraxinus caroliniana 5 Carolina ash Aesculus parviflora 5 bottlebrush Fraxinus pennsylvanica 5 green ash buckeye Aesculus pavia 5 red buckeye Gordonia lasianthus 5 loblolly bay Alnus serrulata 5 hazel alder Amelanchier arborea 5 serviceberry Halesia diptera 5 two-wing silverbell Aralia spinosa 5 devil’s Halesia tetraptera 5 mountain silverbell walkingstick Hamamelis virginiana 5 American Asimina parviflora 5 dwarf pawpaw witch-hazel

Betula nigra 5 river birch Ilex ambigua 5 Carolina holly Ilex decidua 5 possumhaw Carpinus caroliniana 5 American Ilex opaca 5 American holly hornbeam Carya cordiformis 5 bitternut hickory Juglans nigra 5 black walnut Carya glabra 5 pignut hickory Juniperus virginiana 5 Eastern redcedar Carya myristiciformis 5 nutmeg hickory Carya ovalis 5 red hickory Liquidambar styraciflua 5 sweetgum Carya pallida 5 sand hickory Liriodendron tulipifera 5 yellow-poplar Carya tomentosa 5 mockernut hickory Castanea pumila 5 chinquapin Magnolia cordata 5 Piedmont Catalpa bignonioides 5 Southern catalpa cucumber-tree Celtis laevigata 5 sugarberry Magnolia grandiflora 5 Southern magnolia Celtis tenuifolia 5 Georgia hackberry Magnolia macrophylla 5 bigleaf magnolia Cephalanthus occidentalis 5 buttonbush Magnolia pyramidata 5 pyramid magnolia Cercis canadensis 5 redbud Magnolia tripetala 5 umbrella-tree Chamaecyparis thyoides 5 Atlantic whitecedar Magnolia virginiana 5 sweetbay Chionanthus virginicus 5 fringetree Malus angustifolia 5 Southern crabapple Cornus florida 5 flowering dogwood Morus rubra 5 red mulberry Cornus foemina 5 stiff dogwood Myrica cerifera 5 wax-myrtle Cornus stricta 5 swamp dogwood Myrica heterophylla 5 evergreen bayberry Cyrilla racemiflora 5 swamp titi Nyssa aquatica 5 water tupelo Diospyros virginiana 5 persimmon Nyssa sylvatica 5 blackgum

Elliottia racemosa 5 Georgia plume Ostrya virginiana 5 Eastern hophornbeam

by Dr. Kim D. Coder Warnell School University of Georgia State Arboretum of Georgia 11 Figure 6: Native Trees of Georgia in CTPZ #5. (continued) scientific name zone common name scientific name zone common name

Persea borbonia 5 red-bay Quercus pagoda 5 cherrybark oak Persea palustris 5 swamp-bay Quercus phellos 5 willow oak Pinckneya bracteata 5 fevertree Quercus rubra 5 Northern red oak Pinus echinata 5 shortleaf pine Quercus shumardii 5 Shumard’s oak Pinus elliottii 5 slash pine Quercus stellata 5 post oak Pinus glabra 5 spruce pine Quercus velutina 5 black oak Pinus palustris 5 longleaf pine Pinus serotina 5 pond pine Rhus copallinum 5 winged sumac Pinus taeda 5 loblolly pine Rhus glabra 5 smooth sumac Planera aquatica 5 planertree Salix floridana 5 Florida willow Platanus occidentalis 5 American Salix nigra 5 black willow sycamore Sambucus canadensis 5 American elder Populus deltoides 5 Eastern Sambucus simpsonii 5 Southern elder cottonwood Sassafras albidum 5 sassafras Prunus americana 5 American plum Sideroxylon lanuginosa 5 gum bumelia Prunus angustifolia 5 Chickasaw plum Sideroxylon lycioides 5 buckthorn bumelia Prunus caroliniana 5 laurelcherry Styrax americanus 5 American snowbell Prunus serotina 5 black cherry Styrax grandifolius 5 bigleaf snowbell Prunus umbellata 5 flatwoods plum Symplocos tinctoria 5 sweetleaf Ptelea trifoliata 5 hoptree Taxodium distichum 5 bald-cypress Quercus alba 5 white oak Tilia americana 5 American Quercus arkansana 5 Arkansas oak basswood Quercus austrina 5 bluff oak Tilia caroliniana 5 Carolina basswood Quercus coccinea 5 scarlet oak Tilia heterophylla 5 white basswood Quercus falcata 5 Southern red oak Toxicodendron vernix 5 poison sumac Quercus hemisphaerica 5 laurel oak Quercus incana 5 bluejack oak Ulmus alata 5 winged elm Quercus laevis 5 turkey oak Ulmus americana 5 American elm Quercus laurifolia 5 swamp laurel oak Ulmus rubra 5 slippery elm Quercus lyrata 5 overcup oak Quercus margaretta 5 sand post oak Vaccinium arboreum 5 farkleberry Quercus marilandica 5 blackjack oak Viburnum nudum 5 Southern Quercus michauxii 5 swamp chestnut possumhaw oak Viburnum obovatum 5 small-leaf Quercus muehlenbergii 5 chinquapin oak arrowwood Quercus nigra 5 water oak Viburnum rufidulum 5 rusty blackhaw

by Dr. Kim D. Coder Warnell School University of Georgia State Arboretum of Georgia 12 Figure 7: Native Trees of Georgia in CTPZ #6. (139 species) scientific name zone common name scientific name zone common name Acer barbatum 6 Southern sugar Fraxinus caroliniana 6 Carolina ash maple Fraxinus pennsylvanica 6 green ash Acer rubrum 6 red maple Fraxinus profunda 6 pumpkin ash Aesculus pavia 6 red buckeye Alnus serrulata 6 hazel alder Gleditsia aquatica 6 water locust Amelanchier arborea 6 serviceberry Gordonia lasianthus 6 loblolly bay Aralia spinosa 6 devil’s walkingstick Halesia carolina 6 little silverbell Asimina parviflora 6 dwarf pawpaw Halesia diptera 6 two-wing silverbell Hamamelis virginiana 6 witch-hazel Baccharis halimifolia 6 Eastern baccharis Betula nigra 6 river birch Ilex ambigua 6 Carolina holly Ilex amelanchier 6 sarvis holly Carpinus caroliniana 6 hornbeam Ilex cassine 6 dahoon Carya aquatica 6 water hickory Ilex coriacea 6 large gallberry Carya cordiformis 6 bitternut hickory Ilex decidua 6 possumhaw Carya glabra 6 pignut hickory Ilex myrtifolia 6 myrtle dahoon Carya myristiciformis 6 nutmeg hickory Ilex opaca 6 American holly Carya ovalis 6 red hickory Ilex vomitoria 6 yaupon Carya tomentosa 6 mockernut hickory Illicium floridanum 6 Florida anisetree Castanea pumila 6 chinquapin Catalpa bignonioides 6 Southern catalpa Juniperus virginiana 6 Eastern redcedar Celtis laevigata 6 sugarberry Celtis tenuifolia 6 Georgia hackberry Leitneria floridana 6 corkwood Cephalanthus occidentalis 6 buttonbush Liquidambar styraciflua 6 sweetgum Cercis canadensis 6 redbud Liriodendron tulipifera 6 yellow-poplar Chamaecyparis thyoides 6 Atlantic whitecedar Lyonia ferruginea 6 staggerbush Chionanthus virginicus 6 fringetree Cliftonia monophylla 6 buckwheat tree Magnolia cordata 6 Piedmont Cornus florida 6 flowering dogwood cucumber-tree Cornus foemina 6 stiff dogwood Magnolia grandiflora 6 Southern magnolia Cornus stricta 6 swamp dogwood Magnolia pyramidata 6 pyramid magnolia Crataegus aestivalis 6 mayhaw Magnolia virginiana 6 sweetbay Cyrilla parvifolia 6 littleleaf titi Malus angustifolia 6 Southern crabapple Cyrilla racemiflora 6 swamp titi Morus rubra 6 red mulberry Myrica cerifera 6 wax-myrtle Diospyros virginiana 6 persimmon Myrica heterophylla 6 evergreen bayberry Myrica inodora 6 odorless bayberry Elliottia racemosa 6 Georgia plume Nyssa aquatica 6 water tupelo Forestiera acuminata 6 swamp-privet Nyssa biflora 6 swamp tupelo by Dr. Kim D. Coder Warnell School University of Georgia State Arboretum of Georgia 13 Figure 7: Native Trees of Georgia in CTPZ #6. (continued) scientific name zone common name scientific name zone common name

Nyssa ogeche 6 Ogeeche-lime Quercus shumardii 6 Shumard oak Nyssa sylvatica 6 blackgum Quercus similis 6 swamp post oak Osmanthus americanus 6 devilwood Quercus sinuata 6 bastard oak Quercus stellata 6 post oak Persea borbonia 6 red-bay Quercus velutina 6 black oak Persea palustris 6 swamp-bay Quercus virginiana 6 live oak Pinckneya bracteata 6 fevertree Pinus echinata 6 shortleaf pine Rhus copallinum 6 winged sumac Pinus elliottii 6 slash pine Pinus glabra 6 spruce pine Salix caroliniana 6 Coastal Plain Pinus palustris 6 longleaf pine willow Pinus serotina 6 pond pine Salix floridana 6 Florida willow Pinus taeda 6 loblolly pine Salix nigra 6 black willow Planera aquatica 6 planertree Sambucus canadensis 6 American elder Platanus occidentalis 6 sycamore Sambucus simpsonii 6 Southern elder Populus deltoides 6 cottonwood Sassafras albidum 6 sassafras Prunus alabamensis 6 Alabama cherry Serenoa repens 6 saw palmetto Prunus americana 6 American plum Sideroxylon lanuginosa 6 gum bumelia Prunus angustifolia 6 Chickasaw plum Stewartia malacodendron 6 silky camellia Prunus caroliniana 6 laurelcherry Styrax americanus 6 American snowbell Prunus serotina 6 black cherry Styrax grandifolius 6 bigleaf snowbell Prunus umbellata 6 flatwoods plum Symplocos tinctoria 6 sweetleaf Ptelea trifoliata 6 hoptree Taxodium ascendens 6 pond-cypress Quercus alba 6 white oak Taxodium distichum 6 bald-cypress Quercus arkansana 6 Arkansas oak Tilia caroliniana 6 Carolina basswood Quercus austrina 6 bluff oak Tilia heterophylla 6 white basswood Quercus breviloba 6 Gulf oak Torreya taxifolia 6 torreya Quercus falcata 6 Southern red oak Toxicodendron vernix 6 poison sumac Quercus geminata 6 sand live oak Quercus hemisphaerica 6 laurel oak Ulmus americana 6 American elm Quercus incana 6 bluejack oak Quercus laevis 6 turkey oak Vaccinium arboreum 6 farkleberry Quercus laurifolia 6 swamp laurel oak Viburnum nudum 6 Southern Quercus lyrata 6 overcup oak possumhaw Quercus margaretta 6 sand post oak Viburnum obovatum 6 small-leaf Quercus marilandica 6 blackjack oak arrowwood Quercus michauxii 6 swamp chestnut oak Viburnum rufidulum 6 rusty blackhaw Quercus minima 6 dwarf live oak Quercus myrtifolia 6 myrtle oak Yucca aloifolia 6 Spanish-bayonet Quercus nigra 6 water oak Quercus pagoda 6 cherrybark oak Zanthoxylum clava-herculis 6 Hercules’ club by Dr. Kim D. Coder Warnell School University of Georgia State Arboretum of Georgia 14 Figure 8: Native Trees of Georgia in CTPZ #7. (116 species) scientific name zone common name scientific name zone common name Acacia farnesiana 7 sweet acacia Gleditsia aquatica 7 water locust Acer rubrum 7 red maple Gordonia lasianthus 7 loblolly bay Aesculus pavia 7 red buckeye Alnus serrulata 7 hazel alder Halesia diptera 7 two-wing silverbell Aralia spinosa 7 devil’s Hamamelis virginiana 7 American walkingstick witch-hazel Asimina parviflora 7 dwarf pawpaw Ilex ambigua 7 Carolina holly Baccharis halimifolia 7 Eastern baccharis Ilex amelanchier 7 sarvis holly Betula nigra 7 river birch Ilex cassine 7 dahoon Ilex coriacea 7 large gallberry Carpinus caroliniana 7 American Ilex decidua 7 possumhaw hornbeam Ilex myrtifolia 7 myrtle dahoon Carya aquatica 7 water hickory Ilex opaca 7 American holly Carya glabra 7 pignut hickory Ilex vomitoria 7 yaupon Carya tomentosa 7 mockernut Illicium parviflorum 7 yellow anisetree hickory Castanea pumila 7 chinquapin Juniperus silicicola 7 Southern redcedar Celtis laevigata 7 sugarberry Juniperus virginiana 7 Eastern redcedar Cephalanthus occidentalis 7 buttonbush Chamaecyparis thyoides 7 Atlantic whitecedar Liquidambar styraciflua 7 sweetgum Chionanthus virginicus 7 fringetree Liriodendron tulipifera 7 yellow-poplar Cliftonia monophylla 7 buckwheat tree Lyonia ferruginea 7 staggerbush Cornus florida 7 flowering dogwood Magnolia grandiflora 7 Southern magnolia Cornus foemina 7 stiff dogwood Magnolia virginiana 7 sweetbay Cornus stricta 7 swamp dogwood Morus rubra 7 red mulberry Crataegus aestivalis 7 mayhaw Myrica cerifera 7 wax-myrtle Cyrilla parvifolia 7 littleleaf titi Myrica heterophylla 7 evergreen bayberry Cyrilla racemiflora 7 swamp titi Nyssa aquatica 7 water tupelo Diospyros virginiana 7 persimmon Nyssa biflora 7 swamp tupelo Nyssa ogeche 7 Ogeeche-lime Forestiera acuminata 7 swamp-privet Nyssa sylvatica 7 blackgum Forestiera segregata 7 Florida-privet Franklinia alatamaha 7 Franklin tree Osmanthus americanus 7 devilwood Fraxinus caroliniana 7 Carolina ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 7 green ash Persea borbonia 7 red-bay Fraxinus profunda 7 pumpkin ash Persea palustris 7 swamp-bay Pinckneya bracteata 7 fevertree

by Dr. Kim D. Coder Warnell School University of Georgia State Arboretum of Georgia 15 Figure 8: Native Trees of Georgia in CTPZ #7. (continued) scientific name zone common name scientific name zone common name

Pinus elliottii 7 slash pine Quercus pagoda 7 cherrybark oak Pinus glabra 7 spruce pine Quercus shumardii 7 Shumard’s oak Pinus palustris 7 longleaf pine Quercus stellata 7 post oak Pinus serotina 7 pond pine Quercus virginiana 7 live oak Pinus taeda 7 loblolly pine Planera aquatica 7 planertree Rhus copallinum 7 winged sumac Platanus occidentalis 7 American sycamore Sabal palmetto 7 cabbage palmetto Populus heterophylla 7 swamp cottonwood Salix caroliniana 7 Coastal Plain Prunus alabamensis 7 Alabama cherry willow Prunus angustifolia 7 Chickasaw plum Sambucus canadensis 7 American elder Prunus caroliniana 7 laurelcherry Sambucus simpsonii 7 Southern elder Prunus serotina 7 black cherry Sapindus marginatus 7 Florida soapberry Prunus umbellata 7 flatwoods plum Sassafras albidum 7 sassafras Ptelea trifoliata 7 hoptree Serenoa repens 7 saw palmetto Sideroxylon tenax 7 tough bumelia Quercus alba 7 white oak Stewartia malacodendron 7 silky camellia Quercus austrina 7 bluff oak Styrax americanus 7 American snowbell Quercus chapmanii 7 Chapman oak Symplocos tinctoria 7 sweetleaf Quercus falcata 7 Southern red oak Quercus geminata 7 sand live oak Taxodium ascendens 7 pond-cypress Quercus hemisphaerica 7 laurel oak Taxodium distichum 7 bald-cypress Quercus incana 7 bluejack oak Tilia caroliniana 7 Carolina basswood Quercus laevis 7 turkey oak Tilia heterophylla 7 white basswood Quercus laurifolia 7 swamp laurel oak Quercus lyrata 7 overcup oak Ulmus americana 7 American elm Quercus margaretta 7 sand post oak Quercus marilandica 7 blackjack oak Vaccinium arboreum 7 farkleberry Quercus michauxii 7 swamp chestnut Viburnum obovatum 7 small-leaf oak arrowwood Quercus minima 7 dwarf live oak Quercus myrtifolia 7 myrtle oak Yucca aloifolia 7 Spanish-bayonet Quercus nigra 7 water oak Yucca gloriosa 7 moundlilly yucca

by Dr. Kim D. Coder Warnell School University of Georgia State Arboretum of Georgia 16 scientific name common name scientific name common name

Acer rubrum red maple Morus rubra red mulberry Alnus serrulata hazel alder Aralia spinosa devil’s walkingstick Nyssa sylvatica blackgum

Betula nigra river birch Pinus taeda loblolly pine Platanus occidentalis American sycamore Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam Prunus serotina black cherry Carya glabra pignut hickory Carya tomentosa mockernut hickory Quercus alba white oak Castanea pumila chinquapin Quercus falcata Southern red oak Cephalanthus occidentalis buttonbush Quercus marilandica blackjack oak Chionanthus virginicus fringetree Quercus michauxii swamp chestnut oak Cornus florida flowering dogwood Quercus nigra water oak Quercus stellata post oak Diospyros virginiana persimmon Rhus copallinum winged sumac Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Sambucus canadensis American elder Hamamelis virginiana American witch-hazel Sassafras albidum sassafras

Ilex opaca American holly Tilia heterophylla white basswood

Juniperus virginiana Eastern redcedar Ulmus americana American elm

Liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum Vaccinium arboreum farkleberry Liriodendron tulipifera yellow-poplar

Figure 9: List of native Georgia trees found statewide in all Coder Tree Planting Zones (i.e. CTPZs #1-7). (35 spp.)

by Dr. Kim D. Coder Warnell School University of Georgia State Arboretum of Georgia 17 Thompson Mills Forest & State Arboretum of Georgia

Citation: Coder, Kim D. 2019. Native tree species of Georgia by Coder Planting Zones. Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Thompson Mills Forest & State Arboretum Outreach Product. ARBORETUM-19-2. Pp.18.

ARBORETUM-19-2 June 2019

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