Parks & Recreation Parks Department of BrentwoodCity

Brentwood,TN 37024 BoxP.O. 788 One or more trees Deerwood

Arboretum

Representative of species present

at the Arboretum are tagged

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along the perimeter trail and along sections of the trail that con- nect Deerwood with Belle Rive Drive and the foot bridge over the Little Harpeth River that leads to Tree Identification Kingsbury Drive in Laurelwood. Trail Guide 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 num- ber and the common and scien- tific name, including the genus and trivial (species) name, of the tree. Most tagged trees are native to Tennessee; exceptions are foot- noted. A map of the Arboretum City of Brentwood that shows approximate locations Parks & Recreation of tagged trees is posted near the Department entrance gate to the Arboretum. Numbers of species listed in this and brochure correspond with num- Tree Committee

bers on tree tags and the map.

Tennessee to native not specifies * 61 or 59 57, #’s. for Tags No

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virginicus Chionanthus 70 Fringetree White

muehlenbergii Quercus 32 Oak Chinkapin

abies Picea 69 Spruce* Norway

laciniosa Carya 31 Hickory Shellbark

maackii Lonicera 68 Honeysuckle* Amur

pennsylvanica Fraxinus 30 Ash Green

virginiana Hamamelis 67 Witchhazel Common

virginiana Diospryros 29 Persimmon Common

mollissima Castanea 66 Chestnut* Chinese

albidum Sassafras 28 Sassafras Common

cordata Tilia 65 Linden* Littleleaf

pomifera Maclura 27 Orange* - Osage

grandiflora Magnolia 64 Magnolia* Southern

virginiana Juniperus 26

Redcedar Eastern

values. their and trees ‘Dynasty’ parvifolia Ulmus 63 Elm Dynasty

rubra Morus 25 Mulberry Red ‘Fastigiata’ betulus Carpinus 62

Hornbeam families in learning to identify identify to learning in families

macrophylla Magnolia 60 Magnolia Bigleaf

negundo Acer 24 Boxelder

schools, Boy and Girl Scouts, and and Scouts, Girl and Boy schools,

illinoinensis Carya 58 Pecan

alba Quercus 23 Oak White

trail will be a useful tool for for tool useful a be will trail

bicolor Quercus 56 Oak White Swamp

acutissima Quercus 22 Oak* Sawtooth

We hope this tree identification identification tree this hope We

nigra Quercus 55 Oak Water

opaca Llex 21 Holly American

here, especially native species. species. native especially here,

marilandica Quercus 54 Oak Blackjack

shumardii Quercus 20 Oak Shumard

able to recognize trees that grow grow that trees recognize to able

rubra Morus 53 Mullberry Red

rubra Quercus 19 Oak Red Northern

lyrata Quercus 52 Oak Overcup perity, Tennesseans ought to be be to ought Tennesseans perity,

virginiana Pinus 18 Pine Virginia

stellate Quercus 51 Oak Post

o u peet elh n pros- and wealth present our to

palustris Quercus 17 Oak Pin

prunifolium Viburnum 51 Viburnum Blackhaw

the State and contribute so much much so contribute and State the

Canadensis Tsuga 16 Hemlock Eastern imbricaria Quercus 49 Oak Shingle

important in the development of of development the in important

laciniosa Carya 48 Hickory Shellbark serotina Prunus 15 Cherry Black

Because forests and trees were so so were trees and forests Because

triloba Asimina 47

Pawpaw Common

nigra Betula 14 Birch River

Tennessee. as species tree many

foemina Cornus 46 Dogwood Swamp

strobus Pinus 13 Pine White Eastern

in the West, few states have as as have states few West, the in Americana Ulmus 45 Elm American

cordiformis Carya 12 Hickory Bitternut

phellos Quercus 44 Oak Willow Tennessee to the Mississippi River River Mississippi the to Tennessee

occidentalis Celtis 11 Hackberry Common

cust

the Smokey Mountains in East East in Mountains Smokey the

var.inermis triacanthos Gleditsia 43 Thornless Common Honeylo- Common Thornless tulipifera Liriodendron 10 Poplar Tulip

wildlife and humans alike. From From alike. humans and wildlife

deltoids Populous 42 Cottonwood Eastern Canadensis Cercis 9 Redbud Eastern

numerable benefits for native native for benefits numerable

nigra Salix 41 Willow Black

rubrum Acer 8 Maple Red

altissima Ailanthus 40 Heaven Of Tree

that provide food, shelter and in- and shelter food, provide that

distichum Taxodium 7 Baldcypress Common

sylvatica Fagus 39 Beech Eiropean

lectively, trees comprise forests forests comprise trees lectively,

florida Cornus 6

Dogwood Flowering

kentukea Cladrastis 38 Yellowwood American

ot sfl lns n at. Col- earth. on plants useful most

saccharum Acer 5 Maple Sugar

arboreum Oxydendrum 37 Sourwood

Trees are among the largest and and largest the among are Trees

styraciflua Liquidambar 4 Sweetgum American

tetraptera Halesia 36 Silverbell Carolina

Americana Fraxinus 3 Ash White

velutina Quercus 35 Oak Black

Guide Trail accidentalis Plantanus 2 Sycamore

macrocarpa Quercus 34 Oak Bur

virginiana Magnolia 1 Magnolia Sweetbay

nigra Juglans 33 Walnut Black Identification Tree

Name Scientific Name Common No. Species Name Common No. Species Name Scientific