List of Native Overstory Trees In Middletown, MD Source: Exhibit L1 – List of Native Overstory Trees in Frederick County *Asterisks indicate additions to List made because of naturalization or other reasons, assessed by Frederick County Planning Department Conifers - Scientific Name Common Name(s) (and Broad-leafed Evergreens) Juniperus virginiana (Eastern) Red Cedar Pinus echinata Shortleaf Pine Pinus punguns 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 rubrum Red Maple Acer saccharinum Silver Maple (Invasive Native – not recommended) Acer saccharum Sugar Maple Alnus rugosa, (serrulata) Smooth Alder (Hazel Alder) Betula lenta Black Birch (Sweet Birch) Betula nigra River Birch (Black Birch) Carpinus caroliniana Blue Beech (American Hornbeam, Musclewood, Ironwood) Carya cordiformis Bitternut Hickory Carya glabra Pignut Hickory Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory Carya pallida Sand Hickory Carya tomentosa Mockernut Hickory Castanea dentata (American) Chestnut Castanea pumila Eastern or Allegheny Chinkapin Celtis occidentalis Hackberry Fagus grandifolia (American) Beech Fraxinus species–There is a temporary, albeit indefinite ban on Ash trees in Frederick County. Juglans cinerea Butternut Juglans nigra Black Walnut *Liquidambar styraciflua *Sweet Gum Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Tree (Tulip Poplar) Magnolia acuminata Cucumber Tree (Cucumber Magnolia) Morus rubra Red Mulberry Nyssa sylvatica Black Gum (Black Tupelo, Sour-Gum) Ostrya virginiana Ironwood (Eastern Hophornbeam) Platanus occidentalis Sycamore Populus grandidentatum Large-toothed Aspen Quercus alba White Oak Quercus bicolor Swamp White Oak Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak Quercus coccinea Scarlet Oak *Quercus falcata *Southern Red Oak Quercus ilicifolia Scrub Oak (Bear Oak) Quercus imbricaria Shingle Oak Quercus marilandica Black Jack Oak Quercus prinus Chestnut Oak Quercus muehlenbergii Chinquapin Oak Quercus palustris Pin Oak *Quercus phellos *Willow Oak Quercus stellata Post Oak Quercus velutina Black Oak Salix nigra Black Willow Tilia americana American Basswood Ulmus americana American Elm Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm .