MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

PLANTS

TREES

• Maryland State Tree
• Maryland Trees
• Invasive & Introduced Trees
• Marylanders Plant Trees

Over 60 species of trees have been cataloged as native to Maryland, including the White Oak (Quercus alba), the State tree.

Magnolia blossom, Annapolis, Maryland, June 1999. Photo by Diane P. Frese.

• 100 Poisonous Plants of Maryland (University of Maryland)

Parts of a few trees are extremely poisonous, and others are dangerous if handled improperly. If one such part is eaten or handled, first aid is required.

Trees at Hunting Creek Lake, Cunningham Falls State Park, Thurmont, Maryland, January 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

• Alder, Smooth (Alnus serrulata)
• Ash, Green (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
• Ash, Pumpkin (Fraxinus profunda)
• Ash, White (Fraxinus americana)
• Beech, American (Fagus grandifolia)

Beech tree (right), Harwood, southern Anne Arundel County, Maryland, May 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Birch, River (Betula nigra)

Blackgum (Sour Gum) (Nyssa sylvatica)

Butternut (White Walnut) (Juglans cinerea)

Cedar, Atlantic White (Chamaecyparis thyoides)

Cedar, Eastern Red (Juniperus virginiana)

Cherry, Black (Prunus serotina)

Chestnut, American (Castanea dentata)

Chinkapin, Allegheny (Castanea pumila)

Cypress, Bald (Taxodium distichum)

Dogwood, Flowering (Cornus florida)

Elm, American (White Elm) (Ulmus americana)

Red Cedars near Mountain, Maryland (Harford County), July 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

• Elm, Slippery (Ulmus rubra)
• Fringetree, White (Chionanthus virginicus)
• Hackberry, Common (Celtis occidentalis)
• Hawthorn, Cockspur (Crataegus crus-galli)
• Hemlock, Eastern (Tsuga canadensis)

• Hickory, Bitternut (Carya cordiformis)
• Hickory, Mockernut (Carya tomentosa)
• Hickory, Pignut (Carya glabra)
• Hickory, Sand (Carya pallida)
• Hickory, Shagbark (Carya ovata)
• Holly, American (Ilex opaca)
• Hornbeam, American (Carpinus caroliniana)
• Locust, Honey (Gleditsia triacanthos)
• Magnolia, Sweetbay (Magnolia virginiana)

Magnolia blossom, Annapolis, Maryland, June 2010. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Maple, Black (Acer nigrum)

Maple, Red (Acer rubrum)

Maple, Silver (Acer saccharinum)

Maple, Sugar (Acer saccharum)

Mulberry, Red (Morus rubra)

Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum), Monkton, Maryland, October 2014. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.

• Oak, Black (Quercus velutina)
• Oak, Blackjack (Quercus marilandica)
• Oak, Chestnut (Quercus prinus)
• Oak, Northern Red (Quercus rubra)
• Oak, Overcup (Quercus lyrata)
• Oak, Pin (Quercus palustris)
• Oak, Post (Quercus stellata)
• Oak, Scarlet (Quercus coccinea)
• Oak, Southern Red (Quercus falcata)

Trees, Garrett County, Maryland, October 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Oak, Swamp Chestnut (Quercus michauxii)

Oak, White (Quercus alba)

Oak, Willow (Quercus phellos)

An oak tree's acorn, New Germany State Park, Grantsville, Maryland, October 2015. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

• Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
• Persimmon, Common (Diospyros virginiana)
• Pine, Eastern White (Pinus strobus)
• Pine, Loblolly (Pinus taeda)
• Pine, Virginia (Pinus virginiana)
• Redbud, Eastern (Cercis canadensis)
• Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)
• Serviceberry, Canadian (Shadblow, Shadbush, Shadwood) (Amelanchier canadensis)
• Serviceberry, Common (Amelanchier arborea)
• Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum)
• Sumac, Smooth (Rhus glabra)
• Sumac, Staghorn (Rhus typhina)
• Sumac, Winged (Rhus copallinum)
• Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
• Sycamore, American (Platanus occidentalis)

Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)

Walnut, Black (Juglans nigra)

Willow, Black (Salix nigra)

Witchhazel, American (Hamamelis virginiana)

Tulip Poplar sapling leaves (left), Glen Burnie, Maryland, May 2010. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Tulip Poplar blossom (right), Glen Burnie, Maryland, May 2015. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

• Maple, Norway (Acer platanoides)
  
• Mulberry, White (Morus alba)
  
• Oak, Sawtooth (Quercus acurissima)
  
• Olive, Autumn (Elaeagnus umbellate)
  
• Olive, Russian (Eleagnus angustifolia)
  
• Pear, Callery (Pyrus calleryana)
  
• Princesstree (Empress Tree) (Paulownia tomentosa)
  
• Silktree (Mimosa) (Albizia julibrissin)
  
• Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)

Also see: Tree-mendous Maryland

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