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This is a '''list of native trees''' which have been growing in the forests of the [[Birmingham District]] before | This is a '''list of native trees''' which have been growing in the forests of the [[Birmingham District]] before non-native species were introduced by white settlers in the early 1800s, or which have naturalized from early cultivars: | ||
* [[Allegheny chinkapin]] (''Castanea pumila''), also known as Chinkapin, Allegheny or American chinquapin or Dwarf chestnut | * [[Allegheny chinkapin]] (''Castanea pumila''), also known as Chinkapin, Allegheny or American chinquapin or Dwarf chestnut | ||
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* [[American smoke-tree]] (''Cotinus obovatus ''), also known as Chittamwood, Yellow-wood, Smoketree or Smoke bush | * [[American smoke-tree]] (''Cotinus obovatus ''), also known as Chittamwood, Yellow-wood, Smoketree or Smoke bush | ||
* [[Baldcypress]] (''Taxodium distichum''), also known as Bald cypress, Common baldcypress, Gulf cypress, Red cypress, Southern cypress or Swamp cypress | * [[Baldcypress]] (''Taxodium distichum''), also known as Bald cypress, Common baldcypress, Gulf cypress, Red cypress, Southern cypress or Swamp cypress | ||
* [[Bigleaf magnolia]] (''Magnolia macrophylla''), also known as Large-leaf magnolia, Great-leaved cucumber tree, Great-leaved magnolia, Large-leaved umbrella tree, Cucumber-tree, or Cowcumber tree | |||
* [[Bitternut hickory]] (''Carya cordiformis''), also known as Bitternut, Swamp hickory or Pig hickory, Pignut, Bitter pecan, Bitter pignut, White hickory or Red-heart hickory | * [[Bitternut hickory]] (''Carya cordiformis''), also known as Bitternut, Swamp hickory or Pig hickory, Pignut, Bitter pecan, Bitter pignut, White hickory or Red-heart hickory | ||
* [[Black cherry]] (''Prunus serotina''), also known as Wild black cherry, Rum cherry, or Mountain black cherry | * [[Black cherry]] (''Prunus serotina''), also known as Wild black cherry, Rum cherry, or Mountain black cherry | ||
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* [[Eastern red cedar]] (''Juniperus virginiana''), also known as Red juniper, Red cedar, Cedar, Pencil cedar, or Juniper bush | * [[Eastern red cedar]] (''Juniperus virginiana''), also known as Red juniper, Red cedar, Cedar, Pencil cedar, or Juniper bush | ||
* [[Flowering dogwood]] (''Cornus florida''), also known as Dogwood | * [[Flowering dogwood]] (''Cornus florida''), also known as Dogwood | ||
* [[Fraser magnolia]] (''Magnolia fraseri''), also known as Mountain magnolia, Ear-leaf cucumber tree, Long-leaved cucumber tree, or Mountain oread | |||
* [[Green ash]] (''Fraxinus pennsylvanica''), also known as Darlington ash, White ash, Swamp ash, Water ash, or Red ash | * [[Green ash]] (''Fraxinus pennsylvanica''), also known as Darlington ash, White ash, Swamp ash, Water ash, or Red ash | ||
* [[Honey locust]] (''Gleditsia triacanthos''), also known as Three-thorned acacia, Thorntree, Honeyshucks, or Locust | * [[Honey locust]] (''Gleditsia triacanthos''), also known as Three-thorned acacia, Thorntree, Honeyshucks, or Locust | ||
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* [[Longleaf pine]] (''Pinus palustris''), also known as Hard pine, Heart pine, Longstraw pine, or Pitch pine | * [[Longleaf pine]] (''Pinus palustris''), also known as Hard pine, Heart pine, Longstraw pine, or Pitch pine | ||
* [[Mockernut hickory]] (''Carya tomentosa''), also known as Whiteheart hickory, Bullnut, White hickory, or hognut | * [[Mockernut hickory]] (''Carya tomentosa''), also known as Whiteheart hickory, Bullnut, White hickory, or hognut | ||
* [[Northern red oak]] (''Quercus rubra''), also known as Champion oak, Gray oak, Eastern red oak, or Red oak | |||
* [[Nutmeg hickory]] (''Carya myristicaeformis''), also known as Bitter water hickory, Swamp hickory, or Pecan (lumber) | * [[Nutmeg hickory]] (''Carya myristicaeformis''), also known as Bitter water hickory, Swamp hickory, or Pecan (lumber) | ||
* [[Pawpaw]] (''Asimina triloba''), also | * [[Ohio buckeye]] (''Aesculus glabra''), also known as Buckeye, Fetid buckeye, Stinking buckeye, or American horse chestnut | ||
* [[Osage-orange]] (''Maclura pomifera''), also known as Bodark, Bowdark, Bois-d'art, Bowwood, Hedge, Horse-apple, or Mockorange - naturalized | |||
* [[Overcup oak]] (''Quercus lyrata''), also known as Swamp post oak, Swamp white oak, Water white oak, or White oak | |||
* [[Pawpaw]] (''Asimina triloba''), also known as Common pawpaw | |||
* [[Pecan]] (''Carya illinoensis''), also known as Pecan nut, Pecanier, or Pecan-tree | |||
* [[Persimmon]] (''Diospyros virginiana''), also known as American persimmon, Common persimmon, Eastern persimmon, Date plum, Possumwood, or Simmon | * [[Persimmon]] (''Diospyros virginiana''), also known as American persimmon, Common persimmon, Eastern persimmon, Date plum, Possumwood, or Simmon | ||
* [[Pignut hickory]] (''Carya glabra''), also known as Bitternut, Black hickory, Brown hickory, or Red hickory | * [[Pignut hickory]] (''Carya glabra''), also known as Bitternut, Black hickory, Brown hickory, or Red hickory | ||
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* [[Pond pine]] (''Pinus serotina''), also known as Marsh pine or Pocosin pine | * [[Pond pine]] (''Pinus serotina''), also known as Marsh pine or Pocosin pine | ||
* [[Post oak]] (''Quercus stellata''), also known as Iron oak, Box white oak, or White oak | * [[Post oak]] (''Quercus stellata''), also known as Iron oak, Box white oak, or White oak | ||
* [[Redbay]] (''Persea borbonia''), also known as Red bay persea, Swampbay persea, or Swampbay | |||
* [[Red buckeye]] (''Aesculus pavia''), also known as Firecracker plant | |||
* [[Red hickory]] (''Carya ovalis''), also known as Spicebark hickory or Sweet pignut hickory | |||
* [[Red maple]] (''Acer rubrum''), also known as Swamp maple, Soft maple, Water maple, or White maple | |||
* [[Red mulberry]] (''Morus rubra''), also known as Mulberry, or Black mulberry | |||
* [[River birch]] (''Betula nigra''), also known as Red birch, Black birch, or Water birch | |||
* [[Sand hickory]] (''Carya pallida''), also known as Pale hickory, Pallid hickory, or Pignut hickory | |||
* [[Sassafras]] (''Sassafras albidum''), also known as Common sassafras, White sassafras, Red sassafras, Silky sassafras or Saxifrax | |||
* [[Scarlet oak]] (''Quercus coccinea''), also known as Black oak, Red oak, Spanish oak, or Spotted oak | |||
* [[September elm]] (''Ulmus serotina''), also known as Red elm | |||
* [[Shagbark hickory]] (''Carya ovata''), also known as Carolina hickory, Scalybark hickory, or Shellbark hickory | |||
* [[Shellbark hickory]] (''Carya laciniosa''), also known as Bigleaf shagbark hickory, Kingnut hickory, Big hickory, Bottom hickory, Thick hickory, Western shellbark hickory or Big shellbark hickory | |||
* [[Shortleaf pine]] ('' Pinus echinata''), also known as Southern pine, Yellow pine, Spruce pine, Rosemary pine, or Old field pine | |||
* [[Shumard oak]] (''Quercus shumardii''), also known as Spotted oak, Schneck oak, Shumard red oak, or Swamp red oak | |||
* [[Silver maple]] (''Acer saccharinum''), also known as Soft maple, Creek maple, River maple, White maple, or Silverleaf maple | |||
* [[Slash pine]] (''Pinus elliottii''), also known as Swamp pine, Pitch pine, Southern pine, Spruce pine, or Meadow pine | |||
* [[Slimleaf pawpaw]] (''Asimina angustifolia'') | * [[Slimleaf pawpaw]] (''Asimina angustifolia'') | ||
* [[Slippery elm]] (''Ulmus rubra''), also known as Red elm, Moose elm, Indian elm, Gray elm, or Soft elm | |||
* [[Smallflower pawpaw]] (''Asimina parviflora'') | * [[Smallflower pawpaw]] (''Asimina parviflora'') | ||
* [[Sourwood]] (''Oxydendrum arboreum''), also known as Sorrel tree, Sour gum, or Lily of the valley tree | |||
* [[ | * [[Southern catalpa]] (''Catalpa bignonioides''), also known as Common catalpa, Indian-bean, Catawba, or Cigar tree | ||
* [[ | * [[Southern magnolia]] (''Magnolia grandiflora''), also known as Bull-bay, Evergreen magnolia, Magnolia, or Laurel-leaved magnolia | ||
* [[Southern oak]] | |||
* [[Southern red oak]] | |||
* [[Spruce pine]] | |||
* [[Sugar hackberry]] (''Celtis laevigata''), also known as Southern hackberry, Hackberry or Sugarberry | |||
* [[Sugar maple]] | |||
* [[Sweetbay]] | |||
* [[Sweet birch]] | * [[Sweet birch]] | ||
* [[Sweetgum]] | * [[Sweetgum]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Sycamore]] (''Platanus occidentalis''), also known as Planetree, American sycamore, American plane, Occidental plane, Buttonball or Buttonwood | ||
* [[Turkey oak]] | * [[Turkey oak]] | ||
* [[Virginia pine]] | |||
* [[Water hickory]] | |||
* [[Water oak]] | * [[Water oak]] | ||
* [[Water tupelo]] | |||
* [[White ash]] | |||
* [[White basswood]] | |||
* [[White oak]] | * [[White oak]] | ||
* [[Winged elm]] | |||
* [[Willow oak]] | * [[Willow oak]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Yellow buckeye]] (''Aesculus octandra''), also known as Buckey, Sweet buckeye, or Large buckeye | ||
* [[Yellow poplar]] | |||
* [[ | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 19:40, 17 July 2010
This is a list of native trees which have been growing in the forests of the Birmingham District before non-native species were introduced by white settlers in the early 1800s, or which have naturalized from early cultivars:
- Allegheny chinkapin (Castanea pumila), also known as Chinkapin, Allegheny or American chinquapin or Dwarf chestnut
- American beech (Fagus grandifolia), also known as Beech
- American chestnut (Castanea dentata), also known as Chestnut
- American elm (Ulmus americana), also known as White elm, Gray elm or Water elm
- American holly (Ilex opaca), also known as Holly or White holly
- American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana), also known as Hornbeam, Blue beech, Water beech, Ironwood, or Musclewood
- American smoke-tree (Cotinus obovatus ), also known as Chittamwood, Yellow-wood, Smoketree or Smoke bush
- Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum), also known as Bald cypress, Common baldcypress, Gulf cypress, Red cypress, Southern cypress or Swamp cypress
- Bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia macrophylla), also known as Large-leaf magnolia, Great-leaved cucumber tree, Great-leaved magnolia, Large-leaved umbrella tree, Cucumber-tree, or Cowcumber tree
- Bitternut hickory (Carya cordiformis), also known as Bitternut, Swamp hickory or Pig hickory, Pignut, Bitter pecan, Bitter pignut, White hickory or Red-heart hickory
- Black cherry (Prunus serotina), also known as Wild black cherry, Rum cherry, or Mountain black cherry
- Blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica), also known as Blackjack, Barren oak, Black oak, Jack oak
- Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), also known as Yellow locust, Locust, or Acacia
- Black oak (Quercus velutina), also known as Eastern black oak, Smooth-bark oak, Yellow oak, or Quercitron oak
- Black tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica), also known as Tupelo, Blackgum, Pepperidge, Sourgum, and Beetlebung
- Black walnut (Juglans nigra), also known as Eastern black walnut, American walnut, or Gunwood
- Black willow (Salix nigra), also known as Swamp willow, Crack willow
- Blue ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata), also known as Mountain ash or White ash
- Bluejack oak (Quercus cinerea or Quercus incana), also known as Cinnamon oak, Sand jack, Shin oak, Turkey oak, or Upland willow oak
- Boxelder (Acer negundo), also known as Ash-leaved maple, Boxelder maple, Negundo maple, Three-leaved maple or Maple ash
- Butternut (Juglans cinerea), also known as White walnut, Oilnut, Walnut, or American white walnut
- Carolina ash (Fraxinus caroliniana), also known as Pop ash, Florida ash, Swamp ash or Water ash
- Carolina silverbell (Halesia Carolina), also known as Opossum-wood, Silverbell, or Snowdrop tree
- Two-winged silverbell (Halesia diptera), also known as Two-winged snowdrop tree
- Cherrybark oak (Quercus falcata), also known as Bottomland red oak, Elliot oak, Red oak, Southern red oak, Swamp oak, Spanish oak, or Swamp Spanish oak
- Chestnut oak (Quercus prinus), also known as Rock oak, Rock chestnut oak, or White oak
- Chinkapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii), also known as Chestnut oak, Rock chestnut oak, Rock oak, Yellow chestnut oak, or Yellow oak
- Common hackberry (Celtis occidentalis), also known as Hackberry or Common hackberry
- Cucumbertree (Magnolia acuminata), also known as Cucumbertree magnolia, Cucumber magnolia, Mountain magnolia, or Blue magnolia
- Downy Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea), also known as Shadbush, Juneberry, or Shadblow
- Durand oak (Quercus durandii), also known as Bluff oak, Durand white oak, White oak or Basket oak
- Dwarf hackberry (Celtis tenuifolia, also known as Georgia hackberry
- Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides), also known as Eastern poplar, Cottonwood, Carolina poplar, or Whitewood
- Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), also known as Canadian or Canada hemlock, Hemlock, or Hemlock spruce
- Eastern hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana), also known as American hophornbeam, Hornbeam, or Ironwood
- Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis), also known as Judas-tree
- Eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana), also known as Red juniper, Red cedar, Cedar, Pencil cedar, or Juniper bush
- Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida), also known as Dogwood
- Fraser magnolia (Magnolia fraseri), also known as Mountain magnolia, Ear-leaf cucumber tree, Long-leaved cucumber tree, or Mountain oread
- Green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica), also known as Darlington ash, White ash, Swamp ash, Water ash, or Red ash
- Honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), also known as Three-thorned acacia, Thorntree, Honeyshucks, or Locust
- Laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia), also known as Darlington oak, Diamond-leaf oak, Obtusa oak, Laurel-leaved oak, Water oak, or Swamp laurel oak
- Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda), also known as Old field pine, Rosemary pine, Shortleaf pine, Yellow pine, Southern pine or Bull pine
- Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris), also known as Hard pine, Heart pine, Longstraw pine, or Pitch pine
- Mockernut hickory (Carya tomentosa), also known as Whiteheart hickory, Bullnut, White hickory, or hognut
- Northern red oak (Quercus rubra), also known as Champion oak, Gray oak, Eastern red oak, or Red oak
- Nutmeg hickory (Carya myristicaeformis), also known as Bitter water hickory, Swamp hickory, or Pecan (lumber)
- Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra), also known as Buckeye, Fetid buckeye, Stinking buckeye, or American horse chestnut
- Osage-orange (Maclura pomifera), also known as Bodark, Bowdark, Bois-d'art, Bowwood, Hedge, Horse-apple, or Mockorange - naturalized
- Overcup oak (Quercus lyrata), also known as Swamp post oak, Swamp white oak, Water white oak, or White oak
- Pawpaw (Asimina triloba), also known as Common pawpaw
- Pecan (Carya illinoensis), also known as Pecan nut, Pecanier, or Pecan-tree
- Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana), also known as American persimmon, Common persimmon, Eastern persimmon, Date plum, Possumwood, or Simmon
- Pignut hickory (Carya glabra), also known as Bitternut, Black hickory, Brown hickory, or Red hickory
- Poison sumac (Toxicodendron vernix or Rhus vernix)
- Pond pine (Pinus serotina), also known as Marsh pine or Pocosin pine
- Post oak (Quercus stellata), also known as Iron oak, Box white oak, or White oak
- Redbay (Persea borbonia), also known as Red bay persea, Swampbay persea, or Swampbay
- Red buckeye (Aesculus pavia), also known as Firecracker plant
- Red hickory (Carya ovalis), also known as Spicebark hickory or Sweet pignut hickory
- Red maple (Acer rubrum), also known as Swamp maple, Soft maple, Water maple, or White maple
- Red mulberry (Morus rubra), also known as Mulberry, or Black mulberry
- River birch (Betula nigra), also known as Red birch, Black birch, or Water birch
- Sand hickory (Carya pallida), also known as Pale hickory, Pallid hickory, or Pignut hickory
- Sassafras (Sassafras albidum), also known as Common sassafras, White sassafras, Red sassafras, Silky sassafras or Saxifrax
- Scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea), also known as Black oak, Red oak, Spanish oak, or Spotted oak
- September elm (Ulmus serotina), also known as Red elm
- Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata), also known as Carolina hickory, Scalybark hickory, or Shellbark hickory
- Shellbark hickory (Carya laciniosa), also known as Bigleaf shagbark hickory, Kingnut hickory, Big hickory, Bottom hickory, Thick hickory, Western shellbark hickory or Big shellbark hickory
- Shortleaf pine ( Pinus echinata), also known as Southern pine, Yellow pine, Spruce pine, Rosemary pine, or Old field pine
- Shumard oak (Quercus shumardii), also known as Spotted oak, Schneck oak, Shumard red oak, or Swamp red oak
- Silver maple (Acer saccharinum), also known as Soft maple, Creek maple, River maple, White maple, or Silverleaf maple
- Slash pine (Pinus elliottii), also known as Swamp pine, Pitch pine, Southern pine, Spruce pine, or Meadow pine
- Slimleaf pawpaw (Asimina angustifolia)
- Slippery elm (Ulmus rubra), also known as Red elm, Moose elm, Indian elm, Gray elm, or Soft elm
- Smallflower pawpaw (Asimina parviflora)
- Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum), also known as Sorrel tree, Sour gum, or Lily of the valley tree
- Southern catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides), also known as Common catalpa, Indian-bean, Catawba, or Cigar tree
- Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora), also known as Bull-bay, Evergreen magnolia, Magnolia, or Laurel-leaved magnolia
- Southern oak
- Southern red oak
- Spruce pine
- Sugar hackberry (Celtis laevigata), also known as Southern hackberry, Hackberry or Sugarberry
- Sugar maple
- Sweetbay
- Sweet birch
- Sweetgum
- Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis), also known as Planetree, American sycamore, American plane, Occidental plane, Buttonball or Buttonwood
- Turkey oak
- Virginia pine
- Water hickory
- Water oak
- Water tupelo
- White ash
- White basswood
- White oak
- Winged elm
- Willow oak
- Yellow buckeye (Aesculus octandra), also known as Buckey, Sweet buckeye, or Large buckeye
- Yellow poplar
References
- Martin, Ivan R. and Wilbur B. DeVall (1949) Forest Trees of Alabama. Auburn: Alabama Polytechnic Institute
External links
- 100 Forest Trees of Alabama. Alabama Forestry Commission