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NATIVE TREES OF CLARKE COUNTY by Kim D. Coder, Extension Forest Resources The University of Georgia March 1989 Native trees are a biological heritage adding value, comfort, and beauty to life. Native trees witnessed the arrival of settlers, Indians, and the ice ages. They have provided medicine, food, fiber, shelter, recreation, and aesthetic value. Native trees are wonderfully adapted to a local area's climate, soils, pests, and other plants. A native tree can be found to fit almost every planting or landscape situation. Listed here are native trees of our area. The first two names listed are each tree's unique scientific name. Next is the most commonly used name for each tree. Several trees species can share the same common name but each will have its own scientific name. How many can you find? Acer barbatum, Florida Maple Acer leucoderme, Chalk Maple Acer negundo, Boxelder Acer rubrum, Red Maple Aesculus sylvatica, Painted Buckeye Alnus serrulata, Hazel Alder Amelanchier arborca, Downy Serviceberry Aralia spinosa, Devil's Walking Stick Asimina triloba, Pawpaw Baccharis halimifolia, Eastern Baccharis Betula nigra, River Birch Bumella lycioides, Buckthorn Bumella Carpinus caroliniana, American Hornbeam Carya aquatica, Water Hickory 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, Allegheny Chinkapin Catalpa bignonioides, Southern Catalpa Celtis laevigata, Sugarberry Celtis occidentalis, Hackberry Celtis tenuifolia, Georgia Hackberry Cephalanthus occidentalis, Common Buttonbush Chionanthus virginicus, Fringetree Cornus florida, Dogwood Cornus stricta, Swamp Dogwood Corylus cornuta, Beaked Hazel Diospyros virginiana, Persimmon Fagus grandifolia, American Beech Fraxinus americana, White Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Green Ash Gleditsia triacanthos, Honeylocust Halesia carolina, Carolina Silverbell Hamamelis virginiana, Witch-hazel Ilex decidua, Possumhaw Ilex opaca, American Holly Ilex verticellata, Common Winterberry Ilex vomitoria, Yaupon Holly Juglans nigra, Black Walnut Juniperus virginiana, Eastern Red Cedar Kalmia latifolia, Mountain Laurel Liquidambar styraciflua, Sweetgum Liriodendron tulipifera, Yellow-poplar Magnolia grandiflora, Southern Magnolia Magnolia tripetala, Umbrella Magnolia Malus angustifolia, Southern Crabapple Morus rubra, Red Mulberry Myrica heterophylla, Evergreen Bayberry Nyssa sylvatica, Blackgum Ostrya virginiana, Eastern Hophornbeam Oxydendrum arboreum, Sourwood Pinus echinata, Shortleaf Pine Pinus taeda, Loblolly Pine Pinus virginiana, Virginia Pine Platanus occidentalis, American Sycamore Populus deltoides, Eastern Cottonwood Prunus americana, American Plum Prunus angustifolia, Chickasaw Plum Prunus caroliniana, Carolina Laurelcherry Prunus serotina, Black Cherry Prunus umbeliata, Flatwoods Plum Ptelea trifoliata, Hoptree Quercus alba, White Oak Quercus coccinea, Scarlet Oak Quercus falcata, Southern Red Oak Quercus incana, Bluejack Oak Quercus laevis, Turkey Oak Quercus lyrata, Overcup Oak Quercus marilandica, Blackjack Oak Quercus michauxii, Swamp Chestnut Oak Quercus muehlenberrgii, Chinkapin Oak Quercus nigra, Water Oak Quercus phellos, Willow Oak Quercus prinus, Chestnut Oak Quercus rubra, Northern Red Oak Quercus shumardii, Shumard Oak Quercus stellata, Post Oak Quercus velutina, Black Oak Rhamnus caroliniana, Carolina Buckthorn Rhus coppalina, Shining Suniac Rhus glabra, Smooth Sumac Salix nigra, Black Willow Sambucus canadensis, American Elder Sassafras albidum, Sassafras Staphylea trifolia, American Bladdernut Stewartia ovata, Mountain Stewartia Styrax americana, American Snowbell Symplocos tinctoria, Common Sweetleaf Tilia caroliniana, Carolina Basswood Tilia heterophylla, White Basswood Toxicodendron vernix, Poison Sumac Ulmus alata, Winged Elm Ulmus americana, American Elm Ulmus rubra, Slippery Elm Vaccinium arboreum, Tree Sparkleberry Viburnum nudum, Possumhaw Viburnum Viburnum prunifolium, Blackhaw Viburnum rufidulum, Rusty Blackhaw |
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