Arboretum Species List

As of 2014, the arboretum contains over 1,000 trees representing 29 families, 70 genera, and 174 species.

The Beech Family (Fagaceae)

Beech

American beech (Fagus grandifolia)
European beech (Fagus sylvatica)

Chestnut

American chestnut (Castanea dentata)
Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima)

Oak

black oak (Quercus velutina)
burr oak (Quercus macrocarpa)
chestnut oak (Quercus montana)
chinkapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii)
English oak (Quercus robur)
Ingram oak (Quercus ingram)
Lucombe oak (Quercus x hispanica)
northern red oak (Quercus rubra)
overcup oak (Quercus lyrata)
pin oak (Quercus palustris)
post oak (Quercus stellata)
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea)
Shumard oak (Quercus shumardii)
southern red oak (Quercus falcata)
swamp chestnut oak Quercus michauxii)
swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor)
water oak (Quercus nigra)
white oak (Quercus alba)

The Birch Family (Betulaceae)

Birch

paper birch (Betula papyrifera)
river birch (Betula nigra)
Schmidt’s birch (Betula schmidii)
sweet birch (Betula lenta)
yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)

Hophornbeam

American hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana)

Hornbeam

American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana)

The Cashew Family (Anacardiaceae)

Smoketree

American smoketree (Cotinus obovatus)

The Cypress Family (Cupressaceae)

Arborvitae

green giant arborvitae (Thuja standishii x plicata)

Baldcypress

baldcypress (Taxodium distichum)

Cypress

hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa)
Lawson cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana)
Nootka cypress (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis)
Leyland cypress (x Cupressocyparis leylandii)

Juniper

Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana)

Redcedar

western redcedar (Thuja plicata)

Redwood

dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)

Sequoia

giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)

White-Cedar

northern white-cedar (Thuja occidentalis)

Cryptomeria

Japanese cryptomeria (Cryptomeria japonica)

False fir

Chinese-fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata)

The Dogwood Family (Cornaceae)

Blackgum (Tupelo)

blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica)

Dogwood

flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
Japanese cornelian cherry (Cornus officinalis)
Kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa)
Walter dogwood (Cornus walteri)

The Ebony Family (Ebonaceae)

Persimmon

common persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)

The Elm Family (Ulmaceae)

Elm

Chinese elm (Ulmus parvifolia)
Japanese elm (Ulmus japonica)
red elm (Ulmus rubra)
Scots elm (Ulmus glabra)

Zelkova

Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata)

The Ginkgo Family (Ginkgoaceae)

Ginkgo

ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)

The Holly Family (Aquifoliaceae)

Holly

American holly (Ilex opaca)

The Katsura Family (Cercidiphyllaceae)

Katsura

katsura tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum)

The Laurel Family (Lauraceae)

Sassafras

sassafras (Sassafras albidum)

The Legume Family (Fabaceae)

Coffeetree

Kentucky coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus)

Honeylocust

honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos)

Locust

black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)

Redbud

eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis)

Yellowwood

American yellowwood (Cladrastis lutea)

Pagodatree

Japanese pagodatree (Sophora japonica)

The Loosestrifes Family (Lythraceae)

Crape-myrtle

crape-myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)

The Magnolia Family (Magnoliaceae)

Magnolia

saucer magnolia (Magnolia x soulangiana)
southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)
sweetbay magnolia (Magnolia virginiana)
umbrella magnolia (Magnolia tripetala)
cucumbertree (Magnolia acuminata)

Yellow-poplar

yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)

The Mallow Family (Malvaceae)

Basswood

American basswood (Tilia americana)

Linden

little leaf linden (Tilia cordata)

The Oleaster Family (Elaeagnaceae)

Mulberry

white mulberry (Morus alba)

Osage-orange

Osage-orange (Maclura pomifera)

Raisin tree

oriental raisin tree (Hovenia dulcis)

The Olive Family (Oleaceae)

Ash

Biltmore ash (Fraxinus biltmoreana)
Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis)
green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
white ash (Fraxinus americana)

Fringetree

white fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus)

The Pine Family (Pinaceae)

Cedar

Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica)
cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani)
deodar cedar (Cedrus deodara)

Douglas-fir

Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)

Fir

Fraser fir (Abies fraseri)
grand fir (Abies grandis)
nikko fir (Abies homolepis)
noble fir (Abies procera)
Nordmann fir (Abies nordmanniana)
white fir (Abies concolor)

Hemlock

eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)
Japanese hemlock (Tsuga diversifolia)
western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)

Larch

European larch (Larix decidua)
Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi)
western larch (Larix occidentalis)

Pine

Austrian pine (Pinus nigra)
eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)
Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis)
lacebark pine (Pinus bungeana)
limber pine (Pinus flexilis)
loblolly pine (Pinus taeda)
pitch pine (Pinus rigida)
Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa)
red pine (Pinus resinosa)
Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)
shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata)

Spruce

black spruce (Picea mariana)
Colorado blue spruce (Picea pungens)
Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii)
Norway spruce (Pieca abies)
oriental spruce (Picea orientalis)
Serbian spruce (Picea omorika)
Siberian spruce (Picea obovata)
white spruce (Picea glauca)

The Rose Family (Rosaceae)

Cherry

black cherry (Prunus serotina)
Higan cherry (Prunus subhirtella)
Japanese cherry (Prunus serrulata)
sweet cherry (Prunus avium)
Yoshino cherry (Prunus x yedoensis)

Crabapple

crabapple (Malus spp.)

Hawthorn

hawthorn (Crataegus spp.)

Mountain-ash

mountain-ash (Sorbus aucuparia)

Pear

Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’)

Quince

Chinese quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis)

Serviceberry

serviceberry (Amelanchier spp.)

The Rue Family (Rutaceae)

Corktree

Amur corktree (Phellodendron amurense)

Evodia

Korean evodia (Tetradium daniellii)

Hoptree

common hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata)

The Snowbell Family (Styracaceae)

Silverbell

Carolina silverbell (Halesia carolina)

The Soapberry Family (Sapindaceae)

Buckeye

bottlebrush buckeye (Aesculus parviflora)
Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra)
yellow buckeye (Aesculus flava)

Goldenrain tree

Chinese goldenrain tree (Koelreuteria bipinnata)
panicled goldenrain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata)

Horsechestnut

horsechestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)
red horsechestnut (Aesculus x carnea)

Maple

Freeman maple (Acer x freemanii)
Japanese maple (Acer japonicum)
Norway maple (Acer platanoides)
paperbark maple (Acer griseum)
red maple (Acer rubrum)
silver maple (Acer saccharinum)
smooth Japanese maple (Acer palmatum)
sugar maple (Acer saccharum)
sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus)
trident maple (Acer buergeranum)
vine maple (Acer circinatum)
boxelder (Acer negundo)