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INVENTORY of TREES

Plant names are linked to the United States Department of Agriculture PLANTS database website

Common Name Scientific Name
SOFTWOODS
Northern White Cedar (Arborvitae) Thuja occidentalis
Balsam Fir Abies balsamea
Eastern Hemlock Pinaceae Tsuga canadensis
Eastern red cedar (Juniper) Juniperus virginiana L.
Tamarack (Larch) Larix laricina
Eastern White Pine Pinus strobus
Red Pine Pinus resinosa
Pitch Pine Pinus rigida
Jack Pine Pinus banksiana
Black Spruce Picea mariana
Red Spruce Picea rubens
White Spruce Picea glauca
Atlantic white-cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides
 
HARDWOODS  
White Ash Fraxinus americana L.
Black Ash Fraxinus nigra
Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica
American Basswood Tilia americana L.
American Beech Fagus grandifolia
Yellow Birch Betula alleghaniensis
Sweet or Black Birch Betula lenta
Paper or White Birch Betula papyrifera
Grey Birch Betula populifolia
Black Cherry Prunus serotina
Pin or Fire Cherry Prunus pennsylvanica
Chokecherry Prunus virginiana
American Chestnut Castanea dentata
Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida
Alternate Leaf Dogwood Cornus alternifolia
American Elm Ulmus americana
Slippery Elm Ulmus rubra
Blackgum or Black Tupelo Nyssa sylvatica
Hackberry Celtis occidentalis
Dotted Hawthorn Crataegus punctata
Downy Hawthorn Crataegus mollis
Scarlet Hawthorn Crataegus pedicellata
Golden Fruited Hawthorn Craetagus chrysocarpa
Brainerd's Hawthorne Craetagus brainerdii
Fan-leaved Hawthorne Craetagus flabellata
Bitternut Hickory Carya cordiformis
Red Hickory Carya ovalis
Shagbark Hickory Carya ovata
Pignut Hickory Carya glabra
Eastern Hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana
American hornbeam, Blue Beech, Ironwood Carpinus caroliniana
Boxelder Acer negundo L.
Black Maple Acer nigrum
Striped Maple, Moosewood Maple Acer pensylvanicum
Red Maple, White Maple, Swamp Maple, Soft Maple Acer rubrum
Silver Maple Acer saccharinum
Sugar Maple, Rock Maple, Hard Maple Acer saccharum
Mountain Maple Acer spicatum
American Mountain Ash Sorbus americana
Showy Mountain Ash Sorbus decora
Northern Red Oak Quercus rubra
Scarlet Oak Quercus coccinea
Pin Oak Quercus palustris
Black Oak Quercus velutina
White Oak Quercus alba
Swamp White Oak Quercus bicolor
Chestnut Oak Quercus prinus
Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa
Poplar (Aspen) Populus deltoides

Source:UNH Extension List of NH Trees

NOTE: This is a partial list, not all the listed trees may be found in Washington but are found in New Hampshire.