Tall Trees

silver maple

Acer saccharinum

Aceraceae

sugar maple

Acer saccharum

Aceraceae

pecan

Carya illinoensis

Juglandaceae

shagbark hickory

Carya ovata

Juglandaceae

American chestnut

Castanea dentata

Fagaceae

northern catalpa

Catalpa speciosa

Bignoniaceae

hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Ulmaceae

white ash

Fraxinus americana

Oleaceae

green ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Oleaceae

thornless honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos inermis

Fabaceae

Kentucky coffeetree

Gymnocladus dioica

Fabaceae

black walnut

Juglans nigra

Juglandaceae

planetree

Platanus spp.

Platanaceae

eastern cottonwood

Populous deltoides

Salicaceae

white oak

Quercus alba

Fagaceae

swamp white oak

Quercus bicolor

Fagaceae

bur oak

Quercus macrocarpa

Fagaceae

English oak

Quercus robur

Fagaceae

red oak

Quercus rubra

Fagaceae

shingle oak

Quercus imbricaria

Fagaceae

pin oak

Quercus palustris

Fagaceae

black locust

Robina pseudo-acacia

Fabaceae

bald-cypress

Taxodium distichum

Taxodiaceae

American linden

Tilia americana

Tiliaceae

littleleaf linden

Tilia cordata

Tilaceae

American elm

Ulmus americana

Ulmaceae

Siberian elm

Ulmus pumila 

Ulmaceae

Plant Pronunciation