1. American beech Fagus grandifolia 26. hawthorn species Crataegus species 2. American elm Ulmus americana 27. Kentucky coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus 3. American holly Ilex opaca 28. loblolly pine Pinus taeda 4. baldcypress Taxodium distichum 29. northern red oak Quercus rubra 5. basswood Tilia americana 30. Osage-orange Maclura pomifera 6. black cherry Prunus serotina 31. paper birch Betula papyrifera 7. black locust Robinia pseudoacacia 32. pin oak Quercus palustris 8. black maple Acer nigrum 33. red maple Acer rubrum 9. black oak Quercus velutina 34. scarlet oak Quercus coccinea 10. black walnut Juglans nigra 35. shellbark hickory Carya laciniosa 11. blue ash Fraxinus quadrangulata 36. Shumard oak Quercus shumardii 12. bur oak Quercus macrocarpa 37. silver maple Acer saccharinum 13. cherrybark oak Quercus pagoda 38. slippery elm Ulmus rubra 14. chestnut oak Quercus montana 39. sugar maple Acer saccharum 15. Chinese elm * Ulmus parvifolia 40. sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua 16. chinkapin oak Quercus muehlenbergii 41. sycamore Platanus occidentalis 17. common hackberry Celtis occidentalis 42. thornless honey locust Gleditsia triacanthos var. 18. persimmon Diospyros virginiana 43. tulip-poplar Liriodendron tulipifera 19. cottonwood Populus deltoides 44. weeping Alaskan-cedar* Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 20. cucumber magnolia Magnolia acuminata 45. white ash Fraxinus americana 21. dawn redwood * Metasequoia glyptostroboides 46. white oak Quercus alba 22. eastern redbud Cercis canadensis 47. yellowwood Cladrastis kentukea 23. eastern white pine Pinus strobus 24. European weeping birch * Betula pendula 25. green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica

TREES ARE IDENTIFIED BY COMMON AND BOTANICAL NAMES AND NUMBERED FOR LOCATION ON THE MAP

* Species not native to this region or North America

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Produced for: FOR 599 GIS in Natural Resources, Fall 2010 Instructor: Dr. Songlin Fei

For more information please contact Dr. Fei at Songlin.Fei@uky.edu The project is supported by Lexington Urban Forestry Program, University of Kentucky Department of Forestry, KentuckyView, and Hewlett-Packard Inc. Images courtesy of John Seiler Virginia Tech: Department of Forest

Resources and Environmental Conservation. Special thanks to Robert Paratley for tree identification verification.

1. Am

erican beech - Fagu

s grandifolia. A long lived eastern deciduous tree,

useful for its wood quality and production of nuts valuable to w

ildlife diets. O

lder, large trees are often hollow and w

ere once used comm

only as culverts in road building.

2. Am

erican elm

- Ulm

us am

ericana . A

deciduous species, most com

mon to

bottomlands, w

idely distributed across central and eastern North A

merica.

The spread of D

utch elm disease has greatly reduced the prevalence and use

of Am

erican elms in the landscape.

3. Am

erican h

olly - Ilex opaca. A popular landscape plant since the begin-

ning of Am

erican history, this broad-leafed evergreen has served a variety of uses through the years. T

he wood has been used for m

aking canes, scroll w

ork and furniture, and has even been substituted for ebony in inlay work

when stained black.

4. baldcypress - Taxodiu

m distich

um

. Baldcypress is a deciduous conifer

comm

on to low lying, often sw

ampy terrain in the U

.S. southeast. T

he wood

of trees is rot resistant - slow grow

ing, mature baldcypress can live to be sev-

eral thousand years old.

5. Am

erican b

asswood

- Tilia am

ericana. A

merican bassw

ood is a decidu-ous tree of m

any uses. The relatively soft w

ood is valued for hand carving. T

he flower nectar m

akes choice honey, and the seeds, buds, and twigs are

eaten by a variety of wildlife. In addition to the m

any uses mentioned above,

Am

erican basswood's big, soft, papery leaves are the w

oodsman's friend.

6. black

cherry - Pru

nu

s serotina . B

lack cherry is one of the most prized

hardwoods of eastern and central U

.S. forests. B

lack cherry leaves, twigs, and

bark contain a cyanide precurser that is released whenever plant tissue is dam

-aged (e.g., w

ilted). Because of this black cherry trees are potentially lethal to

livestock.

7. black

locust - Robin

ia pseudoacacia . B

lack locust is a tenacious eastern species, com

monly found as a pioneer on disturbed sites. Its ability to "fix"

atmospheric nitrogen and grow

rapidly have led to its use for land reclama-

tion.

8. black

map

le - Acer n

igrum

. Alm

ost identical in use and range to sugar m

aple. How

ever this is a separate species identified by darker bark, wilted

looking leaves, and small stipules (leaflets).

9. black

oak - Quercus velutina. B

lack oak is a widely distributed eastern

deciduous species, offering useful timber and acorn production for w

ildlife. B

lack oak can be found growing on a variety of sites, from

dry ridges to moist

coves.

10. black

waln

ut - Juglan

s nigra. B

lack walnut is one of the m

ost prized and valuable of N

orth Am

erican hardwoods. T

he wood is fam

ous for its rich, dark beauty and is coveted by w

ood dealers and woodw

orkers internationally. The

nuts are enjoyed by squirrels, as well as people.

11. blue ash - Fraxin

us qu

adrangu

lata . Large com

mon native tree. S

avan-nah tree form

erly abundant in the Bluegrass. S

quare twigs. H

istorically used to m

ake blue dye.

12. bur oak - Quercus m

acrocarpa . Bur oak is a very drought-tough tree

comm

on to dry uplands, sandy plains, and prairie grasslands. The w

ood is com

mercially valuable and acorn production benefits w

ildlife. Bur oaks are

relatively easy to grow and are often used for shade trees, or shelterbelt plant-

ings.

21. dawn redw

ood - Metasequ

oia glyptostroboides . Deciduous conifer

known only by fossil rem

ains until 1941. Fern-like foliage. H

as a pyramidal

form. R

apid grower that w

ill tolerate wet sites.

22. eastern redbud - Cercis can

adensis. S

mall understory tree w

ith heart-shaped leaves and purplish-pink (or w

hite) flowers borne along the bare

branches in early spring.

23. eastern white pine - P

inu

s strobus . E

astern white pine is a valuable and

versatile tree native to the eastern U.S. and the eastern provinces of C

anada. F

ast growth enhances eastern w

hite pine's practicality for timber, landscaping,

and reforestation purposes. Eastern w

hite pine needles are 3 to 5 inches long, and occur in bundles of 5.

24. Eu

ropean

weepin

g birch

- Betu

la pendu

la . An exotic birch tree w

ith characteristic w

eeping branches.

37. silver map

le - Acer saccharinum

. A m

edium sized tree com

monly found

along the banks of water bodies and floodplains. It is often planted as an orna-

mental due its fast grow

th, fine foliage and fall color. Susceptibility to ice and

snow breakage and invasive rooting tendencies m

ake its use in urban situa-tions questionable.

38. slipp

ery elm - U

lmu

s rubra. Is a native tree sim

ilar to Am

erican Elm

but it has a different branching pattern, and its heartw

ood is reddish-brown giving

it its other comm

on name, red elm

.

39. sugar m

aple - A

cer saccharum. In the cool-m

oist eastern regions where

it grows, it is both com

mercially im

portant and aesthetically loved. Sugar

maple is com

monly planted as an ornam

ental because of its potential for fan-tastic bright orange fall foliage. Sugar m

aple is the classic maple syrup pro-

vider. It's wood is very hard.

40. sweetgum

- Liqu

idambar styraciflu

a . Sw

eetgum is an im

portant com-

mercial hardw

ood in the U.S

. southeast, where it occurs naturally on bottom

-land sites. In addition, it has proven very com

petitive in a variety of other sites, soils, and m

oisture regimes. It can be easily recognized by its star-

shaped leaves.

41. sycamore - P

latanu

s occidentalis . Sycam

ore is a large, deciduous species of w

ide distribution across the eastern and central U.S

. Sycamore's eye-

catching white and gray exfoliating bark has led to considerable ornam

ental use. Sycam

ore produces biomass m

ore rapidly than most other trees and de-

velops into one of the most m

assive trees in the East.

42. thorn

less hon

ey locust - Gleditsia triacan

thos var. A

thornless variation of the native H

oney Locust.

43. tulip

-pop

lar - Lirioden

dron tu

lipifera. Yellow

-poplar is a tall, fast grow-

ing, beautiful deciduous tree of eastern forests. Its name is a m

isnomer: it is

not a poplar but a relative of the magnolias. Y

ellow-poplar is valued for its

soft, versatile wood, and typically straight, lim

b-free trunk. It is the state tree of K

entucky.

44. weeping A

laskan cedar - Cham

aecyparis nootkaten

sis. An ornam

ental cedar native to A

laska, Canada, and N

orth Western U

nited States.

45. white ash - F

raxinu

s american

a. White ash is a useful hardw

ood of eastern U

.S. forests. T

he dense, durable wood is used for various products and

the winged seeds provide food for w

ildlife. Juice made from

the leaves gives topical relief to m

osquito bite swelling and itching.

46. white oak

- Quercus alba. W

hite oak is a deciduous species of wide dis-

tribution across the eastern U.S

. It is renowned for its quality w

ood, acorn production for w

ildlife, and picturesque stature in old age. The w

ood is used for "tight cooperage" and w

as used for whiskey barrels.

47. yelloww

ood - Cladrastis ken

tukea. T

he Am

erican Yellow

wood can put

on one of the most spectacular flow

ering displays of any tree species. The

color is normally w

hite, but can be pink.

32. pin

oak - Q

uercus palustris. Strongly pyram

idal growth habit w

ith de-scending low

er branches. Intolerant of drought and high soil pH.

33. red m

aple - A

cer rubrum. O

ne of the most abundant and w

idespread of eastern N

orth Am

erican deciduous trees. Red m

aple's ability to thrive in a w

ide range of wet to dry conditions surpasses the tolerance capabilities of

perhaps all other species. The foliage turns brilliant red or yellow

in the fall.

34. scarlet oak - Q

uercus coccinea . An eastern species com

monly found on

dry upland slopes and ridges. It is useful for timber products and w

ildlife sustenance. Scarlet oak has also been planted w

idely as a shade tree for its ability to w

ithstand dry conditions and its reliable scarlet autumn color.

35. shellb

ark h

ickory - C

arya laciniosa. N

ative hickory tree characterized by flaking bark in large strips. It is sim

ilar in appearance to shagbark hickory and both trees are used for tim

ber and provide food for wildlife.

36. Sh

um

ard oak

- Qu

ercus sh

um

ardii. Sim

ilar in growth form

, habit, and uses to N

orthern Red O

ak. These tw

o oaks may be indistinguishable to the

untrained eye.

25. green ash

- Fraxin

us pen

nsylvan

ica . Green ash is the m

ost widely dis-

tributed of North A

merican ashes. F

ound growing naturally in m

oist bottom-

lands and along stream banks, it has proven itself capable of tolerating a

wider range of environm

ents, and is planted widely.

26. hawthorn species - C

rataegus species. Haw

thorn is a small, thorny tree,

attractive in flower, and valuable to w

ildlife for its fruit. Haw

thorn as a genus is com

prised of many species, and not all of the species grow

ing in North

Am

erica are native to this continent.

27. Ken

tuck

y coffeetree - Gym

nocladu

s dioicus. Native tree nam

ed because early pioneers m

ade a poor coffee substitute form its seeds. L

arge doubly com

pound leaves lead to few branchlets giving the tree a rugged appearance

in winter. B

ark has recurved scale-like ridges that help in identification.

28. loblolly p

ine - P

inu

s taeda. Loblolly pine is the m

ost important com

mer-

cial timber species in the U

.S. southeast. It accounts for more than one-half of

the standing pine volume in this region. L

oblolly's needles are 6 to 9 inches long and grow

in bundles of 3.

29. northern red oak - Quercus rubra . N

orthern red oak is an eastern spe-cies capable of tolerating a range of sites. G

enerally, northern red oak is found on relatively m

oist sites with deep, rich soils. T

he wood of northern red oak

comm

ands high value. The species also provides acorns for w

ildlife and shade for suburban streets and law

ns.

30. Osage-orange - M

aclura pom

ifera . Due to its thorny nature and grape-

fruit sized fruit this tree is little planted or desired for ornamental use. P

rior generations found m

any uses for this tree. Farmers planted it as a living fence.

Native A

mericans use the tough flexible w

ood for bows; the w

ood is very decay resistant and is used for posts.

31. pap

er birch - B

etula papyrifera. P

aper birch has the most extensive

range of the North A

merican birches. It is a northern species, occurring from

coast to coast across C

anada, and extending well into A

laska. It is easily iden-tified by the vibrant w

hite exfoliating bark of mature trees.

16. chink

apin

oak - Q

uercus muehlenbergii . U

rban tolerant tree. Develops

an open spreading crown w

ith maturity. V

ery long lived. It provides timber

and food for wildlife.

17. comm

on hackberry - Celtis occiden

talis. Large tree. Susceptible to m

any insects and pests. G

ood for park and large area use.

18. persim

mon

- Diospyros virgin

iana . C

omm

on persimm

on is a slow grow

-ing, deciduous species of the U

.S. southeast. T

he fruits of this tree are enjoyed by hum

ans and wildlife alike. F

ruits must be eaten after the first frost or they

will cause severe m

outh puckering. Persim

mon flow

ers are useful in the pro-duction of honey.

19. cottonwood

- Popu

lus deltoids . A

fast growing but relatively short-lived

species found along waterw

ays and bottomlands. T

wo varieties are recog-

nized: eastern cottonwood and plains cottonw

ood. Both varieties are valued

for their ability to rapidly provide shelter from w

ind and sun, and material for

wood and pulp products.

20. cucu

mb

er magn

olia - Magnolia acu

min

ata. Fast grow

ing deciduous tree. P

roduces attractive magnolia type flow

ers.

13. cherrybark oak - Qu

ercus pagoda. C

herrybark oak is a highly desirable tim

ber species comm

on to moist bottom

lands in the U.S

. southeast. Cherry-

bark oak often grows large and straight, and provides hard, strong w

ood. It also produces acorns for w

ildlife and makes a fine shade tree.

14. chestnu

t oak - Q

uercus montana . C

omm

on in the Appalachian m

oun-tains and nearby regions, often found grow

ing on dry, rocky, infertile slopes and ridges. T

he lumber of chestnut oak is sold and used as w

hite oak. Acorns

are eaten by a variety of wildlife species.

15. Chinese elm

- Ulm

us parvifolia. A

n exotic species of elm that is highly

resistant to the Dutch E

lm D

isease. Planted as an ornamental and street tree.

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