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Trees of Wisconsin
sorted alphabetically by common name
* = horticultural species, does not grow in Wisconsin unless cultivated

Common Name	Latin Name
GYMNOSPERMS (needled)
Balsam Fir	Abies balsamea
Cedar, Eastern Red	Juniperus virginiana
Cedar, White	Thuja occidentalis
* Douglas Fir	* Pseudotsuga menziesii
Hemlock, Eastern	Tsuga canadensis
Juniper, Common	Juniperus communis
Juniper, Creeping	Juniperus horizontalis
* Pine, Austrian	* Pinus nigra
Pine, Jack	Pinus banksiana
Pine, Red	Pinus resinosa
Pine, Scots	Pinus sylvestris
Pine, White	Pinus strobus
Spruce, Norway	Picea abies
Spruce, White	Picea glauca
Spruce, Black	Picea mariana
* Spruce, Colorado Blue	* Picea pungens
Tamarack	Larix laricina
Yew, American	Taxus canadensis
* Yew, Japanese	* Taxus cuspidata
ANGIOSPERMS (broad leaved)
alder, black; European alder	Alnus glutinosa
alder; speckled; tag alder	Alnus incana
alder, green	Alnus viridis
apple	Malus pumila
ash, black	Fraxinus nigra
ash, blue	Fraxinus quadrangulata
ash, green	Fraxinus pennsylvanica
ash, white	Fraxinus americana
aspen, big-tooth	Populus grandidentata
aspen, quaking	Populus tremuloides
basswood	Tilia americana
beech	Fagus grandifolia
birch, heart-leaved	Betula cordifolia
birch, paper	Betula papyrifera
birch, river	Betula nigra
birch, weeping	Betula pendula
birch, yellow	Betula alleghaniensis
bladdernut, American	Staphylea trifolia
box elder	Acer negundo
buckeye, Ohio	Aesculus glabra
buckthorn, European	Rhamnus cathartica
buckthorn, glossy	Rhamnus frangula
burning-bush	Euonymus atropurpurea
butternut	Juglans cinerea
catalpa, Chinese	Catalpa ovata
catalpa, northern	Catalpa speciosa
cherry, black	Prunus serotina
cherry, Mahaleb	Prunus mahaleb
cherry, pin	Prunus pensylvanica
chestnut, American	Castanea dentata
chokecherry	Prunus virginiana
crab, Japanese	Malus sieboldii
crabapple, American	Malus coronaria
crabapple, prairie	Malus ioensis
dogwood, alternate-leaved	Cornus alternifolia
cottonwood, eastern	Populus deltoides
elm, American	Ulmus americana
elm, rock	Ulmus thomasii
elm, Siberian	Ulmus pumila
elm, slippery	Ulmus rubra
gum, black	Nyssa sylvatica
hackberry, northern	Celtis occidentalis
hawthorn, black	Crataegus douglasii
hawthorn, Blanchard's	Crataegus irrasa
hawthorn, cockspur	Crataegus crus-galli
hawthorn, Dodge's	Crataegus dodgei
hawthorn, dotted	Crataegus punctata
hawthorn, downy	Crataegus mollis
hawthorn, Dunbar's	Crataegus beata
hawthorn, fan-leaf	Crataegus flabellata
hawthorn, fireberry; round-leaved hawthorn	Crataegus chrysocarpa
hawthorn, fleshy	Crataegus succulenta
hawthorn, frosted; waxy-fruit hawthorn	Crataegus pruinosa
hawthorn, Holmes'	Crataegus holmesiana
hawthorn, Margarett's	Crataegus margaretta
hawthorn, one-seeded	Crataegus monogyna
hawthorn, scarlet	Crataegus pedicellata
hawthorn, Schuette's	Crataegus schuettei
hawthorn, sugar; pear hawthorn	Crataegus calpodendron
hickory, yellowbud	Carya cordiformis
hickory, shagbark	Carya ovata
hop-tree, common	Ptelea trifoliata
horse chestnut	Aesculus hippocastanum
ironwood; hop- hornbeam	Ostrya virginiana
juneberry, downy	Amelanchier arborea
juneberry, smooth	Amelanchier laevis
Kentucky coffee-tree	Gymnocladus dioicus
locust, black	Robinia pseudoacacia
locust, bristly	Robinia hispida
locust, honey	Gleditsia triacanthos
maple, Amur	Acer ginnala
maple, black	Acer nigrum
maple, mountain	Acer spicatum
maple, Norway	Acer platanoides
maple, red	Acer rubrum
maple, silver	Acer saccharinum
maple, striped	Acer pensylvanicum
maple, sugar	Acer saccharum
mountain ash, American	Sorbus americana
mountain ash, European	Sorbus aucuparia
mountain ash, northern	Sorbus decora
mulberry, red	Morus rubra
mulberry, white	Morus alba
muscle-wood	Carpinus caroliniana
oak, black	Quercus velutina
oak, bur	Quercus macrocarpa
oak, Chinquapin	Quercus muhlenbergii
oak, Hill's ; northern pin oak	Quercus ellipsoidalis
oak, northern red	Quercus rubra
oak, pin	Quercus palustris
oak, scarlet	Quercus coccinea
oak, swamp white	Quercus bicolor
oak, white	Quercus alba
olive, autumn	Elaeagnus umbellata
olive, Russian	Elaeagnus angustifolia
osage orange	Maclura pomifera
peach	Prunus persica
pear	Pyrus communis
plum, Canadian wild	Prunus nigra
plum, wild	Prunus americana
poplar, balsam	Populus balsamifera
poplar, Lombardy	Populus nigra
poplar, white	Populus alba
redbud, eastern	Cercis canadensis
spindle-tree, European	Euonymus europaea
sumac, staghorn	Rhus typhina
sycamore	Platanus occidentalis
tree-of-heaven	Ailanthus altissima
walnut, black	Juglans nigra
willow, bayleaved	Salix pentandra
willow, Bebb's	Salix bebbiana
willow, black	Salix nigra
willow, crack	Salix fragilis
willow, peach-leaved	Salix amygdaloides
willow, weeping	Salix babylonica
willow, white	Salix alba
witch hazel	Hamamelis virginiana

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