This section is from the book "Tree Planting Streets And Highways", by William F. Fox. Also available from Amazon: Tree planting on streets and highways.
So much contusion exists in the use of the common names of our trees that it may be well to append here a list of the species mentioned in the foregoing pages, with the botanical name of each for the purpose of further identification.
Cucumber Tree, Mountain Magnolia, | Magnolia acuminata L. |
Tulip Tree, Yellow Poplar, Whitewood, | Liriodcndron tulipifcra L. |
Basswood, American Linden, Lime, | Tilia amcricana I. |
Ailanthus, Tree of IIeaven, | Ailanthus glaiuiulosa Desf. |
Horse Chest nut, | Acsiulns hippocastanum L |
Red Flowering Horse Chestnut, | Aesculus ruhicunda. |
White, Silver, Water or Soft Maple, | Aeer dasycarpuin Ehrh. |
Red. Scarlet, Swamp or Soft Maple, | Aeer rubruin L |
Sycamore Maple, | Aeer pseudoplatanus L |
Hard, Rock or Sugar Maple, | Aeer satcharum Marsh. |
Norway Maple, | Aeer platanoides L. |
Schwedler's Maple-, Purple Norway, | Aeer platanoides schwedleri. |
Ash-leaved Maple, Box Elder, | Aeer negundo L. |
Staghorn Sumach, Velvet Sumach, | Rhus typhina L. |
Poison Sumach. Poison Dogwood, | Rhus vernix L. |
Yellow, Black, or Common Locust, | Robinia pscudacacia L. |
Kentucky Coffee Tree, | Gymuocladus dioicus C. Koch. |
Honey Locust, Three Thorned Acacia, | Gleditsia triacanthos L. |
Black or Wild Cherry, | Prunus serotina Ehrh. |
Mountain Ash, | Pyrus americana de C |
Sweet Gum, Bilsted, Liquidambar, | Liauidambar styraciflua L. |
Flowering Dogwood, | Cornus florida L. |
Pepperidge, Sour Gum, Pupelo, | Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. |
White Ash, | Fraxiuus americana L. |
Black or Swamp Ash, | Fraxinus nigra Marsh. |
Western or Hardy Catalpa, | Catalpa Speciosa Warder. |
Sassafras, | Sassafras sassafras Karst. |
English Elm, | Ulnnus eampestris L. |
American or White Elm, | Ulnnus americana L. |
Hackberrv, Sugarberry, Nettle Tree, | Celtis occidentalis L. |
Sycamore, Plane Tree, Buttonwood, Buttonball, | Platanus occidentalis L. |
European Sycamore, Oriental Plane Tree, | Platanus orientalis L. |
Butternut, White Walnut, | Juglans cinerea L. |
Black Walnut, | Juglansus nigra L. |
Shellbaik or Shagbark Hickory, | Hicoria ovata Britt. |
White Birch, | Betula populifolia Marsh. |
Canoe or Paper Birch, | Betula papyrifera Marsh. |
Black, Sweet or Cherry Birch, | Betula lenta L. |
Yellow or (iray Birch, | Betula lutea Michx. f. |
European Birch, Cut-leaved Birch, | Betula alba var. laciniata. |
Hop Hornbeam, Ironwood, Leverwood, Hardhack, | Ostrya virginiana K. Koch. |
Blue or Water Beech, I ronwood, Leverwood, | Carpinus caroliniana Walt. |
White Oak, | Quercus alba L. |
Red Oak, | Quereus rubra L. |
Scarlet Oak, | Quercus coccinea Wang. |
Black or Yellow-barked Oak, | Ou ere us velutina Lam. |
Pin Oak, Swamp Spanish Oak, | Quercus palustris Muench, |
Scrub Oak, | Quercus nigra |
Chestnut, | Castanea dentata Borkh. |
Beech, | Fagus americana Sweet. |
Purple or Copper Beech, | Fagus sylvatica var. purpurea. |
Bay Willow, | Salix pentandra L. |
Small American Aspen, Poplar, " Popple," | Populus tretnuloides Michx. |
Large American Aspen, Saw-tooth Poplar, | Populus grandidentata Michx. |
Lombardy Poplar, | Populus dilatata L |
Cottonwood, Carolina Poplar, Necklace Poplar, | Populus deltoides Marsh. |
White Pine, | Pius strobns L. |
Tamarack, Hackmatack, American Larch, | Larix americana Michx. |
Ginkgo | Salisburia adiantifolia Sm. |
 
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