MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

PLANTS

TREES

• Maryland State Tree
• Maryland Trees
• Invasive & Introduced Trees

Horse Chestnut tree (Aesculus hippocastanum) blossoms, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Catonsville, Maryland, May 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

• Roadside Tree Law
• State Forests
• State Parks
• Marylanders Plant Trees

Over 60 species of trees have been cataloged as native to Maryland, including the White Oak (Quercus alba), the State tree.

Eastern Red Cedars (Juniperus virginiana), Snow Hill, Maryland, June 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

100 Poisonous Plants of Maryland (University of Maryland)

Parts of a few trees are extremely poisonous, and others are dangerous if handled improperly. If one such part is eaten or handled, first aid is required.

Trees at Hunting Creek Lake, Cunningham Falls State Park, Thurmont, Maryland, January 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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• Alder, Hazel (Alnus serrulata (Aiton) Willd.)
• Ash, Green (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall)
• Ash, Pumpkin (Fraxinus profunda)
• Ash, White (Fraxinus americana)
• Beech, American (Fagus grandifolia)

Beech tree, Harwood, southern Anne Arundel County, Maryland, May 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Birch, River (Betula nigra)

Blackgum (Sour Gum) (Nyssa sylvatica Marshall)

Buckeye, Yellow (Aesculus flava)

Butternut (White Walnut) (Juglans cinerea)

Cedar, Atlantic White (Chamaecyparis thyoides)

Cherry, Black (Prunus serotina)

Chestnut, American (Castanea dentata)

Chinquapin (Castanea pumila (L.) Mill.)

Cypress, Bald (Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich.)

Red Cedars near Mountain (Harford County), Maryland, July 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Dogwood, Flowering (Cornus florida)

Elm, American (White Elm) (Ulmus americana)

Elm, Slippery (Ulmus rubra)

Fringetree, White (Chionanthus virginicus)

Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) (left), Park Ave., Ellicott City (Howard County), Maryland, May 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) (right), Baltimore, Maryland, May 2018. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.

• Hackberry, Common (Celtis occidentalis)
• Hawthorn, Cockspur (Crataegus crus-galli)
• Hemlock, Eastern (Tsuga canadensis)
• Hickory, Bitternut (Carya cordiformis)
• Hickory, Mockernut (Carya tomentosa)
• Hickory, Pignut (Carya glabra)
• Hickory, Sand (Carya pallida)

• Hickory, Shagbark (Carya ovata)
• Holly, American (Ilex opaca)
• Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos)
• Hornbeam, American (Carpinus caroliniana Walter)
• Locust, Black (Robinia pseudoacacia)

Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) blossoms, Sarah's Lane, Ellicott City (Howard County), Maryland, May 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Maple, Black (Acer nigrum)

Maple, Red (Acer rubrum)

Maple, Silver (Acer saccharinum)

Maple, Sugar (Acer saccharum Marshall)

Mulberry, Red (Morus rubra)

Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum), Monkton, Maryland, October 2014. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.

• Oak, Black (Quercus velutina)
• Oak, Blackjack (Quercus marilandica)
• Oak, Chestnut (Quercus prinus)
• Oak, Northern Red (Quercus rubra)
• Oak, Overcup (Quercus lyrata)
• Oak, Pin (Quercus palustris Münchh.)
• Oak, Post (Quercus stellata)
• Oak, Sawtooth (Quercus acutissima)
• Oak, Scarlet (Quercus coccinea)
• Oak, Southern Red (Quercus falcata)

Trees, Garrett County, Maryland, October 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Oak, Swamp Chestnut (Quercus michauxii)

Oak, White (Quercus alba)

Oak, Willow (Quercus phellos)

An oak tree's acorn, New Germany State Park, Grantsville, Maryland, October 2015. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

• Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
• Persimmon, Common (Diospyros virginiana)
• Pine, Eastern White (Pinus strobus)
• Pine, Loblolly (Pinus taeda)
• Pine, Virginia (Pinus virginiana)
• Redbud, Eastern (Cercis canadensis)

Tree stump cross-section, Willow St., Pocomoke City (Worcester County), Maryland, June 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

• Redcedar, Eastern (Juniperus virginiana)
• Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)
• Serviceberry, Canadian (Shadblow, Shadbush, Shadwood) (Amelanchier canadensis)
• Serviceberry, Common (Amelanchier arborea)
• Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum)
• Sumac, Smooth (Rhus glabra)
• Sumac, Staghorn (Rhus typhina)
• Sumac, Winged (Rhus copallinum)
• Sweetbay (Magnolia virginiana)
• Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
• Sycamore, American (Platanus occidentalis)

Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera)

Walnut, Black (Juglans nigra)

Willow, Black (Salix nigra)

Witchhazel, American (Hamamelis virginiana)

Tulip Poplar sapling leaves (left), Glen Burnie, Maryland, May 2010. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Tulip Poplar blossom (right), Glen Burnie, Maryland, May 2015. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani)

Chestnut, Horse (Aesculus hippocastanum)

Maple, Norway (Acer platanoides)

Mulberry, White (Morus alba)

Oak, Sawtooth (Quercus acutissima Carruthers)

Olive, Autumn (Elaeagnus umbellate Thunb.)

Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani) upright cones, near Guerrieri Student Union, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland, June 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

• Olive, Russian (Eleagnus angustifolia)
  
• Pear, Callery (Pyrus calleryana)
• Princesstree (Empress Tree) (Paulownia tomentosa)
  
• Silktree (Mimosa) (Albizia julibrissin)
  
• Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)

Princess Tree (Paulownia tomentosa) blossoms, Annapolis, Maryland, May 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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