Our Collection

We are in the process of creating an updated species list and map of our collection.  Please click on the following links for information about some of the labeled tree species at the Arboretum.

ID	Common Name	Scientific Name	Native AL	Landscape	Interest	Rare	Size
1	Chalk Maple	Acer leucoderme	N	L			3
2	Box-Elder	Acer negundo					3
3	Japanese Maple	Acer palmatum	N	L			1
4	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	N	L			3
5	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	N	L			3
6	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	N	L			3
7	Silver Maple	Acer saccharinum	N	L			3
8	Sugar Maple	Acer saccharum	N	L			2
9	Sugar Maple	Acer saccharum	N	L			3
10	Sugar Maple	Acer saccharum	N	L			3
11	Red Buckeye	Aesculus pavia	N	L			1
12	Arborvitae	Arbor vitae					2
13	River Birch	Betula nigra	N	L			4
14	American Beautyberry	Callicarpa americana	N	L			1
15	Japanese Camellia	Camellia japonica					2
16	Christmas Camellia	Camellia sasanqua					2
17	Pignut Hickory	Carya glabra	N				3
18	Sand Hickory	Carya pallida	N				3
19	Chinese Chestnut	Castanea mollissima		L			3
20	Allegheny Chinquapin	Castanea pumila					1
21	Southern Catalpa	Catalpa bignonioides	N				2
22	Southern Catalpa	Catalpa bignonioides	N				2
23	Katsura Tree	Cercidiphyllum japonicium		L			2
24	Hinoki Cypress	Chamaecyparis obtusa		L			2
25	Atlantic White Cedar	Chamaecyparis thyoides	N	L		R	2
26	Fringetree	Chionanthus virginicus	N	L			1
27	Fringetree	Chionanthus virginicus	N	L			1
28	Buckwheat Tree	Cliftonia monophylla	N				2
29	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	N	L			2
30	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	N	L			2
31	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	N	L			2
32	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	N	L			2
33	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	N	L			2
34	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	N	L			2
35	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	N	L			2
36	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	N	L			2
37	Cornelian Cherry	Cornus mas		L			2
38	Japanese Cornel	Cornus officinalis		L			2
39	Alabama Croton	Croton alabamensis	N			R	1
40	Alabama Croton	Croton alabamensis	N			R	1
41	Alabama Croton	Croton alabamensis	N			R	1
42	Common Chinafir	Cunninghamia lanceolata					4
43	Swamp Titi	Cyrilla racemiflora	N	L			2
44	Swamp Titi	Cyrilla racemiflora	N	L			2
45	Common Persimmon	Diospyros virginiana	N				3
46	Common Persimmon	Diospyros virginiana	N				3
47	Common Persimmon	Diospyros virginiana	N				3
48	Amelanchier Arborea	Downy serviceberry	N	L			2
49	Loquat	Eriobotrya japonica		L			2
50	American Beech	Fagus grandifolia	N	L			3
51	American Beech	Fagus grandifolia	N	L			3
52	Fothergillia Mount Airy	Fothergilla gardenii	N	L		R	1
53	White Ash	Fraxinus americana	N		SI		3
54	Green Ash	Fraxinus pennsylvanica	N		SI		4
55	Ginkgo	Ginkgo biloba		L			2
56	Loblolly Bay	Gordonia lasianthus	N	L			2
57	Loblolly Bay	Gordonia lasianthus	N	L			2
58	Kentucky Coffee Tree	Gymnocladus dioicus	N	L			1
59	Carolina Silverbell	Halesia carolina	N	L			2
60	Japanese Holly	Ilex crenata		L			2
61	Possum Haw	Ilex decidua	N	L			1
62	American Holly	Ilex opaca	N	L			2
63	Peruy Holly	Ilex pernyi					2
64	Yellow Anise	Illicium parviflorum				R	1
65	Eastern Red Cedar	Juniperus virginiana	N	L			3
66	Eastern Red Cedar	Juniperus virginiana	N	L			3
67	Eastern Red Cedar	Juniperus virginiana	N	L			3
68	Mountain Laurel	Kalmia latifolia	N	L		R	1
69	Common Crape Myrtle	Lagerstroemia indica		L			2
70	Common Crape Myrtle	Lagerstroemia indica		L			2
71	Tulip Poplar	Liriodendron tulipifera	N	L			4
72	Tulip Magnolia	Magnolia liliiflora nigra		L			2
73	Saucer Magnolia	Magnolia soulangiana	Â	L			2
74	Star Magnolia	Magnolia stellata	Â	L			2
75	Sweetbay Magnolia	Magnolia virginiana	N	L		R	4
76	Sweetbay Magnolia	Magnolia virginiana	N	L		R	2
77	Tea Crab Apple	Malus hupehensis		L			2
78	Chinaberry	Melia azedarach			SI		2
79	Dawn Redwood	Metasequoia glyptostroboides		L	SI		2
80	Banana Shrub	Michela figo					2
81	Red Mulberry	Morus rubra	N	L			3
82	Red Mulberry	Morus rubra	N	L			3
83	Alabama Snow Wreath	Neviusia alabamensis	N	L		R	1
84	Devilwood	Osmanthus americanus	N	L			2
85	Tea Olive	Osmanthus fragrans		L			2
86	Holly Osmanthus	Osmanthus heterophyllus		L			2
87	Persian Ironwood	Parrotia persica		L			3
88	Taiwanese Photinia	Photinia serratifolia					2
89	Fever Tree	Pinckneya bracteata				R	1
90	Pine	Pinus ??	N				4
91	Pine	Pinus ??	N				4
92	Shortleaf Pine	Pinus echinata	N				4
93	Shortleaf Pine	Pinus echinata	N				4
94	Slash Pine	Pinus elliottii	N				4
95	Slash Pine	Pinus elliottii	N				4
96	Spruce Pine	Pinus glabra	N				3
97	Spruce Pine	Pinus glabra	N				4
98	Spruce Pine	Pinus glabra	N				4
99	Longleaf Pine	Pinus palustris	N				4
100	Loblolly Pine	Pinus taeda	N	L			4
101	Loblolly Pine	Pinus taeda	N	L			4
102	Chinese Pistache	Pistacia chinensis		L	SI		2
103	Chinese Pistache	Pistacia chinensis		L	SI		2
104	Chinese Pistache	Pistacia chinensis		L	SI		2
105	Chinese Pistache	Pistacia chinensis		L	SI		2
106	American Sycamore	Platanus occidentalis	N				3
107	American Sycamore	Platanus occidentalis	N				4
108	Alabama Black Cherry	Prunus alabamensis	N		SI		3
109	Black Cherry	Prunus serotina	N				2
110	Black Cherry	Prunus serotina	N				4
111	Flowering Cherry	Prunus serrulata ??					2
112	Southern Red Oak	Quercus falcata	N	L			4
113	Georgia Oak	Quercus georgiana	N				2
114	Chinquapin Oak	Quercus muehlenbergii	N	L			2
115	Chinquapin Oak	Quercus muehlenbergii	N	L			2
116	Water Oak	Quercus nigra	N				4
117	Water Oak	Quercus nigra	N				4
118	Water Oak	Quercus nigra	N				4
119	Water Oak	Quercus nigra	N				4
120	Willow Oak	Quercus phellos					2
121	Post Oak	Quercus stellata	N				4
122	Native Azalea Hybrid	Rhododendron	N	L			1
123	Native Azalea Hybrid	Rhododendron	N	L			1
124	Sassafras	Sassafras albidum	N	L			2
125	Sassafras	Sassafras albidum	N	L			2
126	Redwood	Sequoia sempervirens			SI		3
127	Silky Camellia	Stewartia malacodendron	N	L		R	1
128	Japanese Snowbell	Styrax japonicus		L			2
129	Pond Cypress	Taxodium ascendens	N	L			3
130	Bald Cypress	Taxodium distichum	N	L			3
131	European Linden	Tilia x europaea					2
132	Eastern Hemlock	Tsuga canadensis	N	L	SI		3
133	Eastern Hemlock	Tsuga canadensis	N	L	SI		2
134	Winged Elm	Ulmus alata	N				2
135	American Elm	Ulmus americana	N	L			4
136	Slippery Elm	Ulmus rubra	N				1
137	Elliott’s Blueberry	Vaccinium elliottii	N	L		R	1
138	Rusty Blackhaw	Viburnum rufidulum	N	L			1