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   L 2
74 Star Magnolia Magnolia stellata   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