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

Latin Name Common Name
GYMNOSPERMS (needled)
(all gymnosperms, including shrubs)
Abies balsamea balsam fir
Juniperus communis common juniper
Juniperus horizontalis creeping juniper
Juniperus virginiana eastern red-cedar
Larix laricina tamarack
Picea abies Norway spruce
Picea glauca white spruce
Picea mariana black spruce
* Picea pungens * Colorado blue spruce
Pinus banksiana jack pine
* Pinus nigra * Austrian pine
Pinus resinosa red pine
Pinus strobus white pine
Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine
* Pseudotsuga menziesii * Douglas fir
Taxus canadensis American yew
* Taxus cuspidata * Japanese yew
Thuja occidentalis white cedar; arborvitae
Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock
ANGIOSPERMS (broad leaved)
Acer ginnala Amur maple
Acer negundo box elder
Acer nigrum black maple
Acer pensylvanicum striped maple
Acer platanoides Norway maple
Acer rubrum red maple
Acer saccharinum silver maple
Acer saccharum sugar maple
Acer spicatum mountain maple
Aesculus glabra Ohio buckeye
Aesculus hippocastanum horse chestnut
Ailanthus altissima tree-of-heaven
Alnus glutinosa black alder, European alder

Alnus incana

speckled alder; tag alder
Alnus viridis green alder
Amelanchier arborea downy juneberry
Amelanchier laevis smooth juneberry
Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch
Betula cordifolia heart-leaved birch
Betula nigra river birch
Betula papyrifera paper birch
Betula pendula weeping birch
Carpinus caroliniana muscle-wood
Carya cordiformis yellowbud hickory
Carya ovata shagbark hickory
Castanea dentata American chestnut
Catalpa ovata Chinese catalpa
Catalpa speciosa northern catalpa
Celtis occidentalis northern hackberry
Cercis canadensis eastern redbud
Cornus alternifolia alternate-leaved dogwood
Crataegus beata Dunbar's hawthorn
Crataegus calpodendron sugar hawthorn, pear hawthorn
Crataegus chrysocarpa fireberry hawthorn, round-leaved hawthorn
Crataegus crus-galli cockspur hawthorn
Crataegus dodgei Dodge's hawthorn
Crataegus douglasii black hawthorn
Crataegus flabellata fan-leaf hawthorn
Crataegus holmesiana Holmes' hawthorn
Crataegus irrasa Blanchard's hawthorn
Crataegus margaretta Margarett's hawthorn
Crataegus mollis downy hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna one-seeded hawthorn
Crataegus pedicellata scarlet hawthorn
Crataegus pruinosa frosted hawthorn, waxy-fruit hawthorn
Crataegus punctata dotted hawthorn
Crataegus schuettei Schuette's hawthorn
Crataegus succulenta fleshy hawthorn
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive
Elaeagnus umbellata autumn olive
Euonymus atropurpurea burning-bush
Euonymus europaea European spindle-tree
Fagus grandifolia beech
Fraxinus americana white ash
Fraxinus nigra black ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash
Fraxinus quadrangulata blue ash
Gleditsia triacanthos honey locust
Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky coffee-tree
Hamamelis virginiana witch hazel
Juglans cinerea butternut
Juglans nigra black walnut
Maclura pomifera osage orange
Malus coronaria American crabapple
Malus ioensis Prairie crabapple
Malus pumila apple
Malus sieboldii Japanese crab
Morus alba white mulberry
Morus rubra red mulberry
Nyssa sylvatica black gum
Ostrya virginiana ironwood; hop- hornbeam
Platanus occidentalis sycamore
Populus alba white poplar
Populus balsamifera balsam poplar
Populus deltoides eastern Cottonwood
Populus grandidentata big-tooth aspen
Populus nigra Lombardy poplar
Populus tremuloides quaking aspen
Prunus americana wild plum
Prunus mahaleb Mahaleb cherry
Prunus nigra Canadian plum
Prunus pensylvanica pin cherry
Prunus persica peach
Prunus serotina black cherry
Prunus virginiana chokecherry

Prunus tomentosa Thunb.
(new--not in key yet)

Nanking cherry
Ptelea trifoliata common hop-tree
Pyrus communis pear
Quercus alba white oak
Quercus bicolor swamp white oak
Quercus coccinea scarlet oak
Quercus ellipsoidalis Hill's oak; northern pin oak
Quercus macrocarpa bur oak
Quercus muhlenbergii Chinquapin oak
Quercus palustris pin oak
Quercus rubra northern red oak
Quercus velutina black oak
Rhamnus cathartica European buckthorn
Rhamnus frangula glossy buckthorn
Rhus typhina staghorn sumac
Robinia hispida bristly locust
Robinia pseudoacacia black locust
Salix alba white willow
Salix amygdaloides peach-leaved willow
Salix babylonica weeping willow
Salix bebbiana Bebb's willow
Salix fragilis crack willow
Salix nigra black willow
Salix pentandra bayleaved willow
Sorbus americana American mountain ash
Sorbus aucuparia European mountain ash
Sorbus decora northern mountain ash
Staphylea trifolia American bladdernut
Tilia americana basswood
Ulmus americana American elm
Ulmus pumila Siberian elm
Ulmus rubra slippery elm
Ulmus thomasii rock elm

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