West Virginia Trees

PREFACE

CONTENTS

West Virginia Trees

KEY TO THE GENERA

PINACEAE—THE PINE FAMILY

SALICACEAE—THE WILLOW FAMILY

JUGLANDACEAE—THE WALNUT FAMILY

BETULACEAE—THE BIRCH FAMILY

FAGACEAE—THE BEECH FAMILY

URTICACEAE—THE NETTLE FAMILY

MAGNOLIACEAE—THE MAGNOLIA FAMILY

ANONACEAE—THE CUSTARD APPLE FAMILY

LAURACEAE—THE LAUREL FAMILY

HAMAMELIDACEAE—THE WITCH HAZEL FAMILY

PLATANACEAE—THE PLANE TREE FAMILY

ROSACEAE—THE ROSE FAMILY

LEGUMINOSAE—THE PULSE FAMILY

RUTACEAE—THE RUE FAMILY

SIMARUBACEAE—THE QUASSIA FAMILY

ANACARDIACEAE—THE CASHEW FAMILY

AQUIFOLIACEAE—THE HOLLY FAMILY

ACERACEAE—THE MAPLE FAMILY

SAPINDACEAE—THE SOAPBERRY FAMILY

TILIACEAE—THE LINDEN FAMILY

ARALIACEAE—THE GINSENG FAMILY

CORNACEAE—THE DOGWOOD FAMILY

ERICACEAE—THE HEATH FAMILY

EBENACEAE—THE EBONY FAMILY

STYRACACEAE—THE STORAX FAMILY

OLEACEAE—THE OLIVE FAMILY

CAPRIFOLIACEAE—THE HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY

WHITE PINE

PITCH PINE

TABLE MOUNTAIN PINE

YELLOW PINE

JERSEY OR SCRUB PINE

TAMARACK

RED SPRUCE

HEMLOCK

BALSAM FIR

ARBOR VITAE

RED CEDAR

BLACK WILLOW

AMERICAN ASPEN

LARGE-TOOTHED POPLAR

COTTONWOOD

BUTTERNUT

BLACK WALNUT

SHELL-BARK HICKORY

BIG SHELL-BARK HICKORY

MOCKERNUT HICKORY

PIGNUT HICKORY

BITTERNUT HICKORY

HOP HORNBEAM

AMERICAN HORNBEAM

BLACK BIRCH

YELLOW BIRCH

RED BIRCH

BEECH

CHESTNUT

CHINQUAPIN

WHITE OAK

POST OAK

BUR OAK

SWAMP WHITE OAK

YELLOW OAK

CHESTNUT OAK

RED OAK

PIN OAK

SCARLET OAK

BLACK OAK

SPANISH OAK

SCRUB OAK

BLACK JACK OAK

LAUREL OAK

SLIPPERY ELM

AMERICAN ELM

HACKBERRY

RED MULBERRY

CUCUMBER TREE

UMBRELLA TREE

MOUNTAIN MAGNOLIA

TULIP TREE

COMMON PAWPAW

SASSAFRAS

WITCH HAZEL

SWEET GUM

SYCAMORE

AMERICAN CRAB APPLE

MOUNTAIN ASH

SHAD BUSH

COCKSPUR THORN

DOTTED THORN

BLACK CHERRY

CHOKE CHERRY

WILD RED CHERRY

WILD PLUM

HONEY LOCUST

RED BUD

COMMON LOCUST

HOP TREE

STAGHORN SUMACH

DWARF SUMACH

POISON SUMACH

AMERICAN HOLLY

MOUNTAIN HOLLY

STRIPED MAPLE

MOUNTAIN MAPLE

SUGAR MAPLE

BLACK SUGAR MAPLE

SILVER MAPLE

RED MAPLE

BOX ELDER

FETID BUCKEYE

SWEET BUCKEYE

BASSWOOD

WHITE BASSWOOD

HERCULES CLUB

FLOWERING DOGWOOD

ALTERNATE-LEAVED DOGWOOD

BLACK GUM

GREAT LAUREL

MOUNTAIN LAUREL

SOURWOOD

COMMON PERSIMMON

OPOSSUM WOOD

WHITE ASH

RED ASH

BLACK ASH

FRINGE TREE

SWEET VIBURNUM

BLACK HAW

TREES FOUND IN WEST VIRGINIA BUT NOT NATIVE

WEST VIRGINIA NATIVE SHRUBS AND SHRUBBY VINES

GLOSSARY