Midwestern Common Trees
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Angiosperms
Fabaceae (Bean Family)
eastern redbud - Cercis canadensis
honeylocust - Gleditsia triacanthos
Kentucky coffeetree - Gymnocladus dioicus
black locust - Robinia pseudoacacia
Aceraceae (Maple Family)
Amur maple - Acer ginnala
boxelder - Acer negundo
Norway maple - Acer platanoides
red maple - Acer rubrum
silver maple - Acer saccharinum
sugar maple - Acer saccharum
Hippocastanaceae (Buckeye Family)
Ohio buckeye - Aesculus glabra
Simaroubaceae
tree-of-Heaven - Ailanthus altissima
Betulaceae (Birch Family)
river birch - Betula nigra
Rosaceae (Rose Family)
downy serviceberry - Amelanchier arborea
hawthorn - Crataegus spp.
apple - Malus spp.
black cherry - Prunus serotina
Callery pear - Pyrus calleryana
Juglandaceae (Walnut Family)
shagbark hickory - Carya ovata
black walnut - Juglans nigra
Fagaceae (Beech and Oak Family)
bur oak - Quercus macrocarpa
northern red oak - Quercus rubra
pin oak - Quercus palustris
shingle oak - Quercus imbricaria
Shumard oak - Quercus shumardii
swamp white oak - Quercus bicolor
white oak - Quercus alba
Bignoniaceae (Trumpet Creeper Family)
northern catalpa - Catalpa speciosa
Ulmaceae (Elm Family)
hackberry - Celtis occidentalis
American elm - Ulmus americana
Siberian elm - Ulmus pumila
Elaeagnaceae (Elaeagnus Family)
Russian-olive - Elaeagnus angustifolia
Oleaceae (Olive Family)
black ash - Fraxinus nigra
green ash - Fraxinus pennsylvanica
white ash - Fraxinus americana
Magnoliaceae (Magnolia Family)
yellow-poplar - Liriodendron tulipifera
Moraceae (Mulberry Family)
red mulberry - Morus rubra
Platanaceae (Sycamore Family)
American sycamore - Platanus occidentalis
Salicaceae (Willow Family)
eastern cottonwood - Populus deltoides
European white poplar - Populus alba
black willow - Salix nigra
Tiliaceae (Basswood Family)
littleleaf linden - Tilia cordata
American basswood - Tilia americana
Gymnosperms
Pinaceae (Pine Family)
white fir - Abies concolor
Douglas-fir - Pseudotsuga menziesii
blue spruce - Picea pungens
Norway spruce - Picea abies
white spruce - Picea glauca
Austrian pine - Pinus nigra
eastern white pine - Pinus strobus
Scots pine - Pinus sylvestris
ponderosa pine - Pinus ponderosa
red pine - Pinus resinosa
Cupressaceae (Cedar Family)
eastern redcedar - Juniperus virginiana
Ginkgoaceae (Ginkgo Family)
ginkgo - Ginkgo biloba
Taxodiaceae (Redwood Family)
baldcypress - Taxodium distichum