Foliage

May 06. 2011 3:31PM

NH Foliage Tree Guide

There are something like 70 natives tree species found in the wild in New Hampshire. The exact number is hard to state because some species are more commonly found in a shrub form, others are rare, and some can be distinguished from each other by only the most determined tree experts.

The following criteria were used to determine inclusion on this list:

Native to at least part of New Hampshire. (Some may be uncommon).

Capable of growing to at least 20 feet.

Must, at least on occasion, grow as single-stem specimens. Some of the species listed are more commonly found in the shrub form.

Species are split into softwood and hardwood groupings. Within those broad groups, species are broken into genus. The genus are listed in alphabetical order by the generic common name. The species appear within the generic grouping by the common name most often used. Other common names are given for many of the species as well.

Softwoods

Arborvitae

northern white cedar, arborvitae

Fir

balsam fir

Hemlock

eastern hemlock

Juniper

eastern redcedar

Larch

tamarack, eastern larch

Pine

eastern white pine, red pine, pitch pine, jack pine

Spruce

black spruce, red spruce, white spruce

White Cedar

Atlantic white-cedar

Hardwoods

Ash

white ash, black ash, green ash

Basswood

American basswood

Beech

American beech

Birch

yellow birch, sweet birch, black birch, river birch, paper birch, white birch, heartleaf birch, gray birch

Cherry

black cherry, pin cherry, fire cherry, chokecherry

Chestnut

American chestnut

Dogwood

flowering dogwood, alternate leaf dogwood

Elm

American elm, slippery elm

Gum

blackgum, black tupelo

Hackberry

hackberry

Hawthorn

dotted hawthorn, downy hawthorn, scarlet hawthorn, golden-fruited hawthorn, Brainerd's hawthorn, broad-leaved hawthorn, frosted hawthorn, fan-leaved hawthorn

Hickory

bitternut hickory, red hickory, shagbark hickory, pignut hickory

Hophornbeam

eastern hophornbeam

Hornbeam

American hornbeam, blue beech, ironwood

Maple

boxelder, black maple, striped maple, moosewood maple, red maple, white maple, swamp maple, soft maple, silver maple, sugar maple, rock maple, hard maple, mountain maple

Mountain Ash

American mountain ash, showy mountain ash

Oak

northern red oak, scarlet oak, pin oak, black oak, white oak, swamp white oak, chestnut oak, bur oak

Poplar

eastern cottonwood, balsam poplar, bigtooth aspen, quaking aspen, trembling aspen, popple

Sassafras

sassafras

Serviceberry

downy serviceberry, smooth serviceberry

Sumac

staghorn sumac