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Trees & Shrubs of Essex County, MA

This guide may be helpful, since "tree" and "shrub" are not taxonomic groups, but are groups of a variety of different plant species that have independently evolved a tall, woody structure. Non-native plants will be included on the list, if they can be found growing in the wild.

eastern white pine 1
Pinus strobus
American beech 2
Fagus grandifolia
Norway maple 2
Acer platanoides
sugar maple 3
Acer saccharum
southern arrowwood 4
Viburnum dentatum
boxelder 5
Acer negundo
Scots pine 6
Pinus sylvestris
Siberian crabapple 7
Malus baccata
Amur Maple 8
Acer ginnala
silver maple 9
Acer saccharinum
bear oak 10
Quercus ilicifolia
hobblebush 11
Viburnum lantanoides
pedunculate oak 12
Quercus robur
chestnut oak 13
Quercus montana
red-berried elder 14
Sambucus racemosa
American black elderberry 15
Sambucus canadensis
striped maple 16
Acer pensylvanicum
black pine 17
Pinus nigra
horse-chestnut 18
Aesculus hippocastanum
grey alder 19
Alnus incana
common serviceberry 20
Amelanchier arborea
swamp rose 21
Rosa palustris
American holly 13
Ilex opaca
chokecherry 22
Prunus virginiana
great rhododendron 23
Rhododendron maximum
swamp azalea 24
Rhododendron viscosum
Blue Ridge blueberry 25
Vaccinium pallidum
flowering dogwood 26
Cornus florida
gray dogwood 22
Cornus racemosa
red osier dogwood 27
Cornus sericea
sweet birch 28
Betula lenta
paper birch 29
Betula papyrifera
silver birch 30
Betula pendula
bitternut hickory 31
Carya cordiformis
sweetbay magnolia 32
Magnolia virginiana
bigtooth aspen 33
Populus grandidentata
trembling aspen 34
Populus tremuloides
common hawthorn 35
Crataegus monogyna
Chinese arborvitae 36
Platycladus orientalis
creeping juniper 37
Juniperus horizontalis
eastern redcedar 38
Juniperus virginiana
common juniper 39
Juniperus communis
northern whitecedar 40
Thuja occidentalis
Atlantic white cedar 41
Chamaecyparis thyoides
dawn redwood 42
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
baldcypress 43
Taxodium distichum
sugi 44
Cryptomeria japonica
common yew 45
Taxus baccata
Canadian yew 46
Taxus canadensis
Japanese yew 47
Taxus cuspidata
eastern white pine 1
Pinus strobus
Jack pine 48
Pinus banksiana
pitch pine 49
Pinus rigida
black pine 17
Pinus nigra
red pine 50
Pinus resinosa
Scots pine 6
Pinus sylvestris
eastern hemlock 51
Tsuga canadensis
balsam fir 52
Abies balsamea
European larch 53
Larix decidua
tamarack 54
Larix laricina
Norway spruce 55
Picea abies
white spruce 56
Picea glauca
black spruce 57
Picea mariana
red spruce 58
Picea rubens
honey locust 31
Gleditsia triacanthos
round-headed bush clover 59
Lespedeza capitata
black locust 60
Robinia pseudoacacia
eastern redbud 61
Cercis canadensis
purple-flowered raspberry 62
Rubus odoratus
multiflora rose 63
Rosa multiflora
Carolina rose 64
Rosa carolina
Provence Rose 65
Rosa gallica
rugosa rose 66
Rosa rugosa
multiflora rose 63
Rosa multiflora
Virginian Rose 67
Rosa virginiana
Shining Rose 68
Rosa nitida
swamp rose 21
Rosa palustris
rugosa rose 66
Rosa rugosa
Virginian Rose 67
Rosa virginiana
smooth shadbush 69
Amelanchier laevis
Dog-rose 70
Rosa canina
Sweet-brier 71
Rosa rubiginosa
black chokeberry 72
Aronia melanocarpa
American mountain ash 73
Sorbus americana
European mountain ash 74
Sorbus aucuparia
common serviceberry 20
Amelanchier arborea
Canadian serviceberry 75
Amelanchier canadensis
smooth shadbush 69
Amelanchier laevis
Dwarf Serviceberry 76
Amelanchier spicata
cockspur hawthorn 77
Crataegus crus-galli
black cherry 78
Prunus serotina
common hawthorn 35
Crataegus monogyna
Siberian crabapple 7
Malus baccata
apple 79
Malus domestica
fire cherry 80
Prunus pensylvanica
Beach Plum 81
Prunus maritima
Japanese Crabapple 82
Malus floribunda
Hupeh Crabapple 83
Malus hupehensis
Peach 84
Prunus persica
Manchurian Crabapple 85
Malus mandshurica

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