Tree ID Lab

89 species to study for ISA exam identification

Live Oak

Quercus virginiana

Must Know

SimpleFagaceae

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Must Know

SimpleSapindaceae

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

Must Know

Needles in fascicles of 5Pinaceae

Bald Cypress

Taxodium distichum

Must Know

Deciduous coniferCupressaceae

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

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SimpleSapindaceae

White Oak

Quercus alba

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SimpleFagaceae

Northern Red Oak

Quercus rubra

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SimpleFagaceae

Sabal Palm

Sabal palmetto

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PalmateArecaceae

American Elm

Ulmus americana

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SimpleUlmaceae

Sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

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SimpleAltingiaceae

Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

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NeedlesPinaceae

Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

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SimpleLythraceae

River Birch

Betula nigra

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SimpleBetulaceae

Willow Oak

Quercus phellos

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SimpleFagaceae

Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

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SimpleCornaceae

Tulip Poplar

Liriodendron tulipifera

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SimpleMagnoliaceae

Green Ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

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CompoundOleaceae

White Ash

Fraxinus americana

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CompoundOleaceae

Black Walnut

Juglans nigra

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CompoundJuglandaceae

Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos

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CompoundFabaceae

London Planetree

Platanus x acerifolia

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SimplePlatanaceae

American Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

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SimplePlatanaceae

Eastern Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

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NeedlesPinaceae

Norway Maple

Acer platanoides

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SimpleSapindaceae

Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba

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SimpleGinkgoaceae

Pin Oak

Quercus palustris

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SimpleFagaceae

Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

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SimpleCannabaceae

Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana

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Scale-likeCupressaceae

Shagbark Hickory

Carya ovata

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CompoundJuglandaceae

Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

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CompoundFabaceae

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

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SimpleFagaceae

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum

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SimpleLauraceae

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

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SimpleSapindaceae

Boxelder

Acer negundo

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CompoundSapindaceae

American Beech

Fagus grandifolia

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SimpleFagaceae

Ohio Buckeye

Aesculus glabra

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CompoundSapindaceae

Horse Chestnut

Aesculus hippocastanum

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CompoundSapindaceae

Norway Spruce

Picea abies

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NeedlesPinaceae

Austrian Pine

Pinus nigra

Must Know

Needles in fascicles of 2Pinaceae

Catalpa

Catalpa speciosa

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SimpleBignoniaceae

Water Oak

Quercus nigra

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SimpleFagaceae

Callery Pear

Pyrus calleryana

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SimpleRosaceae

Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

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SimpleSalicaceae

White Birch (Paper Birch)

Betula papyrifera

Must Know

SimpleBetulaceae

Littleleaf Linden

Tilia cordata

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SimpleMalvaceae

Crabapple

Malus spp.

Must Know

SimpleRosaceae

Siberian Elm

Ulmus pumila

Must Know

SimpleUlmaceae

Slash Pine

Pinus elliottii

Good to Know

Needles in fascicles of 2-3Pinaceae

Eastern Redbud

Cercis canadensis

Good to Know

SimpleFabaceae

Southern Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora

Good to Know

SimpleMagnoliaceae

Colorado Blue Spruce

Picea pungens

Good to Know

NeedlesPinaceae

Longleaf Pine

Pinus palustris

Good to Know

Needles in fascicles of 3Pinaceae

Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum

Good to Know

SimpleSapindaceae

Dawn Redwood

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

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Deciduous coniferCupressaceae

Eastern Larch (Tamarack)

Larix laricina

Good to Know

Deciduous coniferPinaceae

Japanese Zelkova

Zelkova serrata

Good to Know

SimpleUlmaceae

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Good to Know

SimpleRosaceae

Kentucky Coffeetree

Gymnocladus dioicus

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CompoundFabaceae

Baldcypress (Montezuma)

Taxodium mucronatum

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Semi-evergreen coniferCupressaceae

White Spruce

Picea glauca

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NeedlesPinaceae

White Fir

Abies concolor

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NeedlesPinaceae

Pecan

Carya illinoinensis

Good to Know

CompoundJuglandaceae

Weeping Willow

Salix babylonica

Good to Know

SimpleSalicaceae

Loblolly Pine

Pinus taeda

Good to Know

Needles in fascicles of 3Pinaceae

Osage Orange

Maclura pomifera

Good to Know

SimpleMoraceae

Scotch Pine

Pinus sylvestris

Good to Know

Needles in fascicles of 2Pinaceae

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

Good to Know

SimpleMagnoliaceae

Chestnut Oak

Quercus montana

Good to Know

SimpleFagaceae

Chinese Elm

Ulmus parvifolia

Good to Know

SimpleUlmaceae

Leyland Cypress

x Cuprocyparis leylandii

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Scale-likeCupressaceae

Bigleaf Maple

Acer macrophyllum

Good to Know

SimpleSapindaceae

Western Red Cedar

Thuja plicata

Good to Know

Scale-likeCupressaceae

Palo Verde

Parkinsonia florida

Good to Know

CompoundFabaceae

Mesquite

Prosopis glandulosa

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CompoundFabaceae

Baldcypress (Pond Cypress)

Taxodium ascendens

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Deciduous coniferCupressaceae

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

Good to Know

SimpleBetulaceae

American Hophornbeam

Ostrya virginiana

Good to Know

SimpleBetulaceae

Swamp White Oak

Quercus bicolor

Good to Know

SimpleFagaceae

Scarlet Oak

Quercus coccinea

Good to Know

SimpleFagaceae

Shumard Oak

Quercus shumardii

Good to Know

SimpleFagaceae

American Linden (Basswood)

Tilia americana

Good to Know

SimpleMalvaceae

Red Pine

Pinus resinosa

Good to Know

Needles in fascicles of 2Pinaceae

Atlantic White Cedar

Chamaecyparis thyoides

Good to Know

Scale-likeCupressaceae

Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae)

Thuja occidentalis

Good to Know

Scale-likeCupressaceae

Red Spruce

Picea rubens

Good to Know

NeedlesPinaceae

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

Good to Know

Needles in fascicles of 3Pinaceae

Coast Redwood

Sequoia sempervirens

Good to Know

NeedlesCupressaceae

Giant Sequoia

Sequoiadendron giganteum

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Scale-likeCupressaceae

Texas Live Oak

Quercus virginiana var. fusiformis

Good to Know

SimpleFagaceae