Tree Catalog
Explore different tree species.
Every tree in this catalog is a certified native of Maryland. These species are well suited to local conditions and support local wildlife, from birds and pollinators to mammals. If a tree you know isn’t listed here, that doesn’t mean it isn’t a Maryland native; this list is a curated selection, not a complete inventory.
American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
Eastern North America; widespread in Maryland forests
Sun: full sun
Height: 60–100 ft
Deciduous
American Chestnut
Castanea dentata
Eastern North America; formerly dominant in Maryland mountains
Sun: full sun
Height: 65–100 ft
Deciduous
American Elm
Ulmus americana
Eastern North America; Maryland floodplains and streets
Sun: full sun
Height: 60–115 ft
Deciduous
American Holly
Ilex opaca
Eastern United States; common in Maryland coastal forests
Sun: full sun
Height: 30–50 ft
Evergreen
American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
Eastern North America; Maryland understories and stream margins
Sun: full shade
Height: 20–40 ft
Deciduous
American Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
Eastern United States; scattered in Maryland fields and woods
Sun: full sun
Height: 30–60 ft
Deciduous
American Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
Eastern North America; along Maryland rivers and streams
Sun: full sun
Height: 65–130 ft
Deciduous
American Witchhazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Eastern North America; Maryland understories and stream margins
Sun: part sun
Height: 15–30 ft
Deciduous
Atlantic White Cedar
Chamaecyparis thyoides
Coastal plain from Maine to Florida; Maryland bogs and swamps
Sun: full sun
Height: 40–80 ft
Evergreen
Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichum
Southeastern U.S.; Maryland coastal plain swamps and rivers
Sun: full sun
Height: 80–130 ft
Deciduous
Bitternut Hickory
Carya cordiformis
Eastern North America; Maryland rich woods and bottomlands
Sun: full sun
Height: 60–90 ft
Deciduous
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
Eastern North America; widespread in Maryland
Sun: full sun
Height: 50–80 ft
Deciduous
Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
Native to Appalachians; naturalized and common in Maryland
Sun: full sun
Height: 40–80 ft
Deciduous
Black Maple
Acer nigrum
Eastern North America; Maryland rich woods, often with sugar maple
Sun: full sun
Height: 65–100 ft
Deciduous
Black Oak
Quercus velutina
Eastern North America; Maryland dry uplands and ridges
Sun: full sun
Height: 65–100 ft
Deciduous
Black Walnut
Juglans nigra
Eastern North America; scattered in Maryland forests and fields
Sun: full sun
Height: 60–100 ft
Deciduous
Black Willow
Salix nigra
Eastern North America; Maryland streams and floodplains
Sun: full sun
Height: 30–70 ft
Deciduous
Blackgum
Nyssa sylvatica
Eastern North America; common in Maryland wetlands and uplands
Sun: full sun
Height: 40–70 ft
Deciduous
Blackjack Oak
Quercus marilandica
Eastern and central U.S.; Maryland dry, poor soils
Sun: full sun
Height: 20–40 ft
Deciduous
Butternut(White Walnut)
Juglans cinerea
Eastern North America; scattered in Maryland
Sun: full sun
Height: 40–70 ft
Deciduous
Canadian Serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis
Eastern North America; Maryland wetlands and thickets
Sun: full sun
Height: 15–30 ft
Deciduous
Chestnut Oak
Quercus montana
Eastern North America; Maryland dry ridges and slopes
Sun: full sun
Height: 60–100 ft
Deciduous
Chinquapin
Castanea pumila
Eastern United States; Maryland dry woods and ridges
Sun: full sun
Height: 10–30 ft
Deciduous
Cockspur Hawthorn
Crataegus crus-galli
Eastern North America; Maryland fields and woodland edges
Sun: full sun
Height: 15–30 ft
Deciduous
Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
Eastern and central North America; Maryland floodplains and uplands
Sun: full sun
Height: 40–80 ft
Deciduous
Common Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
Eastern North America; Maryland woods and edges
Sun: full sun
Height: 15–40 ft
Deciduous
Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
Eastern North America; Maryland cool slopes and ravines
Sun: full shade
Height: 65–100 ft
Evergreen
Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Eastern North America; frequent in Maryland fields and roadsides
Sun: full sun
Height: 20–50 ft
Evergreen
Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Eastern North America; native and common in Maryland
Sun: part sun
Height: 20–30 ft
Deciduous
Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
Eastern North America; Maryland mountains and cool sites
Sun: full sun
Height: 80–130 ft
Evergreen
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Eastern North America; iconic in Maryland woodlands
Sun: part sun
Height: 20–35 ft
Deciduous
Green Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Eastern North America; Maryland floodplains and wet woods
Sun: full sun
Height: 50–80 ft
Deciduous
Hazel Alder
Alnus serrulata
Eastern North America; Maryland streams and wetlands
Sun: full sun
Height: 10–20 ft
Deciduous
Honeylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos
Eastern and central U.S.; Maryland floodplains and planted widely
Sun: full sun
Height: 65–100 ft
Deciduous
Loblolly Pine
Pinus taeda
Southeastern U.S.; dominant pine in Maryland coastal plain
Sun: full sun
Height: 65–115 ft
Evergreen
Mockernut Hickory
Carya tomentosa
Eastern North America; Maryland dry to moist uplands
Sun: full sun
Height: 60–90 ft
Deciduous
Northern Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Northeastern U.S.; common in Maryland upland forests
Sun: full sun
Height: 65–100 ft
Deciduous
Overcup Oak
Quercus lyrata
Southeastern U.S.; Maryland coastal plain wetlands
Sun: full sun
Height: 60–100 ft
Deciduous
Pawpaw
Asimina triloba
Eastern North America; native to Maryland river valleys
Sun: full shade
Height: 15–30 ft
Deciduous
Pignut Hickory
Carya glabra
Eastern North America; Maryland dry woods and ridges
Sun: full sun
Height: 60–90 ft
Deciduous
Pin Oak
Quercus palustris
Eastern North America; Maryland bottomlands and planted widely
Sun: full sun
Height: 60–90 ft
Deciduous
Post Oak
Quercus stellata
Eastern and central U.S.; Maryland dry uplands
Sun: full sun
Height: 40–60 ft
Deciduous
Pumpkin Ash
Fraxinus profunda
Eastern United States; Maryland coastal plain swamps
Sun: full sun
Height: 65–100 ft
Deciduous
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Common throughout Maryland and eastern North America
Sun: full sun
Height: 40–70 ft
Deciduous
Red Mulberry
Morus rubra
Eastern North America; Maryland rich woods and edges
Sun: full sun
Height: 30–60 ft
Deciduous
River Birch
Betula nigra
Eastern North America; common along Maryland streams
Sun: full sun
Height: 40–70 ft
Deciduous
Sand Hickory
Carya pallida
Southeastern U.S.; Maryland coastal plain and sandy soils
Sun: full sun
Height: 50–80 ft
Deciduous
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
Eastern North America; common in Maryland thickets and woods
Sun: full sun
Height: 20–60 ft
Deciduous
Scarlet Oak
Quercus coccinea
Eastern North America; Maryland dry uplands
Sun: full sun
Height: 60–90 ft
Deciduous
Shagbark Hickory
Carya ovata
Eastern North America; Maryland rich woods and slopes
Sun: full sun
Height: 60–100 ft
Deciduous
Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum
Eastern North America; Maryland floodplains and wet sites
Sun: full sun
Height: 60–100 ft
Deciduous
Slippery Elm
Ulmus rubra
Eastern North America; Maryland rich woods and slopes
Sun: full sun
Height: 40–70 ft
Deciduous
Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra
Eastern and central North America; Maryland fields and roadsides
Sun: full sun
Height: 5–15 ft
Deciduous
Sourwood
Oxydendrum arboreum
Southeastern U.S.; Maryland slopes and woods
Sun: part sun
Height: 20–40 ft
Deciduous
Southern Red Oak
Quercus falcata
Southeastern U.S.; Maryland coastal plain and piedmont
Sun: full sun
Height: 60–90 ft
Deciduous
Staghorn Sumac
Rhus typhina
Eastern North America; Maryland open woods and edges
Sun: full sun
Height: 10–20 ft
Deciduous
Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum
Eastern North America; Maryland cool slopes and rich woods
Sun: full sun
Height: 65–115 ft
Deciduous
Swamp Chestnut Oak
Quercus michauxii
Southeastern U.S.; Maryland bottomlands and wet woods
Sun: full sun
Height: 60–100 ft
Deciduous
Swamp White Oak
Quercus bicolor
Northeastern U.S.; in Maryland wetlands and floodplains
Sun: full sun
Height: 50–80 ft
Deciduous
Sweetbay
Magnolia virginiana
Southeastern U.S.; Maryland coastal plain wetlands
Sun: full sun
Height: 20–60 ft
Deciduous to semi-evergreen
Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
Eastern North America; abundant in Maryland coastal plain
Sun: full sun
Height: 60–100 ft
Deciduous
Tulip Poplar
Liriodendron tulipifera
Eastern North America; very common in Maryland
Sun: full sun
Height: 65–150 ft
Deciduous
Virginia Pine
Pinus virginiana
Eastern U.S.; Maryland dry uplands and old fields
Sun: full sun
Height: 30–60 ft
Evergreen
White Ash
Fraxinus americana
Eastern North America; Maryland upland forests
Sun: full sun
Height: 60–100 ft
Deciduous
White Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus
Southeastern U.S.; Maryland woods and stream margins
Sun: full sun
Height: 15–30 ft
Deciduous
White Oak
Quercus alba
State tree of Maryland; eastern & central North America
Sun: full sun
Height: 60–100 ft
Deciduous
Willow Oak
Quercus phellos
Southeastern U.S.; Maryland coastal plain and planted widely
Sun: full sun
Height: 60–100 ft
Deciduous
Winged Sumac
Rhus copallinum
Eastern United States; Maryland dry woods and fields
Sun: full sun
Height: 5–20 ft
Deciduous
Yellow Buckeye
Aesculus flava
Appalachians and eastern U.S.; Maryland mountains and piedmont
Sun: full sun
Height: 50–80 ft
Deciduous