North American Hardwoods

The information contained in the tech sheets below are based on Alden, H. 1995. Hardwoods of North America. FPL-GTR-83. Madison, WI. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 136p. To download the publication in .pdf format (684k) click here.

Downloadable Publications

Tech sheets by genus.

For a listing by common name, click here.

Acer negundo Boxelder Kalmia latifolia Mountain laurel
Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum
Acer spp. (Interactive) Maple Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip poplar
Aesculus octandra Yellow buckeye Lithocarpus densiflorus Tanoak
Ailanthus altissima Tree-of-heaven Maclura pomifera Osage orange
Alnus rubra Red alder Magnolia spp. Magnolia
Amelanchier spp. Serviceberry Magnolia virginiana(Interactive) Sweetbay
Arbutus spp. Madrone Malus sylvestris Apple
Avicennia spp. Black mangrove Nyssa spp. Tupelo
Betula spp. American birch Ostrya spp. Hophornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam Oxydendrum arboreum Sourwood
Carya spp. Hickory Platanus occidentalis Sycamore
Castanea dentata American chestnut Populus spp. Cottonwood
Castanopsis chrysophylla Giant chinkapin Populus spp. Aspen
Catalpa spp. Catalpa Prosopis spp. Mesquite
Celtis spp. Hackberry Prunus serotina Black cherry
Conocarpus erectus Buttonwood Quercus spp. Oak
Cornus florida Flowering dogwood Rhamnus spp. Buckthorn
Diospyros spp. Persimmon Rhus spp. Sumac
Fagus grandifolia American beech Robinia pseudoacacia Black locust
Fraxinus spp. Ash Salix nigra (Interactive) Black willow
Gleditsia triacanthos Honeylocust Sambucus spp. Elder
Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky coffeetree Sassafras albidum Sassafras
Halesia spp. Silverbell Tilia americana American basswood
Hamamelis virginiana Witch hazel Tilia spp. European Lime
Ilex spp. Holly Ulmus spp. Elm
Juglans cinerea Butternut Umbellularia californica California laurel
Juglans nigra Black walnut

For taxonomic information on species represented with tech sheets or found in the database, try the GRIN taxonomy database.

 

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