The Big Trees of Patuxent
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PINACEAE (Pine Family)
Picea pungens - blue spruce (diam. 25") Superintendent's House
Picea abies - Norway spruce (diam. 31") - Bluegill Pond
Tsuga canadensis - Eastern hemlock (diam 6") - Bluegill Creek (Plot 4473)
Pinus strobus - white pine (diam. 31") - Harding Spring Woods
Pinus taeda - loblolly pine (diam. 26") - Visitor Center Exit Road
Pinus rigida - pitch pine (diam. 30") - Cash Lake Trail
Pinus virginiana - Virginia pine (diam. 22") - Snowden Pond Woods (Plot 2587)
Pinus echinata - shortleaf pine (diam. 16") - Visitor Center Exit Road
Taxodium distichum - bald cypress (diam. 5") - Harding Spring Pond
Juniperus virginiana - red cedar (diam. 45") - Uhler Marsh Meadow
Pseudotsuga menziesii - Douglas fir (diam. 11") - Snowden Hall
MAGNOLIACEAE (Magnolia Family)
Magnolia virginiana - sweetbay magnolia (diam. 8") - Snowden Woods
Magnolia grandiflora - southern magnolia (diam. 20") - Entrance Road
Liriodendron tulipifera - tulip tree (diam. 66") Millrace Rd. Is. - Plot 2730
ANNONACEAE (Custard-apple Family)
Asimina triloba - pawpaw (diam. 5") - Duvall Bridge
LAURACEAE (Laurel Family)
Sassafras albidum - sassafras (diam. 19") - Snowden Pond Woods
PLATANACEAE (Plane Tree Family)
Platanus occidentalis - sycamore (diam. 73") - Little Patuxent River
HAMAMELIDACEAE (Witch Hazel Family)
Liquidambar styraciflua - sweetgum (diam. 46") - Beech Island
ULMACEAE (Elm Family)
Ulmus americana - American elm (diam. 43") - Garden Woods
Celtis occidentalis - northern hackberry (diam. 14") - Visitor Center Entrance Road
MORACEAE (Mulberry Family)
Maclura pomifera - osage orange (diam. 7") - Stickel Lab.
Broussonetia papyrifera - Paper mulberry (diam. ) - Birmingham Manor Site
Morus rubra - red mulberry
Morus alba - white mulberry (diam. 29") - Gabrielson Lab.
JUGLANDACEAE (Walnut Family)
Juglans cinerea - butternut (diam. 24") - Duvall Bridge Rd. Gate
Juglans nigra - black walnut (diam. 37") - Cedar Lane
Carya illinoiensis - pecan (diam. 40") - Nelson Lab
Carya cordiformis - bitternut hickory
Carya tomentosa - mockernut hickory (diam. 21") - Snowden Pond Rd. near ROW (Plot 3581)
Carya ovata - shagbark hickory (diam. 11") - Stickel Lab
Carya ovalis - sweet pignut hickory
Carya glabra - pignut hickory (diam. 34") - Beech Island
FAGACEAE (Beech Family)
Fagus grandifolia - American beech (diam. 52") - Beech Island
Castanea dentata - chestnut (diam. 5") - Entrance Road
Quercus alba - white oak (diam 63") - Patuxent River - Plot 2712
Quercus stellata - post oak (diam. 33") - Log Cabin
Quercus lyrata - overcup oak (diam. 39") - Patuxent River - Plot 3656
Quercus bicolor - swamp white oak (diam. 45")
Quercus michauxii - swamp chestnut oak (diam. 51") - Patuxent River - Plot 3712
Quercus prinus - chestnut oak (diam. 22") - Entrance Road Woods
Quercus imbricaria - shingle oak - River Road
Quercus phellos - willow oak (diam. 60") - Farm Pond
Quercus marilandica - black-jack oak (diam 16") BGE ROW
Quercus ilicifolia - bear oak
Quercus falcata - southern red oak (diam. 36") - Snowden Woods
Quercus velutina - black oak (diam. 46") - Apartment Woods
Quercus rubra - northern red oak (diam. 61") - Patuxent River
Quercus palustris - pin oak (diam. 38") - Patuxent River - Plot 3676
Quercus coccinea - scarlet oak (diam. 32") - Snowden Pond Woods near ROW
BETULACEAE (Birch Family)
Carpinus caroliniana - hornbeam (diam. 20") - River Road
Betula nigra - river birch (diam. 32") Cash branch - Near Farm Pond
Betula papyrifera - white birch - power lines
SALICACEAE
Populus alba - white poplar
Populus grandidentata - big-toothed aspen (diam. 18") - Visitor Center
Populus tremuloides - quaking aspen
Salix nigra - black willow - (diam. 18") - Crane Chick Bldg.
EBENACEAE (Ebony Family)
Diospyros virginiana - persimmon (diam. 24") - Log Cabin
ROSACEAE (Rose Family)
Prunus serotina - wild black cherry (diam. 42") - Cedar Lane
Prunus pensylvanica - pin cherry
Prunus avium - sweet cherry (diam. 34") - Butler Bldg.
Prunus americana - American plum
FABACEAE (Pea Family)
Robinia pseudoacacia - black locust (diam. 30") - Cedar lane
Gleditsia triacanthos - thornless honey locust (diam. 25") - Merriam Lab
Cercis canadensis - redbud (diam. 13" dbh; diam. 44" at base) - Super. House
Sophora japonica - pagoda tree (diam. 35") - Snowden Hall
CORNACEAE (Dogwood Family)
Cornus florida - flowering dogwood (diam. 15") - Crane Chick Bldg.
Nyssa sylvatica - black gum (diam. 28") - Snowden Woods
SIMAROUBACEAE
Ailanthus altissima - ailanthus - (diam. 13") - Crane Pens
AQUIFOLIACEAE (Holly Family)
Ilex opaca - holly (diam. 29") - Crane Chick Bldg.
HIPPOCASTANACEAE (Horse Chestnut Family)
Aesculus hippocastanum - horse chestnut (diam. 37") - Snowden Hall
ACERACEAE (Maple Family)
Acer platanoides - Norway maple (diam. 32") - Snowden Hall
Acer pseudoplatanus - sycamore maple (diam. 12") - Cedar Lane
Acer rubrum - red maple (diam. 51") - near Beech Is. - A.A. County
Acer saccharinum - silver maple (diam. 45") - Millrace Rd. Island - Plot 2731
Acer negundo - box-elder (diam. 32") - Millrace Rd. Island - Plot 2731
OLEACEAE (Olive Family)
Fraxinus americana - white ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica - green ash (diam. 43") - River Road
BIGNONIACEAE (Trumpet Creeper Family)
Catalpa speciosa - Northern catalpa (diam. 51") - Crane Chick Bldg.
CAPRIFOLIACEAE
Viburnum prunifolium - black haw
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