Dendrology Series WSFNR10-20 July 2010 Nati tive Trees of Georgia by y Hardiness Zones by Dr. Kim D. Coder, Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources Native trees represent a great ecological bounty and a rich cultural history in Georgia. Native trees live from the mountains to the sea in many diverse habitats and under many environmental constraints. Native trees add value, comfort, and beauty to life in Georgia. They have provided medicine, food, fiber, shelter, recreation and aesthetic values. Native trees witnessed the arrival of many groups of explorers and settlers, many groups of Native Americans, and a number of ice ages. Native trees are wonderfully adapted to a local area s climate, soils, pests and other plants. There is a native tree wellsuited for every planting site or landscape position. A tree is defined as a perennial, woody, single-stemmed plant capable of attaining a size greater than 15 feet in total height and greater than 4 inches in stem diameter. A native tree is generally defined as being found within the last three centuries growing wild and reproducing naturally, and not introduced to an area by human activities. A tree is considered native in Georgia if it was not originally brought to Georgia by people, it is found growing and reproducing naturally in the Georgia landscape, and its gene sets developed and succeeded under Georgia s environmental conditions before human dominance of the land. Key to proper selection of a native tree for planting on any particular site is assuring it can handle various climatic and micro-site characteristics. One critical value for native trees is surviving and thriving under the coldest Winter conditions normally expected. This value of surviving a given cold temperature is summarized as cold hardiness. The cold hardiness zone map for Georgia is given in Figure 1. Most trees can survive and thrive for many years beyond their native range, especially in high quality or protected areas. Young trees are much more tolerant of environmental constraints than are older trees. There is much confusion surrounding cold hardiness zone inflation/deflation propagated through simple single tree demonstrations and pushing tree survival to the limits. Beginning tree planting close to a tree s native range, as shown within the tables in this publication, will help you design and plant an effective and efficient native landscape. Table 1 = cold hardiness zone 6b -- 117 species; Table 2 = cold hardiness zone 7a -- 122 species; Table 3 = cold hardiness zone 7b -- 119 species; Table 4 = cold hardiness zone 8a -- 147 species; Table 5 = cold hardiness zone 8b -- 140 species; Table 6 = trees growing in all cold hardiness zones in Georgia -- 41 species (6b to 8b -- a statewide distribution). In compliance with federal law, including the provisions of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the University of Georgia does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or military service in its administration of educational policies, programs, or activities; its admissions policies; scholarship and loan programs; athletic or other University-administered programs; or employment. In addition, the University does not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation consistent with the University non-discrimination policy. Inquiries or complaints should be directed to the director of the Equal Opportunity Office, Peabody Hall, 290 South Jackson Street, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602. Telephone 706-542-7912 (V/TDD). Fax 706-542-2822. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY / AFFIRMATIVE ACTION INSTITUTION.
Figure 1: Tree Cold Hardiness Zones of Georgia. (derived from Cathey, H.M. 2001. USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. Misc. Pub. #1475, USDA-ARS-National Arboretum, Washington D.C.) 7a 7b 6b 7a 7b Hardiness Zones average annual zone minimum number temperature o F 6b -5 7a 0 7b 5 8a 10 8b 15 8a 8a 8b 8b Dr. Kim D. Coder, 2010 2
Table 1: Native Trees of Georgia in Hardiness Zone 6b. (117 spp.) Abies fraseri 6b Fraser fir Acer negundo 6b boxelder Acer nigrum 6b black maple Acer pensylvanicum 6b striped maple Acer rubrum 6b red maple Acer saccharinum 6b silver maple Acer saccharum 6b sugar maple Acer spicatum 6b mountain maple Aesculus flava 6b yellow buckeye Aesculus glabra 6b Ohio buckeye Alnus serrulata 6b hazel alder Amelanchier arborea 6b serviceberry Aralia spinosa 6b devil s walkingstick Asimina triloba 6b pawpaw Betula alleghaniensis 6b yellow birch Betula lenta 6b sweet birch Betula nigra 6b river birch Cladrastis kentukea 6b yellowwood Clethra acuminata 6b sweet pepperbush Cornus alternifolia 6b alternate-leaf Cornus florida 6b flowering Cotinus obovatus 6b smoketree Crataegus flabellata 6b fanleaf hawthorn Diospyros virginiana 6b persimmon Euonymus atropurpureus 6b burningbush Fagus grandifolia 6b American beech Fraxinus americana 6b white ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 6b green ash Fraxinus quadrangulata 6b blue ash Carpinus caroliniana 6b American hornbeam Carya australis 6b Southern shagbark Carya cordiformis 6b bitternut Carya glabra 6b pignut Carya laciniosa 6b shellbark Carya ovalis 6b red Carya ovata 6b shagbark Carya pallida 6b sand Carya tomentosa 6b mockernut Castanea dentata 6b American chestnut Castanea pumila 6b chinquapin Celtis occidentalis 6b hackberry Cephalanthus occidentalis 6b buttonbush Cercis canadensis 6b redbud Chionanthus virginicus 6b fringetree Gleditsia triacanthos 6b honeylocust Halesia carolina 6b little silverbell Halesia tetraptera 6b mountain silverbell Hamamelis virginiana 6b American witch-hazel Ilex montana 6b mountain holly Ilex opaca 6b American holly Ilex verticillata 6b winterberry Juglans cinerea 6b butternut Juglans nigra 6b black walnut Juniperus virginiana 6b Eastern redcedar Kalmia latifolia 6b mountain-laurel Liriodendron tulipifera 6b yellow-poplar Magnolia acuminata 6b mountain cucumber-tree 3
Table 1: Native Trees of Georgia in Hardiness Zone 6b. (continued) Magnolia fraseri 6b mountain magnolia Magnolia tripetala 6b umbrella-tree Malus coronaria 6b sweet crabapple Morus rubra 6b red mulberry Nyssa sylvatica 6b blackgum Ostrya virginiana 6b Eastern hophornbeam Oxydendrum arboreum 6b sourwood Pinus echinata 6b shortleaf pine Pinus pungens 6b Table Mountain pine Pinus rigida 6b pitch pine Pinus strobus 6b Eastern white pine Pinus taeda 6b loblolly pine Pinus virginiana 6b Virginia pine Platanus occidentalis 6b American sycamore Prunus americana 6b American plum Prunus angustifolia 6b Chickasaw plum Prunus pensylvanica 6b fire cherry Prunus serotina 6b black cherry Quercus alba 6b white Quercus coccinea 6b scarlet Quercus falcata 6b Southern red Quercus imbricaria 6b shingle Quercus marilandica 6b blackjack Quercus montana 6b chestnut Quercus muehlenbergii 6b chinquapin Quercus nigra 6b water Quercus palustris 6b pin Quercus prinoides 6b dwarf chinquapin Quercus rubra 6b Northern red Quercus stellata 6b post Quercus velutina 6b black Rhododendron catawbiense 6b purple-laurel Rhododendron maximum 6b rosebay-laurel Rhus copallinum 6b winged sumac Rhus glabra 6b smooth sumac Rhus typhina 6b staghorn sumac Robinia hispida 6b pink locust Robinia pseudoacacia 6b black locust Robinia viscosa 6b clammy locust Salix nigra 6b black willow Salix sericea 6b silky willow Sambucus canadensis 6b American elder Sassafras albidum 6b sassafras Sorbus americana 6b American mountain-ash Stewartia ovata 6b mountain camellia Symplocos tinctoria 6b sweetleaf Tilia americana 6b American basswood Tilia heterophylla 6b white basswood Toxicodendron vernix 6b poison sumac Tsuga canadensis 6b Eastern hemlock Tsuga caroliniana 6b Carolina hemlock Ulmus alata 6b winged elm Ulmus americana 6b American elm Ulmus rubra 6b slippery elm Vaccinium arboreum 6b farkleberry Viburnum cassinoides 6b Northern possumhaw Viburnum lentago 6b nannyberry Viburnum prunifolium 6b blackhaw Viburnum rufidulum 6b rusty blackhaw Zanthoxylum americanum 6b prickly-ash 4
Table 2: Native Trees of Georgia in Hardiness Zone 7a. (122 spp.) Acer barbatum 7a Southern sugar maple Acer leucoderme 7a chalk maple Acer negundo 7a boxelder Acer nigrum 7a black maple Acer rubrum 7a red maple Acer saccharinum 7a silver maple Acer saccharum 7a sugar maple Aesculus flava 7a yellow buckeye Aesculus glabra 7a Ohio buckeye Aesculus sylvatica 7a Georgia buckeye Alnus serrulata 7a hazel alder Amelanchier arborea 7a serviceberry Aralia spinosa 7a devil s walkingstick Asimina triloba 7a pawpaw Betula alleghaniensis 7a yellow birch Betula lenta 7a sweet birch Betula nigra 7a river birch Chionanthus virginicus 7a fringetree Cladrastis kentukea 7a yellowwood Cornus alternifolia 7a alternate-leaf Cornus florida 7a flowering Cornus stricta 7a swamp Cotinus obovatus 7a smoketree Crataegus flabellata 7a fanleaf hawthorn Diospyros virginiana 7a persimmon Fagus grandifolia 7a American beech Fraxinus americana 7a white ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 7a green ash Fraxinus quadrangulata 7a blue ash Gleditsia triacanthos 7a honeylocust Carpinus caroliniana 7a American hornbeam Carya australis 7a Southern shagbark Carya cordiformis 7a bitternut Carya glabra 7a pignut Carya laciniosa 7a shellbark Carya ovalis 7a red Carya ovata 7a shagbark Carya pallida 7a sand Carya tomentosa 7a mockernut Castanea dentata 7a American chestnut Castanea pumila 7a chinquapin Celtis laevigata 7a sugarberry Celtis occidentalis 7a hackberry Cephalanthus occidentalis 7a buttonbush Cercis canadensis 7a redbud Halesia carolina 7a little silverbell Halesia tetraptera 7a mountain silverbell Hamamelis virginiana 7a American witch-hazel Ilex longipes 7a Georgia holly Ilex montana 7a mountain holly Ilex opaca 7a American holly Ilex verticillata 7a winterberry Juglans cinerea 7a butternut Juglans nigra 7a black walnut Juniperus communis 7a common juniper Juniperus virginiana 7a Eastern redcedar Kalmia latifolia 7a mountain-laurel Liquidambar styraciflua 7a sweetgum Liriodendron tulipifera 7a yellow-poplar Magnolia acuminata 7a mountain cucumber-tree 5
Table 2: Native Trees of Georgia in Hardiness Zone 7a. (continued) Magnolia fraseri 7a mountain magnolia Magnolia tripetala 7a umbrella-tree Malus angustifolia 7a Southern crabapple Malus coronaria 7a sweet crabapple Morus rubra 7a red mulberry Nyssa sylvatica 7a blackgum Ostrya virginiana 7a Eastern hophornbeam Oxydendrum arboreum 7a sourwood Pinus echinata 7a shortleaf pine Pinus rigida 7a pitch pine Pinus strobus 7a Eastern white pine Pinus taeda 7a loblolly pine Pinus virginiana 7a Virginia pine Platanus occidentalis 7a American sycamore Prunus americana 7a American plum Prunus angustifolia 7a Chickasaw plum Prunus serotina 7a black cherry Ptelea trifoliata 7a hoptree Quercus alba 7a white Quercus coccinea 7a scarlet Quercus falcata 7a Southern red Quercus imbricaria 7a shingle Quercus marilandica 7a blackjack Quercus michauxii 7a swamp chestnut Quercus montana 7a chestnut Quercus muehlenbergii 7a chinquapin Quercus nigra 7a water Quercus palustris 7a pin Quercus phellos 7a willow Quercus prinoides 7a dwarf chinquapin Quercus rubra 7a Northern red Quercus shumardii 7a Shumard Quercus stellata 7a post Quercus velutina 7a black Rhamnus caroliniana 7a buckthorn Rhododendron catawbiense 7a purple-laurel Rhododendron maximum 7a rosebay-laurel Rhus copallinum 7a winged sumac Rhus glabra 7a smooth sumac Robinia hispida 7a pink locust Robinia pseudoacacia 7a black locust Salix nigra 7a black willow Sambucus canadensis 7a American elder Sassafras albidum 7a sassafras Sideroxylon lycioides 7a buckthorn bumelia Staphylea trifolia 7a bladdernut Stewartia ovata 7a mountain camellia Styrax americanus 7a American snowbell Symplocos tinctoria 7a sweetleaf Tilia americana 7a American basswood Tilia heterophylla 7a white basswood Toxicodendron vernix 7a poison sumac Tsuga canadensis 7a Eastern hemlock Ulmus alata 7a winged elm Ulmus americana 7a American elm Ulmus rubra 7a slippery elm Vaccinium arboreum 7a farkleberry Viburnum cassinoides 7a Northern possumhaw Viburnum nudum 7a Southern possumhaw Viburnum prunifolium 7a blackhaw Viburnum rufidulum 7a rusty blackhaw Zanthoxylum americanum 7a prickly-ash 6
Table 3: Native Trees of Georgia in Hardiness Zone 7b. (119 spp.) Acer barbatum 7b Southern sugar maple Acer leucoderme 7b chalk maple Acer negundo 7b boxelder Acer rubrum 7b red maple Acer saccharinum 7b silver maple Aesculus parviflora 7b bottlebrush buckeye Aesculus sylvatica 7b Georgia buckeye Alnus serrulata 7b hazel alder Amelanchier arborea 7b serviceberry Aralia spinosa 7b devil s walkingstick Asimina parviflora 7b dwarf pawpaw Asimina triloba 7b pawpaw Betula nigra 7b river birch Carpinus caroliniana 7b American hornbeam Carya australis 7b Southern shagbark Carya cordiformis 7b bitternut Carya glabra 7b pignut Carya myristiciformis 7b nutmeg Carya ovalis 7b red Carya ovata 7b shagbark Carya pallida 7b sand Carya tomentosa 7b mockernut Castanea dentata 7b American chestnut Castanea pumila 7b chinquapin Catalpa bignonioides 7b Southern catalpa Celtis laevigata 7b sugarberry Celtis tenuifolia 7b Georgia hackberry Cephalanthus occidentalis 7b buttonbush Cercis canadensis 7b redbud Chionanthus virginicus 7b fringetree Cornus alternifolia 7b alternate-leaf Cornus florida 7b flowering Cornus foemina 7b stiff Cornus stricta 7b swamp Diospyros virginiana 7b persimmon Fagus grandifolia 7b American beech Fraxinus americana 7b white ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 7b green ash Halesia carolina 7b little silverbell Halesia tetraptera 7b mountain silverbell Hamamelis virginiana 7b American witch-hazel Ilex decidua 7b possumhaw Ilex longipes 7b Georgia holly Ilex montana 7b mountain holly Ilex opaca 7b American holly Ilex verticillata 7b winterberry Juglans nigra 7b black walnut Juniperus communis 7b common juniper Juniperus virginiana 7b Eastern redcedar Kalmia latifolia 7b mountain-laurel Liquidambar styraciflua 7b sweetgum Liriodendron tulipifera 7b yellow-poplar Magnolia acuminata 7b mountain cucumber-tree Magnolia cordata 7b Piedmont cucumber-tree Magnolia macrophylla 7b bigleaf magnolia Magnolia tripetala 7b umbrella-tree Magnolia virginiana 7b sweetbay 7
Table 3: Native Trees of Georgia in Hardiness Zone 7b. (continued) Malus angustifolia 7b Southern crabapple Morus rubra 7b red mulberry Nyssa sylvatica 7b blackgum Ostrya virginiana 7b Eastern hophornbeam Oxydendrum arboreum 7b sourwood Pinus echinata 7b shortleaf pine Pinus palustris 7b longleaf pine Pinus serotina 7b pond pine Pinus taeda 7b loblolly pine Platanus occidentalis 7b American sycamore Populus deltoides 7b Eastern cottonwood Prunus americana 7b American plum Prunus angustifolia 7b Chickasaw plum Prunus mexicana 7b Mexican plum Prunus serotina 7b black cherry Prunus umbellata 7b flatwoods plum Ptelea trifoliata 7b hoptree Quercus alba 7b white Quercus coccinea 7b scarlet Quercus falcata 7b Southern red Quercus georgiana 7b Georgia Quercus laevis 7b turkey Quercus lyrata 7b overcup Quercus margaretta 7b sand post Quercus marilandica 7b blackjack Quercus michauxii 7b swamp chestnut Quercus montana 7b chestnut Quercus muehlenbergii 7b chinquapin Quercus nigra 7b water Quercus oglethorpensis 7b Oglethorpe Quercus phellos 7b willow Quercus prinoides 7b dwarf chinquapin Quercus rubra 7b Northern red Quercus shumardii 7b Shumard Quercus stellata 7b post Quercus velutina 7b black Rhamnus caroliniana 7b buckthorn Rhus copallinum 7b winged sumac Rhus glabra 7b smooth sumac Robinia hispida 7b pink locust Robinia pseudoacacia 7b black locust Salix nigra 7b black willow Sambucus canadensis 7b American elder Sassafras albidum 7b sassafras Sideroxylon lycioides 7b buckthorn bumelia Staphylea trifolia 7b bladdernut Styrax americanus 7b American snowbell Symplocos tinctoria 7b sweetleaf Tilia americana 7b American basswood Tilia caroliniana 7b Carolina basswood Tilia heterophylla 7b white basswood Toxicodendron vernix 7b poison sumac Ulmus alata 7b winged elm Ulmus americana 7b American elm Ulmus rubra 7b slippery elm Ulmus serotina 7b September elm Vaccinium arboreum 7b farkleberry Viburnum cassinoides 7b Northern possumhaw Viburnum nudum 7b Southern possumhaw Viburnum prunifolium 7b blackhaw Viburnum rufidulum 7b rusty blackhaw Zanthoxylum americanum 7b prickly-ash 8
Table 4: Native Trees of Georgia in Hardiness Zone 8a. (147 spp.) Acer barbatum 8a Southern sugar maple Acer leucoderme 8a chalk maple Acer negundo 8a boxelder Acer rubrum 8a red maple Aesculus parviflora 8a bottlebrush buckeye Aesculus pavia 8a red buckeye Alnus serrulata 8a hazel alder Amelanchier arborea 8a serviceberry Aralia spinosa 8a devil s walkingstick Asimina parviflora 8a dwarf pawpaw Baccharis halimifolia 8a Eastern baccharis Betula nigra 8a river birch Crataegus aestivalis 8a mayhaw Cyrilla parvifolia 8a littleleaf titi Cyrilla racemiflora 8a swamp titi Diospyros virginiana 8a persimmon Elliottia racemosa 8a Georgia plume Fagus grandifolia 8a American beech Forestiera acuminata 8a swamp-privet Fraxinus americana 8a white ash Fraxinus caroliniana 8a Carolina ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 8a green ash Fraxinus profunda 8a pumpkin ash Gleditsia aquatica 8a water locust Gordonia lasianthus 8a loblolly bay Carpinus caroliniana 8a American hornbeam Carya aquatica 8a water Carya cordiformis 8a bitternut Carya glabra 8a pignut Carya myristiciformis 8a nutmeg Carya ovalis 8a red Carya tomentosa 8a mockernut Castanea pumila 8a chinquapin Catalpa bignonioides 8a Southern catalpa Celtis laevigata 8a sugarberry Celtis tenuifolia 8a Georgia hackberry Cephalanthus occidentalis 8a buttonbush Cercis canadensis 8a redbud Chamaecyparis thyoides 8a Atlantic whitecedar Chionanthus virginicus 8a fringetree Cliftonia monophylla 8a buckwheat tree Cornus florida 8a flowering Cornus foemina 8a stiff Cornus stricta 8a swamp Halesia carolina 8a little silverbell Halesia diptera 8a two-wing silverbell Hamamelis virginiana 8a American witch-hazel Ilex ambigua 8a Carolina holly Ilex amelanchier 8a sarvis holly Ilex coriacea 8a large gallberry Ilex decidua 8a possumhaw Ilex longipes 8a Georgia holly Ilex myrtifolia 8a myrtle dahoon Ilex opaca 8a American holly Ilex vomitoria 8a yaupon Illicium floridanum 8a Florida anisetree Juglans nigra 8a black walnut Juniperus virginiana 8a Eastern redcedar Leitneria floridana 8a corkwood Liquidambar styraciflua 8a sweetgum Liriodendron tulipifera 8a yellow-poplar Lyonia ferruginea 8a staggerbush 9
Table 4: Native Trees of Georgia in Hardiness Zone 8a. (continued) Magnolia cordata 8a Piedmont cucumber-tree Magnolia grandiflora 8a Southern magnolia Magnolia macrophylla 8a bigleaf magnolia Magnolia pyramidata 8a pyramid magnolia Magnolia virginiana 8a sweetbay Malus angustifolia 8a Southern crabapple Morus rubra 8a red mulberry Myrica cerifera 8a wax-myrtle Myrica heterophylla 8a evergreen bayberry Nyssa aquatica 8a water tupelo Nyssa biflora 8a swamp tupelo Nyssa ogeche 8a Ogeeche-lime Nyssa sylvatica 8a blackgum Osmanthus americanus 8a devilwood Ostrya virginiana 8a Eastern hophornbeam Oxydendrum arboreum 8a sourwood Persea borbonia 8a red-bay Persea palustris 8a swamp-bay Pinckneya bracteata 8a fevertree Pinus echinata 8a shortleaf pine Pinus elliottii 8a slash pine Pinus glabra 8a spruce pine Pinus palustris 8a longleaf pine Pinus serotina 8a pond pine Pinus taeda 8a loblolly pine Planera aquatica 8a planertree Platanus occidentalis 8a American sycamore Populus deltoides 8a Eastern cottonwood Prunus alabamensis 8a Alabama cherry Prunus americana 8a American plum Prunus angustifolia 8a Chickasaw plum Prunus caroliniana 8a laurelcherry Prunus mexicana 8a Mexican plum Prunus serotina 8a black cherry Prunus umbellata 8a flatwoods plum Ptelea trifoliata 8a hoptree Quercus alba 8a white Quercus arkansana 8a Arkansas Quercus austrina 8a bluff Quercus falcata 8a Southern red Quercus geminata 8a sand live Quercus hemisphaerica 8a laurel Quercus incana 8a bluejack Quercus laevis 8a turkey Quercus laurifolia 8a swamp laurel Quercus lyrata 8a overcup Quercus margaretta 8a sand post Quercus marilandica 8a blackjack Quercus michauxii 8a swamp chestnut Quercus minima 8a dwarf live Quercus muehlenbergii 8a chinquapin Quercus nigra 8a water Quercus pagoda 8a cherrybark Quercus rubra 8a Northern red Quercus shumardii 8a Shumard Quercus sinuata 8a bastard (Durand) Quercus stellata 8a post Quercus velutina 8a black Quercus virginiana 8a live Rhus copallinum 8a winged sumac Rhus glabra 8a smooth sumac Salix caroliniana 8a Coastal Plain willow Salix floridana 8a Florida willow Salix nigra 8a black willow 10
Table 4: Native Trees of Georgia in Hardiness Zone 8a. (continued) Sambucus canadensis 8a American elder Sambucus simpsonii 8a Southern elder Sassafras albidum 8a sassafras Sideroxylon lanuginosa 8a gum bumelia Sideroxylon lycioides 8a buckthorn bumelia Stewartia malacodendron 8a silky camellia Styrax americanus 8a American snowbell Styrax grandifolius 8a bigleaf snowbell Symplocos tinctoria 8a sweetleaf Taxodium ascendens 8a pond-cypress Taxodium distichum 8a bald-cypress Tilia americana 8a American basswood Tilia caroliniana 8a Carolina basswood Tilia heterophylla 8a white basswood Toxicodendron vernix 8a poison sumac Ulmus alata 8a winged elm Ulmus americana 8a American elm Vaccinium arboreum 8a farkleberry Viburnum nudum 8a Southern possumhaw Viburnum obovatum 8a small-leaf arrowwood Viburnum rufidulum 8a rusty blackhaw 11
Table 5: Native Trees of Georgia in Hardiness Zone 8b. (140 spp.) Acacia farnesiana 8b sweet acacia Acer barbatum 8b Southern sugar maple Acer rubrum 8b red maple Aesculus pavia 8b red buckeye Alnus serrulata 8b hazel alder Aralia spinosa 8b devil s walkingstick Asimina parviflora 8b dwarf pawpaw Forestiera acuminata 8b swamp-privet Forestiera segregata 8b Florida-privet Franklinia alatamaha 8b Franklin tree Fraxinus caroliniana 8b Carolina ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 8b green ash Fraxinus profunda 8b pumpkin ash Gleditsia aquatica 8b water locust Gordonia lasianthus 8b loblolly bay Baccharis halimifolia 8b Eastern baccharis Betula nigra 8b river birch Carpinus caroliniana 8b American hornbeam Carya aquatica 8b water Carya glabra 8b pignut Carya ovalis 8b red Carya tomentosa 8b mockernut Castanea pumila 8b chinquapin Catalpa bignonioides 8b Southern catalpa Celtis laevigata 8b sugarberry Cephalanthus occidentalis 8b buttonbush Chamaecyparis thyoides 8b Atlantic whitecedar Chionanthus virginicus 8b fringetree Cliftonia monophylla 8b buckwheat tree Cornus florida 8b flowering Cornus foemina 8b stiff Cornus stricta 8b swamp Crataegus aestivalis 8b mayhaw Cyrilla parvifolia 8b littleleaf titi Cyrilla racemiflora 8b swamp titi Diospyros virginiana 8b persimmon Elliottia racemosa 8b Georgia plume Halesia carolina 8b little silverbell Halesia diptera 8b two-wing silverbell Hamamelis virginiana 8b American witch-hazel Ilex ambigua 8b Carolina holly Ilex amelanchier 8b sarvis holly Ilex cassine 8b dahoon Ilex coriacea 8b large gallberry Ilex decidua 8b possumhaw Ilex myrtifolia 8b myrtle dahoon Ilex opaca 8b American holly Ilex vomitoria 8b yaupon Illicium floridanum 8b Florida anisetree Illicium parviflorum 8b yellow anisetree Juniperus silicicola 8b Southern redcedar Juniperus virginiana 8b Eastern redcedar Leitneria floridana 8b corkwood Liquidambar styraciflua 8b sweetgum Liriodendron tulipifera 8b yellow-poplar Lyonia ferruginea 8b staggerbush Magnolia grandiflora 8b Southern magnolia Magnolia pyramidata 8b pyramid magnolia Magnolia virginiana 8b sweetbay Morus rubra 8b red mulberry 12
Table 5: Native Trees of Georgia in Hardiness Zone 8b. (continued) Myrica cerifera 8b wax-myrtle Myrica heterophylla 8b evergreen bayberry Myrica inodora 8b odorless bayberry Nyssa aquatica 8b water tupelo Nyssa biflora 8b swamp tupelo Nyssa ogeche 8b Ogeeche-lime Nyssa sylvatica 8b blackgum Osmanthus americanus 8b devilwood Persea borbonia 8b red-bay Persea palustris 8b swamp-bay Pinckneya bracteata 8b fevertree Pinus echinata 8b shortleaf pine Pinus elliottii 8b slash pine Pinus glabra 8b spruce pine Pinus palustris 8b longleaf pine Pinus serotina 8b pond pine Pinus taeda 8b loblolly pine Planera aquatica 8b planertree Platanus occidentalis 8b American sycamore Populus heterophylla 8b swamp cottonwood Prunus alabamensis 8b Alabama cherry Prunus angustifolia 8b Chickasaw plum Prunus caroliniana 8b laurelcherry Prunus serotina 8b black cherry Prunus umbellata 8b flatwoods plum Ptelea trifoliata 8b hoptree Quercus alba 8b white Quercus arkansana 8b Arkansas Quercus austrina 8b bluff Quercus breviloba 8b Gulf Quercus chapmanii 8b Chapman Quercus falcata 8b Southern red Quercus geminata 8b sand live Quercus hemisphaerica 8b laurel Quercus incana 8b bluejack Quercus laevis 8b turkey Quercus laurifolia 8b swamp laurel Quercus lyrata 8b overcup Quercus margaretta 8b sand post Quercus marilandica 8b blackjack Quercus michauxii 8b swamp chestnut Quercus minima 8b dwarf live Quercus myrtifolia 8b myrtle Quercus nigra 8b water Quercus pagoda 8b cherrybark Quercus shumardii 8b Shumard s Quercus similis 8b swamp post Quercus sinuata 8b bastard (Durand) Quercus stellata 8b post Quercus virginiana 8b live Rhus copallinum 8b winged sumac Sabal palmetto 8b cabbage palmetto Salix caroliniana 8b Coastal Plain willow Salix floridana 8b Florida willow Salix nigra 8b black willow Sambucus canadensis 8b American elder Sambucus simpsonii 8b Southern elder Sapindus marginatus 8b Florida soapberry Sassafras albidum 8b sassafras Serenoa repens 8b saw palmetto Sideroxylon lanuginosa 8b gum bumelia Sideroxylon tenax 8b tough bumelia Stewartia malacodendron 8b silky camellia Styrax americanus 8b American snowbell Styrax grandifolius 8b bigleaf snowbell Symplocos tinctoria 8b sweetleaf 13
Table 5: Native Trees of Georgia in Hardiness Zone 8b. (continued) Taxodium ascendens 8b pond-cypress Taxodium distichum 8b bald-cypress Tilia caroliniana 8b Carolina basswood Tilia heterophylla 8b white basswood Torreya taxifolia 8b torreya Toxicodendron vernix 8b poison sumac Ulmus americana 8b American elm Vaccinium arboreum 8b farkleberry Viburnum nudum 8b Southern possumhaw Viburnum obovatum 8b small-leaf arrowwood Viburnum rufidulum 8b rusty blackhaw Yucca aloifolia 8b Spanish-bayonet Yucca gloriosa 8b moundlilly yucca Zanthoxylum clava-herculis 8b Hercules club 14
Table 6: List of native Georgia trees found statewide in all hardiness zones (i.e. zones 6b - 8b). (41 spp.) scientific name common name scientific name common name Acer rubrum Alnus serrulata Aralia spinosa Betula nigra Carpinus caroliniana Carya glabra Carya ovalis Carya tomentosa Castanea pumila Cephalanthus occidentalis Chionanthus virginicus Cornus florida Diospyros virginiana Fraxinus pennsylvanica Halesia carolina Hamamelis virginiana Ilex opaca red maple hazel alder devil s walkingstick river birch American hornbeam pignut red mockernut chinquapin buttonbush fringetree flowering persimmon green ash little silverbell American witch-hazel American holly Nyssa sylvatica Pinus echinata Pinus taeda Platanus occidentalis Prunus angustifolia Prunus serotina Quercus alba Quercus falcata Quercus marilandica Quercus nigra Quercus stellata Rhus copallinum Salix nigra Sambucus canadensis Sassafras albidum Symplocos tinctoria Tilia heterophylla Toxicodendron vernix blackgum shortleaf pine loblolly pine American sycamore Chickasaw plum black cherry white Southern red blackjack water post winged sumac black willow American elder sassafras sweetleaf white basswood poison sumac Juniperus virginiana Eastern redcedar Ulmus americana American elm Liriodendron tulipifera Morus rubra yellow-poplar red mulberry Vaccinium arboreum Viburnum rufidulum farkleberry rusty blackhaw 15