Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Ten Tall-Growing Trees

Ten of America's tallest native trees


All of these are deciduous trees, native to the U.S. that grow up to 100 feet in height. I've linked the Latin name of each to its page in the US Forestry Service silvics manual.

  1. American Beech -- Fagus grandifolia
  2. American Elm -- Ulmus americana
  3. American Sweetgum -- Liquidambar styraciflua
  4. Bur Oak -- Quercus macrocarpa
  5. Cottonwood (Eastern Poplar) -- Populus deltoides
  6. Eastern Black Walnut -- Juglans nigra
  7. Northern Red Oak -- Quercus rubra
  8. Shagbark Hickory -- Carya ovata
  9. Sugar Maple -- Acer saccharum
  10. Sycamore (American Planetree) -- Platanus occidentalis

Related posts:
Five Tall, Narrow Trees
Narrow Trees for Small Spaces
Five Tall, Narrow, Deciduous Trees

5 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2012 at 11:11 PM

    You forgot the redwoods!

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  2. Genevieve NetzJanuary 24, 2012 at 7:23 PM

    I tend to think more about trees that grow in my part of the country... but yes, redwoods are tall-growing, and there are many others as well...

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  3. seanFebruary 3, 2012 at 7:20 AM

    you forgot Tulip Poplar, Eastern Hemlock, Eastern White Pine, and American Chestnut

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  4. Genevieve NetzFebruary 12, 2012 at 12:02 PM

    Hi, Sean. The post title is "TEN tall-growing trees" -- not "Every tall-growing tree in North America."

    If I had forgotten four trees, there would be only six in the list.

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  5. liwei1015January 25, 2016 at 2:33 PM

    how about black cottonwood of the westcoast and tulip poplar (tulip tree)?

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