Tennessee Hardwood Trees

Hickory genus carya.

Tennessee hardwood trees.

Common north american hardwood list. Trees likely to be found growing on well drained land ash beech black cherry black oak black walnut blackgum. Trees that require close examination s. A to z list by scientific name pine pincaceae pine pinus spruce picea larches tamaracks larix hemlocks tsuga douglas firs and true firs pseudotsuga and abies.

Most important being streamside buffers and wildlife habitat. Beech genus fagus. The value to landowners of these pine plantings 11 000 acres when mature is conservatively estimated to be over 22 million in current dollars. Birch genus betula.

It s the natural conditions of middle tennessee that grow these hardwoods to set the standards for strength and beauty. Softwoods are gymnosperms meaning they do not have flowers and use cones for seed reproduction. Trees are most likely to be encountered in different parts of tennessee and on given sites can help speed up proper identification. The blend of the soil s minerals and nutrients the amount of rainfall and the stable rotation of seasons assist in gradual growth and contribute to a superior quality of lumber.

Some river and creek bottoms were choked with canebrakes. Basswood genus tilia. Elm genus ulmus. Tree families in tennessee are.

Cottonwood genus populus. Many native trees are already used in tennessee home landscapes. If you would like to know the common name scientific name or characteristics of a tree at the arboretum but you only know the shape of the leaf perhaps this guide will. Black walnut butternut genus juglans.

Check the following guides to find the trees most likely to be encountered on any given site in tennessee. Most of the hardwood plantings 3 400 acres will be tailored to provide environmental benefits. Much of middle tennessee was covered with a great virgin hardwood forest when it was first settled. Ash genus fraxinus.

Oaks maples birches and fruit trees are examples of hardwood trees. For this guide we have chosen some of the trees commonly found on the trails at the arboretum. Black cherry genus prunus. Red oak southern red oak southern red oak is one of tennessee s most common trees.

Oaks maples dogwood yellow poplar and oth ers are common. While some areas contained natural barrens or grass lands the land that was forested showed an amazing variety of trees and bushes. Examples of softwoods include pines spruces firs and hemlocks. The bark is very rough but thin less than thick.

Many more exist that are seldom used. It usually has a round well pruned trunk with a slight swell at the base and good form up to strong well spaced limbs at the top.