Checklist of Trees for Hilton Pond Center

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(Page updated 09/20/13)

Southern Magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora

The following 51 species of Trees have been positively identified at Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History. A tree may be an ornamental plant, native plant, or invasive plant species. (Photos and/or other information are available by clicking on underlined common names below.)

Family numbers below are after Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles & Bell, UNC Press 1968).

* = Introduced species

16. PINACEAE (Pine Family)
(4 species)

Loblolly Pine Pinus taeda
Short-leaf Pine Pinus echinata
Virginia Pine Pinus virginiana
Colorado Blue Spruce* Picea pungens

17. TAXODIACEAE (Taxodium Family)
(1 species)

Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum

18. CUPRESSACEAE (Cypress Family)
(1 species)

Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana

51. SALICACEAE (Willow Family)
(1 species)

Willow Salix sp.

53. JUGLANDACEAE (Walnut Family)
(5 species)

Black Walnut Juglans nigra
Pecan Carya illinoinensis (often incorrectly spelled as illinoensis)
Shagbark Hickory Carya ovata
Mockernut Hickory ? Carya tomentosa
Pignut Hickory ? Carya glabra

55. FAGACEAE (Beech Family)
(7 species)

Chinese Chestnut* Castanea sinensis
White Oak Quercus alba
Post Oak Quercus stellata
Southern Red Oak Quercus falcata
Turkey Oak Quercus laevis
Water Oak Quercus nigra
Willow Oak Quercus phellos

56. ULMACEAE (Elm Family)
(2 species)

Winged Elm Ulmus alata
Slippery Elm Ulmus rubra

57. MORACEAE (Mulberry Family)
(2 species)

White Mulberry* Morus alba
Red Mulberry Morus rubra

80. MAGNOLIACEAE (Magnolia Family)
(2 species)

Southern Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora (photo above)
Tulip Tree (Yellow Poplar)Liriodendron tulipifera

81. ANNONACEAE (Custard Apple Family)
(1 species)

Pawpaw Asimina triloba

84. LAURACEAE (Laurel Family)
(1 species)

Sassafras Sassafras albidum

95. HAMAMELIDACEAE (Witch-hazel Family)
(1 species)

Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua
(NOTE: Recent taxonomic studies indicate this species is actually in the Altingiaceae, a small family of two or three genera of primarily Asian plants that are wind-pollinated and produce hard woody fruits with many tiny seeds.

96. PLANTANACEAE (Sycamore Family)
(1 species)

American Sycamore Platanus occidentalis

97. ROSACEAE (Rose Family)
(5 species)

Pear* Pyrus communis
Black Cherry Prunus serotina
Peach* Prunus persica
Apple* Malus communis
Hawthorn/Crab Crataegus sp.

98. FABACEAE or LEGUMINOSAE (Pea or Legume Family)
(3 species)

Mimosa* Albizzia julibrissin
Eastern Redbud Cercis canadensis
Honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos

104. SIMAROUBACEAEA (Quassia Family)
(1 species)

Tree-of-Heaven* Ailanthus altissima

112. AQUIFOLIACEAE (Holly Family)
(1 species)

American Holly Ilex opaca

115. ACERACEAE (Maple Family)
(3 species)

Red Maple Acer rubra
Sugar Maple Acer saccharinum
Box Elder Acer negundo

116. ACERACEAE (Maple Family)
(1 species)

Red Buckeye Aesculus pavia

122. MALVACEAE (Mallow Family)
(1 species)

Rose-of-Sharon* Hibiscus syriacus

135. LYTHRACEAE (Loosestrife Family)
(1 species)

Crape Myrtle* Lagerstroemia indica

141. NYSSACEAE (Tupelo Family)
(1 species)

Water Tupelo or Black Gum Nyssa sylvatica

142. CORNACEAE (Dogwood Family)
(1 species)

Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida

150. EBENACEAE (Ebony Family)
(1 species)

Common Persimmon Diospyros virginiana

153. OLEACEAE (Olive Family)
(2 species)

Fringetree Chioanthus sp.
Green Ash ? Fraxinus sp.

167. BIGNONIACEAE (Bignonia Family)
(1 species)

Southern Catalpa Catalpa bignonioides

* = Introduced species

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