Species List  2009 Revised         (Still subject to change!)

 

 

 

 

species scientific name

species common name

family

1

1

Pseudotsuga menziesii &

Douglas-fir

Pinaceae

Campus

2

Tsuga heterophylla &

western hemlock

Pinaceae

 

3

Tsuga mertensiana &

mountain hemlock

Pinaceae

 

4

Pinus ponderosa & *

ponderosa pine

Pinaceae

 

5

Pinus contorta &

lodgepole pine

Pinaceae

 

6

Picea pungens *

Colorado blue spruce

Pinaceae

2

7

Abies grandis &

grand fir

Pinaceae

Borst

8

Abies lasiocarpa &

subalpine fir

Pinaceae

 

9

Abies procera &

noble fir

Pinaceae

 

10

Cedrus deodara *

deodar cedar

Pinaceae

 

11

Larix occidentalis &

western larch

Pinaceae

 

12

Picea engelmannii &

Engelmann spruce

Pinaceae

 

13

Picea sitchensis &

sitka spruce

Pinaceae

 

14

Pinus monticola & *

western white pine

Pinaceae

3

15

Calocedrus decurrens &

incense cedar

Cupressaceae

Campus

16

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana &

Port Orford cedar

Cupressaceae

 

17

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis &

Alaska yellow cedar

Cupressaceae

 

18

Juniperus communis &

common juniper

Cupressaceae

 

19

Thuja plicata &

western red cedar

Cupressaceae

 

20

Taxus brevifolia &

Pacific yew

Taxaceae

 

21

Sequoia sempervirens & *

coast redwood

Taxodiaceae

 

22

Sequoiadendron giganteum *

giant sequoia

Taxodiaceae

4

23

Malus domestica *

common apple

Rosaceae

Borst

24

Prunus emarginata &

bitter cherry

Rosaceae

 

25

Sorbus aucuparia &

European mountain ash

Rosaceae

 

26

Ilex aquifolium

English holly

Aquifoliaceae

 

27

Arbutus menziesii &

Pacific madrone

Ericaceae

 

28

Rhododendron macrophyllum

Pacific rhododendron

Ericaceae

 

29

Umbellularia californica &

California laurel

Lauraceae

5

30

Alnus rubra &

red alder

Betulaceae

Campus

31

Betula papyrifera & *

paper birch

Betulaceae

 

32

Betula pendula *

European white birch

Betulaceae

 

33

Corylus cornuta &

beaked hazelnut

Betulaceae

 

34

Cornus florida *

flowering dogwood

Cornaceae

 

35

Cornus nuttallii & *

Pacific dogwood

Cornaceae

 

36

Fraxinus latifolia &

Oregon ash

Oleaceae

 

37

Araucaria araucana

monkey puzzle tree

Araucariaceae

6

38

Acer circinatum &

vine maple

Aceraceae

Campus

39

Acer macrophyllum &

big leaf maple

Aceraceae

 

40

Acer saccharum *

sugar maple

Aceraceae

 

41

Salix babalonica *

weeping willow

Salicaceae

 

42

Populus nigra var. italica *

Lombardy poplar

Salicaceae

 

43

Populus tremuloides & *

trembling aspen

Salicaceae

 

44

Populus trichocarpa & *

black cottonwood

Salicaceae

 

45

Ginkgo biloba *

ginkgo

Ginkgoaceae

 

46

Gleditsia tricanthos *

honeylocust

Fabaceae

7

47

Robinia pseudoacacia &

black locust

Fabaceae

Campus

48

Fagus grandifolia *

American beech

Fagaceae

 

49

Quercus garryana  &

Oregon white oak

Fagaceae

 

50

Quercus rubra *

northern red oak

Fagaceae

 

51

Aesculus hippocastanum *

horse chestnut

Hippocastanaceae

 

52

Platanus x acerifolia *

London plane tree

Platanaceae

8

53

Liquidamber styraciflua *

sweetgum

Hamamelidaceae

Borst

54

Juglans nigra

black walnut

Juglandaceae

 

55

Juglans regia

English walnut

Juglandaceae

 

56

Liriodendron tulipifera

tulip tree

Magnolicaeae

 

57

Magnolia grandiflora *

evergreen magnolia

Magnolicaeae

 

58

Ulmus americana *

American elm

Ulmaceae

 

59

Tilia americana *

American basswood

Tiliaceae

 

60

Rhamnus purshiana &

cascara

Rhamnaceae

 

 

* Species discussed in Urban Tree Book. 

& Species discussed in Northwest Trees.