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MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

PLANTS

TREES

[photo, Magnolia blossom, Annapolis, Maryland] [photo, Horse Chestnut tree (Aesculus hippocastanum) blossoms, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Catonsville, Maryland] Magnolia blossom (left), Annapolis, Maryland, June 2010. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


Horse Chestnut tree (Aesculus hippocastanum) blossoms, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Catonsville, Maryland, May 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

[photo, Eastern Red Cedars (Juniperus virginiana), Snow Hill, Maryland]


Over 60 species of trees have been cataloged as native to Maryland, including the White Oak (Quercus alba), the State tree.




Eastern Red Cedars (Juniperus virginiana), Snow Hill, Maryland, June 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

[photo, Trees at Hunting Creek Lake, Cunningham Falls State Park, Thurmont, Maryland]
  • 100 Poisonous Plants of Maryland (University of Maryland)

    • Parts of a few trees are extremely poisonous, and others are dangerous if handled improperly. If one such part is eaten or handled, first aid is required.


    Trees at Hunting Creek Lake, Cunningham Falls State Park, Thurmont, Maryland, January 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    MARYLAND TREES

    [photo, Beech tree, Harwood, southern Anne Arundel County, Maryland]

    Beech tree, Harwood, southern Anne Arundel County, Maryland, May 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    [photo, Red cedars near Mountain, Harford County, Maryland]
  • Birch, River (Betula nigra)
  • Blackgum (Sour Gum) (Nyssa sylvatica Marshall)
  • Buckeye, Yellow (Aesculus flava)
  • Butternut (White Walnut) (Juglans cinerea)
  • Cedar, Atlantic White (Chamaecyparis thyoides)
  • Cherry, Black (Prunus serotina)
  • Chestnut, American (Castanea dentata)
  • Chinquapin (Castanea pumila (L.) Mill.)
  • Cypress, Bald (Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich.)

    • Red Cedars near Mountain (Harford County), Maryland, July 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    [photo, Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida), Park Ave., Ellicott City, Maryland] [photo, Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida), Baltimore, Maryland]
  • Dogwood, Flowering (Cornus florida)
  • Elm, American (White Elm) (Ulmus americana)
  • Elm, Slippery (Ulmus rubra)
  • Fringetree, White (Chionanthus virginicus)

    • Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) (left), Park Ave., Ellicott City (Howard County), Maryland, May 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) (right), Baltimore, Maryland, May 2018. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.

    [photo, Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) blossoms, Sarah's Lane, Ellicott City (Howard County), Maryland]

    Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) blossoms, Sarah's Lane, Ellicott City (Howard County), Maryland, May 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    [photo, Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum), Monkton, Maryland]
  • Maple, Black (Acer nigrum)
  • Maple, Red (Acer rubrum)
  • Maple, Silver (Acer saccharinum)
  • Maple, Sugar (Acer saccharum Marshall)
  • Mulberry, Red (Morus rubra)


    • Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum), Monkton, Maryland, October 2014. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.

    [photo, Trees, Garrett County, Maryland]

    Trees, Garrett County, Maryland, October 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    [photo, An oak tree's acorn, New Germany State Park, Grantsville, Maryland]
  • Oak, Swamp Chestnut (Quercus michauxii)
  • Oak, White (Quercus alba)
  • Oak, Willow (Quercus phellos)


    • An oak tree's acorn, New Germany State Park, Grantsville, Maryland, October 2015. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    [photo, Tree stump cross-section, Willow St., Pocomoke City (Worcester County), Maryland]

    Tree stump cross-section, Willow St., Pocomoke City (Worcester County), Maryland, June 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    [photo, Tulip Poplar sapling leaves, Glen Burnie, Maryland] [photo, Tulip Poplar blossom, Glen Burnie, Maryland]
  • Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
  • Walnut, Black (Juglans nigra)
  • Willow, Black (Salix nigra)
  • Witchhazel, American (Hamamelis virginiana)

    • Tulip Poplar sapling leaves (left), Glen Burnie, Maryland, May 2010. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
    Tulip Poplar blossom (right), Glen Burnie, Maryland, May 2015. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    INVASIVE & INTRODUCED TREES

    [photo, Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani) cones, near Guerrieri Student Union, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland]
  • Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani)
  • Chestnut, Horse (Aesculus hippocastanum)
  • Maple, Norway (Acer platanoides)
  • Mulberry, White (Morus alba)
  • Oak, Sawtooth (Quercus acutissima)
  • Olive, Autumn (Elaeagnus umbellate Thunb.)

    • Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani) upright cones, near Guerrieri Student Union, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland, June 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    [photo, Princess Tree (Paulownia tomentosa) blossoms, Annapolis, Maryland]

    Princess Tree (Paulownia tomentosa) blossoms, Annapolis, Maryland, May 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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