Tree Identification
The Virginia Department of Forestry offers many tools to help you identify the trees you love.
- Get a copy of Common Native Trees of Virginia from our Web Store
- You can also download a free copy of the book (English; PDF format).
- Order your own tree seedlings from our online store (October to April each year)
The following documents are available (English; PDF format):
Families and Genera of Trees | Leaf Arrangement | Leaf Characteristics | Leaf forms | Leaf
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Trees of Virginia
- Alder, Black
- Apple, Common
- Apple, Crab
- Ash, Green
- Ash, White
- Aspen, Big Tooth
- Baldcypress
- Basswood
- Beech
- Birch, Black
- Birch, River
- Birch, Yellow
- Boxelder
- Buckeye, Yellow
- Butternut
- Buttonbush, Common
- Cedar, Atlantic White
- Cedar, Eastern Red
- Cedar, Northern White
- Cherry, Black
- Chestnut, American
- Chestnut, Chinese
- Chinkapin, Allegheny
- Cottonwood, Eastern
- Cucumbertree
- Dogwood, Gray
- Dogwood, Kousa
- Dogwood, Red Osier
- Dogwood, Silky
- Dogwood, White
- Elm, American
- Elm, Slippery
- Elm, Winged
- Fir, Douglas
- Gum, Black
- Gum, Sweet
- Hackberry
- Hawthorn, Washinton
- Hazelnut
- Hemlock, Eastern
- Hickory, Bitternut
- Hickory, Mockernut
- Hickory, Pignut
- Hickory, Shagbark
- Holly
- Hophornbeam, Eastern
- Hornbeam, American
- Indigobush
- Ironwood, Eastern
- Lespedeza, Bi-Color
- Linden
- Locust, Black
- Locust, Honey
- Magnolia Family
- Maple, Red
- Maple, Silver
- Maple, Sugar
- Mulberry, Red
- Oak, Blackjack
- Oak, Black
- Oak, Cherrybark
- Oak, Chestnut
- Oak, Laurel
- Oak, Live
- Oak, Northern Red
- Oak, Pin
- Oak, Post
- Oak, Sawtooth
- Oak, Scarlet
- Oak, Southern Red
- Oak, Swamp Chestnut
- Oak, Water
- Oak, White
- Oak, Willow
- Pawpaw
- Pear, Common
- Persimmon
- Pine, Eastern White
- Pine, Loblolly
- Pine, Long Leaf
- Pine, Pitch
- Pine, Pond
- Pine, Scotch
- Pine, Shortleaf
- Pine, Table-Mountain
- Pine, Virginia
- Plum, American
- Poplar, Yellow
- Redbud
- Sassafras
- Sourwood
- Spruce, Red
- Spruce, Norway
- Sweet Bay
- Sycamore
- Tulip Tree
- Walnut, Black
- Willow, Black
Tree Identification Resources
- Fact Sheets for Tree Identification Information provided by Virginia Tech.
- What Tree Is That? An easy-to-use guide from the National Arbor Day Foundation.
Special interest tree sites
- Big Trees, National Register.
- Big Tree List, Virginia Information provided by Virginia Tech.
- Christmas Trees Selection and care of your holiday tree.
- Tree Fact Sheets Information provided by Virginia Tech.
Last modified: Tuesday, 30-Jun-2009 08:12:39 EDT