Trees of Quiet Waters Park
The Environmental Committee has created a list of trees that can be found in Quiet Waters Park. Jim Collatz prepared the list below of 27 native and 4 non-native invasives trees.
Common species are in Bold
(For pictures and descriptions see https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/index.php)
Native Species
- American Beech
- Red Oak
- Willow Oak
- Southern Red Oak
- Post Oak
- White Oak
- Chestnut Oak
- Pignut Hickory
- Mockernut Hickory
- Bitternut Hickory
- Black Walnut
- Black Cherry
- Red Maple
- Box Elder
- Eastern Redbud
- Black Locust Tree
- Black Gum
- Sweet Gum
- American Holly
- Staghorn Sumac
- Flowering Dogwood
- American Sycamore
- Tulip Poplar
- Sassafras
- Virginia Pine
- Eastern White Pine
- Eastern Red Cedar
Non-Native Invasives
- Tree of Heaven
- Bradford Pear
- Sweet Cherry
- London Plane
Scientific Names of Trees found in QWP
Fagaceae Family
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- Fagas grandifolia, American Beech
- Quercus rubra, Red Oak
- Quercus phellos, Willow Oak
- Quercus falcate, Southern Red Oak
- Quercus stellata, Post Oak
- Quercus alba, White Oak
- Quercus montana, Chestnut Oak
Juglandaceae Family
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- Carya glabra, Pignut Hickory
- Carya tomentosa, Mockernut Hickory
- Carya cordiformis, Bitternut Hickory
- Juglans nigra, Black Walnut
Rosaceae Family
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- Prunus serotina, Black Cherry
Aceraceae Family
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- Acer rubra, Red Maple
- Acer negundo, Box Elder
Fabaceae Family
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- Cercis canadensis, Eastern Redbud
- Robinia pseudoacacia, Black Locust Tree
Nyssaceae Family
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- Nyssa sylvatica, Black Gum
Altingiaceae Family
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- Liquidamber styraciflua, Sweet Gum
Aquifoliaceae Family
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- Ilex opaca, American Holly
Anacardiaceae Family
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- Rhus typhina, Staghorn Sumac
Cornaceae Family
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- Cornus florida, Flowering Dogwood
Platanaceae Family
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- Platanus occidentalis, American Sycamore
Magnoleacea Family
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- Liriodendron tulipifera, Tulip Poplar
Lauraceae Family
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- Sassafras albidum, Sassafras
Pinaceae Family
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- Pinus virginica, Virginia Pine
- Pinus strobus, Eastern White Pine
Cupressaceae Family
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- Juniperus virginicus, Eastern Red Cedar
Non-Native Invasives
Simaroubaceae Family
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- Ailanthis altissima, Tree of Heaven
Rosacea Family
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- Pyrus calleryana, Bradford Pear
- Prunus avium, Sweet Cherry
Platanaceae Family
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- Platanus x hispanica, London Plane