Trees of Quiet Waters Park

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

    • 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

    • Carya glabra, Pignut Hickory
    • Carya tomentosa, Mockernut Hickory
    • Carya cordiformis, Bitternut Hickory
    • Juglans nigra, Black Walnut

Rosaceae Family

    • Prunus serotina, Black Cherry

Aceraceae Family

    • Acer rubra, Red Maple
    • Acer negundo, Box Elder

Fabaceae Family

    • Cercis canadensis, Eastern Redbud
    • Robinia pseudoacacia, Black Locust Tree

Nyssaceae Family

    • Nyssa sylvatica, Black Gum

Altingiaceae Family

    • Liquidamber styraciflua, Sweet Gum

Aquifoliaceae Family

    • Ilex opaca, American Holly

Anacardiaceae Family

    • Rhus typhina, Staghorn Sumac

Cornaceae Family

    • Cornus florida, Flowering Dogwood 

Platanaceae Family

    • Platanus occidentalis, American Sycamore

 Magnoleacea Family

    • Liriodendron tulipifera, Tulip Poplar

Lauraceae Family

    • Sassafras albidum, Sassafras

Pinaceae Family

    • Pinus virginica, Virginia Pine
    • Pinus strobus, Eastern White Pine

Cupressaceae Family

    • Juniperus virginicus, Eastern Red Cedar

Non-Native Invasives

Simaroubaceae Family

    • Ailanthis altissima, Tree of Heaven

Rosacea Family

    • Pyrus calleryana, Bradford Pear
    • Prunus avium, Sweet Cherry

Platanaceae Family

    • Platanus x hispanica, London Plane