Ecozones – Trees and Shrubs

This page is for those taking Trees and Shrubs. Included are all 80 species you will need to know for your Ecozones Test. To get a better look at the photos on this page you can click them to increase the size.

Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip-tree)

Dirca palustris (Leatherwood)

Cornus sericea (Red Osier Dogwood)

Juglans nigra (Black Walnut)

Sassafras albidum (Sassafras)

Taxicodendron radicans (Poison Ivy)

Celastrus scandens (Bittersweet)

Morus rubra (Red Mulberry)

Rhus typhina (Staghorn Sumac)

Cornus alternifolia (Alternate-leaf Dogwood)

Cornus rugosa (Roundleaf Dogwood)

Gingko biloba (Gingko)

Shepherdia canadensis (Buffalo Berry)

Rubus sachalinensis var. sachalinensis (Wild Red Raspberry)

Rubus occidentalis (Black Raspberry)

Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry)

Amalanchier spp. (Serviceberry / Juneberry)

Populus alba (White Poplar)

Tilia cordata (Little leaf Linden (Lime))

Populus nigra var. italica (Lombardy Poplar)

Populus deltoides (Eastern Cottonwood)

Rhamnus cathartica (European Buckthorn)

Populus x canadensis (Carolina Poplar)

Salix spp. (Willow species)

Castanea dentata (American Chestnut)

Platanus occidentalis (Sycamore)

Viburnum acerifolium (Maple-leaf Viburnum)

Viburnum opulus var. americanum (High-bush Cranberry)

Acer nigrum (Black Maple)

Acer palmatum (Japanese Maple)

Acer saccharinum (Silver Maple)

Acer ginnala (Amur Maple)

Acer pensylvanicum (Striped Maple)

Acer negundo (Manitoba Maple)

Acer spicatum (Mountain Maple)

Acer platanoides (Norway Maple)

Sambucus nigra canadensis (Black Elder)

Sambucus racemosa pubens (Red Elder)

Sambucus racemosa pubens (Red Elder)

Ailanthus altissima (Tree-of-Heaven)

Aesculus glabra (Ohio Buckeye)

Ribes spp. (Currants & Gooseberries)

Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse-chestnut)

Viburnum lentago (Nannyberry)

Sorbus spp. (Mountain-ashes)

Robinia pseudoacacia (Black-locust)

Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey-locust)

Fraxinus pensylvanica (Green Ash)

Fraxinus excelsior (European Ash)

Carya ovata (Shagbark Hickory)

Carya ovata (Shagbark Hickory)

Quercus velutina (Black Oak)

Vitis spp. Wild Grapes

Corylus cornuta (Beaked Hazel)

Catalpa speciosa (Northern Catalpa)

Quercus alba (White Oak)

Rubus odoratus (Purple-Flowering Raspberry)

Fagus sylvatica (European Beech)

Alnus incana spp. rugosa (Speckled Alder)

Ulmus glabra ‘camperdownii’ (Scotch Elm)

 

Hamamelis virginiana (Witch-hazel)

Ulmus rubra (Slippery or Red Elm)

Ulmus pumila (Siberian Elm)

Gymnocladus dioicus (Kentucky Coffee-tree)

Prunus pensylvanica (Pin/ Fire Cherry)

Prunus virginiana (Choke Cherry)

Prunus nigra (Canada Plum)

Viburnum lantanoides (Hobble-bush)

Pinus rigida (Pitch Pine)

Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine)

Pinus nigra (Austrian pine)

Pinus mugo (Mugho pine)

Larix decidua (European larch)

Juniperous virginiana (Eastern redcedar)

Taxus canadensis (Canada yew/ Ground hemlock)

Picea abies (Norway Spruce)

Larix laricina (Tamarack)

Picea pungens (Blue / Colorado spruce)

 

Pinus resinosa (Red pine)

Pinus nigra (Austrian pine)

Juniperous communis (Common juniper)