List of tree species in New York City
This page lists tree and large shrub species native to New York City, as well as cultivated, invasive, naturalized, and introduced species.
List of trees growing in New York City[edit]
This list includes street trees of New York City; as well as trees planted in New York City parks and public spaces:[1][2][3][4][5]
Scientific name | Common name | Photo | Size | Native
species |
Planted in
NYC streets |
Edible
fruit |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acer campestre | Hedge maple | Small | Non-Native | Yes | ||
Acer ginnala | Amur maple | Small | Non-Native | Yes | ||
Acer griseum | Paperbark maple | Small | Non-Native | Yes | ||
Acer platanoides | Norway maple | Large | Non-Native, Invasive[6] | Yes, Approved | No | |
Acer rubrum | Red maple | Large | Native | Yes | ||
Acer saccharinum | Silver maple | Large | Native | Yes | ||
Aesculus hippocastanum | Horse-chestnut | Large | Non-Native | Yes | ||
Aesculus octandra | Common buckeye | Large | Native | Yes | ||
Ailanthus altissima | Tree of heaven | Large | Non-Native, Invasive[6] | Yes, Not Approved | No | |
Alnus glutinosa | European alder | Large | Non-Native | Yes | ||
Amelanchier canadensis | Serviceberry | Small | Native | Yes | ||
Betula nigra | Black birch | Large | Native | Yes | ||
Carpinus betulus | European hornbeam | Large | Non-Native | Yes | ||
Carpinus caroliniana | American hornbeam | Medium | Native | Yes | ||
Carya laciniosa | Shellback hickory | Large | Native | No | ||
Catalpa speciosa | Northern catalpa | Medium | Non-Native | No | ||
Cedrus | Cedar | Large | Non-Native | No | ||
Celtis occidentalis | Common hackberry | Medium | Native | Yes | Yes | |
Cercidiphyllum japonicum | Katsura | Medium | Non-Native | Yes | No | |
Cercis canadensis | Eastern redbud | Medium | Non-Native | Yes | No | |
Chionanthus virginicus | White fringetree | Medium | Non-Native | Yes | No | |
Cladrastis kentukea | Kentucky yellowwood | Medium | Non-Native | Yes | No | |
Cornus kousa | Kousa dogwood | Small | Non-Native | Yes | ||
Cornus mas | Cornelian cherry | Small | Non-Native | Yes | Yes | |
Corylus colurna | Turkish hazel | Tall | Non-Native | Yes | Yes | |
Crataegus crusgalli var. inermis | Cockspur hawthorn | Medium | Native | Yes | Yes | |
Crataegus spathulata | Littlehip hawthorn | Small | Non-Native | No | ||
Diospyros virginiana | American persimmon | Native | No | Yes | ||
Eucommia ulmoides | Hardy rubber tree | Large | Non-Native | Yes | No | |
Fagus sylvatica | European beech | Large | Non-Native | Yes | Yes | |
Fagus sylvatica 'Pendula' | Weeping beech | Large | Non-Native, Not Invasive | No, Not Approved | No | |
Ginkgo biloba | Ginkgo | Large | Non-Native | Yes | Yes | |
Gleditsia triacanthos inermis | Honey locust | Large | Non-Native | Yes | Yes | |
Gymnocladus dioicus | Kentucky coffeetree | Large | Non-Native | Yes | Yes | |
Halesia | Silverbell | No | ||||
Hamamelis | Witch-hazel | No | ||||
Ilex | Holly | No | ||||
Juglans | Walnut trees | No | ||||
Juniperus | Juniper | No | ||||
Koelreuteria paniculata | Goldenrain tree | Medium | Non-Native | Yes | ||
Laburnum | Golden chain | Non-Native | No | |||
Larix laricina | American larch | Native | No | |||
Liquidambar styraciflua | Sweetgum | Large | Native | Yes | ||
Liriodendron tulipifera | Tulip tree | Large | Native | Yes | ||
Maackia amurensis | Amur maackia | Medium | Non-Native | Yes | ||
Maclura pomifera | Maclura pomifera | Non-Native | No | |||
Magnolia grandiflora | Laurel magnolia | Large | Non-Native, Not Invasive | No, Not Approved | No | |
Malus spectabilis | Chinese flowering apple | Non-Native | ||||
Metasequoia glyptostroboides | Dawn redwood | Large | Non-Native | Yes | ||
Morus | Mulberry | No | ||||
Nyssa sylvatica | Black gum | Large | Native | Yes | ||
Ostrya virginiana | American hophornbeam | Medium | Native | Yes | ||
Oxydendrum | Sorrel tree | Non-Native | No | |||
Phellodendron amurense | Amur cork tree | Non-Native | No | |||
Picea pungens | Blue spruce | Non-Native | No | |||
Pinus resinosa | Red pine | Non-Native | No | |||
Pinus strobus | White pine | Native | No | |||
Pinus sylvestris | Scots pine | Non-Native | No | |||
Platanus × acerifolia | London planetree | Large | Non-Native | YesYes | ||
Populus | Poplar | No | ||||
Prunus 'Kanzan' | Cherry Kanzan | Small | Non-Native | Yes | ||
Prunus × incam | Okamé cherry | Small | Non-Native | Yes | ||
Prunus × yedoensis | Yoshino cherry | Small | Non-Native | Yes | ||
Prunus cerasifera | Cherry plum | Small | Non-Native | Yes | Yes | |
Prunus padus | Cherry | Non-Native | No | |||
Prunus sargentii | Sargent cherry | Small | Non-Native | Yes | ||
Prunus virginiana 'Schubert' | Canada red cherry | Small | Native | Yes | ||
Pseudotsuga menziesii ssp. glauca | Douglas Fir | Non-Native | No | |||
Pyrus calleryana | Callery pear | Invasive | No | Yes | ||
Quercus acutissima | Sawtooth oak | Large | Non-Native | Yes | ||
Quercus alba | White oak | Large | Native | Yes | ||
Quercus bicolor | Swamp white oak | Large | Native | Yes | ||
Quercus coccinea | Scarlet oak | Large | Native | Yes | ||
Quercus dentata | Japanese emperor oak | Large | Non-Native | Yes | ||
Quercus fastigiata | English oak | Large | Non-Native | Yes | ||
Quercus frainetto | Hungarian oak | Large | Non-Native | Yes | ||
Quercus imbricaria | Shingle oak | Large | Non-Native | Yes | ||
Quercus macrocarpa | Bur oak | Large | Non-Native | Yes | ||
Quercus montana | Chestnut oak | Large | Native | Yes | ||
Quercus muehlenbergii | Chinkapin oak | Large | Native[7] | Yes | ||
Quercus palustris | Pin oak | Large | Native | Yes | ||
Quercus phellos | Willow oak | Large | Native | Yes | ||
Quercus robur | Common oak | Non-Native | ||||
Quercus rubra | Northern red oak | Large | Native | Yes | ||
Quercus shumardii | Shumard oak | Large | Non-Native | Yes | ||
Quercus texana | Nuttall's oak | Large | Non-Native | Yes | ||
Quercus velutina | Eastern black oak | Large | Native | Yes | ||
Robinia | Locusts | Non-Native | No | |||
Salix | Willow | No | ||||
Sassafras albidum | Sassafras | Native | No | |||
Sorbus aucuparia | Rowan tree | Non-Native | No | |||
Styphnolobium japonicum | Japanese pagoda tree | Large | Non-Native | Yes | ||
Styrax japonicus | Japanese snowbell | Non-Native | No | |||
Syringa reticulata | Japanese tree lilac | Small | Non-Native | Yes | ||
Syringa reticulata subsp. pekinensis | Chinese tree lilac | Small | Non-Native | Yes | ||
Taxodium distichum | Bald cypress | Large | Non-Native | Yes | ||
Thuja occidentalis | Northern white-cedar | Native | No | |||
Tilia americana | American linden | Large | Native | Yes | ||
Tilia cordata | Littleleaf linden | Large | Non-Native | Yes | ||
Tilia tomentosa | Silver linden | Large | Non-Native | Yes | ||
Tsuga canadensis | Eastern hemlock | Native | No | |||
Ulmus americana | American elm | Large | Native | Yes | No | |
Ulmus glabra 'Camperdownii' | Camperdown elm | Medium | Non-Native, Not Invasive | No, Not Approved | No | |
Ulmus parvifolia | Chinese elm | Large | Non-Native | Yes | No | |
Ulmus minor | English elm | Large | Non-Native | No, Not Approved | No | |
Zelkova serrata | Japanese zelkova | Large | Non-Native | Yes | No |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Street-Trees-List-For-Permits" (PDF). NYC parks.
- ^ "Street Tree Planting Approved Species List : NYC Parks". www.nycgovparks.org. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ^ "NYC Street Tree Map". NYC Parks. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ^ "An Interactive Visualization of NYC Street Trees". An Interactive Visualization of NYC Street Trees. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ^ "Behold the New York City Street Tree Map: An Interactive Map That Catalogues the 700,000 Trees Shading the Streets of New York City". Open Culture. October 23, 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ^ a b "Research Guides: Invasive Plants: Invasive Plants". New York Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ "Quercus muehlenbergii - Species Page - NYFA: New York Flora Atlas". newyork.plantatlas.usf.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-25.