List of trees of Georgia (U.S. state)

This page lists

Georgia, as well as cultivated, invasive, naturalized, and introduced

species.

Native trees

Pinus palustris, Endangered

Near Threatened

Endangered

Castanea dentata, Critically Endangered

Endangered

Franklinia alatamaha, Extinct in the wild

Endangered

Family	Scientific name	Common names	Range within Georgia	Conservation status
Taxaceae	Arn.^[1]^: 39^[2]	Stinking Cedar	Decatur County, Georgia	Critically Endangered
Pinaceae	Pinus echinata Mill.^[1]^: 42–43	Shortleaf Pine	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Pinaceae	Pinus elliottii Engelm.^[1]^: 43–44	Slash Pine	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Pinaceae	Pinus glabra Walter^[1]^: 44–45	Spruce Pine	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Pinaceae	Pinus palustris Mill.^[1] ^: 45–46	Longleaf Pine	Coastal Plain, Ridge and Valley Province	Endangered
Pinaceae	Pinus pungens Lamb.^[1] ^: 47	Table Mountain Pine	Upper Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains	Least Concern
Pinaceae	Pinus rigida Mill.^[1]^: 48	Pitch Pine	Blue Ridge Mountains	Least Concern
Pinaceae	Pinus serotina Michx.^[1]^: 49–50	Pond Pine	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Pinaceae	Pinus strobus L.^[1]^: 50–51	Eastern White Pine	Upper Piedmont	Least Concern
Pinaceae	Pinus taeda L.^[1]^: 51–52	Loblolly Pine	State-wide	Least Concern
Pinaceae	Pinus virginiana Mill.^[1]^: 52–53	Virginia Pine	Upper Piedmont, Ridge and Valley Province, Blue Ridge Mountains	Least Concern
Pinaceae	Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.^[1]^: 53–54	Eastern Hemlock	Ridge and Valley Province, Blue Ridge Mountains	Near Threatened
Pinaceae	Tsuga caroliniana Engelm.^[1]^: 54	Carolina Hemlock	Rabun County, Georgia, Habersham County, Georgia	Near Threatened
Taxodiaceae	Brongn.^[1] ^: 55–56	Pond Cypress	Coastal Plain	G5 - Secure
Taxodiaceae	Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich.^[1]^: 56–57	Bald Cypress	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Cupressaceae	Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) B.S.A.^[1]^: 58–59	Atlantic White Cedar	Southwest Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Cupressaceae	Juniperus virginiana L.^[1]^: 59–60	Eastern Red Cedar	State-wide	Least Concern
Arecaceae	Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.^[1] ^: 61–62	Cabbage Palmetto	Outer Coastal Plain	G5 - Secure
Salicaceae	W.Bartram ex Marshall^[1] ^: 62–63	Eastern Cottonwood	Scattered state-wide	Least Concern
Salicaceae	Populus heterophylla L.^[1]^: 63–64	Swamp Cottonwood	Infrequently along Savannah River and coastal area	Least Concern
Salicaceae	Salix caroliniana Michx.^[1]^: 64–65	Coastal Plain Willow	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Salicaceae	Salix floridana Chapm.^[1]^: 65	Florida Willow	Early County and Pulaski County	Vulnerable
Salicaceae	Salix nigra Marshall^[1]^: 65–66	Black Willow	State-wide	Least Concern
Salicaceae	Salix sericea Marshall^[1]^: 66	Silky Willow	A few counties in the Blue Ridge Mountains	Least Concern
Myricaceae	Myrica cerifera L.^[1]^: 67–68	Southern Bayberry	Coastal Plain, lower Piedmont	Least Concern
Myricaceae	Myrica caroliniensis P. Mill.	Evergreen Bayberry	Coastal Plain
Myricaceae	W.Bartram^[1] ^: 68	Odorless Bayberry	Infrequently in pine lowlands in southwest Georgia	G4 - Apparently Secure
Leitneriaceae	Leitneria floridana Chapm.^[1] ^: 69–70	Corkwood	Lower Coastal Plain	Near Threatened
Juglandaceae	Nutt.^[1] ^: 71–72	Water Hickory	Lower Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Juglandaceae	Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K.Koch^[1]^: 72	Bitternut Hickory	Scattered state-wide	Least Concern
Juglandaceae	Carya glabra (Miller) Sweet^[1]^: 73	Pignut Hickory	State-wide	Least Concern
Juglandaceae	Carya laciniosa (Michaux f.) Loudon^[1]^: 74	Shellbark Hickory	Infrequently in northwest Georgia	Least Concern
Juglandaceae	Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg.^[1]^: 75	Red Hickory	State-wide	G5 - Secure
Juglandaceae	Carya ovata (Miller) K. Koch var. ovata^[1]^: 75	Shagbark Hickory	Coastal Plain	G5 - Secure
Juglandaceae	Carya pallida (Ashe) Engelm. & Graebner^[1]^: 76–77	Sand Hickory	Scattered state-wide, more often in highlands or Piedmont	Least Concern
Juglandaceae	Carya tomentosa (Poiret) Nutt.^[1]^: 77–78	Mockernut Hickory, White Hickory	Common state-wide	Least Concern
Juglandaceae	Juglans cinerea L.^[1]^: 78–79	White Walnut	Mountains.	Endangered
Juglandaceae	Juglans nigra L.^[1]^: 80	Black Walnut	Scattered state-wide	Least Concern
Betulaceae	Alnus serrulata (Aiton) Wiild.^[1]^: 81–82	Hazel Alder, Tag Alder	State-wide	Least Concern
Betulaceae	Betula alleghaniensis Britton^[1]^: 82–83	Yellow Birch	Mountain slopes above 3–4500 feet elevation	Least Concern
Betulaceae	Betula lenta L.^[1]^: 83–84	Sweet Birch	Mountainous areas of Ridge and Valley Province and Blue Ridge Mountains	Least Concern
Betulaceae	Betula nigra L.^[1]^: 84–85	River Birch	State-wide	Least Concern
Betulaceae	Carpinus caroliniana Walter^[1]^: 85–86	Musclewood	State-wide	Least Concern
Betulaceae	Ostrya virginiana (Miller) K. Koch^[1]^: 86–87	Eastern Hophornbeam	Piedmont and mountains	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Castanea dentata ^[1] ^: 88–89	American Chestnut	Before Chestnut blight, mountains and Piedmont	Critically Endangered
Fagaceae	Castanea pumila ^[1]^: 89–90	Allegheny Chinquapin	Sporadically state-wide	G5 - Secure
Fagaceae	Fagus grandifolia ^[1]^: 90–91	American Beech	Common in mountains and Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus alba ^[1]^: 93–94	White Oak, Stave Oak	Common state-wide	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus arkansana ^[1]^: 94–95	Arkansas Oak	Small, local stands in southwest Georgia	Vulnerable
Fagaceae	Quercus austrina Small^[1]^: 95–96	Bluff Oak, Bastard White Oak	Scattered in lower Coastal Plain	Vulnerable
Fagaceae	Quercus chapmanii Sarg.^[1]^: 96	Chapman Oak	Uncommon, appears in lower Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus coccinea Muenchh.^[1]^: 96–97	Scarlet Oak	Mountains and Piedmont	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus falcata Michaux^[1]^: 98	Spanish Oak	Common state-wide	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus geminata Small^[1]^: 99	Sand Live Oak	Lower Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus georgiana M. A. Curtis^[1]^: 99	Georgia Oak	Granite outcrops in the Piedmont	Endangered
Fagaceae	Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willd.^[1]^: 100	Darlington Oak	Common throughout the Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus incana Bartram^[1]^: 101	Bluejack Oak	Common throughout the Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus laevis Walter^[1]^: 102	Turkey Oak	Common throughout the Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus laurifolia Michaux^[1]^: 103	Swamp Laurel Oak	Common in the Coastal Plain and occasionally in the Piedmont	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus lyrata Walter^[1]^: 104	Overcup Oak	Common in the Coastal Plain and occasionally in the Piedmont and Ridge and Valley Province	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus margaretta Ashe^[1] ^: 105	Sand Post Oak, Scrub Post Oak	Coastal Plain and Georgia Sandhills	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus marilandica Muenchh.^[1]^{: 105–106}	Blackjack Oak	State-wide	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus michauxii Nutt.^[1]^{: 106–107}	Swamp Chestnut Oak, Basket Oak	Scattered throughout state, particularly Coastal Plain and Piedmont	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus muehlenbergii Engelm.^[1]^{: 107–108}	Chinquapin Oak	Uncommon, appearing in localities in northwest and southwest Georgia.	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus myrtifolia Willd.^[1]^: 108	Myrtle Oak	Occasional along outer Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus nigra L.^[1]^: 109	Water Oak	State-wide, more common in Coastal Plain and Piedmont	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus oglethorpensis W.Duncan^[1]^: 110	Oglethrope Oak	Restricted to a few counties in the Piedmont near South Carolina	Endangered
Fagaceae	Quercus pagoda Raf.^[1]^: 111	Cherrybark Oak	Coastal Plain and Piedmont	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus phellos L.^[1]^: 112	Willow Oak	State-wide	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus montana Willd.^[1]^{: 112–113}	Chestnut Oak, Rock Chestnut Oak	Mountains and upper Piedmont	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus rubra L.^[1]^{: 113–114}	Northern Red Oak	Common in Piedmont and mountains	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus shumardii Buckley^[1]^{: 114–115}	Shumard Oak	Most common in Coastal Plain, but also found in Piedmont and Ridge and Valley Province	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus stellata Wangenh.^[1]^{: 115–116}	Post Oak	State-wide	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus velutina Lam.^[1]^{: 116–117}	Black Oak	State-wide	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus virginiana Miller^[1]^{: 117–118}	Live Oak	Coastal Plain	Least concern
Ulmaceae	Celtis laevigata Willd.^[1]^: 119	Sugarberry	State-wide	Least Concern
Ulmaceae	Celtis occidentalis L.^[1]^: 120	Hackberry	Northwest Georgia and Piedmont	Least Concern
Ulmaceae	Celtis tenuifolia Nutt.^[1]^: 121	Georgia Hackberry	Rocky sites throughout the state	G5 - Secure
Ulmaceae	Planera aquatica (Walter) J. Gmelin.^[1]^{: 121–122}	Water-elm, Planer-tree	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Ulmaceae	Ulmus alata Michaux^[1]^{: 122–123}	Winged Elm	Common state-wide at lower elevations	Least Concern
Ulmaceae	Ulmus americana L.^[1]^{: 124–125}	American Elm	Common state-wide	Endangered
Ulmaceae	Ulmus rubra Muhlenb.^[1]^{: 125–126}	Slippery Elm	Primarily Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Ulmaceae	Ulmus serotina Sarg.^[1]^{: 126–127}	September Elm	Floyd County, Georgia	Least Concern
Moraceae	Morus rubra L.^[1]^{: 127–128}	Red mulberry	Sporadically throughout Georgia	Least Concern
Magnoliaceae	Liriodendron tulipifera L.^[1]^{: 129–130}	Yellow-poplar, Tulip-poplar	State-wide	Least Concern
Magnoliaceae	Magnolia acuminata L.^[1]^: 131	Cucumbertree	Blue Ridge Mountains and occasionally Piedmont	Least Concern
Magnoliaceae	Magnolia fraseri Walter^[1]^: 132	Fraser Magnolia	Blue Ridge Mountains	Least Concern
Magnoliaceae	Magnolia grandiflora L.^[1]^: 133	Southern Magnolia, Bull Bay	Native to Coastal Plain , but planted throughout the state	Least Concern
Magnoliaceae	Magnolia macrophylla Michaux^[1]^: 134	Bigleaf Magnolia	Uncommon, found in upper Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Magnoliaceae	Magnolia pyramidata Bartram^[1] ^: 135	Pyramid Magnolia	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Magnoliaceae	Magnolia tripetala L.^[1]^{: 135–136}	Umbrella Magnolia	Occasionally appears in Piedmont and lower mountains	Least Concern
Magnoliaceae	Magnolia virginiana L.^[1]^: 136	Sweetbay	Coastal Plain and Piedmont	Least Concern
Illiciaceae	Illicium floridanum Ellis^[1]^: 137	Anise-tree	Decatur County	Least Concern
Annonaceae	Asimina triloba Ellis^[1]^: 138	Pawpaw	Mountains and Piedmont	Least Concern
Lauraceae	Persea borbonia (L.) A. Sprengel^[1]^{: 140–141}	Red Bay	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Lauraceae	Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees^[1]^: 141	Sassafras	Scattered state-wide	Least Concern
Hamamelidaceae	Hamamelis virginiana L.^[1]^{: 142–143}	Witch-hazel	State-wide	Least Concern
Hamamelidaceae	Liquidambar styraciflua L.^[1]^{: 143–144}	Sweetgum	State-wide	Least Concern
Platanaceae	Platanus occidentalis L.^[1]^{: 144–145}	Planetree	State-wide	Least Concern
Rosaceae	Amelanchier arborea (Michaus f.) Fern.^[1]^{: 146–147}	Shadbush	Mountains and Piedmont	Least Concern
Rosaceae	Malus angustifolia (Aiton) Michaux^[1]^: 148	Southern Crab Apple	State-wide but less common in Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Rosaceae	Malus coronaria L.^[1]^: 149	Sweet Crab Apple	Blue Ridge Mountains	Least Concern
Rosaceae	Prunus americana Marshall^[1]^{: 150–151}	American Plum	Sporadically in Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Rosaceae	Prunus angustifolia Marshall^[1]^{: 151–152}	Chickasaw Plum	Scattered state-wide	Least Concern
Rosaceae	Prunus caroliniana (Miller) Aiton^[1]^{: 152–153}	Carolina Laurel Cherry	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Rosaceae	Prunus pensylvanica L. f.^[1]^{: 153–154}	Fire Cherry	Higher elevations in the Blue Ridge Mountains	Least Concern
Rosaceae	Prunus serotina Ehrh.^[1]^{: 154–155}	Black Cherry	State-wide	Least Concern
Rosaceae	Prunus umbellata Elliott^[1]^: 155	Hog Plum	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Rosaceae	Sorbus americana Marshall^[1]^{: 155–156}	American Mountain-Ash, Rowan	Higher elevations in the Blue Ridge Mountains	Least Concern
Leguminosae	Cercis canadensis L.^[1]^{: 157–158}	Redbud, Judas Tree	State-wide	Least Concern
Leguminosae	Cladrastis kentukea (Dum.-Cours.) Rudd^[1]^{: 158–159}	Yellowwood	Rarely, in Ridge and Valley and Blue Ridge Mountains	G4 - Apparently Secure
Leguminosae	Gleditsia aquatica Marshall^[1]^: 159	Waterlocust	Confined to swamps of the Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Leguminosae	Gleditsia triacanthos L.^[1] ^{: 159–160}	Honeylocust	Scattered state-wide	Least Concern
Leguminosae	Robinia pseudoacacia L.^[1]^{: 161–162}	Black Locust	Originally limited to mountains, but has been cultivated elsewhere in the state	Least Concern
Rutaceae	Ptelea trifoliata L.^[1]^{: 162–163}	Wafer Ash	Scattered throughout the state	Least Concern
Rutaceae	Zanthoxylum americanum Miller^[1]^{: 163–164}	Toothache-tree	Limited to a few counties in the Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Rutaceae	Zanthoxylum clava-herculis L.^[1]^{: 164–165}	Toothache-tree	Restricted to coastal counties and Southwest Georgia.	Least Concern
Anacardiaceae	Cotinus obovatus Raf.^[1]^{: 166–167}	Smoketree	Known from a single location on Pigeon Mountain	Least Concern
Anacardiaceae	Rhus copallinum L.^[1]^{: 167–168}	Shining Sumac	State-wide	G5 - Secure
Anacardiaceae	Rhus glabra L.^[1]^{: 168–169}	Smooth Sumac	Mountains and Piedmont	Least Concern
Anacardiaceae	Rhus typhina L.^[1]^{: 169–170}	Staghorn Sumac	Known from a single location on Yonah Mountain	Least Concern
Anacardiaceae	Toxicodendron vernix (L.) Kuntze^[1]^{: 170–171}	Thunderwood	Scattered throughout the state	Least Concern
Cyrillaceae	Cliftonia monophylla (Lam.) Britton ex Sarg.^[1] ^{: 171–172}	Titi, Buckwheat-tree	Lower Coastal Plain	G4 - Apparently Secure
Cyrillaceae	Cyrilla racemiflora L.^[1] ^{: 172–173}	Swamp Cyrilla, Red Titi	Wet areas of the Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex ambigua (Michaux) Torrey^[1]^{: 175–176}	Carolina Holly	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex amelanchier M. A. Curtis^[1]^: 176	Sarvis Holly	Found in a few Coastal Plain counties	Least Concern
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex cassine L.^[1]^{: 176–177}	Dahoon	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex coriacea (Pursh) Chapman^[1]^{: 177–178}	Large Gallberry	Scattered throughout the Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex decidua Walter^[1]^{: 178–179}	Possumhaw	State-wide	Least Concern
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex longipes Chapman ex Trel.^[1]^: 179	Georgia Holly	Uncommonly appears in Ridge and Valley	Least Concern
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex montana Torrey & Gray^[1]^: 179	Mountain Winterberry	Mountains	Least Concern
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex myrtifolia Walter^[1]^{: 179–180}	Myrtle-leaved Holly	Frequently in Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex opaca Aiton^[1]^{: 180–181}	American Holly	Common state-wide	Least Concern
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray^[1]^: 181	Common Winterberry	Blue Ridge Mountains and Piedmont	Least Concern
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex vomitoria Aiton^[1]^{: 181–182}	Yaupon	Outer Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Celastraceae	Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq.^[1]^{: 182–183}	Eastern Wahoo, Burningbush	Infrequent, appearing in scattered counties	Least Concern
Staphyleaceae	Staphylea trifolia L.^[1]^{: 183–184}	Bladdernut	Scattered in Ridge and Valley, Piedmont, and Cumberland Plateau	Least Concern
Aceraceae	Acer floridanum (Chapman) Pax.^[1]^{: 185–186}	Florida Maple, Southern Sugar Maple	Occasionally in Ridge and Valley and Piedmont	Least Concern
Aceraceae	Acer leucoderme Small^[1]^: 187	Chalk Maple	Piedmont	Least Concern
Aceraceae	Acer negundo L.^[1]^{: 187–188}	Boxelder	Piedmont	Least Concern
Aceraceae	Acer nigrum Michaux f.^[1]^: 189	Black Maple	Dade County, Georgia and Walker County, Georgia	Least Concern
Aceraceae	Acer pensylvanicum L.^[1]^{: 189–190}	Striped Maple	Higher elevations of the Blue Ridge Mountains	Least Concern
Aceraceae	Acer rubrum L.^[1]^{: 190–191}	Red Maple	Common state-wide	Least Concern
Aceraceae	Acer saccharinum L.^[1]^{: 191–192}	Silver Maple	Infrequently state-wide	Least Concern
Aceraceae	Acer saccharum Marsh.^[1]^{: 192–193}	Sugar Maple	Blue Ridge Mountains, Ridge and Valley, and upper Piedmont	Least Concern
Aceraceae	Acer spicatum L.^[1]^{: 193–194}	Mountain Maple	Towns County, Georgia and Union County, Georgia at higher elevations	Least Concern
Hippocastanaceae	Aesculus flava Solander ex Hope^[1]^{: 195–196}	Yellow Buckeye	Higher elevations in the mountains	Least Concern
Hippocastanaceae	Aesculus glabra Willd.^[1]^: 197	Ohio Buckeye, Fetid Buckeye	Walker County, Georgia	Least Concern
Hippocastanaceae	Aesculus parviflora Walter^[1]^{: 197–198}	Bottlebrush Buckeye	Southwestern Georgia along the Chattahoochee River	Least Concern
Hippocastanaceae	Aesculus pavia L.^[1]^{: 198–199}	Red Buckeye	Common in the Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Hippocastanaceae	Aesculus sylvatica Bartram^[1]^: 199	Painted Buckeye, Georgia Buckeye	Piedmont	Least Concern
Sapindaceae	Sapindus marginatus Willd.^[1]^{: 200–201}	Florida Soapberry	Rarely on the islands of Liberty County, Georgia
Rhamnaceae	A.Gray^[1] ^{: 201–202}	Carolina Buckthorn	Scattered throughout the state, mostly in Ridge and Valley and Piedmont	Least Concern
Tiliaceae	Tilia americana Miller^[1]^{: 202–203}	Linden	State-wide, but mostly the mountains and Piedmont	Least Concern
Theaceae	Franklinia alatamaha Bartram ex Marshall^[1] ^{: 204–205}	Franklinia, Franklin-tree	Extinct in the wild for about 200 years. Cultivated in the Coastal Plain	Extinct in the wild
Theaceae	Gordonia lasianthus (L.) Ellis^[1]^{: 205–206}	Loblolly-bay, Gordonia	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Theaceae	Stewartia malacodendron L.^[1]^{: 206–207}	Virginia Stewartia, Silky Camellia	Uncommon, scattered in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont	Least Concern
Theaceae	Stewartia ovata (Cav.) Weatherby^[1]^: 207	Mountain Stewartia, Mountain-Camellia	Scattered state-wide	Least Concern
Araliaceae	Aralia spinosa L.^[1]^{: 208–209}	Devil's-walkingstick	Common state-wide	Least Concern
Nyssaceae	Nyssa aquatica L.^[1]^{: 209–210}	Water Tupelo	Wetlands of the Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Nyssaceae	Nyssa ogeche Bartram ex Marshall^[1]^{: 210–211}	Ogeechee Tupelo, Ogeechee-lime	Rivers of the lower Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Nyssaceae	Nyssa sylvatica Marshall var. sylvatica^[1]^{: 211–212}	Blackgum	Common state-wide	Least Concern
Nyssaceae	Nyssa biflora Walter^[1]^{: 212–213}	Swamp Tupelo, Swamp Black Gum	Swamps of the Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Cornaceae	Cornus alternifolia L. f.^[1]^{: 214–215}	Alternate-leaf Dogwood	Mountains and Piedmont	Least Concern
Cornaceae	Cornus drummondii C. A. Meyer^[1]^{: 215–216}	Roughleaf Dogwood	Dade County, Georgia	Least Concern
Cornaceae	Cornus florida L.^[1]^{: 216–217}	Flowering Dogwood	Common state-wide	Least Concern
Cornaceae	Cornus foemina Miller^[1]^: 217	Swamp Dogwood	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Clethraceae	Clethra acuminata Michaux^[1]^{: 218–219}	Sweet Pepperbush	White County, Georgia, Union County, Georgia, Towns County, Georgia, and Rabun County, Georgia	G4 - Apparently Secure
Ericaceae	Elliottia racemosa Muhlenb. ex Elliott^[1]^{: 219–220}	Georgia Plume	Tattnall County, Georgia	G2 - Imperiled
Ericaceae	Kalmia latifolia L.^[1]^{: 220–221}	Mountain Laurel	Common in mountains	Least Concern
Ericaceae	Lyonia ferruginea (Walter) Nutt.^[1]^{: 221–222}	Staggerbush	Coast and flatwoods of lower Coastal Plain	G5 - Secure
Ericaceae	Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.^[1] ^{: 222–223}	Sourwood	State-wide	Least Concern
Ericaceae	Rhododendron catawbiense Michaux^[1]^: 224	Purple Rhododendron	Blue Ridge Mountains	Least Concern
Ericaceae	Rhododendron maximum L.^[1]^: 225	Rosebay Rhododendron	Mountains	Least Concern
Ericaceae	Vaccinium arboreum Marshall^[1]^{: 225–226}	Sparkleberry	Common state-wide	Least Concern
Sapotaceae	Sideroxylon lanuginosum ^[1]^{: 227–228}	Gum Bumelia	Coastal Plain	G4 - Apparently Secure
Sapotaceae	Sideroxylon lycioides (L.) Pers.^[1]^{: 228–229}	Buckthorn Bumelia	Ridge and Valley and Piedmont	Least Concern
Sapotaceae	Sideroxylon tenax (L.) Willd.^[1]^: 229	Tough Bumelia	Coastal counties	G3 - Vulnerable
Ebenaceae	Diospyros virginiana L.^[1]^{: 230–231}	Persimmon	State-wide	G5 - Secure
Styracaceae	Halesia carolina L.^[1]^{: 231–232}	Carolina Silverbell	Mountains	Least Concern
Styracaceae	Halesia diptera Ellis^[1]^{: 232–233}	Two-wing Silverbell	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Styracaceae	Halesia carolina L.^[1]^: 233	Little Silverbell	Sporadically in Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Styracaceae	Styrax americanus Lam.^[1]^{: 233–234}	American Snowbell	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Styracaceae	Styrax grandifolius Aiton^[1]^{: 234–235}	Bigleaf Snowbell	State-wide	Least Concern
Symplocos	Symplocos tinctoria (L.) L'Her^[1]^{: 235–236}	Horse-sugar, Sweetleaf	State-wide	G5 - Secure
Oleaceae	Chionanthus virginicus L.^[1]^: 237	Old-man's-beard	Occasional throughout the state	G5 - Secure
Oleaceae	Forestiera acuminata (Michaux) Poiret^[1]^: 238	Swamp-privet	Scattered localities in the Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Oleaceae	Fraxinus americana L.^[1]^: 239	White Ash	Mountains and Piedmont	Critically Endangered
Oleaceae	Fraxinus caroliniana Miller^[1]^{: 240–241}	Carolina Ash	Coastal Plain	Endangered
Oleaceae	Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall^[1]^{: 241–242}	Green Ash	State-wide	Critically Endangered
Oleaceae	Fraxinus profunda (Bush) Bush^[1]^{: 242–243}	Pumpkin Ash	Infrequently along the coast	Critically Endangered
Oleaceae	Fraxinus quadrangulata Michaux^[1]^: 243	Blue Ash	Northwest Georgia	Critically Endangered
Oleaceae	Cartrema americana (L.) Gray^[1]^{: 243–244}	Devilwood	Coastal Plain	G5 - Secure
Bignoniaceae	Catalpa bignonioides Walter^[1]^{: 245–246}	Southern Catalpa, Indian-bean	Native to southwest Georgia, now found state-wide	G4 - Apparently Secure
Rubiaceae	Cephalanthus occidentalis L.^[1]^{: 246–247}	Buttonbush	State-wide	Least Concern
Rubiaceae	Pinckneya bracteata (Bartram) Raf.^[1] ^{: 247–248}	Fever-tree	Wet areas of the Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Caprifoliaceae	Sambucus canadensis L.^[1]^{: 249–250}	American Elder	Common state-wide	T5 - Secure Subspecies
Caprifoliaceae	Viburnum nudum L.^[1]^{: 250–251}	Possumhaw Virbunum	Scattered state-wide	Least Concern
Caprifoliaceae	Viburnum obovatum Walter^[1]^{: 251–252}	Virbunum, Small-leaf Virbunum	Coastal Plain	G5 - Secure
Caprifoliaceae	Viburnum prunifolium L.^[1]^{: 252–253}	Blackhaw	Scattered in the Piedmont	Least Concern
Caprifoliaceae	Viburnum rufidulum Raf.^[1]^{: 253–254}	Rusty Blackhaw	Scattered state-wide	Least Concern

Introduced, naturalized, and invasive trees

Carya illinoensis

, a cultivated species in Georgia

Family	Scientific name	Common names
Simaroubaceae	Ailanthus altissima (Miller) Swingle^[1]^: 273^[3]	Tree-of-Heaven
Fabaceae	Albizia julibrissin Durazzini^[1]^: 273	Silk tree
Euphorbiaceae	Aleurites fordii Hemsl.^[1] ^: 273	Tung-oil Tree
Moraceae	Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) Vent.^[1] ^: 273	Paper Mulberry
Juglandaceae	Carya illinoensis (Wangengh.) K. Koch^[1] ^: 273	Pecan
Bignoniaceae	Catalpa speciosa (Warder ex Barney) Engelm.^[1]^: 273	Northern Catalpa
Lauraceae	Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J. Presl.^[1] ^: 273	Camphor-tree
Rutaceae	Citrus aurantium L.^[1] ^: 273	Sour Orange
Sterculiaceae	Firmiana simplex (L.) W. F. Wright^[1]^: 273	Chinese Parasoltree
Malvaceae	Hibiscus syriacus L.^[4]	Rose of Sharon
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex cornuta Lindl. & Paxton^[5]	Chinese holly
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex crenata Thunb.^[6]	Chinese holly
Lythraceae	Lagerstroemia indica L.^[1]^: 273	Crapemyrtle
Oleaceae	Ligustrum sinense Lour.^[1]^: 273	Chinese Privet
Moraceae	Maclura pomifera (Raf.) Schneider^[1]^: 273	Osage-orange
Meliaceae	Melia azedarach L.^[1]^: 273	Chinaberry
Moraceae	Morus alba L.^[1]^: 273	White Mulberry
Scrophulariaceae	Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Siebold & Zucc. ext Steud.^[1]^: 273	Princess-Tree
Pinaceae	Pinus clausa Vasey ex Sarg.^[1]^: 273	Sand Pine
Rutaceae	Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf.^[1]^: 273^[7]	Trifoliate Orange
Salicaceae	Populus alba L.^[1]^: 274	White Poplar
Salicaceae	Populus nigra L.^[1]^: 274	Black Poplar
Rosaceae	Pyrus calleryana^[8]	Callery pear
Fagaceae	Quercus acutissima Carruthers ^[9]	Sawtooth Oak
Euphorbiaceae	Sapium sebiferum (L.) Roxb.^[1] ^: 274	Chinese Tallowtree
Tamaricaceae	Tamarix gallica L.^[1]^: 274	Tamarisk
Ulmaceae	Ulmus parvifolia Jacq.^[1]^: 274	Chinese Elm
Euphorbiaceae	Vernicia fordii (Hemsl.) Airy-Shaw^[10]	Tungoil Tree

References

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Wikidata Q115197156
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^ Pennisi, Bodie; Weatherly Jr., E. Neal; Coder, Kim; Morrison, Darrel; Garber, Mel (20 July 2019). "Native Plants for Georgia Part I: Trees, Shrubs and Woody Vines | UGA Cooperative Extension". UGA Cooperative Extension. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^ "Ailanthus altissima - Georgia Invasive Species Task Force". www.gainvasives.org. Archived from the original on 6 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^ "Hibiscus syriacus - Georgia Invasive Species Task Force". www.gainvasives.org. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
^ "Ilex cornuta - Georgia Invasive Species Task Force". www.gainvasives.org. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
^ "Ilex crenata - Georgia Invasive Species Task Force". www.gainvasives.org. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
^ "Poncirus trifoliata - Georgia Invasive Species Task Force". www.gainvasives.org. Archived from the original on 6 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^ "Pyrus calleryana - Georgia Invasive Species Task Force". www.gainvasives.org. Archived from the original on 6 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^ "Quercus acutissima - Georgia Invasive Species Task Force". www.gainvasives.org. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
^ "Vernicia fordii - Georgia Invasive Species Task Force". www.gainvasives.org. Retrieved 7 May 2020.

[brown-1] 
Wikidata Q115197156
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[2] Pennisi, Bodie; Weatherly Jr., E. Neal; Coder, Kim; Morrison, Darrel; Garber, Mel (20 July 2019). "Native Plants for Georgia Part I: Trees, Shrubs and Woody Vines | UGA Cooperative Extension". UGA Cooperative Extension. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

[3] "Ailanthus altissima - Georgia Invasive Species Task Force". www.gainvasives.org. Archived from the original on 6 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

[4] "Hibiscus syriacus - Georgia Invasive Species Task Force". www.gainvasives.org. Retrieved 7 May 2020.

[5] "Ilex cornuta - Georgia Invasive Species Task Force". www.gainvasives.org. Retrieved 7 May 2020.

[6] "Ilex crenata - Georgia Invasive Species Task Force". www.gainvasives.org. Retrieved 7 May 2020.

[7] "Poncirus trifoliata - Georgia Invasive Species Task Force". www.gainvasives.org. Archived from the original on 6 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

[8] "Pyrus calleryana - Georgia Invasive Species Task Force". www.gainvasives.org. Archived from the original on 6 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

[9] "Quercus acutissima - Georgia Invasive Species Task Force". www.gainvasives.org. Retrieved 7 May 2020.

[10] "Vernicia fordii - Georgia Invasive Species Task Force". www.gainvasives.org. Retrieved 7 May 2020.

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