Deciduous Trees
By far, the most impotant group of plants in the landscape is trees. Not only are they the most diverse group of species, but usually the largest, the longest lives and the ones that takes the longest to reach their full potential. Select tree species carefully. Consider the full size of the species, proper spacing and how long it will take for the species to reach that size.
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| Scientific Name | Common Name | Plant Group |
| Acer barbatum | Southern sugar maple | tree, deciduous |
| Acer buergerianum | Trident Maple | tree, deciduous |
| Acer negundo | Boxelder | tree, deciduous |
| Acer palmatum | Japanese Maple | tree, deciduous |
| Acer palmatum var. dissectum | Laceleaf Japanese Maple | tree, deciduous |
| Acer rubrum var. drummondii | Swamp Red Maple | tree, deciduous |
| Acer saccharinum | Silver Maple | tree, deciduous |
| Aesculus pavia | Red Buckeye | tree, deciduous |
| Albizia julibrissin | Mimosa | tree, deciduous |
| Aleurites fordii | Tung Oil Tree | tree, deciduous |
| Amelanchier arborea | Serviceberry | tree, deciduous |
| Aralia spinosa | Devil's Walkingstick | tree, deciduous |
| Asimina triloba | Pawpaw | tree, deciduous |
| Betula nigra | River Birch | tree, deciduous |
| Broussonetia papyrifera | Paper Mulberry | tree, deciduous |
| Carpinus caroliniana | Ironwood, Musclewood or Blue Beech | tree, deciduous |
| Carya illinoensis | Pecan | tree, deciduous |
| Catalpa bignonioides | Catalpa | tree, deciduous |
| Celtis laevigata | Sugarberry or Southern Hackberry | tree, deciduous |
| Cercis canadensis | Eastern Redbud | tree, deciduous |
| Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' | Forest Pansy Redbud | tree, deciduous |
| Cercis chinensis | Chinese Redbud | tree, deciduous |
| Chionanthus retusus | Chinese Fringe Tree | tree, deciduous |
| Chionanthus virginicus | Fringetree or Grancy Graybeard | tree, deciduous |
| Cornus drummondii | Roughleaf Dogwood | tree, deciduous |
| Cornus florida | Flowering Dogwood | tree, deciduous |
| Cornus kousa var. angustata | Evergreen Dogwood | tree, deciduous |
| Crataegus marshallii | Parsley Hawthorn | tree, deciduous |
| Crataegus opaca | Mayhaw | tree, deciduous |
| Crataegus viridis | Green Hawthorn | tree, deciduous |
| Diospyros kaki | Japanese Persimmon | tree, deciduous |
| Diospyros virginiana | Persimmon | tree, deciduous |
| Fagus grandifolia | American Beech | tree, deciduous |
| Ficus carica | Fig | tree, deciduous |
| Firmiana simplex | Chinese Parasoltree | tree, deciduous |
| Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Green Ash | tree, deciduous |
| Fraxinus velutina | Arizona Ash | tree, deciduous |
| Ginkgo biloba | Ginkgo | tree, deciduous |
| Gleditsia triacanthos | Honey Locust | tree, deciduous |
| Halesia diptera | Two-wing Silverbell | tree, deciduous |
| Ilex decidua | Deciduous Holly or Possumhaw | tree, deciduous |
| Juglans nigra | Black Walnut | tree, deciduous |
| Koelreuteria bipinnata | Golden Rain Tree | tree, deciduous |
| Lagerstroemia indica | Crapemyrtle | tree, deciduous |
| Liquidambar styraciflua | Sweetgum | tree, deciduous |
| Liriodendron tulipifera | Tulip Tree or Tulip Poplar | tree, deciduous |
| Maclura pomifera | Osage Orange | tree, deciduous |
| Magnolia acuminata | Cucumber Magnolia | tree, deciduous |
| Magnolia denudata | Yulan or White Saucer Magnolia | tree, deciduous |
| Magnolia macrophylla | Bigleaf Magnolia | tree, deciduous |
| Magnolia stellata | Star Magnolia | tree, deciduous |
| Magnolia x soulangiana | Japanese or Saucer Magnolia | tree, deciduous |
| Malus angusifolia | Southern Crabapple | tree, deciduous |
| Metasequoia glyptostroboides | Dawn Redwood | tree, deciduous |
| Morus alba 'Pendula' | Weeping Mulberry | tree, deciduous |
| Morus rubra | Red Mulberry | tree, deciduous |
| Nyssa sylvatica | Black Gum | tree, deciduous |
| Ostrya virginiana | American Hophornbeam | tree, deciduous |
| Oxydendrum arboreum | Sourwood | tree, deciduous |
| Parrotia persica | Parrotia | tree, deciduous |
| Pistacia chinensis | Chinese Pistache | tree, deciduous |
| Platanus occidentalis | Sycamore | tree, deciduous |
| Poncirus trifoliata | Trifoliate Orange | tree, deciduous |
| Populus deltoides | Cottonwood | tree, deciduous |
| Prunus americana | American Plum | tree, deciduous |
| Prunus angustifolia | Chickasaw Plum | tree, deciduous |
| Prunus campanulata | Taiwan Cherry | tree, deciduous |
| Prunus cerasifera | Purpleleaf Plum | tree, deciduous |
| Prunus mexicaca | Mexican Plum | tree, deciduous |
| Prunus serotina | Black Cherry | tree, deciduous |
| Pyrus calleryana | Flowering Pear | tree, deciduous |
| Quercus acutissima | Sawtooth Oak | tree, deciduous |
| Quercus alba | White Oak | tree, deciduous |
| Quercus falcata | Southern Red Oak | tree, deciduous |
| Quercus michauxii | Cow or Basket Oak | tree, deciduous |
| Quercus nigra | Water Oak | tree, deciduous |
| Quercus nuttallii | Nuttall Oak | tree, deciduous |
| Quercus phellos | Willow Oak | tree, deciduous |
| Quercus shumardii | Shumard Oak | tree, deciduous |
| Rhus copallina | Flameleaf or Shining Sumac | tree, deciduous |
| Robinia pseudoacacia | Black Locust | tree, deciduous |
| Salix babylonica | Weeping Willow | tree, deciduous |
| Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa' | Corkscrew Willow | tree, deciduous |
| Salix nigra | Black Willow | tree, deciduous |
| Sambucus canadensis | Elderberry | tree, deciduous |
| Sapium sebiferum | Tallow Tree or Popcorn Tree | tree, deciduous |
| Sassafras albidum | Sassafras | tree, deciduous |
| Stewartia malacodendron | Silky Camellia | tree, deciduous |
| Styrax americanus | Snowbell | tree, deciduous |
| Taxodium distichum | Baldcypress | tree, deciduous |
| Tilia americana | Basswood or American Linden | tree, deciduous |
| Ulmus alata | Winged Elm | tree, deciduous |
| Ulmus americana | American Elm | tree, deciduous |
| Ulmus parvifolia | Lacebark or Chinese Elm | tree, deciduous |
| Vitex agnus-castus | Chaste Tree or Vitex | tree, deciduous |
| Zanthoxylum clava-herculis | Toothache Tree | tree, deciduous |
| Ziziphus jujuba | Chinese Date | tree, deciduous |
