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ID Your Tree!

a montage image of leaves from different native trees

Identify the trees around you with this handy guide to native trees in the Charlotte area.

American Beech(PDF, 323KB)
American Hornbeam(PDF, 325KB)
Ash(PDF, 335KB)
Bald Cypress(PDF, 450KB)
Black Gum(PDF, 407KB)
Black Walnut(PDF, 255KB)
Cottonwood(PDF, 467KB)
Eastern White Pine(PDF, 348KB)
Hackberry(PDF, 717KB)
Honey Locust(PDF, 597KB)

Pecan(PDF, 246KB)
Persimmon(PDF, 387KB)
Pignut Hickory(PDF, 618KB)
Post Oak(PDF, 864KB)
Redbud(PDF, 337KB)
Red Cedar(PDF, 2MB)
Red Maple(PDF, 317KB)
Sassafras(PDF, 362KB)
Serviceberry(PDF, 258KB)
Short Leaf Pine(PDF, 512KB)

Southern Magnolia(PDF, 287KB)
Southern Red Oak(PDF, 701KB)
Sweetbay Magnolia(PDF, 636KB)
Sweetgum(PDF, 474KB)
Tulip Poplar(PDF, 266KB)
Water Oak(PDF, 290KB)
White Oak(PDF, 414KB)
Willow Oak(PDF, 571KB)
Winged Elm(PDF, 420KB)

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