Shown below is the 'official' tree species list for the Forestry Contest's Tree Identification event.  Most of the species have a hyperlink to Virginia Tech's Dendrology website.  We appreciate VT's willingness to let us link to their excellent tree identification site.  When you access VT's Dendrology website, you will need to use the "Back" arrow on your Browser to return to our Forestry Contest website.

Click on the tree's common name below to access the hyperlink to VT's Dendrology website.

Common Name   (Scientific Name)

*  Eastern White Pine   (Pinus strobus L.)
*  Red Pine   (Pinus resinosa Ait.)
*  Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana)
*  Scotch Pine (Pinus sylvestris)
*  Tamarack or Eastern Larch   (Larix laricina K. Koch.)
*  Eastern Redcedar   (Juniperus virginiana L.)
*  Baldcypress   (Taxodium distichum Rich.)
*  Northern White-cedar or Arborvitae  (Thuja occidentalis L.)
*  Black Tupelo   (Nyssa sylvatica Marsh.)
*  Water Tupelo   (Nyssa aquatica L.)
*  Sweetgum   (Liquidambar styraciflua L.)
*  American Basswood   (Tilia americana L.)
*  Red Mulberry   (Morus rubra L.)
*  Persimmon (Common)   (Diospyros virginiana L.)
*  Yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera L.)
*  American Beech   (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.)
*  Sycamore   (Platanus occidentalis L.)
*  White Ash   (Fraxinus americana L.)
*  Green Ash   (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.)
*  Black Locust   (Robinia pseudoacacia L.)
*  Eastern Cottonwood   (Populus deltoides Bartr.)
*  Hackberry   (Celtis occidentalis L.)
*  Black Cherry   (Prunus serotina Ehrh.)
*  American Elm   (Ulmus americana L.)
*  Slippery Elm (Ulmus rubra)