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

This page lists tree and large shrub species native to Georgia, as well as cultivated, invasive, naturalized, and introduced species.

Native trees

Torreya taxifolia, Critically Endangered

Pinus palustris, Endangered

Tsuga canadensis, Near Threatened

Leitneria floridana, Near Threatened

Juglans cinerea, Endangered

Castanea dentata, Critically Endangered

Quercus georgiana, Endangered

Franklinia alatamaha, Extinct in the wild

Elliottia racemosa, G2 - Imperiled

Sideroxylon tenax, G3 - Vulnerable

Fraxinus americana, Critically Endangered

Fraxinus caroliniana, Endangered

Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Critically Endangered

Fraxinus profunda, Critically Endangered

Fraxinus quadrangulata, Critically Endangered

Family	Scientific name	Common names	Range within Georgia	Conservation status
Taxaceae	Torreya taxifolia Arn.[1]: 39 [2]	Florida Torreya, Stinking Cedar	Decatur County, Georgia	Critically Endangered
Pinaceae	Pinus echinata Mill.[1]: 42–43	Shortleaf Pine	Piedmont and 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	Taxodium ascendens 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	Sabal palmetto (Walt.) Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.[1]: 61–62	Cabbage Palmetto	Outer Coastal Plain	G5 - Secure
Salicaceae	Populus deltoides 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	Waxmyrtle, Southern Bayberry	Coastal Plain, lower Piedmont	Least Concern
Myricaceae	Myrica caroliniensis P. Mill.	Evergreen Bayberry	Coastal Plain
Myricaceae	Myrica inodora 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	Carya aquatica (Michx. f.) 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	False Pignut Hickory, Red Hickory	State-wide	G5 - Secure
Juglandaceae	Carya ovata (Miller) K. Koch var. ovata[1]: 75	Shagbark Hickory	Piedmont to south-west 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	Butternut, 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	Black Birch, 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	American Hornbeam, Ironwood, 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 Piedmont, less common in 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	Southern Red Oak, 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	Laurel Oak, 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	Diamond Leaf Oak, 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 Piedmont and 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 Piedmont and southwestern counties of the 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	Sycamore, Planetree	State-wide	Least Concern
Rosaceae	Amelanchier arborea (Michaus f.) Fern.[1]: 146–147	Downy Serviceberry, 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 Blue Ridge Mountains, Ridge and Valley, Piedmont, and sometimes in southwestern 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	Pin Cherry, 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	Flatwoods Plum, Hog Plum	Piedmont and 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	Common Hoptree, Wafer Ash	Scattered throughout the state	Least Concern
Rutaceae	Zanthoxylum americanum Miller[1]: 163–164	Prickly-ash, Toothache-tree	Limited to a few counties in the Piedmont and upper Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Rutaceae	Zanthoxylum clava-herculis L.[1]: 164–165	Hercules'-club, 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	Winged Sumac, Dwarf Sumac, 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	Poison Sumac, 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	Frangula caroliniana (Walter) 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	Basswood, 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	Black Tupelo, 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	Piedmont and Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Clethraceae	Clethra acuminata Michaux[1]: 218–219	Cinnamon Clethra, 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	Elliottia, 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	Tree Lyonia, 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	Huckleberry, 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	Piedmont and 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	Fringe Tree, 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	Pinckneya, Fever-tree	Wet areas of the Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Caprifoliaceae	Sambucus canadensis L.[1]: 249–250	Elderberry, 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

Albizia julibrissin, an invasive species in Georgia

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	Mimosa, 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]	Bradford pear, 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

See also

• Atlanta tree canopy
• Natural history of Georgia (U.S. state)
• Category:Individual trees in Georgia (U.S. state)