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

Family Scientific name Common names Range within Georgia Conservation status Taxaceae Torreya taxifolia Arn. Florida Torreya, Stinking Cedar Decatur County, Georgia Critically Endangered Pinaceae Pinus echinata Mill. Shortleaf Pine Piedmont and Coastal Plain Least Concern Pinaceae Pinus elliottii Engelm. Slash Pine Coastal Plain Least Concern Pinaceae Pinus glabra Walter Spruce Pine Coastal Plain Least Concern Pinaceae Pinus palustris Mill. Longleaf Pine Coastal Plain, Ridge and Valley Province Endangered Pinaceae Pinus pungens Lamb. Table Mountain Pine Upper Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains Least Concern Pinaceae Pinus rigida Mill. Pitch Pine Blue Ridge Mountains Least Concern Pinaceae Pinus serotina Michx. Pond Pine Coastal Plain Least Concern Pinaceae Pinus strobus L. Eastern White Pine Upper Piedmont Least Concern Pinaceae Pinus taeda L. Loblolly Pine State-wide Least Concern Pinaceae Pinus virginiana Mill. Virginia Pine Upper Piedmont, Ridge and Valley Province, Blue Ridge Mountains Least Concern Pinaceae Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. Eastern Hemlock Ridge and Valley Province, Blue Ridge Mountains Near Threatened Pinaceae Tsuga caroliniana Engelm. Carolina Hemlock Rabun County, Georgia, Habersham County, Georgia Near Threatened Taxodiaceae Taxodium ascendens Brongn. Pond Cypress Coastal Plain G5 - Secure Taxodiaceae Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. Bald Cypress Coastal Plain Least Concern Cupressaceae Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) B.S.A. Atlantic White Cedar Southwest Coastal Plain Least Concern Cupressaceae Juniperus virginiana L. Eastern Red Cedar State-wide Least Concern Arecaceae Sabal palmetto (Walt.) Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult.f. Cabbage Palmetto Outer Coastal Plain G5 - Secure Salicaceae Populus deltoides W.Bartram ex Marshall Eastern Cottonwood Scattered state-wide Least Concern Salicaceae Populus heterophylla L. Swamp Cottonwood Infrequently along Savannah River and coastal area Least Concern Salicaceae Salix caroliniana Michx. Coastal Plain Willow Coastal Plain Least Concern Salicaceae Salix floridana Chapm. Florida Willow Early County and Pulaski County Vulnerable Salicaceae Salix nigra Marshall Black Willow State-wide Least Concern Salicaceae Salix sericea Marshall Silky Willow A few counties in the Blue Ridge Mountains Least Concern Myricaceae Myrica cerifera L. Waxmyrtle, Southern Bayberry Coastal Plain, lower Piedmont Least Concern Myricaceae Myrica caroliniensis P. Mill. Evergreen Bayberry Coastal Plain Myricaceae Myrica inodora W.Bartram Odorless Bayberry Infrequently in pine lowlands in southwest Georgia G4 - Apparently Secure Leitneriaceae Leitneria floridana Chapm. Corkwood Lower Coastal Plain Near Threatened Juglandaceae Carya aquatica (Michx. f.) Nutt. Water Hickory Lower Coastal Plain Least Concern Juglandaceae Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K.Koch Bitternut Hickory Scattered state-wide Least Concern Juglandaceae Carya glabra (Miller) Sweet Pignut Hickory State-wide Least Concern Juglandaceae Carya laciniosa (Michaux f.) Loudon Shellbark Hickory Infrequently in northwest Georgia Least Concern Juglandaceae Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. False Pignut Hickory, Red Hickory State-wide G5 - Secure Juglandaceae Carya ovata (Miller) K. Koch var. ovata Shagbark Hickory Piedmont to south-west Coastal Plain G5 - Secure Juglandaceae Carya pallida (Ashe) Engelm. & Graebner Sand Hickory Scattered state-wide, more often in highlands or Piedmont Least Concern Juglandaceae Carya tomentosa (Poiret) Nutt. Mockernut Hickory, White Hickory Common state-wide Least Concern Juglandaceae Juglans cinerea L. Butternut, White Walnut Mountains. Endangered Juglandaceae Juglans nigra L. Black Walnut Scattered state-wide Least Concern Betulaceae Alnus serrulata (Aiton) Wiild. Hazel Alder, Tag Alder State-wide Least Concern Betulaceae Betula alleghaniensis Britton Yellow Birch Mountain slopes above 3–4500 feet elevation Least Concern Betulaceae Betula lenta L. Black Birch, Sweet Birch Mountainous areas of Ridge and Valley Province and Blue Ridge Mountains Least Concern Betulaceae Betula nigra L. River Birch State-wide Least Concern Betulaceae Carpinus caroliniana Walter American Hornbeam, Ironwood, Musclewood State-wide Least Concern Betulaceae Ostrya virginiana (Miller) K. Koch Eastern Hophornbeam Piedmont and mountains Least Concern Fagaceae Castanea dentata American Chestnut Before Chestnut blight, mountains and Piedmont Critically Endangered Fagaceae Castanea pumila Allegheny Chinquapin Sporadically state-wide G5 - Secure Fagaceae Fagus grandifolia American Beech Common in mountains and Piedmont, less common in Coastal Plain Least Concern Fagaceae Quercus alba White Oak, Stave Oak Common state-wide Least Concern Fagaceae Quercus arkansana Arkansas Oak Small, local stands in southwest Georgia Vulnerable Fagaceae Quercus austrina Small Bluff Oak, Bastard White Oak Scattered in lower Coastal Plain Vulnerable Fagaceae Quercus chapmanii Sarg. Chapman Oak Uncommon, appears in lower Coastal Plain Least Concern Fagaceae Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Scarlet Oak Mountains and Piedmont Least Concern Fagaceae Quercus falcata Michaux Southern Red Oak, Spanish Oak Common state-wide Least Concern Fagaceae Quercus geminata Small Sand Live Oak Lower Coastal Plain Least Concern Fagaceae Quercus georgiana M. A. Curtis Georgia Oak Granite outcrops in the Piedmont Endangered Fagaceae Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willd. Laurel Oak, Darlington Oak Common throughout the Coastal Plain Least Concern Fagaceae Quercus incana Bartram Bluejack Oak Common throughout the Coastal Plain Least Concern Fagaceae Quercus laevis Walter Turkey Oak Common throughout the Coastal Plain Least Concern Fagaceae Quercus laurifolia Michaux Diamond Leaf Oak, Swamp Laurel Oak Common in the Coastal Plain and occasionally in the Piedmont Least Concern Fagaceae Quercus lyrata Walter Overcup oak Common in the Coastal Plain and occasionally in the Piedmont and Ridge and Valley Province Least Concern Fagaceae Quercus margaretta Ashe Sand Post Oak, Scrub Post Oak Coastal Plain and Georgia Sandhills Least Concern Fagaceae Quercus marilandica Muenchh. Blackjack Oak State-wide Least Concern Fagaceae Quercus michauxii Nutt. Swamp Chestnut Oak, Basket Oak Scattered throughout state, particularly Coastal Plain and Piedmont Least Concern Fagaceae Quercus muehlenbergii Engelm. Chinquapin Oak Uncommon, appearing in localities in northwest and southwest Georgia. Least Concern Fagaceae Quercus myrtifolia Willd. Myrtle Oak Occasional along outer Coastal Plain Least Concern Fagaceae Quercus nigra L. Water oak State-wide, more common in Coastal Plain and Piedmont Least Concern Fagaceae Quercus oglethorpensis W.Duncan Oglethrope Oak Restricted to a few counties in the Piedmont near South Carolina Endangered Fagaceae Quercus pagoda Raf. Cherrybark Oak Coastal Plain and Piedmont Least Concern Fagaceae Quercus phellos L. Willow Oak State-wide Least Concern Fagaceae Quercus montana Willd. Chestnut Oak, Rock Chestnut Oak Mountains and upper Piedmont Least Concern Fagaceae Quercus rubra L. Northern Red Oak Common in Piedmont and mountains Least Concern Fagaceae Quercus shumardii Buckley Shumard Oak Most common in Coastal Plain, but also found in Piedmont and Ridge and Valley Province Least Concern Fagaceae Quercus stellata Wangenh. Post Oak State-wide Least Concern Fagaceae Quercus velutina Lam. Black Oak State-wide Least Concern Fagaceae Quercus virginiana Miller Live Oak Coastal Plain Least concern Ulmaceae Celtis laevigata Willd. Sugarberry State-wide Least Concern Ulmaceae Celtis occidentalis L. Hackberry Northwest Georgia and Piedmont Least Concern Ulmaceae Celtis tenuifolia Nutt. Georgia Hackberry Rocky sites throughout the state G5 - Secure Ulmaceae Planera aquatica (Walter) J. Gmelin. Water-elm, Planer-tree Coastal Plain Least Concern Ulmaceae Ulmus alata Michaux Winged Elm Common state-wide at lower elevations Least Concern Ulmaceae Ulmus americana L. American elm Common state-wide Endangered Ulmaceae Ulmus rubra Muhlenb. Slippery Elm Primarily Piedmont and Coastal Plain Least Concern Ulmaceae Ulmus serotina Sarg. September Elm Floyd County, Georgia Least Concern Moraceae Morus rubra L. Red mulberry Sporadically throughout Georgia Least Concern Magnoliaceae Liriodendron tulipifera L. Yellow-poplar, Tulip-poplar State-wide Least Concern Magnoliaceae Magnolia acuminata L. Cucumbertree Blue Ridge Mountains and occasionally Piedmont Least Concern Magnoliaceae Magnolia fraseri Walter Fraser Magnolia Blue Ridge Mountains Least Concern Magnoliaceae Magnolia grandiflora L. Southern Magnolia, Bull Bay Native to Coastal Plain, but planted throughout the state Least Concern Magnoliaceae Magnolia macrophylla Michaux Bigleaf Magnolia Uncommon, found in upper Piedmont and southwestern counties of the Coastal Plain Least Concern Magnoliaceae Magnolia pyramidata Bartram Pyramid Magnolia Coastal Plain Least Concern Magnoliaceae Magnolia tripetala L. Umbrella Magnolia Occasionally appears in Piedmont and lower mountains Least Concern Magnoliaceae Magnolia virginiana L. Sweetbay Coastal Plain and Piedmont Least Concern Illiciaceae Illicium floridanum Ellis Anise-tree Decatur County Least Concern Annonaceae Asimina triloba Ellis Pawpaw Mountains and Piedmont Least Concern Lauraceae Persea borbonia (L.) A. Sprengel Red Bay Coastal Plain Least Concern Lauraceae Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras Scattered state-wide Least Concern Hamamelidaceae Hamamelis virginiana L. Witch-hazel State-wide Least Concern Hamamelidaceae Liquidambar styraciflua L. Sweetgum State-wide Least Concern Platanaceae Platanus occidentalis L. Sycamore, Planetree State-wide Least Concern Rosaceae Amelanchier arborea (Michaus f.) Fern. Downy Serviceberry, Shadbush Mountains and Piedmont Least Concern Rosaceae Malus angustifolia (Aiton) Michaux Southern Crab Apple State-wide but less common in Coastal Plain Least Concern Rosaceae Malus coronaria L. Sweet Crab Apple Blue Ridge Mountains Least Concern Rosaceae Prunus americana Marshall American Plum Sporadically in Blue Ridge Mountains, Ridge and Valley, Piedmont, and sometimes in southwestern Coastal Plain Least Concern Rosaceae Prunus angustifolia Marshall Chickasaw Plum Scattered state-wide Least Concern Rosaceae Prunus caroliniana (Miller) Aiton Carolina Laurel Cherry Coastal Plain Least Concern Rosaceae Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Pin Cherry, Fire Cherry Higher elevations in the Blue Ridge Mountains Least Concern Rosaceae Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry State-wide Least Concern Rosaceae Prunus umbellata Elliott Flatwoods Plum, Hog Plum Piedmont and Coastal Plain Least Concern Rosaceae Sorbus americana Marshall American mountain-ash, Rowan Higher elevations in the Blue Ridge Mountains Least Concern Leguminosae Cercis canadensis L. Redbud, Judas Tree State-wide Least Concern Leguminosae Cladrastis kentukea (Dum.-Cours.) Rudd Yellowwood Rarely, in Ridge and Valley and Blue Ridge Mountains G4 - Apparently Secure Leguminosae Gleditsia aquatica Marshall Waterlocust Confined to swamps of the Coastal Plain Least Concern Leguminosae Gleditsia triacanthos L. Honeylocust Scattered state-wide Least Concern Leguminosae Robinia pseudoacacia L. Black Locust Originally limited to mountains, but has been cultivated elsewhere in the state Least Concern Rutaceae Ptelea trifoliata L. Common Hoptree, Wafer Ash Scattered throughout the state Least Concern Rutaceae Zanthoxylum americanum Miller Prickly-ash, Toothache-tree Limited to a few counties in the Piedmont and upper Coastal Plain Least Concern Rutaceae Zanthoxylum clava-herculis L. Hercules'-club, Toothache-tree Restricted to coastal counties and Southwest Georgia. Least Concern Anacardiaceae Cotinus obovatus Raf. Smoketree Known from a single location on Pigeon Mountain Least Concern Anacardiaceae Rhus copallinum L. Winged Sumac, Dwarf Sumac, Shining Sumac S