The ETSU Arboretum
Plant List

#	Scientific Name/Plant Family	Common Name	Map*

	Aceraceae — Maple Family
1	Acer griseum	Paperbark Maple	A2
2	Acer leucoderme	Chalk Maple	D3
3	Acer negundo	Box Elder	UW
4	Acer palmatum	Japanese Maple	C3
5	Acer platanoides	Norway Maple	C5
6	Acer platanoides cv. ‘Crimson King’	Crimson King Norway Maple	B4
7	Acer rubrum	Red Maple	A3
8	Acer saccharinum	Silver Maple	D3
9	Acer saccharum	Sugar Maple	C4

	Anacardiaceae — Cashew Family
10	Cotinus Coggygria cv. ‘Royal Purple’	Purple Smoke Tree	E3

	Annonaceae — Custard Apple Family
11	Asimina triloba	Pawpaw	C7

	Aquifoliaceae — Holly Family
13	Ilex crenata cv. ‘Fosteri’	Foster Holly	E3
14	Ilex crenata cv. ‘Sky Pencil’	Columnar Japanese Holly	C5
15	Ilex opaca	American Holly	C3
16	Ilex verticillata	Sparkleberry Holly	C5
17	Ilex x ‘Nellie Stevens’	Nellie Stevens Holly	C5

	Aracaceae — Palm Family
17	Trachycarpus fortunei	Windmill Palm	E3

	Betulaceae — Birch Family
18	Alnus serrulata	Tag Alder	A2
19	Betula lenta	Black Birch	A4
20	Betula nigra cv. ‘Heritage’	Heritage Birch	E3
21	Betula pendula	European Birch	E3
22	Carpinus betulus cv. ‘Fastigata’	European Hornbeam	A1
23	Carpinus caroliniana	Ironwood	B3
24	Carpinus japonica	Japanese Hornbeam	B3
25	Corylus avellana cv. ‘Contorta’	Harry Lauder’s Walkingstick	D3

	Bignoniaceae — Catalpa Family
26	Catalpa Bignonioidies	Southern Catalpa	A3

	Buxaceae — Boxwood Family
27	Buxus sempervirens	Boxwood	D4

	Calycanthaceae — Sweetshrub Family
28	Calycanthus floridus	Sweetshrub	D3
29	Sinocalycanthus chinensis	Chinese Sweetshrub	D3

	Caprifoliaceae — Honeysuckle Family
30	Viburnum prunifolium	Black Haw Viburnum	C5
31	Viburnum rhytidophyllum	Leatherleaf Viburnum	B3

	Cephalotaxaceae — Plum Yew Family
32	Cephalotaxus harringtonia	Plum Yew	D3

	Cercidiphyllaceae — Katsura Tree Family
33	Cercidiphyllum japonicum	Katsura Tree	C4

	Cornaceae — Dogwood Family
34	Cornus alba var. siberica	Tatarian Dogwood	A2
35	Cornus amomum	Silky Dogwood	B4
36	Cornus controversa	Giant Dogwood	B4
37	Cornus florida	Flowering Dogwood	C2
38	Cornus florida cv. “Cherokee Chief’	Red Flowering Dogwood	D4
39	Cornus kousa	Chinese Dogwood	D4
40	Cornus mas	Cornelian Cherry	B4
41	Cornus officinales	Japanese Cornel	B4
42	Cornus sericea	Red Osier Dogwood	A2

	Cupressaceae — Cypress Family
43	Chamaecyparis obtusa cv. ‘Fernspray’	Fernspray False Cypress	E4
44	Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Boulevard’	Boulevard Cypress	C2
45	Chamaecyparis pisifera cv. ‘Plumosa’	Sawara Falsecypress	C3
46	Chamaecyparis pisifera cv. ‘Squarossa’	Moss Sawara Falsecypress	D3
47	Chamaecyparis thyroides	Atlantic White Cedar	OM
48	Chamaecyparis thyroides cv. ‘Little Jamie’	Atlantic White Cedar	D3
49	Cupressus arizonica var. glauca	Blue Ice Cypress	B1
50	Juniperus chinensis	Chinese Juniper	C4
51	Juniperus communis	Common Juniper	D4
52	Juniperus deppeana cv. ‘McFetters’	Alligator Juniper	B2
53	Juniperus virginiana	Eastern Red Cedar	C4
54	Taxus x media	Yew	C1
55	Thuja occidentalis	Arborvitae	C2
56	Thuja occidentalis cv. ‘Emerald Green’	Arborvitae	E3
57	Thujopsis dolobrata	Hiba Aborvitae	E3

	Cyrillaceae — Titi Family
58	Cyrylla racemosa	Swamp Titi	B3

	Daphniphyllaceae — Daphniphyllum Family
59	Daphniphyllum macropodum	Daphniphyllum	D3

	Ebenaceae — Ebony Family
60	Diospyros virginiana	Persimmon	A2

	Ericaceae — Heath Family
61	Oxydendrum arboreum	Sourwood	A2

	Fabaceae — Bean Family
62	Cercis canadensis	Redbud	D4
63	Cercis yunanensis	Yunan Redbud	D4
64	Cladrastis lutea	Yellowwood	C2
65	Gleditsia triachanthos cv. ‘Inermis’	Honey Locust	C4
66	Gumnocladus dioica	Kentucky Coffeetree	B2
67	Laburnum x walteri cv. ‘Pendulum’	Weeping Goldenchain Tree	D5
68	Robinia pserdoacacia	Black Locust	A2
69	Robinia pseudocacia cv. ‘Purple Robe’	Purple Robe Black Locust	A4

	Fagaceae — Oak Family
70	Castanea mollissima	Chinese Chestnut	B5
71	Fagus Grandiflora	Beech	C3
72	Fagus sylvatica cv. Purpures	Purple European Beech	D4
73	Quercus acutissima	Sawtooth Oak	E4
74	Qercus alba	White Oak	B2
75	Quercus bicolor	Swamp White Oak	B4
76	Quercus coccinea	Scarlet Oak	B2
77	Quercus falcata	Southern Red Oak	C4
78	Quercus lyrata	Overcup Oak	C4
79	Quercus macrocarpa	Bur Oak	B4
80	Quercus palustris	Pin Oak	D4
81	Quercus phellos	Willow Oak	E1
82	Quercus prinus	Chestnut Oak	UW
83	Quercus robar cv. ‘Fastigata’	English Oak	E4
84	Quercus rubra	Red Oak	D3
85	Quercus shumardii	Shumard Oak	B6
86	Quercus velutina	Black Oak	C2

	Flacourtiaceae — Flacourtia Family
87	Idesia polycarpa	Iigiri Tree	C1
88	Poliothyrsis sinesus	Poliothyrsis	E3

	Gingoaceae — Gingko Family
89	Ginkgo biloba	Ginkgo	B2

	Hamamelidaceae — Witchhazel Family
90	Corylopsis spicata	Winter Hazel	C2
91	Hamamelis virginiana	Witch Hazel	E3
92	Liquidambar styraciflua	American Sweetgum	D4
93	Liquidambar styraciflua cv. ‘Rotundiloba’	Round Leaf Sweetgum	C2
94	Parrotia persica	Persian Parrotia	A2

	Hippocastanaceae — Horsechustnut Family
95	Aesculus hippocastanum	Horsechestnut	E4
96	Aesculus hippocastanum cv. ‘Baumanii’	Double Flowered Horsechestnut	E4
97	Aesculus octandra	Yellow Buckeye	A4
98	Aesculus parviflora	Bottlebrush Buckeye	E4
99	Aesculus pavia	Red Buckeye	E4
100	Aesculus sylvatica	Painted Buckeye	E4
101	Aesculus x carnea	Red Horsechestnut	E4

	Hydrangeaceae — Hydrangea Family
102	Hydrangea paniculata var. grandiflora	Pee Gee Hydrangea	A4

	Juglandaceae — Walnut Family
103	Carya cordiformis	Bitternut Hickory	A2
104	Carya illinoisensis	Pecan	OM
105	Juglans nigra	Black Walnut	A5
106	Pterocarya stenoptera	Chinese Wingnut	E3

	Magnoliaceae — Magnolia Family
107	Liriodendron chinense	Chinese Tulip Tree	D3
108	Liriodendron tulipifera	Tulip Poplar	C3
109	Magnolia grandiflora	Southern Magnolia	C7
110	Magnolia grandiflora cv. ‘Little Gem’	Little Gem Magnolia	C1
111	Magnolia virginiana	Sweet Bay Magnolia	B2
112	Magnolia x soulangiana	Saucer Magnolia	A4

	Malvaceae — Cotton Family
113	Hibiscus syriacus	Rose of Sharon	D3

	Meliaceae — Mahogany Family
114	Cedrela sinensis	Toona Tree	D2

	Moraceae — Fig Family
115	Morus rubra	Mulberry	UW

	Nyssaceae — Tupelo Family
116	Nyssa biflora	Swamp Tupelo	B3
117	Nyssa sinensis	Chinese Tupelo	C3
118	Nyssa sylvatica	Black Gum	C4

	Oleaceae — Olive Family
119	Chionanthus retusus	Chinese Fringe Tree	B2
120	Chionanthus virginicus	Fringe Tree	E7
121	Fraxinus americana	White Ash	D3
122	Fraxinus ornus	Flowering Ash	D3
123	Fraxinus pennsylvanica	Green Ash	OM
124	Ligustrum lucidum	Glossy Privet	C5
125	Syringa vulgaris	Lilac	B4

	Pinaceae — Pine Family
126	Abies balsamea	Balsalm Fir	A4
127	Abies concolor	White Fir	B1
128	Abies fraseri	Frasier Fir	C3
129	Cedrus atlantica cv. ‘Glauca’	Atlas Cedar	C1
130	Cedrus deodara cv. ‘Golden Weeping’	Golden Weeping Cedar	OM
131	Cedrus libanii cv. ‘Pendula’	Weeping Cedar of Lebanon	D3
132	Larix decidua	European Larch	B3
133	Picea abies	Norway Spruce	C2
134	Picea abies cv. ‘Pendula’	Weeping Norway Spruce	B2
135	Picea glauca	White Spruce	A6
136	Picea pungens	Colorado Blue Spruce	C2
137	Pinus aristata	Bristlecone Pine	B4
138	Pinus mugo	Mugo Pine	C2
139	Pinus nigra	Austrian Pine	A6
140	Pinus strobus	White Pine	C2
141	Pinus sylvestris	Scotch Pine	A4
142	Pinus virginiana	Virginia Pine	OM
143	Pinus wallichiana	Himalyan Pine	B4
144	Pseudolarix kaempferi	Chinese Golden Larch	E3
145	Pseudotsuga menziesii	Douglas Fir	OM
146	Tsuga canadensis	Eastern Hemlock	C4

	Platanaceae — Plane Tree
147	Platanus occidentalis	Sycamore	D3
148	Platanus orientalis	Oriental Planetree	D3

	Rosaceae — Rose Family
149	Amelenchier canadensis cv. ‘Autumn Brilliance’	Serviceberry	C2
150	Aronia melanocarpa	Black Chokeberry	D3
151	Crataegus marshalli	Parsley Hawthorn	D3
152	Malus species	Ornamental Crabapple	C3
153	Photinia serrulata	Red Tip Photinia	E2
154	Prunus mume cv. ‘Bonita’	Japanese Apricot	D3
155	runus serotina	Black Cherry	A6
156	Prunus serullata cv. ‘Pendula’	Weeping Cherry	A2
157	Pyrus calleryana cv. ‘Bradford’	Bradford Pear	C5
158	Sorbus americana	Mountain Ash	A6

	Rubiaceae — Coffee Family
159	Pinckneya pubens	Feverbark Tree	E3

	Rutaceae — Citrus Family
160	Pincirus trifoliata	Hardy Orange	E3
161	Ptelea trifoliata	Wafer Tree	C4

	Salicaceae — Willow Family
162	Populus nigra cv. ‘Italica’	Lombardy Poplar	E4
163	Populus tremuloides	Quaking Aspen	C6
164	Salix babylonica	Weeping Willow	A2
165	Salix matsudana cv. ‘Tortuosa’	Corkscrew Willow	A2
166	Salix nigra	Black Willow	OM

	Sapindaceae — Soapberry Family
167	Koelreuteria paniculata	Goldenrain Tree	C1

	Staphyleaceae — Bladdernut Family
168	Euscaphis japonica	Japanese Sweetheart Tree	B4

	Sterculiaceae — Chocolate Family
169	Firmiana simplex	Chinese Parosol Tree	B2

	Styracaceae — Storax Family
170	Halesia carolinum	Carolina Silverbell	B2
171	Halesia tetraptera cv. ‘variegata’	Variegated Leaf Silverbell	B3
172	Pterostyrax psilophylla	Small Epulette Tree	D4
173	Styrax japonica	Japanese Storax	B5
174	Styrax obassia	Round-leaf Storax	D4
175	Sinojackia xylocarpa	Jack Tree	D4

	Taxodiaceae — Baldcypress Family
176	Cryptomeria japonica	Japanese Cryptomeria	E3
177	Cryptomeria japonica cv. “Globosa”	Japanese Cedar	C4
178	Cunninghamia lanceolata	Chinese Fir	E3
179	Metasequoia glyptostroboides	Dawn Redwood	B4
180	Taxodium distichum	Bald Cypress	A2

	Theaceae — Tea Family
181	Stewartia monodelpha	Tall Stewartia	B4
182	Stewartia pseudocamellia	Japanese Stewartia	B4

	Tiliaceae — Linden Family
183	Tilia americana	American Basswood	B2
184	Tilia cordata	Small Leaf Linden	C3

	Ulmaceae — Elm Family
185	Ulmus americana	American Elm	OM
186	Ulmus parviflora	Lacebark Elm	A4
187	Ulmus parviflora cv. ‘Athena’	Lacebark Elm	C4
188	Ulmus procera cv. ‘Argenteo Variegata’	English Elm	D2
189	Ulmus procera	English Elm	B4
190	Zelkova serrata	Japanese Zelkova	B7

*Map numbers refer to the “East Tennessee State University Arboretum Map and Species List.” You can request this brochure by writing: ETSU Arboretum, Dept of Biological Sciences, Box 70703, Johnson City TN 37614. You can also request the map and species list through this link, which will also sign you up for our Friends of the ETSU Arboretum list. The Arboretum Map and Species List brochure is available on the ETSU campus at the Reference Desk in the Sherrod Library; the Department of Biological Sciences office, Room 114, Brown Hall; the Reece Museum; the Admissions Office, Room 106, and at the information desk on the second floor, Dossett Hall; at the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services office, Room 209, Warf-Pickel Hall; the Culp University Center office on the second floor; the Culp Center Study Lounge; and at the University Information office in the Campus Security building

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The ETSU Arboretum
Plant List

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Department of Biological Sciences
Box 70703
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City TN 37614

Tim McDowell
(423) 439-8635
email: mcdowelt@mail.etsu.edu

The ETSU Arboretum Plant List

ETSU Arboretum Department of Biological Sciences Box 70703 East Tennessee State University Johnson City TN 37614

Tim McDowell (423) 439-8635 email: mcdowelt@mail.etsu.edu

The ETSU Arboretum
Plant List

ETSU Arboretum
Department of Biological Sciences
Box 70703
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City TN 37614

Tim McDowell
(423) 439-8635
email: mcdowelt@mail.etsu.edu