58 Tree species

The following list of tree species includes only those for which I've gathered photographic evidence at Wadsworth State Park. Since I am not a tree expert, please consider this list to be a tentative one. (I've observed no clear dividing line between trees and shrubs; I include understory species that seem sufficiently tree-like or that grow more than 2m tall.)

Species names link to all posts tagged accordingly.
  1. Acer negundo (boxelder, ash-leaf maple)
  2. Acer platanoides (Norway maple)*
  3. Acer rubrum (red maple)
  4. Acer saccarinum (silver maple)
  5. Acer saccharum (sugar maple)
  6. Ailanthus altissima ("tree of heaven" or “stinks-to-heaven" tree)*
  7. Alnus serrulata (hazel alder)
  8. Betula alleghaniensis (yellow birch)
  9. Betula lenta (black birch)
  10. Betula papyrifera (white birch, paper birch)
  11. Carpinus caroliniana (American hornbeam)
  12. Carya cordiformis (bitternut hickory)
  13. Carya glabra (pignut hickory)
  14. Carya ovata (shagbark hickory)
  15. Carya tomentosa (mockernut hickory)
  16. Castanea dentata (American chestnut) *****
  17. Catalpa speciosa (Northern catalpa)*
  18. Cornus florida (Flowering dogwood)
  19. Cornus alternifolia or Swida alternifolia (alternate-leaved dogwood)
  20. Euonymus alatus (burning bush)*
  21. Fagus grandifolia (American beech)
  22. Fraxinus americana (white ash)
  23. Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash)
  24. Hamamelis virginiana (American witch hazel)
  25. Ilex opaca (American holly)
  26. Juglans nigra (black walnut)
  27. Juniperus virginiana (red "cedar")
  28. Kalmia latifolia (mountain laurel)
  29. Lindera benzoin (spicebush)
  30. Liriodendron tulipifera (tulip tree)
  31. Morus alba (mulberry)
  32. Ostrya virginiana (hophornbeam)
  33. Picea abies (Norway spruce)*
  34. Pinus strobus (white pine)
  35. Pinus resinosa (red pine) *****
  36. Platanus occidentalis (sycamore)
  37. Populus deltoides (eastern cottonwood)
  38. Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen / white poplar)
  39. Prunus avium (sweet cherry)*
  40. Prunus serotina (black cherry)
  41. Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas fir)
  42. Quercus alba (white oak)
  43. Quercus bicolor (swamp white oak)
  44. Quercus palustris (pin oak)
  45. Quercus prinus (chestnut oak)
  46. Quercus rubra (red oak)
  47. Quercus velutina (black oak)
  48. Rhamnus cathartica (European buckthorn)*
  49. Rhus typhina (staghorn sumac)
  50. Salix nigra (black willow)
  51. Sassafras albidum (sassafras)
  52. Taxus canadensis (Canadian yew)
  53. Thuja occidentalis (arborvitae)
  54. Tilia americana (basswood or American linden)
  55. Tsuga canadensis (eastern hemlock)
  56. Ulmus americana (American elm)
  57. Viburnum acerifolium (Maple-leaved viburnum)
  58. Viburnum dentatum (arrowwood)
*recently-introduced species
***** endangered or threatened in CT

You could help expand this list by looking at posts with questions still unresolved and offering your comments. Tree species I have not yet observed — but likely in the area — include:
  • Locust (black locust, honey locust)
  • Tupelo (black gum tree)
  • Large-toothed aspen
  • Red birch (river birch)
  • Scarlet oak
  • Hazelnut
  • Hackberry
  • Sweetgum
  • Red spruce
  • Redbud
  • Black maple
  • Butternut
  • Willow oak
  • Slippery elm
I've looked closely at only relatively small patches of the whole park (especially the trail closest to Laurel Brook Rd, the main trail, and the Little Falls area). Feel free to comment on any other tree species that you believe we can find at Wadsworth, and I'll see if I can get it included here.

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