AGP 363 – Landscape Plants
Plant ID List #12
DECIDUOUS TREES-- The Beech Family
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Common Name Scientific Name Family Name
*American Chestnut Castanea dentata Fagaceae
Chinese Chestnut Castanea chinensis Fagaceae
American Beech Fagus grandifolia Fagaceae
European Beech Fagus sylvatica Fagaceae
*Sawtooth Oak Quercus acutissima Fagaceae
White Oak Quercus alba Fagaceae
Swamp White Oak Quercus bicolor Fagaceae
*Turkey Oak Quercus cerris Fagaceae
Scarlet Oak Quercus coccinea Fagaceae
*Southern Red Oak Quercus falcata Fagaceae
Shingle Oak Quercus imbricaria Fagaceae
Overcup Oak Quercus lyrata Fagaceae
Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa Fagaceae
*Blackjack Oak Quercus marilandica Fagaceae
Swamp Chestnut Oak Quercus michauxii Fagaceae
Chinkapin Oak Quercus muhlenbergii Fagaceae
Water Oak Quercus nigra Fagaceae
*Nuttall Oak Quercus nuttallii Fagaceae
Pin Oak Quercus palustris Fagaceae
Willow Oak Quercus phellos Fagaceae
*English Oak Quercus robur Fagaceae
Fastigiate English Oak Quercus robur ‘Fastigiata’ Fagaceae
Red Oak Quercus rubra Fagaceae
Shumard Oak Quercus shumardii Fagaceae