Native Trees of Perry Lakes Park/Barton’s Beach
Group/FamilyCommon NameScientific Name
Gymnosperm:
Eastern redcedarJuniperus virginiana L.
BaldcypressTaxodium distichum
var. distichum L.
Loblolly pinePinus taeda L.
Angiosperm:
Magnolia
Yellow PoplarLiriodendron tulipifera L.
Southern magnoliaMagnolia grandiflora L.
Sweetbay magnoliaMagnolia virginiana L.
Maple
Florida mapleAcer barbatum
BoxelderAcer negundo L.
Red mapleAcer rubrum L.
Birch
River BirchBetula nigra L.
HornbeamCarpinus caroliniana
HophornbeamOstrya virginiana
Redbud
Eastern redbudCercis canadensis L.
Honey locustGleditsia triacanthos L.
Bean
Black locustRobinia pseudoacacia L
Dogwood
Flowering dogwoodCornus florida L.
Swamp dogwoodCornus oblique L.
Water tupeloNyssa aquatica L.
Swamp tupeloNyssa biflora
BlackgumNyssa sylvatica
Elm
Winged elmUlmus alata
*Slippery elmUlmus rubra
SugarberryCeltis laevigata
Georgia hackberryCeltis tenuifolia
Water-elmPlanera aquatica
Beech
American beechFagus grandifolia
Southern red oakQuercus falcata
Laurel oakQuercus hemisphaerica
Overcup oakQuercus lyrata
Sand post oakQuercus margaretta
Swamp chestnut oakQuercus michauxii
Water oakQuercus nigra L.
Cherrybark oakQuercus pagoda
Willow oakQuercus phellos L.
Walnut
Water hickoryCarya aquatica
*Red hickoryCarya ovalis
Pignut hickoryCarya glabra
Shagbark hickoryCarya ovata
Mockernut hickoryCarya tomentosa
Witch Hazel
SweetgumLiquidambar styraciflua L.
Additional Native Species
American hollyIlex opaca
BasswoodTilia Americana L.
Black cherryPrunus serotina
Black willowSalix nigra
ButtonbushCephalanthus occidentalis L.
Common hoptreePtelea trifoliate L.
Devil’s walkingstickAralia spinosa L.
ElderberrySambucus Canadensis L.
Mountain laurelKalmia latifolia L.
PawpawAsimina triloba
PossumhawIlex decidua
Red mulberryMorus rubra
Southern bayberryMyrica cerifera L.
SparkleberryVaccinium arboreum
SweetleafSymplocos tinctoria
SycamorePlatanus occidentalis L.
Winged sumacRhus copallina L.
White ashFraxinus Americana L.
Tree-of-heavenAilanthus altissima
Two-wing silverbellHalesia diptera
Exotic Species
Autumn oliveElaeagnus umbellata Thunb.
Chinese chestnutCastanea mollissima
Chinese privetLigustrum sinense
MimosaAlbizia julibrissin
64 total species: 60 native, 4 exotic
* Alabama State Champion Tree (other species have been nominated)
Trees to Look for in Perry Lakes Park/Barton’s Beach
American snowbell
Anise tree
Chickasaw plum
Eastern Cottonwood
Fringe-tree
Green ash
Redbay
Sassafras
Yaupon