The American Basswood (Tilia americana)
Height: To 80 feet or more in good sites. Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous Lifespan: Up to 200 years Fall Foliage: Uninspiring yellow to unattractive brown. Range: The entire eastern ...
Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)
Height: A large tree. Many reach 100 feet, some grow much taller. Evergreen/Deciduous: Evergreen Lifespan: At least 500 years, with questionable records of trees reaching twice this age. Fall ...
The Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)
Height: 100 feet or more. Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous Lifespan: Capable of reaching remarkable ages, sometimes exceeding 2,000 years. Fall Foliage: Ranging from yellowish to a rusty brownish red. ...
The Post Oak (Quercus stellata)
Height: 40 to 60 feet Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous Lifespan: Reaches 300 years or more. Fall Foliage: Not very spectacular. Goldish brown to reddish brown. Range: The southeastern United States, from Texas ...
The Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
Height: Usually 70 to 100 feet; exceptional specimens may approach 200 feet. One of the tallest trees in the eastern United States. Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous Lifespan: Up to 300 years Fall ...
Willow Oak (Quercus phellos)
Height: 50 to 90 feet. Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous Lifespan: Up to 150 years; fairly short-lived for an oak. Fall Foliage: Relatively nice fall color, ranging from bronze to reddish-yellow. ...
The Pin Oak (Quercus palustris)
Height: 50 to 70 feet Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous Lifespan: Fast-growing and short-lived. Rarely reaches more than 100 years of age. Fall Foliage: Nice fall foliage, ranging from bronze to (more ...
Chestnut Oak (Quercus montana)
Height: 50 to 70 feet (rarely, it can reach twice this height) Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous Lifespan: Long-lived; up to 400 years Fall Foliage: Not very spectacular. Yellow to brown. Range: Most ...
Swamp Laurel Oak (Quercus laurifolia)
Height: To 60 feet, occasionally taller Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous to semi-evergreen Lifespan: Short-lived; 50 to 70 years Fall Foliage: Yellow in deciduous trees Range: The southeastern coastal plain, extending ...
Blackjack Oak Tree (Quercus marilandica)
Height: To 30 feet in natural habitats; sometimes twice as tall when cultivated Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous Lifespan: Slow-growing and likely reaches or exceeds 200 years Fall Foliage: Unimpressive yellowish brown. ...