List of U.S. state and territory trees

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This is a list of U.S. state, federal district, and territory trees, including official trees of the following of the states, of the federal district, and of the territories.

Table[]

State
federal district
or territory
State tree Binomial
nomenclature
Image Year
Alabama Longleaf Pine Pinus palustris Longleaf 8246.jpg 1949
clarified 1997[1]
Alaska Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis Picea sitchensis forest.jpg 1962
American Samoa Pandanus Pandanus Pandanus tectorius (5187732979).jpg
Arizona Blue Palo Verde Parkinsonia florida Cercidium floridum whole.jpg 1954
Arkansas Loblolly Pine Pinus taeda Pinus taeda.jpg 1939
California Coast Redwood Sequoia sempervirens 030803a redwoodfog.jpg 1937
Giant Sequoia Sequoiadendron giganteum Grizzly Giant Mariposa Grove.jpg 1937
Colorado Colorado Blue Spruce Picea pungens Picea pungens tree.jpg 1939
Connecticut White Oak
(See Also: Charter)
Quercus alba PostcardHartfordCTCharterOak1906.jpg 1947
Delaware American Holly Ilex opaca Americanholly 8046.JPG 1939
District of Columbia Scarlet Oak Quercus coccinea Quercus coccinea Fe1aJPG.jpg
Florida Sabal Palm Sabal palmetto Spalmetto2.JPG 1953
Georgia Southern Live Oak Quercus virginiana Live oak Georgetown.jpg 1937
Guam Instia bijuga / Pacific Teak Intsia bijuga Intsia bijuga.jpg 1969[2]
Hawaii Candlenut tree (kukui) Aleurites moluccanus Starr 020803-0119 Aleurites moluccana.jpg 1959[3]
Idaho Western White Pine Pinus monticola Pinus monticola1.jpg 1935
Illinois White Oak Quercus alba Quercus alba.jpg 1973
Indiana Tulip Tree Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendronflower0117.JPG 1931 [4]
Iowa Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa Raunkiaer.jpg
Kansas Eastern Cottonwood Populus deltoides Populus deltoides.jpg 1937[5]
Kentucky Tulip-tree Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendronflower0117.JPG [6]
Louisiana Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum Taxodium distichum NRCSMS01010.jpg
Maine Eastern White Pine Pinus strobus EasternWhitePine23.jpg 1945
Maryland White Oak
(see also: Wye Oak)
Quercus alba Wye Oak.jpg
Massachusetts American Elm Ulmus americana Img ulmus americana 2209.jpg 1941[citation needed]
Michigan Eastern White Pine Pinus strobus EasternWhitePine23.jpg 1955
Minnesota Red Pine Pinus resinosa Pinus resinosa.jpg
Mississippi Southern Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora Magnolia grandiflora 2004.jpg
Missouri Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida Floweringdogwood.jpg
Montana Ponderosa Pine Pinus ponderosa Pinus ponderosa 8144t.jpg
Nebraska Eastern Cottonwood Populus deltoides Populus deltoides.jpg 1972[7]
Nevada Single-leaf Pinyon Pinus monophylla[8] Single-leaf pinyon 1.jpg 1959
Great Basin Bristlecone pine Pinus longaeva[8] Big bristlecone pine Pinus longaeva.jpg 1987
New Hampshire American White Birch Betula papyrifera Betula papyrifera1.jpg 1947
New Jersey Northern Red Oak Quercus rubra Quercus rubra 2.JPG
New Mexico Piñon Pine Pinus edulis Pinus edulis.jpg 1949[9]
New York Sugar Maple Acer saccharum Acer saccharum foliage.jpg
North Carolina Pine Pinus Longleaf 8246.jpg 1963[10]
North Dakota American Elm Ulmus americana Img ulmus americana 2209.jpg 1947[11]
Northern Mariana Islands Flame Tree Delonix regia RoyalPoincianaUSVI.jpg 1979[2]
Ohio Ohio Buckeye Aesculus glabra Aesculus glabra var. glabra.jpg
Oklahoma Eastern Redbud Cercis canadensis Cercis siliquastrum4.jpg
Oregon Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir in Lassen VNP-750px.JPG
Pennsylvania Eastern Hemlock Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis cones.jpg
Puerto Rico None
Rhode Island Red Maple Acer rubrum Acer rubrum 001.jpg 1964
South Carolina Sabal Palm Sabal palmetto Spalmetto2.JPG 1939[12]
South Dakota Black Hills Spruce Picea glauca
var. densata
Picea glauca.jpg 1947[13]
Tennessee Tulip-tree Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendronflower0117.JPG
Texas Pecan Carya illinoinensis Pecan orchard.jpg 1919
US Virgin Islands Yellow Elder Tecoma stans Tecoma stans, flowers+pods.jpg
Utah Quaking Aspen Populus tremuloides Quaking aspen Populus tremuloides trio.jpg 2014[14]
Vermont Sugar Maple Acer saccharum Acer saccharum foliage.jpg 1949
Virginia Flowering dogwood Cornus florida Floweringdogwood.jpg 1956[15]
Washington Western Hemlock Tsuga heterophylla Tsuga heterophylla1.jpg [16]
West Virginia Sugar Maple Acer saccharum Acer saccharum foliage.jpg
Wisconsin Sugar Maple Acer saccharum Acer saccharum foliage.jpg 1949[17]
Wyoming Plains cottonwood Populus deltoides monilifera Populus deltoides.jpg

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Official Alabama Tree". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History. 2003-11-06. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b https://books.google.com/books?id=sg0tpwxPI6wC&pg=PA107&lpg=PA107&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false State Botanical Symbols. Alan McPherson. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  3. ^ "§5-8 State tree", Hawaii Revised Statutes, retrieved 2020-01-04
  4. ^ Ind. Code §1-2-7-1 (1931)
  5. ^ "Tidbits". Ludington Daily News. Aug 4, 2001. p. 33. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  6. ^ http://www.lrc.ky.gov/krs/002%2D00/095.pdf KRS002.095
  7. ^ "Nebraska Secretary of State". Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Nevada Facts and State Emblems". State of Nevada. Archived from the original on 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  9. ^ "New Mexico Secretary of State: KID'S Corner". Archived from the original on 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  10. ^ "North Carolina State Tree".
  11. ^ North Dakota Blue Book, 2019–2021, North Dakota Department of State, p. 54, retrieved 2020-06-13
  12. ^ "South Carolina Statehouse student web page". Archived from the original on 2007-06-22. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
  13. ^ "South Dakota State symbols and emblems". Retrieved 2008-10-20.
  14. ^ from KSL.com "Utah state tree changes thanks to elementary students" page. Retrieved on March 27, 2014
  15. ^ "Virginia State Tree". eReferenceDesk. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. Archived from the original on March 9, 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
  17. ^ "Wisconsin State Symbols". State of Wisconsin. Archived from the original on 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2011-12-19.

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