Key to Leaves of Virginia Trees

Campus Trees:

• Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana )
• Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua )
• Green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica )
• Kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa )
• Black cherry ( Prunus serotina )
• White pine (Pinus strobus )
• Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea )

Campus Saplings:

• Flowering dogwood ( Cornus florida )
• Crabapple ( Malus spp. )

Other Trees and Shrubs:

• Black locust ( Robinia pseudoacacia )
• Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana )
• Silver maple (Acer saccharinum )
• Red maple ( Acer rubrum )
• Eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana )
• Virginia pine ( Pinus virginiana )
• Scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea )
• Chestnut oak (Quercus prinus )
• Pignut hickory (Carya glabra )
• American sycamore ( Platanus occidentalis )
• Mimosa (Albizia julibrissin )
• Autumn-olive (Elaeagnus umbellata )

Survey by:
Jeff Kirwan, 9/1/07
Virginia Tech Dept of Forestry

Page update: 11/1/07
Tracey S. Sherman
Virginia Tech Dept of Forestry