Key to Leaves of Virginia Trees

School trees:

• Loblolly pine ( Pinus taeda )
• Pin oak ( Quercus palustris )
• American holly ( Ilex opaca )
• Flowering dogwood ( Cornus florida )
• American sycamore ( Platanus occidentalis )
• Black cherry ( Prunus serotina )
• Yellow poplar ( Liriodendron tulipifera )
• White ash ( Fraxinus americana )
• Southern magnolia ( Magnolia grandiflora )
• True cedar ( Cedrus sp. )
• Eastern redbud ( Cercis canadensis )
• Japanese black pine ( Pinus thunbergii )
• Chinese holly ( Ilex cornuta )
• Littleleaf linden ( Tilia cordata )

Nature Trail Species:

• Sweetgum ( Liquidambar styraciflua )
• Loblolly pine ( Pinus taeda )
• Yellow poplar ( Liriodendron tulipifera )
• Black cherry ( Prunus serotina )
• Flowering dogwood ( Cornus florida )
• Southern red oak ( Quercus falcata )
• Hackberry ( Celtis occidentalis )

Other Trees and Shrubs:

• Southern red oak ( Quercus falcata )
• White oak ( Quercus alba )
• Sassafras ( Sassafras albidum )

Survey by:
Jeff Kirwan
Page update: 1/6/06
Tracey S. Sherman
Virginia Tech Dept of Forestry