Laurel Hill Plantation: Its Trees

THE TREES OF
LAUREL HILL PLANTATION
about 12 miles south of Natchez, Mississippi

ASH FAMILY Green Ash...................Fraxinus pennsylvanica White Ash...................Fraxinus americana BIRCH FAMILY American Hornbeam...........Carpinus caroliniana Eastern Hophornbeam.........Ostrya virginiana BUCKTHORN FAMILY Carolina Buckthorn..........Rhamnus caroliniana CASHEW FAMILY Shining Sumac...............Rhus copallina CEDAR FAMILY Eastern Redcedar............Juniperus virginiana CUSTARD-APPLE FAMILY Pawpaw......................Asimina triloba DOGWOOD FAMILY Flowering Dogwood...........Cornus florida Roughleaf Dogwood...........Cornus drummondii EBONY FAMILY Persimmon...................Diospyros virginiana ELM FAMILY American Elm................Ulmus americana Slippery Elm................Ulmus rubra Winged Elm..................Ulmus alata Sugarberry..................Celtis laevigata GENSING FAMILY Devils-Walkingstick.........Aralia spinosa HEATH FAMILY Sourwood....................Oxydendrum arboreum Sparkleberry................Vaccinium arboreum HOLLY FAMILY American Holly..............Ilex opaca Dahoon......................Ilex cassine Possumhaw...................Ilex decidua LAUREL FAMILY Sassafras...................Sassafras albidum LEGUME FAMILY Black Locust................Robina pseudoacacia Honeylocust.................Gleditsia triacanthos Redbud......................Cercis canadensis MAGNOLIA FAMILY Cucumbertree................Magnolia acuminata Southern Magnolia...........Magnolia grandiflora Tulip Poplar................Liriodendron tulipifera MAHOGANY FAMILY Chinaberry..................Melia azedarach MAPLE FAMILY Boxelder....................Acer negundo Florida Maple...............Acer barbatum Red Maple...................Acer rubrum Silver Maple................Acer saccharinum MULBERRY FAMILY Red Mulberry................Morus rubra OAK FAMILY Black Oak...................Quercus velutina Cherrybark Oak..............Quercus falcata pagodaefolia Chinkapin Oak...............Quercus muehlenbergii Post Oak....................Quercus stellata Shumard Oak.................Quercus shumardii Southern Red Oak............Quercus falcata Swamp Chestnut Oak..........Quercus michauxii Water Oak...................Quercus nigra White Oak...................Quercus alba PINE FAMILY Loblolly Pine...............Pinus taeda REDWOOD FAMILY Baldcypress.................Taxodium distichum ROSE FAMILY Littlehip Hawthorn..........Crataegus spathulata Parsley Hawthorn............Crataegus marshallii Black Cherry................Prunus serotina Carolina Laurelcherry.......Prunus caroliniana RUE FAMILY Hercules-Club...............Zanthoxylum clava-herculis SAPODILLA FAMILY Gum Bumelia.................Bumelia lanuginosa SOAPBERRY FAMILY Soapberry...................Sapindus cf.marginatus SYCAMORE FAMILY Sycamore....................Platanus occidentalis TUPELO FAMILY Black Gum...................Nyssa sylvatica WALNUT FAMILY Black Walnut................Juglans nigra Bitternut Hickory...........Carya cordiformis Pignut Hickory..............Carya glabra Pecan.......................Carya illinoenis WAXMYRTLE FAMILY Southern Bayberry...........Myrica cerifera WILLOW FAMILY Eastern Cottonwood..........Populus deltoides WITCH-HAZEL FAMILY Sweetgum....................Liquidambar styraciflua