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Scientific Name	Common Name	Type	Height	Habitat	Color	Bloom Time	Exposure	Features
Native Large Trees
Acer rubrum	Red/ Swamp Maple	Deci- duous	40-60'	Moist to dry	Specta- cular red, orange, and yellow Fall foliage		Full - part sun	Numerous varieties for size, fall color, and form. Handsome shade tree; color in different seasons
Acer saccharum	Sugar Maple	Deci- duous	50-70'	Average	Yellow to red Fall foliage		Full sun	Beautiful large shade tree. Winged samaras fall like helicopters; dozens of cultivars; interesting bark
Betula nigra	River Birch	Deci- duous	40-70'	Average to wet soils, along streams, ponds, etc.	Yellow Fall foliage		Full - part sun	Attracts birds. Beautiful peeling bark and attractive foliage. Great for small properties; low mainte-nance.
Carya glabra	Pignut Hickory	Deci- duous	60-80'	Dry or moist areas	Golden-yellow Fall foliage		Full sun - shade	Attracts birds. Irregular, spreading crown. Slow growing. Rich fall color persists into November
Fagus grandifolia	Amercian Beech	Deci- duous	80-90'	Moist, well drained soils	Yellow and brown in Fall		Full sun - shade	Grows shorter but wider in large areas; dense shade and roots keep plants from growing underneath
Gordonia lasianthus	Loblolly Bay	Ever- green	70'	Moist areas	White, showy flowers	April- July	Full sun - partial shade	One of south's most attractive trees with Ever- green foliage, showy flowers, and narrow, spirelike crown.
Liriodendron tulipifera	Tulip Poplar	Deci- duous	70-90'	Average	Greenish yellow with orange markings; Golden Fall foliage	March- May	Full - part sun	Very important in forest products industry. Smaller cultivar 'Fasti- giatum' often used by home- owners. Beautiful form; rapid growth
Magnolia grandiflora	Southern Magnolia	Ever- green	60-90'	Rich, well drained soils; Very drought tolerant	White flowers; Dark glossy green leaves	April- June	Full sun - part shade	Large fragrant white flowers throughout spring and summer. Premier southern landscape tree! Used for streets, framing, shade. Nothing grows underneath.
Nyssa sylvatica	Blackgum	Deci- duous	60-80'	Dry or moist areas	Scarlet- red fall color		Full sun - part shade	Near swamps and stream edges Used as landscape specimen or shade tree.
Pinus elliottii	Slash Pine	Ever- green	80- 100'	Moist, sandy soils			Full - part sun	Tall and statley tree. Great for framing.
Pinus palustris	Longleaf Pine	Ever- green	80- 100'	Sandy, dry areas			Full sun	Slow growing, majestic tree with small, open crown. Similar to slash pine but larger cones and branchlets
Platanus occidentalis	Sycamore, American Planetree	Deci- duous	70- 100'	Average to wet soils	Yellow to brown foliage in Fall		Full - part sun	Interesting bark. Large dropped leaves are excessive! One of the largest trees in eastern US.
Quercus alba	White Oak	Deci- duous	60- 100+'	Dry areas	Leaves are pinkish in spring, dark green in summer, and red in fall		Full - part sun	One of grandest North American trees. Great shade tree. Probably too large and too slow growing for most landscape uses. White- green under leaves
Quercus coccinea	Scarlet Oak	Deci- duous	60- 100'	Dry areas	Scarlet red Fall foliage		Full sun - part shade	Very deep leaf lobes with needle endings. Great shade tree with bright red fall color. Attracts wildlife
Quercus falcata	Southern Red Oak	Deci- duous	50-90'	Dry areas	Dark glossy leaves			Wonderful shade tree in larger landscapes
Quercus phellos	Willow Oak	Deci- duous	50-80'	Moist to average	Pale yellow in Fall		Full - part sun	Low areas. Popular street and shade tree with fine- textured foliage. Attracts wildlife.
Quercus stellata	Post Oak	Deci- duous	40-70'	Sandy, dry areas; also moist loamy soils of flood plains along streams	Brown Fall color; Glossy dark green leaves.		Full - part sun	Dense, rounded crown. Wood used for railroad cross-ties, posts, and construction timber. Smaller of the oaks.
Quercus virginiana	Live Oak	Ever- green	40-60'	Moist, well drained soils; Very drought tolerant	Yellow- green catkin flowers; Dark red-brown bark	March- May	Full sun - part shade	The ultimate southern shade tree! Fast growing, yet long-lived. Broad canopy needs ample space to grow. Great for charcoal cooking.
Taxodium distichum	Bald Cypress	Deci- duous	130'	Fresh- water wet areas, but also dry soil	Rusty brown to red leaves in Fall; Red-gray bark			Produce tapered knees when grown in or near water. Attractive pale green foliage in summer. Good shade tree; very resistant

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