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white oak
Quercus alba
7,484 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
7,313 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
6,243 observations
American chestnut
Castanea dentata
4,253 observations
sweetfern
Comptonia peregrina
4,238 observations
northern red oak
Quercus rubra
3,229 observations
American hophornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
2,796 observations
northern bayberry
Morella pensylvanica
2,530 observations
bear oak
Quercus ilicifolia
2,378 observations
sweet birch
Betula lenta
1,930 observations
shagbark hickory
Carya ovata
1,586 observations
gray birch
Betula populifolia
1,538 observations
paper birch
Betula papyrifera
1,383 observations
black oak
Quercus velutina
1,315 observations
American hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
1,173 observations
beaked hazelnut
Corylus cornuta
968 observations
chestnut oak
Quercus montana
939 observations
American hazelnut
Corylus americana
737 observations
eastern black walnut
Juglans nigra
689 observations
scarlet oak
Quercus coccinea
377 observations
dwarf chinkapin oak
Quercus prinoides
358 observations
bog myrtle
Myrica gale
352 observations
swamp white oak
Quercus bicolor
331 observations
river birch
Betula nigra
328 observations
pignut hickory
Carya glabra
303 observations
bitternut hickory
Carya cordiformis
294 observations
English oak
Quercus robur
253 observations
grey alder
Alnus incana
185 observations
pin oak
Quercus palustris
182 observations
post oak
Quercus stellata
163 observations
Butternut
Juglans cinerea
162 observations
common alder
Alnus glutinosa
102 observations
European beech
Fagus sylvatica
86 observations
smooth alder
Alnus serrulata
85 observations
mockernut
Carya tomentosa
71 observations
Chinese chestnut
Castanea mollissima
49 observations
silver birch
Betula pendula
48 observations
heartleaf paper birch
Betula cordifolia
32 observations
Allegheny Chinquapin
Castanea pumila
26 observations
bur oak
Quercus macrocarpa
22 observations
Saul's oak
Quercus × saulii
21 observations
Invasive
Turkey Oak
Quercus cerris
15 observations
swamp birch
Betula pumila
11 observations
chinkapin oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
7 observations
Sweet Chestnut
Castanea sativa
7 observations
green alder
Alnus alnobetula
6 observations
Persian walnut
Juglans regia
4 observations
red hickory
Carya ovalis
4 observations
common hazel
Corylus avellana
3 observations
Sawtooth oak
Quercus acutissima
3 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common deciduous trees in Massachusetts are:
- white oak (Quercus alba)
- yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)
- American beech (Fagus grandifolia)
- American chestnut (Castanea dentata)
- sweetfern (Comptonia peregrina)
- northern red oak (Quercus rubra)
- American hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana)
- northern bayberry (Morella pensylvanica)
- bear oak (Quercus ilicifolia)
- sweet birch (Betula lenta)
- The most observed deciduous tree in Massachusetts is white oak (Quercus alba), with 7,484 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed invasive deciduous trees in Massachusetts include:
- Turkey Oak (Quercus cerris)