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white oak
Quercus alba
7,198 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
7,060 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
6,140 observations
sweetfern
Comptonia peregrina
4,042 observations
American chestnut
Castanea dentata
3,818 observations
northern red oak
Quercus rubra
3,092 observations
American hophornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
2,546 observations
northern bayberry
Morella pensylvanica
2,496 observations
bear oak
Quercus ilicifolia
2,289 observations
sweet birch
Betula lenta
1,844 observations
shagbark hickory
Carya ovata
1,538 observations
gray birch
Betula populifolia
1,489 observations
paper birch
Betula papyrifera
1,353 observations
black oak
Quercus velutina
1,283 observations
American hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
1,086 observations
beaked hazelnut
Corylus cornuta
940 observations
chestnut oak
Quercus montana
913 observations
American hazelnut
Corylus americana
734 observations
eastern black walnut
Juglans nigra
671 observations
scarlet oak
Quercus coccinea
375 observations
dwarf chinkapin oak
Quercus prinoides
343 observations
bog myrtle
Myrica gale
337 observations
swamp white oak
Quercus bicolor
327 observations
river birch
Betula nigra
326 observations
pignut hickory
Carya glabra
298 observations
bitternut hickory
Carya cordiformis
291 observations
English oak
Quercus robur
250 observations
grey alder
Alnus incana
185 observations
pin oak
Quercus palustris
175 observations
post oak
Quercus stellata
160 observations
Butternut
Juglans cinerea
158 observations
common alder
Alnus glutinosa
98 observations
smooth alder
Alnus serrulata
83 observations
mockernut
Carya tomentosa
69 observations
European beech
Fagus sylvatica
67 observations
silver birch
Betula pendula
48 observations
Chinese chestnut
Castanea mollissima
46 observations
heartleaf paper birch
Betula cordifolia
32 observations
Allegheny Chinquapin
Castanea pumila
23 observations
bur oak
Quercus macrocarpa
22 observations
Saul's oak
Quercus Γ saulii
21 observations
Invasive
Turkey Oak
Quercus cerris
13 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)
- sweetfern (Comptonia peregrina)
- American chestnut (Castanea dentata)
- 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 7,198 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed invasive deciduous trees in Massachusetts include:
- Turkey Oak (Quercus cerris)