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white oak
Quercus alba
8,048 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
7,749 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
6,491 observations
American chestnut
Castanea dentata
5,427 observations
sweetfern
Comptonia peregrina
4,912 observations
bear oak
Quercus ilicifolia
4,212 observations
northern red oak
Quercus rubra
3,553 observations
American hophornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
3,320 observations
northern bayberry
Morella pensylvanica
2,779 observations
sweet birch
Betula lenta
2,135 observations
shagbark hickory
Carya ovata
1,772 observations
gray birch
Betula populifolia
1,641 observations
paper birch
Betula papyrifera
1,455 observations
black oak
Quercus velutina
1,426 observations
American hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
1,305 observations
beaked hazelnut
Corylus cornuta
1,111 observations
chestnut oak
Quercus montana
988 observations
American hazelnut
Corylus americana
917 observations
eastern black walnut
Juglans nigra
784 observations
dwarf chinkapin oak
Quercus prinoides
767 observations
bog myrtle
Myrica gale
440 observations
scarlet oak
Quercus coccinea
427 observations
swamp white oak
Quercus bicolor
401 observations
river birch
Betula nigra
346 observations
English oak
Quercus robur
323 observations
bitternut hickory
Carya cordiformis
322 observations
pignut hickory
Carya glabra
322 observations
grey alder
Alnus incana
193 observations
pin oak
Quercus palustris
192 observations
post oak
Quercus stellata
190 observations
Butternut
Juglans cinerea
176 observations
common alder
Alnus glutinosa
104 observations
European beech
Fagus sylvatica
99 observations
smooth alder
Alnus serrulata
98 observations
mockernut
Carya tomentosa
79 observations
Chinese chestnut
Castanea mollissima
59 observations
silver birch
Betula pendula
48 observations
Allegheny Chinquapin
Castanea pumila
38 observations
Invasive
Turkey Oak
Quercus cerris
36 observations
heartleaf paper birch
Betula cordifolia
32 observations
bur oak
Quercus macrocarpa
26 observations
Saul's oak
Quercus × saulii
22 observations
swamp birch
Betula pumila
11 observations
chinkapin oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
8 observations
Sweet Chestnut
Castanea sativa
7 observations
green alder
Alnus alnobetula
6 observations
Betula × caerulea
Betula × caerulea
5 observations
Persian walnut
Juglans regia
4 observations
wax myrtle
Morella cerifera
4 observations
red hickory
Carya ovalis
4 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)
- bear oak (Quercus ilicifolia)
- northern red oak (Quercus rubra)
- American hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana)
- northern bayberry (Morella pensylvanica)
- sweet birch (Betula lenta)
- The most observed deciduous tree in Massachusetts is white oak (Quercus alba), with 8,048 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed invasive deciduous trees in Massachusetts include:
- Turkey Oak (Quercus cerris)