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white oak
Quercus alba
7,420 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
7,266 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
6,236 observations
sweetfern
Comptonia peregrina
4,203 observations
American chestnut
Castanea dentata
4,132 observations
northern red oak
Quercus rubra
3,206 observations
American hophornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
2,741 observations
northern bayberry
Morella pensylvanica
2,525 observations
bear oak
Quercus ilicifolia
2,363 observations
sweet birch
Betula lenta
1,920 observations
shagbark hickory
Carya ovata
1,581 observations
gray birch
Betula populifolia
1,531 observations
paper birch
Betula papyrifera
1,380 observations
black oak
Quercus velutina
1,313 observations
American hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
1,171 observations
beaked hazelnut
Corylus cornuta
965 observations
chestnut oak
Quercus montana
936 observations
American hazelnut
Corylus americana
737 observations
eastern black walnut
Juglans nigra
687 observations
scarlet oak
Quercus coccinea
377 observations
bog myrtle
Myrica gale
351 observations
dwarf chinkapin oak
Quercus prinoides
350 observations
swamp white oak
Quercus bicolor
331 observations
river birch
Betula nigra
328 observations
pignut hickory
Carya glabra
302 observations
bitternut hickory
Carya cordiformis
293 observations
English oak
Quercus robur
248 observations
grey alder
Alnus incana
185 observations
pin oak
Quercus palustris
180 observations
post oak
Quercus stellata
161 observations
Butternut
Juglans cinerea
160 observations
common alder
Alnus glutinosa
102 observations
European beech
Fagus sylvatica
86 observations
smooth alder
Alnus serrulata
84 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
25 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 7,420 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed invasive deciduous trees in Massachusetts include:
- Turkey Oak (Quercus cerris)