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white oak
Quercus alba
7,673 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
7,357 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
6,280 observations
American chestnut
Castanea dentata
4,445 observations
sweetfern
Comptonia peregrina
4,441 observations
northern red oak
Quercus rubra
3,256 observations
bear oak
Quercus ilicifolia
3,146 observations
American hophornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
2,863 observations
northern bayberry
Morella pensylvanica
2,585 observations
sweet birch
Betula lenta
1,977 observations
shagbark hickory
Carya ovata
1,593 observations
gray birch
Betula populifolia
1,578 observations
paper birch
Betula papyrifera
1,398 observations
black oak
Quercus velutina
1,353 observations
American hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
1,199 observations
beaked hazelnut
Corylus cornuta
1,039 observations
chestnut oak
Quercus montana
949 observations
American hazelnut
Corylus americana
821 observations
eastern black walnut
Juglans nigra
709 observations
dwarf chinkapin oak
Quercus prinoides
477 observations
scarlet oak
Quercus coccinea
386 observations
bog myrtle
Myrica gale
358 observations
swamp white oak
Quercus bicolor
338 observations
river birch
Betula nigra
331 observations
pignut hickory
Carya glabra
306 observations
bitternut hickory
Carya cordiformis
297 observations
English oak
Quercus robur
261 observations
grey alder
Alnus incana
185 observations
pin oak
Quercus palustris
183 observations
post oak
Quercus stellata
172 observations
Butternut
Juglans cinerea
162 observations
common alder
Alnus glutinosa
102 observations
European beech
Fagus sylvatica
88 observations
smooth alder
Alnus serrulata
85 observations
mockernut
Carya tomentosa
74 observations
Chinese chestnut
Castanea mollissima
50 observations
silver birch
Betula pendula
48 observations
Invasive
Turkey Oak
Quercus cerris
32 observations
heartleaf paper birch
Betula cordifolia
32 observations
Allegheny Chinquapin
Castanea pumila
31 observations
bur oak
Quercus macrocarpa
22 observations
Saul's oak
Quercus Γ saulii
21 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)
- bear oak (Quercus ilicifolia)
- 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 7,673 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed invasive deciduous trees in Massachusetts include:
- Turkey Oak (Quercus cerris)