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white oak
Quercus alba
7,795 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
7,417 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
6,335 observations
American chestnut
Castanea dentata
5,064 observations
sweetfern
Comptonia peregrina
4,657 observations
bear oak
Quercus ilicifolia
3,650 observations
northern red oak
Quercus rubra
3,295 observations
American hophornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
2,901 observations
northern bayberry
Morella pensylvanica
2,707 observations
sweet birch
Betula lenta
2,012 observations
gray birch
Betula populifolia
1,620 observations
shagbark hickory
Carya ovata
1,604 observations
paper birch
Betula papyrifera
1,419 observations
black oak
Quercus velutina
1,397 observations
American hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
1,208 observations
beaked hazelnut
Corylus cornuta
1,097 observations
chestnut oak
Quercus montana
960 observations
American hazelnut
Corylus americana
877 observations
eastern black walnut
Juglans nigra
753 observations
dwarf chinkapin oak
Quercus prinoides
549 observations
scarlet oak
Quercus coccinea
403 observations
bog myrtle
Myrica gale
368 observations
swamp white oak
Quercus bicolor
359 observations
river birch
Betula nigra
340 observations
English oak
Quercus robur
312 observations
pignut hickory
Carya glabra
311 observations
bitternut hickory
Carya cordiformis
301 observations
pin oak
Quercus palustris
188 observations
post oak
Quercus stellata
188 observations
grey alder
Alnus incana
186 observations
Butternut
Juglans cinerea
167 observations
common alder
Alnus glutinosa
103 observations
European beech
Fagus sylvatica
96 observations
smooth alder
Alnus serrulata
88 observations
mockernut
Carya tomentosa
76 observations
Chinese chestnut
Castanea mollissima
54 observations
silver birch
Betula pendula
48 observations
Allegheny Chinquapin
Castanea pumila
35 observations
Invasive
Turkey Oak
Quercus cerris
32 observations
heartleaf paper birch
Betula cordifolia
32 observations
bur oak
Quercus macrocarpa
22 observations
Saul's oak
Quercus × 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
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 7,795 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed invasive deciduous trees in Massachusetts include:
- Turkey Oak (Quercus cerris)