Key to Leaves of Virginia Trees

Trees:

• Willow oak (Quercus phellos)
• Loblolly (Pinus taeda)
• Eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana)
• Red maple (Acer rubrum)
• American holly (Ilex opaca)
• Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana)
• Higan weeping cherry (Prunus subhirtella)

Saplings:

• Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)
• Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
• Black cherry (Prunus serotina)

Other:

• Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda)
• Red maple (Acer rubrum)
• Eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana)
• Mockernut hickory (Carya alba (tomentosa))
• Post oak (Quercus stellata)
• White oak (Quercus alba)
• Sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
• Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
• Black cherry (Prunus serotina)
• Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
• Virginia pine (Pinus virginiana)
• White pine (Pinus strobus)

Survey by:
Jeff Kirwan, 7/4/04
Virginia Tech Dept of Forestry

Page update: 1/5/05
Tracey S. Sherman
Virginia Tech Dept of Forestry