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This page lists tree and large shrub species native to Georgia, as well as cultivated, invasive, naturalized, and introduced species.

Native trees

*Torreya taxifolia*, Critically Endangered

Family	Scientific name	Common names	Range within Georgia	Conservation status
Taxaceae	Torreya taxifolia Arn.^[1]^: 39^[2]	Florida Torreya, Stinking Cedar	Decatur County, Georgia	Critically Endangered
Pinaceae	Pinus echinata Mill.^[1]^: 42–43	Shortleaf Pine	Piedmont and Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Pinaceae	Pinus elliottii Engelm.^[1]^: 43–44	Slash Pine	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Pinaceae	Pinus glabra Walter^[1]^: 44–45	Spruce Pine	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Pinaceae	Pinus palustris Mill.^[1]^: 45–46	Longleaf Pine	Coastal Plain, Ridge and Valley Province	Endangered
Pinaceae	Pinus pungens Lamb.^[1]^: 47	Table Mountain Pine	Upper Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains	Least Concern
Pinaceae	Pinus rigida Mill.^[1]^: 48	Pitch Pine	Blue Ridge Mountains	Least Concern
Pinaceae	Pinus serotina Michx.^[1]^: 49–50	Pond Pine	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Pinaceae	Pinus strobus L.^[1]^: 50–51	Eastern White Pine	Upper Piedmont	Least Concern
Pinaceae	Pinus taeda L.^[1]^: 51–52	Loblolly Pine	State-wide	Least Concern
Pinaceae	Pinus virginiana Mill.^[1]^: 52–53	Virginia Pine	Upper Piedmont, Ridge and Valley Province, Blue Ridge Mountains	Least Concern
Pinaceae	Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.^[1]^: 53–54	Eastern Hemlock	Ridge and Valley Province, Blue Ridge Mountains	Near Threatened
Pinaceae	Tsuga caroliniana Engelm.^[1]^: 54	Carolina Hemlock	Rabun County, Georgia, Habersham County, Georgia	Near Threatened
Taxodiaceae	Taxodium ascendens Brongn.^[1]^: 55–56	Pond Cypress	Coastal Plain	G5 - Secure
Taxodiaceae	Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich.^[1]^: 56–57	Bald Cypress	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Cupressaceae	Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) B.S.A.^[1]^: 58–59	Atlantic White Cedar	Southwest Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Cupressaceae	Juniperus virginiana L.^[1]^: 59–60	Eastern Red Cedar	State-wide	Least Concern
Arecaceae	Sabal palmetto (Walt.) Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.^[1]^: 61–62	Cabbage Palmetto	Outer Coastal Plain	G5 - Secure
Salicaceae	Populus deltoides W.Bartram ex Marshall^[1]^: 62–63	Eastern Cottonwood	Scattered state-wide	Least Concern
Salicaceae	Populus heterophylla L.^[1]^: 63–64	Swamp Cottonwood	Infrequently along Savannah River and coastal area	Least Concern
Salicaceae	Salix caroliniana Michx.^[1]^: 64–65	Coastal Plain Willow	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Salicaceae	Salix floridana Chapm.^[1]^: 65	Florida Willow	Early County and Pulaski County	Vulnerable
Salicaceae	Salix nigra Marshall^[1]^: 65–66	Black Willow	State-wide	Least Concern
Salicaceae	Salix sericea Marshall^[1]^: 66	Silky Willow	A few counties in the Blue Ridge Mountains	Least Concern
Myricaceae	Myrica cerifera L.^[1]^: 67–68	Waxmyrtle, Southern Bayberry	Coastal Plain, lower Piedmont	Least Concern
Myricaceae	Myrica caroliniensis P. Mill.	Evergreen Bayberry	Coastal Plain
Myricaceae	Myrica inodora W.Bartram^[1]^: 68	Odorless Bayberry	Infrequently in pine lowlands in southwest Georgia	G4 - Apparently Secure
Leitneriaceae	Leitneria floridana Chapm.^[1]^: 69–70	Corkwood	Lower Coastal Plain	Near Threatened
Juglandaceae	Carya aquatica (Michx. f.) Nutt.^[1]^: 71–72	Water Hickory	Lower Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Juglandaceae	Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K.Koch^[1]^: 72	Bitternut Hickory	Scattered state-wide	Least Concern
Juglandaceae	Carya glabra (Miller) Sweet^[1]^: 73	Pignut Hickory	State-wide	Least Concern
Juglandaceae	Carya laciniosa (Michaux f.) Loudon^[1]^: 74	Shellbark Hickory	Infrequently in northwest Georgia	Least Concern
Juglandaceae	Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg.^[1]^: 75	False Pignut Hickory, Red Hickory	State-wide	G5 - Secure
Juglandaceae	Carya ovata (Miller) K. Koch var. ovata^[1]^: 75	Shagbark Hickory	Piedmont to south-west Coastal Plain	G5 - Secure
Juglandaceae	Carya pallida (Ashe) Engelm. & Graebner^[1]^: 76–77	Sand Hickory	Scattered state-wide, more often in highlands or Piedmont	Least Concern
Juglandaceae	Carya tomentosa (Poiret) Nutt.^[1]^: 77–78	Mockernut Hickory, White Hickory	Common state-wide	Least Concern
Juglandaceae	Juglans cinerea L.^[1]^: 78–79	Butternut, White Walnut	Mountains.	Endangered
Juglandaceae	Juglans nigra L.^[1]^: 80	Black Walnut	Scattered state-wide	Least Concern
Betulaceae	Alnus serrulata (Aiton) Wiild.^[1]^: 81–82	Hazel Alder, Tag Alder	State-wide	Least Concern
Betulaceae	Betula alleghaniensis Britton^[1]^: 82–83	Yellow Birch	Mountain slopes above 3–4500 feet elevation	Least Concern
Betulaceae	Betula lenta L.^[1]^: 83–84	Black Birch, Sweet Birch	Mountainous areas of Ridge and Valley Province and Blue Ridge Mountains	Least Concern
Betulaceae	Betula nigra L.^[1]^: 84–85	River Birch	State-wide	Least Concern
Betulaceae	Carpinus caroliniana Walter^[1]^: 85–86	American Hornbeam, Ironwood, Musclewood	State-wide	Least Concern
Betulaceae	Ostrya virginiana (Miller) K. Koch^[1]^: 86–87	Eastern Hophornbeam	Piedmont and mountains	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Castanea dentata ^[1]^: 88–89	American Chestnut	Before Chestnut blight, mountains and Piedmont	Critically Endangered
Fagaceae	Castanea pumila ^[1]^: 89–90	Allegheny Chinquapin	Sporadically state-wide	G5 - Secure
Fagaceae	Fagus grandifolia ^[1]^: 90–91	American Beech	Common in mountains and Piedmont, less common in Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus alba ^[1]^: 93–94	White Oak, Stave Oak	Common state-wide	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus arkansana ^[1]^: 94–95	Arkansas Oak	Small, local stands in southwest Georgia	Vulnerable
Fagaceae	Quercus austrina Small^[1]^: 95–96	Bluff Oak, Bastard White Oak	Scattered in lower Coastal Plain	Vulnerable
Fagaceae	Quercus chapmanii Sarg.^[1]^: 96	Chapman Oak	Uncommon, appears in lower Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus coccinea Muenchh.^[1]^: 96–97	Scarlet Oak	Mountains and Piedmont	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus falcata Michaux^[1]^: 98	Southern Red Oak, Spanish Oak	Common state-wide	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus geminata Small^[1]^: 99	Sand Live Oak	Lower Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus georgiana M. A. Curtis^[1]^: 99	Georgia Oak	Granite outcrops in the Piedmont	Endangered
Fagaceae	Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willd.^[1]^: 100	Laurel Oak, Darlington Oak	Common throughout the Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus incana Bartram^[1]^: 101	Bluejack Oak	Common throughout the Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus laevis Walter^[1]^: 102	Turkey Oak	Common throughout the Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus laurifolia Michaux^[1]^: 103	Diamond Leaf Oak, Swamp Laurel Oak	Common in the Coastal Plain and occasionally in the Piedmont	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus lyrata Walter^[1]^: 104	Overcup Oak	Common in the Coastal Plain and occasionally in the Piedmont and Ridge and Valley Province	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus margaretta Ashe^[1]^: 105	Sand Post Oak, Scrub Post Oak	Coastal Plain and Georgia Sandhills	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus marilandica Muenchh.^[1]^{: 105–106}	Blackjack Oak	State-wide	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus michauxii Nutt.^[1]^{: 106–107}	Swamp Chestnut Oak, Basket Oak	Scattered throughout state, particularly Coastal Plain and Piedmont	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus muehlenbergii Engelm.^[1]^{: 107–108}	Chinquapin Oak	Uncommon, appearing in localities in northwest and southwest Georgia.	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus myrtifolia Willd.^[1]^: 108	Myrtle Oak	Occasional along outer Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus nigra L.^[1]^: 109	Water Oak	State-wide, more common in Coastal Plain and Piedmont	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus oglethorpensis W.Duncan^[1]^: 110	Oglethrope Oak	Restricted to a few counties in the Piedmont near South Carolina	Endangered
Fagaceae	Quercus pagoda Raf.^[1]^: 111	Cherrybark Oak	Coastal Plain and Piedmont	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus phellos L.^[1]^: 112	Willow Oak	State-wide	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus montana Willd.^[1]^{: 112–113}	Chestnut Oak, Rock Chestnut Oak	Mountains and upper Piedmont	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus rubra L.^[1]^{: 113–114}	Northern Red Oak	Common in Piedmont and mountains	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus shumardii Buckley^[1]^{: 114–115}	Shumard Oak	Most common in Coastal Plain, but also found in Piedmont and Ridge and Valley Province	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus stellata Wangenh.^[1]^{: 115–116}	Post Oak	State-wide	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus velutina Lam.^[1]^{: 116–117}	Black Oak	State-wide	Least Concern
Fagaceae	Quercus virginiana Miller^[1]^{: 117–118}	Live Oak	Coastal Plain	Least concern
Ulmaceae	Celtis laevigata Willd.^[1]^: 119	Sugarberry	State-wide	Least Concern
Ulmaceae	Celtis occidentalis L.^[1]^: 120	Hackberry	Northwest Georgia and Piedmont	Least Concern
Ulmaceae	Celtis tenuifolia Nutt.^[1]^: 121	Georgia Hackberry	Rocky sites throughout the state	G5 - Secure
Ulmaceae	Planera aquatica (Walter) J. Gmelin.^[1]^{: 121–122}	Water-elm, Planer-tree	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Ulmaceae	Ulmus alata Michaux^[1]^{: 122–123}	Winged Elm	Common state-wide at lower elevations	Least Concern
Ulmaceae	Ulmus americana L.^[1]^{: 124–125}	American Elm	Common state-wide	Endangered
Ulmaceae	Ulmus rubra Muhlenb.^[1]^{: 125–126}	Slippery Elm	Primarily Piedmont and Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Ulmaceae	Ulmus serotina Sarg.^[1]^{: 126–127}	September Elm	Floyd County, Georgia	Least Concern
Moraceae	Morus rubra L.^[1]^{: 127–128}	Red mulberry	Sporadically throughout Georgia	Least Concern
Magnoliaceae	Liriodendron tulipifera L.^[1]^{: 129–130}	Yellow-poplar, Tulip-poplar	State-wide	Least Concern
Magnoliaceae	Magnolia acuminata L.^[1]^: 131	Cucumbertree	Blue Ridge Mountains and occasionally Piedmont	Least Concern
Magnoliaceae	Magnolia fraseri Walter^[1]^: 132	Fraser Magnolia	Blue Ridge Mountains	Least Concern
Magnoliaceae	Magnolia grandiflora L.^[1]^: 133	Southern Magnolia, Bull Bay	Native to Coastal Plain, but planted throughout the state	Least Concern
Magnoliaceae	Magnolia macrophylla Michaux^[1]^: 134	Bigleaf Magnolia	Uncommon, found in upper Piedmont and southwestern counties of the Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Magnoliaceae	Magnolia pyramidata Bartram^[1]^: 135	Pyramid Magnolia	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Magnoliaceae	Magnolia tripetala L.^[1]^{: 135–136}	Umbrella Magnolia	Occasionally appears in Piedmont and lower mountains	Least Concern
Magnoliaceae	Magnolia virginiana L.^[1]^: 136	Sweetbay	Coastal Plain and Piedmont	Least Concern
Illiciaceae	Illicium floridanum Ellis^[1]^: 137	Anise-tree	Decatur County	Least Concern
Annonaceae	Asimina triloba Ellis^[1]^: 138	Pawpaw	Mountains and Piedmont	Least Concern
Lauraceae	Persea borbonia (L.) A. Sprengel^[1]^{: 140–141}	Red Bay	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Lauraceae	Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees^[1]^: 141	Sassafras	Scattered state-wide	Least Concern
Hamamelidaceae	Hamamelis virginiana L.^[1]^{: 142–143}	Witch-hazel	State-wide	Least Concern
Hamamelidaceae	Liquidambar styraciflua L.^[1]^{: 143–144}	Sweetgum	State-wide	Least Concern
Platanaceae	Platanus occidentalis L.^[1]^{: 144–145}	Sycamore, Planetree	State-wide	Least Concern
Rosaceae	Amelanchier arborea (Michaus f.) Fern.^[1]^{: 146–147}	Downy Serviceberry, Shadbush	Mountains and Piedmont	Least Concern
Rosaceae	Malus angustifolia (Aiton) Michaux^[1]^: 148	Southern Crab Apple	State-wide but less common in Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Rosaceae	Malus coronaria L.^[1]^: 149	Sweet Crab Apple	Blue Ridge Mountains	Least Concern
Rosaceae	Prunus americana Marshall^[1]^{: 150–151}	American Plum	Sporadically in Blue Ridge Mountains, Ridge and Valley, Piedmont, and sometimes in southwestern Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Rosaceae	Prunus angustifolia Marshall^[1]^{: 151–152}	Chickasaw Plum	Scattered state-wide	Least Concern
Rosaceae	Prunus caroliniana (Miller) Aiton^[1]^{: 152–153}	Carolina Laurel Cherry	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Rosaceae	Prunus pensylvanica L. f.^[1]^{: 153–154}	Pin Cherry, Fire Cherry	Higher elevations in the Blue Ridge Mountains	Least Concern
Rosaceae	Prunus serotina Ehrh.^[1]^{: 154–155}	Black Cherry	State-wide	Least Concern
Rosaceae	Prunus umbellata Elliott^[1]^: 155	Flatwoods Plum, Hog Plum	Piedmont and Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Rosaceae	Sorbus americana Marshall^[1]^{: 155–156}	American Mountain-Ash, Rowan	Higher elevations in the Blue Ridge Mountains	Least Concern
Leguminosae	Cercis canadensis L.^[1]^{: 157–158}	Redbud, Judas Tree	State-wide	Least Concern
Leguminosae	Cladrastis kentukea (Dum.-Cours.) Rudd^[1]^{: 158–159}	Yellowwood	Rarely, in Ridge and Valley and Blue Ridge Mountains	G4 - Apparently Secure
Leguminosae	Gleditsia aquatica Marshall^[1]^: 159	Waterlocust	Confined to swamps of the Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Leguminosae	Gleditsia triacanthos L.^[1]^{: 159–160}	Honeylocust	Scattered state-wide	Least Concern
Leguminosae	Robinia pseudoacacia L.^[1]^{: 161–162}	Black Locust	Originally limited to mountains, but has been cultivated elsewhere in the state	Least Concern
Rutaceae	Ptelea trifoliata L.^[1]^{: 162–163}	Common Hoptree, Wafer Ash	Scattered throughout the state	Least Concern
Rutaceae	Zanthoxylum americanum Miller^[1]^{: 163–164}	Prickly-ash, Toothache-tree	Limited to a few counties in the Piedmont and upper Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Rutaceae	Zanthoxylum clava-herculis L.^[1]^{: 164–165}	Hercules'-club, Toothache-tree	Restricted to coastal counties and Southwest Georgia.	Least Concern
Anacardiaceae	Cotinus obovatus Raf.^[1]^{: 166–167}	Smoketree	Known from a single location on Pigeon Mountain	Least Concern
Anacardiaceae	Rhus copallinum L.^[1]^{: 167–168}	Winged Sumac, Dwarf Sumac, Shining Sumac	State-wide	G5 - Secure
Anacardiaceae	Rhus glabra L.^[1]^{: 168–169}	Smooth Sumac	Mountains and Piedmont	Least Concern
Anacardiaceae	Rhus typhina L.^[1]^{: 169–170}	Staghorn Sumac	Known from a single location on Yonah Mountain	Least Concern
Anacardiaceae	Toxicodendron vernix (L.) Kuntze^[1]^{: 170–171}	Poison Sumac, Thunderwood	Scattered throughout the state	Least Concern
Cyrillaceae	Cliftonia monophylla (Lam.) Britton ex Sarg.^[1]^{: 171–172}	Titi, Buckwheat-tree	Lower Coastal Plain	G4 - Apparently Secure
Cyrillaceae	Cyrilla racemiflora L.^[1]^{: 172–173}	Swamp Cyrilla, Red Titi	Wet areas of the Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex ambigua (Michaux) Torrey^[1]^{: 175–176}	Carolina Holly	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex amelanchier M. A. Curtis^[1]^: 176	Sarvis Holly	Found in a few Coastal Plain counties	Least Concern
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex cassine L.^[1]^{: 176–177}	Dahoon	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex coriacea (Pursh) Chapman^[1]^{: 177–178}	Large Gallberry	Scattered throughout the Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex decidua Walter^[1]^{: 178–179}	Possumhaw	State-wide	Least Concern
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex longipes Chapman ex Trel.^[1]^: 179	Georgia Holly	Uncommonly appears in Ridge and Valley	Least Concern
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex montana Torrey & Gray^[1]^: 179	Mountain Winterberry	Mountains	Least Concern
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex myrtifolia Walter^[1]^{: 179–180}	Myrtle-leaved Holly	Frequently in Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex opaca Aiton^[1]^{: 180–181}	American Holly	Common state-wide	Least Concern
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray^[1]^: 181	Common Winterberry	Blue Ridge Mountains and Piedmont	Least Concern
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex vomitoria Aiton^[1]^{: 181–182}	Yaupon	Outer Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Celastraceae	Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq.^[1]^{: 182–183}	Eastern Wahoo, Burningbush	Infrequent, appearing in scattered counties	Least Concern
Staphyleaceae	Staphylea trifolia L.^[1]^{: 183–184}	Bladdernut	Scattered in Ridge and Valley, Piedmont, and Cumberland Plateau	Least Concern
Aceraceae	Acer floridanum (Chapman) Pax.^[1]^{: 185–186}	Florida Maple, Southern Sugar Maple	Occasionally in Ridge and Valley and Piedmont	Least Concern
Aceraceae	Acer leucoderme Small^[1]^: 187	Chalk Maple	Piedmont	Least Concern
Aceraceae	Acer negundo L.^[1]^{: 187–188}	Boxelder	Piedmont	Least Concern
Aceraceae	Acer nigrum Michaux f.^[1]^: 189	Black Maple	Dade County, Georgia and Walker County, Georgia	Least Concern
Aceraceae	Acer pensylvanicum L.^[1]^{: 189–190}	Striped Maple	Higher elevations of the Blue Ridge Mountains	Least Concern
Aceraceae	Acer rubrum L.^[1]^{: 190–191}	Red Maple	Common state-wide	Least Concern
Aceraceae	Acer saccharinum L.^[1]^{: 191–192}	Silver Maple	Infrequently state-wide	Least Concern
Aceraceae	Acer saccharum Marsh.^[1]^{: 192–193}	Sugar Maple	Blue Ridge Mountains, Ridge and Valley, and upper Piedmont	Least Concern
Aceraceae	Acer spicatum L.^[1]^{: 193–194}	Mountain Maple	Towns County, Georgia and Union County, Georgia at higher elevations	Least Concern
Hippocastanaceae	Aesculus flava Solander ex Hope^[1]^{: 195–196}	Yellow Buckeye	Higher elevations in the mountains	Least Concern
Hippocastanaceae	Aesculus glabra Willd.^[1]^: 197	Ohio Buckeye, Fetid Buckeye	Walker County, Georgia	Least Concern
Hippocastanaceae	Aesculus parviflora Walter^[1]^{: 197–198}	Bottlebrush Buckeye	Southwestern Georgia along the Chattahoochee River	Least Concern
Hippocastanaceae	Aesculus pavia L.^[1]^{: 198–199}	Red Buckeye	Common in the Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Hippocastanaceae	Aesculus sylvatica Bartram^[1]^: 199	Painted Buckeye, Georgia Buckeye	Piedmont	Least Concern
Sapindaceae	Sapindus marginatus Willd.^[1]^{: 200–201}	Florida Soapberry	Rarely on the islands of Liberty County, Georgia
Rhamnaceae	Frangula caroliniana (Walter) A.Gray^[1]^{: 201–202}	Carolina Buckthorn	Scattered throughout the state, mostly in Ridge and Valley and Piedmont	Least Concern
Tiliaceae	Tilia americana Miller^[1]^{: 202–203}	Basswood, Linden	State-wide, but mostly the mountains and Piedmont	Least Concern
Theaceae	Franklinia alatamaha Bartram ex Marshall^[1]^{: 204–205}	Franklinia, Franklin-tree	Extinct in the wild for about 200 years. Cultivated in the Coastal Plain	Extinct in the wild
Theaceae	Gordonia lasianthus (L.) Ellis^[1]^{: 205–206}	Loblolly-bay, Gordonia	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Theaceae	Stewartia malacodendron L.^[1]^{: 206–207}	Virginia Stewartia, Silky Camellia	Uncommon, scattered in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont	Least Concern
Theaceae	Stewartia ovata (Cav.) Weatherby^[1]^: 207	Mountain Stewartia, Mountain-Camellia	Scattered state-wide	Least Concern
Araliaceae	Aralia spinosa L.^[1]^{: 208–209}	Devil's-walkingstick	Common state-wide	Least Concern
Nyssaceae	Nyssa aquatica L.^[1]^{: 209–210}	Water Tupelo	Wetlands of the Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Nyssaceae	Nyssa ogeche Bartram ex Marshall^[1]^{: 210–211}	Ogeechee Tupelo, Ogeechee-lime	Rivers of the lower Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Nyssaceae	Nyssa sylvatica Marshall var. sylvatica^[1]^{: 211–212}	Black Tupelo, Blackgum	Common state-wide	Least Concern
Nyssaceae	Nyssa biflora Walter^[1]^{: 212–213}	Swamp Tupelo, Swamp Black Gum	Swamps of the Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Cornaceae	Cornus alternifolia L. f.^[1]^{: 214–215}	Alternate-leaf Dogwood	Mountains and Piedmont	Least Concern
Cornaceae	Cornus drummondii C. A. Meyer^[1]^{: 215–216}	Roughleaf Dogwood	Dade County, Georgia	Least Concern
Cornaceae	Cornus florida L.^[1]^{: 216–217}	Flowering Dogwood	Common state-wide	Least Concern
Cornaceae	Cornus foemina Miller^[1]^: 217	Swamp Dogwood	Piedmont and Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Clethraceae	Clethra acuminata Michaux^[1]^{: 218–219}	Cinnamon Clethra, Sweet Pepperbush	White County, Georgia, Union County, Georgia, Towns County, Georgia, and Rabun County, Georgia	G4 - Apparently Secure
Ericaceae	Elliottia racemosa Muhlenb. ex Elliott^[1]^{: 219–220}	Elliottia, Georgia Plume	Tattnall County, Georgia	G2 - Imperiled
Ericaceae	Kalmia latifolia L.^[1]^{: 220–221}	Mountain Laurel	Common in mountains	Least Concern
Ericaceae	Lyonia ferruginea (Walter) Nutt.^[1]^{: 221–222}	Tree Lyonia, Staggerbush	Coast and flatwoods of lower Coastal Plain	G5 - Secure
Ericaceae	Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.^[1]^{: 222–223}	Sourwood	State-wide	Least Concern
Ericaceae	Rhododendron catawbiense Michaux^[1]^: 224	Purple Rhododendron	Blue Ridge Mountains	Least Concern
Ericaceae	Rhododendron maximum L.^[1]^: 225	Rosebay Rhododendron	Mountains	Least Concern
Ericaceae	Vaccinium arboreum Marshall^[1]^{: 225–226}	Huckleberry, Sparkleberry	Common state-wide	Least Concern
Sapotaceae	Sideroxylon lanuginosum ^[1]^{: 227–228}	Gum Bumelia	Coastal Plain	G4 - Apparently Secure
Sapotaceae	Sideroxylon lycioides (L.) Pers.^[1]^{: 228–229}	Buckthorn Bumelia	Ridge and Valley and Piedmont	Least Concern
Sapotaceae	Sideroxylon tenax (L.) Willd.^[1]^: 229	Tough Bumelia	Coastal counties	G3 - Vulnerable
Ebenaceae	Diospyros virginiana L.^[1]^{: 230–231}	Persimmon	State-wide	G5 - Secure
Styracaceae	Halesia carolina L.^[1]^{: 231–232}	Carolina Silverbell	Mountains	Least Concern
Styracaceae	Halesia diptera Ellis^[1]^{: 232–233}	Two-wing Silverbell	Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Styracaceae	Halesia carolina L.^[1]^: 233	Little Silverbell	Sporadically in Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Styracaceae	Styrax americanus Lam.^[1]^{: 233–234}	American Snowbell	Piedmont and Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Styracaceae	Styrax grandifolius Aiton^[1]^{: 234–235}	Bigleaf Snowbell	State-wide	Least Concern
Symplocos	Symplocos tinctoria (L.) L'Her^[1]^{: 235–236}	Horse-sugar, Sweetleaf	State-wide	G5 - Secure
Oleaceae	Chionanthus virginicus L.^[1]^: 237	Fringe Tree, Old-man's-beard	Occasional throughout the state	G5 - Secure
Oleaceae	Forestiera acuminata (Michaux) Poiret^[1]^: 238	Swamp-privet	Scattered localities in the Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Oleaceae	Fraxinus americana L.^[1]^: 239	White Ash	Mountains and Piedmont	Critically Endangered
Oleaceae	Fraxinus caroliniana Miller^[1]^{: 240–241}	Carolina Ash	Coastal Plain	Endangered
Oleaceae	Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall^[1]^{: 241–242}	Green Ash	State-wide	Critically Endangered
Oleaceae	Fraxinus profunda (Bush) Bush^[1]^{: 242–243}	Pumpkin Ash	Infrequently along the coast	Critically Endangered
Oleaceae	Fraxinus quadrangulata Michaux^[1]^: 243	Blue Ash	Northwest Georgia	Critically Endangered
Oleaceae	Cartrema americana (L.) Gray^[1]^{: 243–244}	Devilwood	Coastal Plain	G5 - Secure
Bignoniaceae	Catalpa bignonioides Walter^[1]^{: 245–246}	Southern Catalpa, Indian-bean	Native to southwest Georgia, now found state-wide	G4 - Apparently Secure
Rubiaceae	Cephalanthus occidentalis L.^[1]^{: 246–247}	Buttonbush	State-wide	Least Concern
Rubiaceae	Pinckneya bracteata (Bartram) Raf.^[1]^{: 247–248}	Pinckneya, Fever-tree	Wet areas of the Coastal Plain	Least Concern
Caprifoliaceae	Sambucus canadensis L.^[1]^{: 249–250}	Elderberry, American Elder	Common state-wide	T5 - Secure Subspecies
Caprifoliaceae	Viburnum nudum L.^[1]^{: 250–251}	Possumhaw Virbunum	Scattered state-wide	Least Concern
Caprifoliaceae	Viburnum obovatum Walter^[1]^{: 251–252}	Virbunum, Small-leaf Virbunum	Coastal Plain	G5 - Secure
Caprifoliaceae	Viburnum prunifolium L.^[1]^{: 252–253}	Blackhaw	Scattered in the Piedmont	Least Concern
Caprifoliaceae	Viburnum rufidulum Raf.^[1]^{: 253–254}	Rusty Blackhaw	Scattered state-wide	Least Concern

Introduced, naturalized, and invasive trees

Family	Scientific name	Common names
Simaroubaceae	Ailanthus altissima (Miller) Swingle^[1]^: 273^[3]	Tree-of-Heaven
Fabaceae	Albizia julibrissin Durazzini^[1]^: 273	Mimosa, Silk tree
Euphorbiaceae	Aleurites fordii Hemsl.^[1]^: 273	Tung-oil Tree
Moraceae	Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) Vent.^[1]^: 273	Paper Mulberry
Juglandaceae	Carya illinoensis (Wangengh.) K. Koch^[1]^: 273	Pecan
Bignoniaceae	Catalpa speciosa (Warder ex Barney) Engelm.^[1]^: 273	Northern Catalpa
Lauraceae	Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J. Presl.^[1]^: 273	Camphor-tree
Rutaceae	Citrus aurantium L.^[1]^: 273	Sour Orange
Sterculiaceae	Firmiana simplex (L.) W. F. Wright^[1]^: 273	Chinese Parasoltree
Malvaceae	Hibiscus syriacus L.^[4]	Rose of Sharon
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex cornuta Lindl. & Paxton^[5]	Chinese holly
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex crenata Thunb.^[6]	Chinese holly
Lythraceae	Lagerstroemia indica L.^[1]^: 273	Crapemyrtle
Oleaceae	Ligustrum sinense Lour.^[1]^: 273	Chinese Privet
Moraceae	Maclura pomifera (Raf.) Schneider^[1]^: 273	Osage-orange
Meliaceae	Melia azedarach L.^[1]^: 273	Chinaberry
Moraceae	Morus alba L.^[1]^: 273	White Mulberry
Scrophulariaceae	Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Siebold & Zucc. ext Steud.^[1]^: 273	Princess-Tree
Pinaceae	Pinus clausa Vasey ex Sarg.^[1]^: 273	Sand Pine
Rutaceae	Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf.^[1]^: 273^[7]	Trifoliate Orange
Salicaceae	Populus alba L.^[1]^: 274	White Poplar
Salicaceae	Populus nigra L.^[1]^: 274	Black Poplar
Rosaceae	Pyrus calleryana^[8]	Bradford pear, Callery pear
Fagaceae	Quercus acutissima Carruthers ^[9]	Sawtooth Oak
Euphorbiaceae	Sapium sebiferum (L.) Roxb.^[1]^: 274	Chinese Tallowtree
Tamaricaceae	Tamarix gallica L.^[1]^: 274	Tamarisk
Ulmaceae	Ulmus parvifolia Jacq.^[1]^: 274	Chinese Elm
Euphorbiaceae	Vernicia fordii (Hemsl.) Airy-Shaw^[10]	Tungoil Tree