This is a list of trees that grow in Connecticut.

Oaks Quercus alba - eastern white oak Quercus bicolor - swamp white oak Quercus coccinea - scarlet oak Quercus ilicifolia - scrub oak Quercus macrocarpa - bur oak Quercus montana - chestnut oak Quercus muehlenbergii - chinquapin oak Quercus palustris - pin oak Quercus prinoides - dwarf chinquapin oak Quercus rubra - northern red oak Quercus stellata - iron oak Quercus velutina - eastern black oak

Maples Acer negundo - boxelder maple Acer nigrum - black maple Acer pensylvanicum - striped maple Acer rubrum - red maple Acer saccharinum - silver maple Acer saccharum - sugar maple Acer spicatum - mountain maple

Birches Betula alleghaniensis - yellow birch Betula lenta - black birch Betula nigra - river birch Betula papyrifera - paper birch Betula populifolia - gray birch

Beeches Fagus grandifolia - American beech

Alders Alnus incana - speckled alder Alnus serrulata - smooth alder

Hornbeams Carpinus caroliniana - American hornbeam

Hophornbeams Ostrya virginiana - American hophornbeam

Hickories Carya cordiformis - bitternut hickory Carya glabra - pignut hickory Carya ovata - snagbark hickory Carya tomentosa - mockernut hickory

Walnuts Juglans cinerea - butternut Juglans nigra - eastern American black walnut

Chestnuts Castanea dentata - American chestnut

Poplars Populus balsamifera - balsam poplar Populus deltoides - eastern cottonwood Populus grandidentata - big-tooth aspen Populus heterophylla - swamp cottonwood Populus tremuloides - quaking aspen

Ashes Fraxinus americana - white ash Fraxinus nigra - black ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica - green ash

Hollies Ilex opaca - American holly

Dogwoods Cornus alternifolia - alternate-leaved dogwood Cornus florida - flowering dogwood Cornus racemosa - northern swamp dogwood Cornus rugosa - roundleaf dogwood

Sassafras Sassafras albidum - white sassafras

Tupelos Nyssa sylvatica - black gum

Plums Prunus alleghaniensis - Allegheny plum Prunus americana - American plum Prunus nigra - black plum Prunus pensylvanica - pin cherry Prunus serotina - black cherry Prunus virginiana - chokecherry

Mountain ashes Sorbus americana - American mountain-ash Sorbus decora - northern mountain ash

Serviceberries Amelanchier arborea - downy serviceberry

Buttonbushes Cephalanthus occidentalis - common buttonbush

Hackberries Celtis occidentalis - common hackberry

Mulberries Morus rubra - red mulberry

Elms Ulmus americana - American elm Ulmus rubra - slippery elm

Sumacs Rhus copallina - shining sumac Rhus glabra - smooth sumac Rhus typhina - staghorn sumac

Poison sumacs Toxicodendron vernix - poison sumac

Sweetgums Liquidambar styraciflua - American sweetgum

Lindens Tilia americana - American basswood

Tulip trees Liriodendron tulipifera - tulip tree

Viburnums Viburnum lentago - sweet viburnum Viburnum prunifolium - blackhaw

Prickly-ashes Zanthoxylum americanum - northern prickly-ash

Willows Salix bebbiana - gray willow Salix discolor - American pussy willow Salix lucida - shining willow Salix nigra - black willow Salix petiolaris - slender willow

Planes Platanus occidentalis - American sycamore

Pines Pinus resinosa - red pine Pinus rigida - pitch pine Pinus strobus - eastern white pine

Spruces Picea mariana - black spruce Picea rubens - red spruce

Hemlocks Tsuga canadensis - eastern hemlock

Firs Abies balsamea - balsam fir

Larches Larix laricina - eastern larch

Junipers Juniperus communis - common juniper Juniperus virginiana - eastern juniper

Arborvitaes Thuja occidentalis - northern white-cedar

False cypresses Chamaecyparis thyoides - Atlantic white cedar

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