This page lists tree and large shrub species native to New York City, as well as cultivated, invasive, naturalized, and introduced species.
List of trees growing in New York City This list includes street trees of New York City; as well as trees planted in New York City parks and public spaces: Scientific nameCommon namePhotoSizeNative speciesPlanted in NYC streetsEdible fruitAcer campestreField mapleSmallNon-nativeYesAcer ginnalaAmur mapleSmallNon-nativeYesAcer griseumPaperbark mapleSmallNon-nativeYesAcer platanoidesNorway mapleLargeNon-native, InvasiveYes, ApprovedNoAcer rubrumRed mapleLargeNativeYesAcer saccharinumSilver mapleLargeNativeYesAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutLargeNon-nativeYesAesculus octandraCommon buckeyeLargeNativeYesAilanthus altissimaTree of heavenLargeNon-native, InvasiveYes, Not ApprovedNoAlnus glutinosaEuropean alderLargeNon-nativeYesAmelanchier canadensisServiceberrySmallNativeYesBetula nigraBlack birchLargeNativeYesCarpinus betulusEuropean hornbeamLargeNon-nativeYesCarpinus carolinianaAmerican hornbeamMediumNativeYesCarya laciniosaShellback hickoryLargeNativeNoCatalpa speciosaNorthern catalpaMediumNon-nativeNoCedrus spp.CedarsLargeNon-nativeNoCeltis occidentalisCommon hackberryMediumNativeYesYesCercidiphyllum japonicumKatsuraMediumNon-nativeYesNoCercis canadensisEastern redbudMediumNon-nativeYesNoChamaecyparis thyoidesAtlantic white cedarLargeNativeYesNoChionanthus virginicusWhite fringetreeMediumNon-nativeYesNoCladrastis kentukeaKentucky yellowwoodMediumNon-nativeYesNoCornus kousaKousa dogwoodSmallNon-nativeYesCornus masCornelian cherrySmallNon-nativeYesYesCorylus colurnaTurkish hazelTallNon-nativeYesYesCrataegus crusgalli var. inermisThornless cockspur hawthornMediumNativeYesYesCrataegus spathulataLittlehip hawthornSmallNon-nativeNoDiospyros virginianaAmerican persimmonNativeNoYesEucommia ulmoidesHardy rubber treeLargeNon-nativeYesNoFagus sylvaticaEuropean beechLargeNon-nativeYesYesFagus sylvatica 'Pendula'Weeping beechLargeNon-native, Not InvasiveNo, Not ApprovedNoGinkgo bilobaGinkgoLargeNon-nativeYesYesGleditsia triacanthos f. inermisThornless honey locustLargeNon-nativeYesYesGymnocladus dioicusKentucky coffeetreeLargeNon-nativeYesYesHalesia spp.SilverbellsNoHamamelis spp.Witch-hazelsNoIlex spp.HolliesNoJuglans spp.Walnut treesNoYesJuniperus spp.JunipersNoKoelreuteria paniculataGoldenrain treeMediumNon-nativeYesLaburnum spp.Golden chainsNon-nativeNoNoLarix laricinaAmerican larchNativeNoLiquidambar styracifluaSweetgumLargeNativeYesLiriodendron tulipiferaTulip treeLargeNativeYesMaackia amurensisAmur maackiaMediumNon-nativeYesMaclura pomiferaOsage-orangeNon-nativeNoMagnolia grandifloraLaurel magnolia LargeNon-native, Not InvasiveNo, Not ApprovedNoMagnolia cultivarsMagnolia 'Elizabeth', Magnolia 'Butterflies' MediumHybridApprovedNoMalus spectabilisChinese flowering appleNon-nativeMetasequoia glyptostroboidesDawn redwoodLargeNon-nativeYesMorus spp.MulberriesNoNyssa sylvaticaBlack gumLargeNativeYesOstrya virginianaAmerican hophornbeamMediumNativeYesOxydendrum arboreumSorrel treeNon-nativeNoPhellodendron amurenseAmur cork treeNon-nativeNoPicea pungensBlue spruceNon-nativeNoPinus resinosaRed pineNon-nativeNoPinus strobusEastern white pineNativeNoPinus sylvestrisScots pineNon-nativeNoPlatanus × hispanicaLondon planeLargeNon-nativeYesPopulus spp.PoplarsNoPrunus 'Kanzan'Kanzan cherrySmallNon-nativeYesPrunus × incamOkamé cherrySmallNon-nativeYesPrunus × yedoensisYoshino cherrySmallNon-nativeYesPrunus cerasiferaCherry plumSmallNon-nativeYesYesPrunus padusBird cherryNon-nativeNoPrunus sargentiiSargent cherrySmallNon-nativeYesPrunus virginiana 'Schubert'Canada red cherrySmallNativeYesPseudotsuga menziesii subsp. glaucaDouglas-firNon-nativeNoPyrus calleryanaCallery pearInvasiveNoYesQuercus acutissimaSawtooth oakLargeNon-nativeYesQuercus albaWhite oakLargeNativeYesQuercus bicolorSwamp white oakLargeNativeYesQuercus coccineaScarlet oakLargeNativeYesQuercus dentataJapanese emperor oakLargeNon-nativeYesQuercus frainettoHungarian oakLargeNon-nativeYesQuercus imbricariaShingle oakLargeNon-nativeYesQuercus macrocarpaBur oakLargeNon-nativeYesQuercus montanaChestnut oakLargeNativeYesQuercus muehlenbergiiChinkapin oakLargeNativeYesQuercus palustrisPin oakLargeNativeYesQuercus phellosWillow oakLargeNativeYesQuercus roburPedunculate oakNon-nativeQuercus robur 'Fastigiata'Fastigiate oakLargeNon-nativeYesQuercus rubraNorthern red oakLargeNativeYesQuercus shumardiiShumard oakLargeNon-nativeYesQuercus texanaNuttall's oakLargeNon-nativeYesQuercus velutinaEastern black oakLargeNativeYesRobinia spp.LocustsNon-nativeNoSalix spp.WillowsNoSassafras albidumSassafrasNativeNoSorbus aucupariaRowan treeNon-nativeNoStyphnolobium japonicumJapanese pagoda treeLargeNon-nativeYesStyrax japonicusJapanese snowbellNon-nativeNoSyringa reticulataJapanese tree lilacSmallNon-nativeYesSyringa reticulata subsp. pekinensisChinese tree lilacSmallNon-nativeYesTaxodium distichumBald cypressLargeNon-nativeYesThuja occidentalisNorthern white-cedarNativeNoTilia americanaAmerican lindenLargeNativeYesTilia cordataLittleleaf lindenLargeNon-nativeYesTilia tomentosaSilver lindenLargeNon-nativeYesTsuga canadensisEastern hemlockNativeNoUlmus americanaAmerican elmLargeNativeYesNoUlmus glabra 'Camperdownii'Camperdown elmMediumNon-native, Not InvasiveNo, Not ApprovedNoUlmus parvifoliaChinese elmLargeNon-nativeYesNoUlmus minorEnglish elmLargeNon-nativeNo, Not ApprovedNoZelkova serrataJapanese zelkovaLargeNon-nativeYesNo
See also Trees of New York City
References
External links New York City Tree Map