The majority of trees on the UAH campus have been planted since 1987. Many of the large trees that exist on the campus were here before the inception of the university. The following is a comprehensive list of the different kinds of deciduous trees that can be found on our campus. References given to a particular tree concerning growth rate, ultimate size, hardiness zones, pest and disease problems, etc. are judged in relation to the climate of the Southeastern U.S. Heat tolerance is a factor which needs to be considered for trees in the South. Overall performance and landscape value for this area is given on a scale from 1 to 10 with 1 being a poor performer and 10 excellent. These references, however, are not indicative of how well a given tree may or may not do in a different climate, or if it is given other specific cultural conditions. There is no category for broadleaved evergreens as of yet so they will be lumped in with the deciduous trees for the time being. Ginkgo, whose true classification is a gymnosperm is in the Conifer section.
Hopefully, this will be a useable and informative site for this region of the south.
Robert Redmon
Director of Grounds Management
Background photo - Acer heldreichii - Balkan Maple
Botanical name |
Common Name |
| Acer barbatum | Southern Sugar Maple |
| Acer buergeranum | Trident Maple |
| Acer circinatum | Oregonvine Maple |
| Acer cissifolium | Ivyleaf Maple |
| Acer davidii | David Maple |
| Acer griseum | Paperbark Maple |
| Acer davidii ssp. grosseri | Stripebarked Maple |
| Acer ginnala 'Flame' | Amur Maple |
| Acer heldreichii | Balkan Maple | Acer cissifolium ssp. henryi | Henry Maple | Acer japonicum falicifolium aconitifolium | 'Fernleaf'Fullmoon Maple |
| Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood' | Japanese Maple cult. |
| Acer palmatum 'Butterflies' | Japanese Maple cultivar |
| Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki' | Osakazuki Japanese Maple |
| Acer palmatum 'Sango kaku' | Coralbark Maple |
| Acer palmatum 'Waterfall' | Japanese Maple cultivar |
| Acer platanoides | Norway Maple |
| Acer rubrum | Red Maple |
| Acer rubrum 'October Glory' | Red Maple cult. |
| Acer rufinerve | Redvein Maple | Acer saccharinum | Silver Maple |
| Acer saccharum | Sugar Maple |
| Acer saccharum 'Commemoration' | 'Commemoration'Sugar Maple |
| Acer saccharum 'Legacy' | Legacy Sugar Maple |
| Acer saccharum 'Green Mountain' | 'Green Mountain' Sugar Maple |
| Acer tataricum | Tatarian Maple |
| Acer triflorum | Three flower Maple |
| Acer truncatum | Purpleblow Maple |
| Acer x 'Pacific Sunset' | Pacific Sunset Maple |
| Aesculus x carnea 'O Neills Red' | 'O Neills Red' Horsechestnut |
| Aesculus pavia | Red Buckeye |
| Albizia julibrissin | Mimosa |
| Amelanchier laevis | Allegheny Serviceberry |
| Betula nigra | River Birch |
| Betula nigra 'Heritage' | Heritage River Birch |
| Betula pendula | European White Birch |
| Betula platyphylla 'Whitespire' | Japanese Whitespire Birch |
| Carpinus caroliniana | American Hornbeam |
| Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' | Upright European Hornbeam |
| Carpinus japonica | Japanese Hornbeam |
| Carya glabra | Pignut Hickory |
| Carya illinoinsis | Pecan |
| Carya ovata | Shagbark Hickory |
| Carya tomentosa | Mockernut Hickory |
| Celtis occidentalis | Hackberry |
| Cercidiphylum japonicum | Katsuratree |
| Cercis canadensis | Eastern Redbud |
| Cercis canadensis 'Oklahoma' | 'Oklahoma' Redbud |
| Cercis chinensis 'Avondale' | 'Avondale' Redbud |
| Chionanthus retusus | Chinese Fringetree |
| Chionanthus virginicus | White Fringetree |
| X Chitalpa tashkentensis 'Morning Cloud' | 'Morning Cloud' Chitalpa |
| Cladrastis kentukea | Yellowwood |
| Cornus florida | Dogwood |
| Cornus florida 'Appalachian Spring' | 'Appalachian Spring' Dogwood |
| Cornus florida 'Cherokee Daybreak' | 'Cherokee Daybreak' Dogwood |
| Cornus florida 'Pendula' | Weeping White Dogwood |
| Cornus florida rubra | Pink Dogwood |
| Cornus kousa | Chinese Dogwood |
| Cornus mas | Corneliancherry Dogwood |
| Cornus walteri | Walter Dogwood |
| Cornus x 'Aurora' | Stellar Series Dogwood |
| Cornus x 'Celestial' | Stellar Series Dogwood |
| Cornus x 'Constellation' | Stellar Series Dogwood |
| Cornus x 'Ruth Ellen' | Stellar Series Dogwood |
| Cornus x 'Stellar Pink' | Stellar Series Dogwood |
| Corylus colurna | Turkish Filbert |
| Cotinus obovatus | American Smoketree |
| Crataegus laevigata 'Winter King' | 'Winter King' Hawthorne |
| Diospyros virginiana | Common Persimmon |
| Evodia danielli | Korean Evodia |
| Fagus grandifolia | American Beech |
| Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea Pendula' | Weeping Purpleleaf European Beech |
| Fagus sylvatica 'Rohanii' | 'Rohan' European Beech |
| Fagus sylvatica 'Roseo-Marginata' | Tricolor European Beech |
| Fagus sylvatica 'Riversii' | Rivers Purple Beech |
| Firmiana simplex | Chinese Parasoltree |
| Halesia carolina | Carolina Silverbell |
| Heptacodium miconioides | Seven Sons Tree |
| Hovenia dulcis | Japanese Raisintree |
| Ilex decidua 'Council Fire' | Possomhaw holly cult. |
| Ilex decidua 'Pocohontas' | Possomhaw holly cult. |
| Ilex opaca | American Holly |
| Ilex x fosteri | Foster's Holly |
| Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' | 'Nellie Stevens' Holly |
| Ilex x 'Edward J. Stevens' | 'Edward J. Stevens' Holly |
| Juglans nigra | Black Walnut |
| Koelreuteria bipinnata | Bouganvillea Golden Raintree |
| Koelreuteria paniculata | Golden Raintree |
| Lagerstroemia indica | Indian species Crapemyrtle |
| Lagerstroemia x fauriei 'Townhouse' | 'Townhouse' Crapemyrtle |
| Lagerstroemia x fauriei 'Natchez' | 'Natchez' Crapemyrtle |
| Lagerstroemia indica 'Miami ' | Miami Crapemyrtle |
| Lagerstroemia indica 'Hardy Lavender' | Hardy Lavender Crapemyrtle |
| Liquidamber styraciflua | Sweetgum |
| Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundilobum' | Fruitless Sweetgum |
| Liquidambar styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette' | Don Shadow's Upright Sweetgum |
| Liriodendron tulipifera | Tulip Poplar |
| Liriodendron tulipifera variegata | Variegated Tulip Poplar |
| Maackia amurense | Amur Maackia |
| Magnolia grandiflora | Southern Magnolia |
| Magnolia grandiflora'Little Gem' | Southern Magnolia cultivar. |
| Magnolia grandiflora 'Brackens Brown Beauty' | 'Brackens Brown Beauty' Magnolia |
| Magnolia hypoleuca | Magnolia species |
| Magnolia kobus | Kobus Magnolia |
| Magnolia macrophylla | Bigleaf Magnolia |
| Magnolia officinalis | Magnolia species |
| Magnolia soulangeana | Saucer Magnolia |
| Magnolia salicifolia | Anise Magnolia |
| Magnolia stellata 'Waterlily' | Waterlily Magnolia |
| Magnolia virginiana | Sweetbay Magnolia |
| Magnolia x Anne | Anne Magnolia |
| Magnolia x Ballerina | Ballerina Magnolia |
| Magnolia x Jane | Jane Magnolia |
| Magnolia x 'Butterflies' | 'Butterflies' Magnolia |
| Magnolia x 'Golden Stars' | 'Golden Stars' Magnolia |
| Magnolia x 'Galaxy' | 'Galaxy' Magnolia |
| Magnolia x Merrill | Merrill Magnolia |
| Magnolia x 'Vulcan' | 'Vulcan' Magnolia |
| Malus species | Crabapple |
| Morus alba | White Mulberry |
| Morus alba 'Pendula' | Teas Weeping Mulberry |
| Nyssa ogeche | Ogeeche Tupelo |
| Nyssa sylvatica | Black Tupelo |
| Nyssa aquatica | Swamp Tupelo |
| Nyssa chinensis | Chinese Tupelo |
| Ostrya virginiana | American Hophornbeam |
| Parrotia persica | Persian Parrotia |
| Phellodendron amurense | Amur Corktree |
| Pistacea chinensis | Chinese Pistache |
| Platanus occidentalis | Sycamore |
| Populus alba | White Poplar |
| Populus deltoides | Cottonwood |
| Prunus laurocerasus | Common Cherrylaurel |
| Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan' | 'Kwanzan' Cherry |
| Prunus subhirtilla 'Autumnalis' | Autumn Higan Cherry |
| Prunus subhirtilla var pendula | Weeping Higan Cherry |
| Prunus x 'Okame' | 'Okame' Cherry |
| Prunus x yedoensis | Yoshino Cherry |
| Prunus x yedoensis 'Shidare Yoshino' | Weeping Yoshino Cherry |
| Pterocarya stenoptera | Chinese Wingnut |
| Pterostyrax hispida | Fragrant Epaulette Tree |
| Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat' | 'Aristocrat' Pear |
| Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford' | 'Bradford' Callery Pear |
| Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer' | 'Chanticleer' Callery Pear |
| Quercus accutissima | Sawtooth Oak |
| Quercus alba | White Oak |
| Quercus bicolor | Swamp White Oak |
| Quercus coccinia | Scarlet Oak |
| Quercus falcata | Southern Red Oak |
| Quercus imbricaria | Shingle Oak |
| Quercus lyrata | Overcup Oak |
| Quercus muehlenbergii | Chinkapin Oak |
| Quercus nigra | Water Oak |
| Quercus palustris | Pin Oak |
| Quercus phellos | Willow Oak |
| Quercus robur 'Argenteo Marginata' | Variegated English Oak |
| Quercus robur 'Rose Hill' | 'Rose Hill' English Oak |
| Quercus robur fastigiata | Upright English Oak |
| Quercus rubra | Red Oak |
| Quercus shumardii | 'Shumard's' Oak |
| Quercus stellata | Post Oak |
| Rhamnus frangula | Glossy Buckthorn |
| Robinia pseudoacacia | Black Locust |
| Robinia pseudoacacia 'Purple Robe' | Purple Robe Locust |
| Salix nigra | Black Willow |
| Sambucus canadensis | American Elder |
| Sassafras albidum | Sassafras |
| Styrax japonica | Japanese Snowbell |
| Styrax japonica 'Pink Chimes' | 'Pink Chimes' Japanese Styrax |
| Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk' | 'Ivory Silk' Japanese Tree Lilac |
| Tilia americana 'Redmond' | 'Redmond' Linden |
| Tilia cordata 'Glenleven' | 'Glenleven' Linden |
| Ulmus parvifolia | Lacebark Elm |
| Ulmus parvifolia 'Bosque' | Bosque Lacebark Elm |
| Ulmus parvifolia 'Drake' | Drake Lacebark Elm |
| Ulmus x 'Liberty' | 'Liberty' American Elm |
| Ulmus x 'Regal' | 'Regal' Lacebark Elm |
| Vitex agnus-castus | Chastetree |
| Xanthocerus sorbifolium | Shinyleaf Yellowhorn |
| Zelkova serrata 'Green Vase' | 'Green Vase' Zelkova |
| Zelkova serrata 'Village Green' | 'Village Green' Zelkova |
