Trees of the Hamilton Area
This list is a selection of the most common and significant trees found in the Hamilton Region, excluding shrubs (with a trunk diametre of less than 10 cm). For a complete list of all trees and shrubs, refer to the Hamilton-Wentworth Natural Areas Inventory.
Status
Local
Rare in Hamilton Region: known records in 5 or fewer sites (R)
Uncommon: known records in 6 to 10 sites (UC)
Extirpated: species historically present but not reported since 1950 (EX)
Introduced (I)
Plants native to North America but introduced to the Hamilton Region (*I)
Unclear native status: presence of both native and non-nativesubspecies (not easily distinguished) (I/N)
Provincial/National
Nationally rare or at risk (N): designated as vulnerable, threatened or endangered in Canada by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) or recommended for such designation
Provincially rare or at risk (P): designated as rare, threatened (thr.) or endangered on Ontario by the OMNR Wildlife Branch or recommended for such designation
Balsam Fir, UC
Eurpean Larch, I
Tamarack
Norway Spruce, I
White Spruce, *I
Black Spruce, R
Blue Spruce, I
Jack Pine, *I
Austrian Pine, I
Red Pine, I/N
White Pine
Scots Pine, I
Eastern Hemlock
Cypress Family
Red Cedar
White Cedar
Willow Family
White Poplar, I
Balsam Poplar
Eastern Cottonwood
Large-toothed Aspen, *I
Trembling Aspen
White Willow, I
Black Willow
Walnut Family
Bitternut Hickory
Sweet Pignut Hickory, R, NP-rare
Shagbark Hickory
Butternut
Black Walnut
Birch Family
Black Alder, I
Yellow Birch
White Birch
Blue-beech
Ironwood, Hop-hornbeam
Beech Family
American Chestnut, UC, NP – thr.
American Beech
White Oak
Swamp White Oak
Hill’s Oak, R, NP – rare
Bur Oak
Chinquapin Oak
Red Oak
Black Oak, UC
Elm Family
Hackberry, R
White Elm, American Elm
Siberian Elm, I
Red Elm
Rock Elm
Mulberry Family
White Mulberry, I
Red Mulberry, R, NP-thr.
Magnolia Family
Tulip Tree, R, RO, NP-rare
Laurel Family
Sassafras
Plane- tree Family
Sycamore
Rose Family
Hawthorne
Sweet Cherry, I
Sour Cherry, I
Perfumed Cherry, I
Wild Black Cherry
Pear, I
European Mountain Ash, I
Showy Mountain Ash, R, OR
Pea Family
Pea-tree, I
Honey Locust, *I
Black Locust, I
Quassia Family
Tree-of-Heaven, I
Maple Family
Manitoba Maple
Norway Maple, I
Sycamore Maple, I
Red Maple
Silver Maple
Black Maple
Sugar Maple
Mountain Maple
Linden Family
American Basswood
Tupelo or Sour-Gum Family
Black-gum, R, NP-rare
Olive Family
White Ash
Black Ash
Red Ash, Green Ash
Abies balsamea
Larix decidua
Larix laricina
Picea abies
Picea glauca
Picea marinana
Picea pungens
Pinus banksiana
Pinus nigra
Pinus resinosa
Pinus strobus
Pinus sylvestris
Tsuga canadensis
Cupressaceae
Juniperus virginiana
Thuja occidentalis
Salicaceae
Populus alba
Populus balsamifera
Populus deltoides
Populus grandidentata
Populus tremuloides
Salix alba
Salix nigra
Juglandaceae
Carya cordiformis
Carya glabra
Carya ovata
Juglans cinerea
Juglans nigra
Betulaceae
Alnus glutinosa
Betula alleghaniensis
Betula papyrifera
Carpinus caroliniana
Ostrya virginiana
Fagaceae
Castanea dentata
Fagus grandifolia
Quercus alba
Quercus bicolor
Quercus ellipsoidalis
Quercus macrocarpa
Quercus muehlenbergii
Quercus rubra
Quercus velutina
Ulmaceae
Celtis occidentalis
Ulmus americana
Ulmus pumila
Ulmus rubra
Ulmus thomasii
Moraceae
Morus alba
Morus rubra
Magnoliaceae
Liriodendron tulipifera
Lauraceae
Sassafras albidum
Platanaceae
Platanus occidentalis
Rosaceae
Crataegus sp.
Prunus avium
Prunus cerasus
Prunus mahaleb
Prunus serotina
Pyrus communis
Sorbus aucuparia
Sorbus decora
Leguminosae
Caragana arborescens
Gleditsia triancanthos
Robinia pseudo-acacia
Simaroubacaea
Ailanthus altissima
Aceraceae
Acer negundo
Acer platanoides
Acer pseudoplatanus
Acer rubrum
Acer saccharinum
Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum
Acer saccharum ssp. Saccharum
Acer spicatum
Tiliaceae
Tilia americana
Nyssaceae
Nyssa sylvatica
Oleaceae
Fraxinus americana
Fraxinus nigra
Fraxinus pennsylvanica