Identification of the trees of Pennsylvania

Identification of the trees of Pennsylvania

• Leaning ways to identify the trees native to our state

​ Pennsylvania has 134 native tree species only 6 species make up over 50 percent of Pennsylvania forests

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Red maple
Black birch
Black cherry
Beech
Sugar maple
Eastern hemlock

The ​Pennsylvania state tree, it is an evergreen that prefers cool climate, being in the pine family it has short flat green needles.

Eastern Hemlock

​Red maple one of the most common trees in Pennsylvania it produces red flowers in the spring also has reddish twigs and red leaves in the fall

​​Red Maple

​The Black Birch has distinctive double leaves that sprout off its twigs. the twigs contain oil that has a sweet smell. some people refer to this tree as Sweet Birch.

​​Black Birch

​The Black Cherry tree has white flowers in the spring. the younger tree bark is smooth but the older trees get really rough bark. Black Cherry wood is used to produce fine furniture.

Black Cherry

​The American Beech has very smooth bark many people have carved names and pictures onto the bark of these trees. They produce a Beech Nut that feeds wildlife.

​​American Beech

​The Sugar Maple is the leaf you see on Canadas coins, also can be called hard maple. Tapping sugar maple trees produces maple syrup and candy.

​​Sugar Maple