-Catalpa speciosa

-Bignoniaceae

-Cigar-Tree

-Capsule

-"showy"

-Some skin rash

-Fence posts

-Catalpa worms for bait

-Hydrangea quercifolia

-Saxifragaceae

-Oakleaf Hydrangea

-Capsule

-"oak-leaved"

-Native to Gulf Coast

-Landscaping

-Ligustrum lucidum

-Oleaceae

-Glossy Privet

-Drupe

-"shining"

-Native to China and Korea

-Fruit eaten by songbirds

-Invasive but also cultivated

-Phyllostachys aurea

-Poaceae

-Yellow Bamboo

-Caryopsis

-"golden"

-Native to Asia

-Sprouts from rhizomes

-Roosting habitat for birds

-Monocarpic

-Pinus elliottii var. elliotti

-Pinaceae

-Slash Pine

-flat cone

-"Named for Stephen Elliot"

-Non-native to NC

-Naval stores

-Pinus elliottii var. densa

-Pinaceae

-South Florida Slash Pine

-Occurs in S. Florida and Keys

-Grass stage and heavier wood

-Celtis tenuifolia

-Ulmaceae

-Dwarf Hackberry

-Drupe

-"thin-leaved"

-Gelsemium sempervirens

-Gelsemiaceae

-Jasmine

-Capsule

-"evergreen"

-Leaves, roots, and nectar poisonous to humans

-Juniperus virginiana

-Cupressaceae

-Juniper

-Peltate and fleshy cone

-"of Virginia"

-Red-heartwood used for chests, closets, pet bedding, and novelties

-Smaller trees for fence posts

-Cones eaten by songbirds (Cedar Waxwings)

-Kalmia latifolia

-Ericaceae

-Mountain Laurel

-Capsule

-"broad-leaved"

-Leaves and twigs posionous to humans and livestock

-Do not use for fuelwood

-Leaves browsed by white-tailed deer and ruffed grouse

-Pyrus communis

-Rosaceae

-Common Pear

-Pome

-"common"

-Native to Euro and Asia

-HOMESITES

-Quercus marilandica

-Fagaceae

-Blackjack Oak

-Nut

-"of Maryland"

-Railroad ties and fuelwood

-Only red oak with tight cooperage

-Quercus montana

-Fagaceae

-Chestnut Oak

-Nut

-"of the Mountains"

-High wildlife value

-Railroad ties and fuelwood

-Ulmus alata

-Ulmaceae

-Winged Elm

-Samara

-"winged"

-Fruits mature in Spring

-Viburnum dentatum

-Caprifoliaceae

-Southern Arrowwood

-Drupe

-"dentate"

-Fruit eaten in winter by songbirds

-Pinus ponderosa

-Pinaceae

-Ponderosa Pine

-Flate cone

-"heavy"

-Most widely distributed pine in the West

-Sold as yellow pine

-Sequoiadendron giganteum

-Cupressaceae

-Giant Sequoia

-Peltate cone

-"very large"

-Serotinous cones for many years

-Most massive tree on Earth 

-Sierra Nevada Mtns of CA

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-Thuja plicata

-Cupressaceae

-Western Redcedar

-Flat cone

-"folded"

-Late successional tree of Pacific NW

-Cedar shingles and shakes