White Basswood Tilia heterophylla

Old basswoods are frequently hollow. They make excellent nesting and den sites for many kinds of wild birds and mammals. Often planted as a shade or street tree. Often called "bee tree."

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Black Cherry Prunus serotina

Excellent wood for furniture, cabinet work, and paneling. Fruit is a favorite of wildlife. Birds are largely responsible for spreading the seed. Brown hairs on underside of leaf along lower one-third of midrib.

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White Ash Fraxinus americana

Strong, hard, stiff, resilient, and very shock-resistant wood that seasons well and takes a good polish. Excellent for handles, bats, snowshoes, skis, and bows.

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Southern Catalpa Catalpa bignoniodes

Heart-shaped leaves, showy clusters of white flowers, and cigar-like fruit from 6 to 20 inches long are characteristic features. Wood very durable. Caterpillars that attack leaves are favorite fish bait.

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Honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos

Trunks and larger branches usually bristle with stout, branched thorns. Long, curving seed pods contain sweetv pulp and remain on the tree most of the winter. Fast grower, resistant to drought, and intolerant to shade.

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Black Locust Robinia pseudoacacia

One of the toughest and most durable hardwoods growing in this country. Sharp spines in pairs on the branches. Sweet, fragrant, white flowers attract bees. Very tolerant to shade.

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American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana

Often called "blue beech" for the color of its smooth, bluish bark or ironwood for the qualities of its wood. Usually a small tree with a cluster of leafy bracts to which a small nutlet is attached.

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Common Persimmon Diospyros virginiana

Wood is heavy, hard, dense and strong. Used for golf club heads, shuttles, and in wood turnery. On older trees the bark is almost black, breaking into thick, nearly square blocks, looking like alligator hide.

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Sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum

In summer the long, drooping clusters of fragrant white flowers, resembling lily-of-the-valley, are the source of the famous sourwood honey. Bright scarlet, orange, or crimson leaves are showy in the fall. Leaves are sour to taste.

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Sassafras Sassafras albidum

Sassafras has been famous since pioneer days for the "tea" made by boiling its roots. Mitten-shaped, 3-lobed, and elliptical-shaped leaves may be found on the same tree. Leaves, twigs, and buds aromatic when crushed or chewed.