List of Minnesota trees by family facts for kids

This is a list of all the coniferous and broadleaf trees native to Minnesota by family.

Coniferous trees

• Cupressaceae (cypress family)
  • Juniperus virginiana (eastern juniper or red cedar)
  • Thuja occidentalis (eastern arborvitae or white cedar)
• Pinaceae (pine family)
  • Abies balsamea (balsam fir)
  • Larix laricina (tamarack larch)
  • Pinus banksiana (jack pine)
  • Pinus strobus (eastern white pine)
  • Pinus resinosa (red pine or Norway pine)
  • Picea glauca (white spruce)
  • Picea mariana (black spruce)
  • Tsuga canadensis (eastern hemlock)

Broadleaf trees

• Betulaceae (birch family)
  • Betula alleghaniensis (yellow birch)
  • Betula nigra (river birch)
  • Betula papyrifera (paper birch)
  • Carpinus caroliniana (American hornbeam, blue beech, ironwood)
  • Ostrya virginiana (ironwood, hophornbeam)
• Fabaceae (pea family)
  • Gleditsia triacanthos (honey locust)
  • Gymnocladus dioicus (Kentucky coffeetree)
• Fagaceae (beech family)
  • Quercus alba (white oak)
  • Quercus bicolor (swamp white oak)
  • Quercus ellipsoidalis (northern pin oak)
  • Quercus macrocarpa (bur oak)
  • Quercus muehlenbergii (chinkapin oak)
  • Quercus rubra (northern red oak)
  • Quercus velutina (black oak)
• Juglandaceae (walnut family)
  • Carya cordiformis (bitternut hickory)
  • Carya ovata (shagbark hickory)
  • Juglans cinerea (butternut)
  • Juglans nigra (black walnut)
• Malvaceae (mallow family)
  • Tilia americana (basswood)
• Moraceae (mulberry family)
  • Morus rubra (red mulberry)
• Oleaceae (olive family)
  • Fraxinus americana (white ash)
  • Fraxinus nigra (black ash)
  • Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash and red ash)
• Rosaceae (rose family)
  • Prunus pensylvanica (pin cherry)
  • Prunus serotina (black cherry)
  • Sorbus americana (American mountain ash)
  • Sorbus decora (showy rowan)
• Salicaceae (willow family)
  • Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen)
  • Populus grandidentata (big-tooth aspen)
  • Populus balsamifera (balsam poplar)
  • Populus deltoides (eastern cottonwood)
  • Salix nigra (black willow)
  • Salix amygdaloides (peachleaf willow)
• Sapindaceae (soapberry family)
  • Acer negundo (boxelder)
  • Acer nigrum (black maple)
  • Acer rubrum (red maple)
  • Acer saccharinum (silver maple)
  • Acer saccharum (sugar maple)
  • Acer spicatum (mountain maple)
• Ulmaceae (elm family)
  • Celtis occidentalis (hackberry)
  • Ulmus americana (American elm)
  • Ulmus rubra (slippery elm)
  • Ulmus thomasii (rock elm)

Introduced and invasive species

Introduced and invasive species of trees include:

• Aceraceae (Maples)
  • Acer ginnala (Amur maple)
  • Acer platanoides (Norway maple)
• Fabaceae
  • Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust)
• Rhamnaceae (Buckthorns)
  • Frangula alnus (glossy buckthorn, alder buckthorn)
  • Rhamnus cathartica (common buckthorn)
• Hippocastanaceae (buckeye and horsechestnut)
  • Aesculus glabra (Ohio buckeye)
  • Aesculus hippocastanum (European horsechestnut)
• Ulmaceae (Elm)
  • Ulmus glabra (Wych elm)
  • Ulmus pumila (Siberian elm)
• Pinaceae (Pine)
  • Larix decidua (European larch)
  • Picea abies (Norway spruce)
  • Picea pungens (Colorado blue spruce)
  • Pinus rigida (pitch pine)
  • Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine)
• Salicaceae (willow)
  • Populus alba (white poplar)
• Eleagnaceae (olive)
  • Elaeagnus angustifolia (Russian olive)