Tulip Tree with distinctive four-lobed leaves and characteristic tulip-shaped flowers. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Liriodendron tulipifera, commonly known as Tulip Tree, Yellow Poplar,
Sweetfern’s distinctive deeply lobed, aromatic foliage in autumn. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Comptonia peregrina, commonly known as Sweetfern, is a remarkable native deciduous
The warty crimson capsule splits open each fall to reveal its bright orange-red seeds. Photo: Judy Gallagher, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Euonymus americanus, commonly
Smooth Alder branch displaying the serrated leaves that give this species its name. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) Alnus serrulata, commonly known as Smooth Alder,
Black Cherry flowers and prominently serrated leaves in spring. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Prunus serotina, commonly known as Black Cherry, Wild Black Cherry,
Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum botanical features. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Viburnum rufidulum, commonly known as Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum or Southern Blackhaw, is a distinctive
Carolina Phlox showcases its vibrant pink to purple flower clusters in late spring. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Phlox carolina, commonly known as Carolina
The golden-bronze bark peeling in thin, papery curls is Yellow Birch’s most distinctive feature. Photo: Kieran Hunt, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Betula alleghaniensis, commonly
White Wood Aster in bloom, its cloud of small white flowers rising above heart-shaped basal leaves. Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Aster divaricatus,
A mature American Holly showing its dense, pyramidal evergreen crown. Photo: Famartin, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Ilex opaca, commonly known as American Holly, is
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