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Official State Tree Designations
Each of the 50 states have designated an official "State Tree." All of the state trees, except the Hawaii's state tree, are native to the state in which they are designated. Some of the Latin names you see here may be different from those you may have seen before due to changes in plant nomenclature; we have chosen to list the current valid botanical name. Where more than one accepted common name exists, the common name in the legislation has been listed.
Many of the Official State Tree Designations of the 50 States listed here can be found in the US National Arboretum's "National Grove of State Trees." However, because the climate in Washington doesn't allow the growth of all of the state trees, trees have been substituted for some of the states.
- California has designated two distinct species as its state tree.
- Although Iowa did not designate a specific species of oak as its state tree, many people recognize bur oak, Quercus macrocarpa, as the state tree since it is the most widespread species in the state.
- Although no specific species of magnolia was designated as the state tree of Mississippi, most references recognize the Southern Magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora, as the state tree.
Many of the Official State Tree Designations of the 50 States listed here can be found in the US National Arboretum's "National Grove of State Trees." However, because the climate in Washington doesn't allow the growth of all of the state trees, trees have been substituted for some of the states.
US State Trees | |
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State Symbols | Tree - Species - Designation - Adopted |
| Alabama | Southern Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris Miller) Alabama State Tree - 1949; 1997 |
| Alaska | Sitka Spruce (Pinaceae Picea sitchensis) Alaska State Tree - 1962 |
| Arizona | Blue Paloverde (Fabaceae Cercidium floridum) Arizona State Tree - 1954 |
| Arkansas | Loblolly Pine (Pinaceae Pinus taeda) Arkansas State Tree - 1939 |
| California 1 | Redwood (Taxodiaceae Sequoia sempervirens California State Tree - 1937 Giant Sequoia |
| Colorado | Blue Spruce (Pinaceae Picea pungens) Colorado State Tree - 1939 |
| Connecticut | White Oak (Fagaceaen Quercus alba) Connecticut State Tree - 1947 |
| Delaware | American Holly (Aquifoliaceae Ilex opaca aiton) Delaware State Tree - 1939 |
| Florida | Cabbage Palmetto (Arecaceae Sabal palmetto) Florida State Tree - 1953 |
| Georgia | Live Oak (Fagaceae Quercus virginiana) Georgia State Tree - 1937 |
| Hawaii | Kukui (Aleurites moluccana) Hawaii State Tree - 1959 |
| Idaho | Western White Pine (Pinaceae Pinus monticola) Idaho State Tree - 1935 |
| Illinois | White Oak (Fagaceae Quercus alba) Illinois State Tree - 1907; 1973 |
| Indiana | Tulip / Yellow Poplar (Magnoliaceae Liriodendron tulipifera) Indiana State Tree - 1931 |
| Iowa 2 | Oak (Fagaceae Quercus species) Iowa State Trees - 1961 |
| Kansas | Eastern Cottonwood (Salicaceae Populus deltoides) Kansas State Tree - 1937 |
| Kentucky | Tulip / Yellow Poplar (Magnoliaceae Liriodendron tulipifera) Kentucky State Tree - 1994 |
| Louisiana | Bald Cypress (TaxodiaceaeTaxodium distichum) Louisiana State Tree - 1963 |
| Maine | Eastern White Pine (Pinaceae Pinus strobus) Maine State Tree - 1945 |
| Maryland | White Oak (Fagaceae Quercus alba) Maryland State Tree - 1941 |
| Massachusetts | American Elm (Ulmaceae Ulmus americana) Massachusetts State Tree - 1941 |
| Michigan | Eastern White Pine (Pinaceae Pinus strobus) Michigan State Tree - 1955 |
| Minnesota | Red Pine (Pinaceae Pinus resinosa) Minnesota State Tree - 1953 |
| Mississippi | Southern Magnolia (Magnoliaceae Magnolia grandiflora) Mississippi State Tree - 1938 |
| Missouri | Flowering Dogwood (Cornaceae Cornus florida) Missouri State Tree - 1955 |
| Montana | Ponderosa Pine (Pinaceae Pinus ponderosa) Montana State Tree - 1949 |
| Nebraska | Eastern Cottonwood (Salicaceae Populus deltoides) Nebraska State Tree - 1972 |
| Nevada | Singleleaf Pinyon (Pinaceae Pinus monophylla Nevada State Tree - 1959 Bristlecone Pine |
| New Hampshire | Paper Birch (Betulaceae Betula papyrifera) New Hampshire State Tree - 1947 |
| New Jersey | Northern Red Oak (Fagaceae Quercus rubra New Jersey State Tree - 1950 Flowering Dogwood |
| New Mexico | Pinyon (Pinaceae Pinus edulis) New Mexico State Tree - 1949 |
| New York | Sugar Maple (Aceraceae Acer saccharum) New York State Tree - 1956 |
| North Carolina | Longleaf Pine (Pinaceae Pinus palustris) North Carolina State Tree - 1963 |
| North Carolina | Fraser fir (Abies fraseri) North Carolina State Christmas Tree - 2005 |
| North Dakota | American Elm (Ulmaceae Ulmus americana) North Dakota State Tree - 1947 |
| Ohio | Ohio Buckeye (Hippocastanaceae Aesculus glabra) Ohio State Tree - 1953 |
| Oklahoma | Eastern Redbud (Fabaceae Cercis canadensis) Oklahoma State Tree - 1937 |
| Oregon | Douglas Fir (Pinaceae Pseudotsuga menziesii) Oregon State Tree - 1939 |
| Pennsylvania | Eastern Hemlock (Pinaceae Tsuga canadensis) Pennsylvania State Tree - 1931 |
| Rhode Island | Red Maple (Aceraceae Acer rubrum) Rhode Islans State Tree - 1964 |
| South Carolina | Cabbage Palmetto (Arecaceae Sabal palmetto) South Carolina State Tree - 1939 |
| South Dakota | White Spruce (Pinaceae Picea glauca) South Dakota State Tree - 1947 |
| Tennessee | Tulip / Yellow Poplar (Magnoliaceae Liriodendron tulipifera) Tennessee State Tree - 1947 |
| Tennessee | Yellowwood Tree (Cladrastis kentuckea formerly Cladrastis lutea) Tennessee Bicentennial Tree - 1991 |
| Tennessee | Eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) Tennessee State Evergreen Tree - 2012 |
| Texas | Pecan (Juglandaceae Carya illinoensis) Texas State Tree - 1919 |
| Utah | Blue Spruce (Old) (Pinaceae Picea pungens) Utah State Tree - 1933 |
| Utah | Quaking aspen (New) (Populus tremuloides) Utah State Tree - 2014 |
| Vermont | Sugar Maple (Aceraceae Acer saccharum) Vermont State Tree - 1949 |
| Virginia | Flowering Dogwood (Cornaceae Cornus florida) Virginia State Tree - 1956 |
| Washington | Western Hemlock (Pinaceae Tsuga heterophylla) Washington State Tree - 1947 |
| Washington, DC | Scarlet Oak (Fagaceae Quercus coccinea) Washington, DC District Tree - |
| West Virginia | Sugar Maple (Aceraceae Acer saccharum) West Virginia State Tree - 1949 |
| Wisconsin | Sugar Maple (Aceraceae Acer saccharum) Wisconsin State Tree - 1949 |
| Wyoming | Cottonwood, Plain (Populus deltoids occidentalis) Wyoming State Tree - 1947; 1961 |
| United States | Oak (Fagaceae Quercus) United States National Tree - 2004 |
State Trees
All of the state trees, except the Hawaii state tree, are native to the state.
Source: https://www.ereferencedesk.com/resources/state-tree/