List of U.S. state and territory trees
This is a list of U.S. state, federal district, and territory trees, including official trees of the following of the states, of the federal district, and of the territories.
| State federal district or territory | Common name | Scientific name | Image | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Longleaf pine | Pinus palustris |  | 1949 clarified 1997 |
| Alaska | Sitka spruce | Picea sitchensis |  | 1962 |
| American Samoa | None | |||
| Arizona | Blue palo verde | Parkinsonia florida |  | 1954 |
| Arkansas | Loblolly pine | Pinus taeda |  | 1939 |
| California | Coast redwood | Sequoia sempervirens |  | 1937 |
| Giant sequoia | Sequoiadendron giganteum |  | ||
| Colorado | Colorado blue spruce | Picea pungens |  | 1939 |
| Connecticut | White oak (See also: Charter Oak) | Quercus alba |  | 1947 |
| Delaware | American holly | Ilex opaca |  | 1939 |
| District of Columbia | Scarlet oak | Quercus coccinea |  | 1960 |
| Florida | Sabal palm | Sabal palmetto |  | 1953 |
| Georgia | Southern live oak | Quercus virginiana |  | 1937 |
| Guam | Ifit (Pacific teak) | Intsia bijuga |  | 1969 |
| Hawaii | Candlenut tree (kukui) | Aleurites moluccanus |  | 1959 |
| Idaho | Western white pine | Pinus monticola |  | 1935 |
| Illinois | White oak | Quercus alba |  | 1973 |
| Indiana | Tulip tree | Liriodendron tulipifera |  | 1931 |
| Iowa | Oak (variety unspecified) | Quercus spp. |  | 1961 |
| Kansas | Eastern cottonwood | Populus deltoides |  | 1937 |
| Kentucky | Tulip poplar | Liriodendron tulipifera | | 1994 |
| Louisiana | Bald cypress | Taxodium distichum |  | 1963 |
| Maine | Eastern white pine | Pinus strobus |  | 1945 |
| Maryland | White oak (See also: Wye Oak) | Quercus alba |  | 1941 |
| Massachusetts | American elm | Ulmus americana |  | 1941 |
| Michigan | Eastern white pine | Pinus strobus | | 1955 |
| Minnesota | Red pine (aka Norway pine) | Pinus resinosa |  | 1953 |
| Mississippi | Southern magnolia | Magnolia grandiflora |  | 1952 |
| Missouri | Flowering dogwood | Cornus florida |  | 1955 |
| Montana | Ponderosa pine | Pinus ponderosa |  | 1949 |
| Nebraska | Eastern cottonwood | Populus deltoides | | 1972 |
| Nevada | Single-leaf pinyon | Pinus monophylla |  | 1959 |
| Great Basin bristlecone pine | Pinus longaeva |  | 1987 | |
| New Hampshire | American white birch | Betula papyrifera |  | 1947 |
| New Jersey | Northern red oak | Quercus rubra |  | 1950 |
| New Mexico | Piñon pine | Pinus edulis |  | 1949 |
| New York | Sugar maple | Acer saccharum |  | 1956 |
| North Carolina | Pine | Pinus | | 1963 |
| North Dakota | American elm | Ulmus americana | | 1947 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Flame tree | Delonix regia |  | 1979 |
| Ohio | Ohio buckeye | Aesculus glabra |  | 1953 |
| Oklahoma | Eastern redbud | Cercis canadensis |  | 1971 |
| Oregon | Douglas fir | Pseudotsuga menziesii |  | 1939 |
| Pennsylvania | Eastern hemlock | Tsuga canadensis |  | 1931 |
| Puerto Rico | Ceiba (unofficial) | Ceiba pentandra |  | |
| Rhode Island | Red maple | Acer rubrum |  | 1964 |
| South Carolina | Sabal palm | Sabal palmetto | | 1939 |
| South Dakota | Black Hills spruce | Picea glauca var. densata |  | 1947 |
| Tennessee | Tulip-tree | Liriodendron tulipifera | | 1947 |
| Texas | Pecan | Carya illinoinensis |  | 1919 |
| United States Virgin Islands | None | |||
| Utah | Quaking aspen | Populus tremuloides |  | 2014 |
| Vermont | Sugar maple | Acer saccharum | | 1949 |
| Virginia | Flowering dogwood | Cornus florida | | 1956 |
| Washington | Western hemlock | Tsuga heterophylla |  | 1947 |
| West Virginia | Sugar maple | Acer saccharum | | 1949 |
| Wisconsin | Sugar maple | Acer saccharum | | 1949 |
| Wyoming | Plains cottonwood | Populus deltoides monilifera |  | 1947, amended 1961 |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Louisiana also has the mayhaw as its state fruit tree.
- ↑ The Institute of Puerto Rican Culture proposed the ceiba as the official tree. It was not officially adopted, but it remains a popular symbol of the Commonwealth.
References
- ↑ "Official Alabama Tree". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History. November 6, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2007.
- ↑ "Sec. 44.09.070. State tree", Alaska Statutes 2020, The Alaska State Legislature, retrieved February 5, 2022
- ↑ Muriel L. Dubois (2003). Alaska Facts and Symbols. Capstone. pp. 15–. ISBN 978-0-7368-2232-9. OCLC 1014049464.
- ↑ "Chapter 03 - Official Symbols", Code Annotated by Title and Chapter, American Samoa Bar Association, retrieved February 3, 2022
- ↑ "41-856. State tree", Arizona Revised Statutes, Arizona State Legislature, retrieved February 3, 2022
- ↑ Arizona Blue Book. Secretary of State. 2000. p. 55. OCLC 14981703.
- ↑ Ware, David (March 8, 2018), "Official state tree", Encyclopedia of Arkansas, Central Arkansas Library System, retrieved February 7, 2022
- ↑ "Title 1. General; Division 2. State seal, flag and emblems; Chapter 2 State Flag and emblems", Government Code – GOV, California Legislative Information, retrieved February 4, 2022
- ↑ State Symbols, California State Library, retrieved February 4, 2022
- ↑ "State Tree". Colorado State Archives. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ↑ Connecticut State Register and Manual (PDF), Secretary of the State, 2018, pp. 803, 823, archived from the original (PDF) on December 12, 2019, retrieved October 5, 2021
- ↑ "Title 29 State Government, General Provisions; Chapter 3. State Seal, Song and Symbols", The Delaware Code Online, Delaware General Assembly, retrieved February 4, 2022
- ↑ DC symbols, Office of the Secretary (DC), retrieved February 5, 2022
- ↑ "15.031 State tree", The 2021 Florida Statutes, Title IV, Chapter 15, retrieved February 6, 2022
- ↑ "Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) – Georgia's State Tree" (PDF). Georgia Forestry Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ↑ Prescott, Virginia; Taylor, La'Raven (March 12, 2019). "Roots Of Georgia's State Tree: The Southern Live Oak". Georgia Public Broadcasting. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ↑ 2019 Guam Statutes Title 1 - General Provisions Chapter 10 - Holidays, Festivities, Time, etc, pp. 16–17, retrieved February 2, 2022
- ↑ "§5-8 State tree", Hawaii Revised Statutes, retrieved January 4, 2020
- ↑ "State Emblems". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ↑ "Official State Symbols". Illinois Blue Book (PDF) (59th ed.). Illinois Secretary of State. 2021–2022. p. 423. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 4, 2023.
- ↑ Ind. Code §1-2-7-1 (1931)
- ↑ "Iowa Profile", Iowa Official Register (PDF), Iowa General Assembly Legislative Services Agency, 2021–2022, p. 394, retrieved February 6, 2022
- ↑ "Tidbits". Ludington Daily News. August 4, 2001. p. 33. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ↑ "KRS2_095(K)". Kentucky State Code. July 15, 1994. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ↑ "RS 49:160.1". Louisiana Revised Statutes. Louisiana State Legislature. 2014.
- ↑ "RS 49:160". Louisiana Revised Statutes. Louisiana State Legislature. 1963.
- ↑ "State Tree - White Pine". Maine Secretary of State. Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Maryland State Tree – White Oak". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ↑ "Concise Facts". Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ↑ "Getting to Know Michigan". Michigan Legislature. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ↑ "CHAPTER 20—H. F. No. 8". Session Laws of Minnesota for 1953. Minnesota Legislature. February 18, 1953. pp. 27–28. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Mississippi State Emblems & Symbols" (PDF). Mississippi Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Missouri State Symbols". Missouri Secretary of State. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Standing for Montana". Montana Outdoors. Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. March–April 2011. Archived from the original on January 31, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Nebraska Secretary of State". Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- 1 2 "Chapter 235 – State Seal, Motto and Symbols; Gifts and Endowments", Nevada Revised Statutes, Nevada Legislature, retrieved May 28, 2023
- ↑ "State Tree". New Hampshire Almanac. State of New Hampshire. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ↑ "State Symbols". New Jersey State House. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ↑ "New Mexico Secretary of State: Kid'S Corner". Archived from the original on May 1, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
- ↑ "New York State Emblems". New York State Library. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ↑ "North Carolina State Tree".
- ↑ North Dakota Blue Book, 2019–2021, North Dakota Department of State, p. 54, retrieved June 13, 2020
- ↑ "TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 231. Commonwealth Tree" (PDF), Commonwealth Code, Commonwealth Law Revision Commission, retrieved February 2, 2022
- ↑ "Symbols of Ohio". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ↑ Peck, Rebekah. "Redbud". Oklahoma Historical Society. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ↑ Oregon Blue Book. Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Pennsylvania's State Symbols" (PDF). Pennsylvania State Senate. 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 16, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Hemlock Adopted as State Tree, P.L. 661, No. 233". Pennsylvania State Legislature. June 22, 1931. Archived from the original on January 2, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- 1 2 Feeney, Kathy (2003). Puerto Rico Facts and Symbols. Capstone. pp. 17–. ISBN 978-0-7368-2269-5. OCLC 1089529251.
- ↑ "State Symbols". Rhode Island. Archived from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ↑ "South Carolina Statehouse student web page". Archived from the original on June 22, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
- ↑ "South Dakota State symbols and emblems". Retrieved October 20, 2008.
- ↑ "Section VI – State of Tennessee". Tennessee Blue Book (PDF). p. 716. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 7, 2022.
- ↑ "An Act naming the Pecan as the Texas State Tree, and declaring an emergency" (PDF). Texas Legislature. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via the Texas Legislative Reference Library.
- ↑ "Title 1 - General Provisions Chapter 7 - Flag, Flower, and Medals", 2019 US Virgin Islands Code, retrieved February 8, 2022
- ↑ Wood, Benjamin (March 26, 2014). "Utah state tree changes thanks to elementary students". KSL. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Title 1: General Provisions – Chapter 011: Flag, Insignia, Seal, Etc. – § 499. State Tree", Vermont Statutes Annotated, Vermont General Assembly, retrieved May 30, 2023
- ↑ "History of Forestry in Vermont". Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Virginia State Tree". eReferenceDesk. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ↑ "RCW 1.20.020 State tree", Revised Code of Washington, Washington State Legislature, retrieved February 7, 2022
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- ↑ "Section 11: Departmental, Statistical & General Information". West Virginia Blue Book (PDF). West Virginia Legislature. 2017–2018. p. 1043. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 29, 2023.
- ↑ "Wisconsin State Symbols". State of Wisconsin. Archived from the original on January 12, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
- ↑ "State Symbols". Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- "State Trees and State Flowers". United States National Arboretum. July 14, 2010. Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
