Tippecanoe County BIG tree List
     There are 111 species for consideration as BIG Trees of Tippecanoe County.
     Please check with your local forester ot county extension for verification
Common Name Botanical Name
Alder, Speckled Alnus rugosa var. typica
Ash, Biltmore Fraxinus americana var. biltmoreana
Ash, Black Fraxinus nigra
Ash, Blue Fraxinus quadrangulata 
Ash, Green / Red Fraxinus pennsylvanica 
Ash, Pumpkin Fraxinus tomentosa 
Ash, White Fraxinus americana 
Aspen, Bigtooth Populus grandidentata
Aspen, Quaking Populus tremuloides
Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum
Balsam Poplar // Cottonwood Populus balsamifera
Basswood, White Tilia heterophylla
Beech, American Fagus grandifolia
Birch, Gray Betula populifolia
Birch, Paper Betula papyrifera
Birch, River Betula nigra
Birch, Yellow Betula alleghaniensis (lutea)
Black Gum Nyssa sylvatica
Black Walnut Juglans nigra
Box Elder Acer negundo
Buckeye, Ohio Aesculus glabra
Buckeye, Yellow Aesculus octandra
Butternut Juglans cinerea
Catalpa Catalpa speciosa
Cedar, Eastern Red Juniperus virginiana
Cedar, Northern White Thuja occidentalis
Cherry, Black Prunus serotina
Cherry, Pin Prunus pennsylvanica
Chestnut, American Castanea dentata
Cottonwood, Eastern Populus deltoides
Cottonwood, Swamp Populus heterophylla
Crabapple, Mountain Ash Pyrus decora
Crabapple, Prairie Pyrus ioensis
Crabapple, Wild Sweet Pyrus coronaria
Dogwood, Flowering Cornus florida
Elm, Red  Ulmus rubra
Elm, Rock Ulmus thomasii
Elm, White Ulmus americana
Elm, Winged Ulmus alata
Hackberry Celtis occidentalis
Hackberry, Sugar Celtis laevigata
Hawthorn, Cockspur Thorn Crataegus crus-galli
Hawthorn, Dotted Haw Crataegus punctata
Hawthorn, Downey Crataegus mollis
Hawthorn, Green Haw Crataegus viridis
Hawthorn, Yellow Dotted Haw Crataegus punctata var. aurea
Hemlock, Eastern Tsuga canadensis
Hickory, Bitternut Carya cordiformis
Hickory, Mockernut Carya tomentosa
Hickory, Pignut Carya glabra
Hickory, Red Carya ovalis
Hickory, Sand Carya pallida
Hickory, Shagbark Carya ovata
Hickory, Shellbark Carya laciniosa
Common Name Botanical Name
Honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos
Honeylocust, Thornless Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis
Honeylocust, Waterlocust Gleditsia aquatica
Hophornbeam, American Ostrya virginiana
Hornbeam, American Carpinus caroliniana
Kentucky Coffee Tree Gymnocladus dioicus
Linden, American // Basswood Tilia americana
Locust, Black Robinia pseudoacacia
Magnolia, Cucumber Magnolia accuminata
Magnolia Umbrella Magnolia tripetala
Maple, Black Acer nigrum
Maple, Red Acer rubrum
Maple, Silver Acer saccharinum
Maple, Sugar Acer saccharum
Mulberry, Red Morus rubra
Oak, Black Quercus velutina
Oak, Blackjack Quercus marilandica
Oak, Bur Quercus macrocarpa
Oak, Cherrybark Quercus falcata var. pagodaefolia
Oak, Chestnut Quercus prinus
Oak, Chinquapin Quercus muehlenbergii
Oak, Deam Quercus x deamii
Oak, Jack Quercus ellipsoidalis
Oak, Overcup Quercus lyrata
Oak, Pin Quercus palustris
Oak, Post Quercus stellata
Oak, Red Quercus rubra
Oak, Scarlet Quercus coccinea
Oak, Schneck Quercus shumardii var. schneckii
Oak, Shingle Quercus imbricaria
Oak, Shumard Quercus shumardii 
Oak, Southern Red Quercus falcata
Oak, Swamp Chestnut Quercus michauxii
Oak, Swamp White Quercus bicolor
Oak, White Quercus alba
Pawpaw Asimina triloba
Pecan Carya illinoensis
Persimmon Diospyros virginiana
Pine, Jack Pinus banksiana
Pine, Virginia Pinus virginiana
Pine, White Pinus strobus
Plum, American Prunus americana
Plum, Canada Prunus nigra
Plum, Wild Goose Prunus hortulana
Plum, Wooly Leaf American Prunus americana var. lantana
Redbud Cercis canadensis
Sassafras Sassafras albidum
Serviceberry Amerlanchier laevis
Serviceberry, Juneberry Amerlanchier arborea
Sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum
Sweet Gum Liquidambar styraciflua
Sycamore Platanus occidentalis
Tamarack/ American Larch Larix laricina
Tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera
Willow, Black Salix nigra
Willow, Peach Leaf Salix amygdaloides
Yellowwood Cladrastis kentukea

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