1. Yellow Birch
   Butternut
2. American Chestnut
   Black Locust

Up until the turn of the century, the American Chestnut tree dominated landscapes of the Eastern United States. The leaves of the American Chestnut tree are typically canoe-shaped.

1. Shadbush
   Sycamore
2. Sassafras
   Scarlet Oak

The veins of the Sycamore leaf sprout from a single point. Native Americans relied heavily on the Sycamore tree, especially for medicinal purposes.

1. Black Oak
   Chestnut Oak
2. White Oak
   Northern Red Oak

The Northern Red Oak, or Quercus rubra, grows as tall as 90 feet in open spaces. Its grown branches form a shapely rounded crown.

1. Black Walnut
   Black Locust
2. Black Willow
   Black Ash

The largest Black Ash tree in North Dakota grows as tall as 66 feet. It requires ample water, and can flourish in partial or full sunlight.

1. White Spruce
   White Ash
2. White Oak
   Eastern White Pine

The Eastern White Pine tree can grow as high as 150 feet tall. This popular conifer reigns as one of the biggest trees of its type in the Midwest forest region.

1. Eastern Redcedar
   Eastern White Pine
2. Eastern Hemlock
   Eastern Cottonwood

The signature flat green needles of the Eastern Hemlock tree are glossy on the top and dull on the bottom. The bark of the Eastern Hemlock contains tannins which are used to produce leather.

1. American Larch
   American Elm
2. American Hornbeam
   American Hophornbeam

Before the virulent spread of Dutch elm disease, the American Elm tree was once the most common tree in America. This tree starts to bear seeds after 15 years.

1. Red Spruce
   Red Pine
2. Red Maple
   Northern Red Oak

The bark of the Red Spruce tree is reddish brown. The Red Spruce grows single needles compared to pine trees, which produce needles in clusters.

1. Beaked Willow
   Bebb Willow
2. Bay Willow
   Crack WIllow

The Crack Willow's oblong-shaped leaves are finely toothed with pointy ends. Crack Willow trees that grow near rivers help to control soil erosion.

1. Crab Apple
   Wild Cherry
2. Strawberry Tree
   American Plum

Crab apple trees produce the sweet and spicy fruit used to make jellies, apple cider and preserves. Over 30 species of crab apple exist.

1. European Yew
   European Beech
2. European Black Pine
   European Larch

There are many horticultural varieties of the European Yew. Japanese Yew, Irish Yew and Evergreen Yew are among the most popular.

1. American Larch
   Japanese Larch
2. Alaska Larch
   Alpine Larch

Larch trees tend to flourish in cool temperatures. There are only 10 species of larch trees that exist, mostly in cold regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

1. Wych Elm
   Smooth-leaved Elm
2. Slippery Elm
   American Elm

The wood of the elm tree is water resistant and quite durable. It is commonly used to make boats, furniture and coffins.

1. Alligator Tree
   Bird Cherry
2. Turkey Oak
   Pignut Hickory

The Turkey Oak tree grows up to about 30 feet tall. Its reddish-gray dense bark is often used for fuel.

1. Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine
   Loblolly Pine
2. Apache Pine
   Austrian Pine

The Apache Pine tree is located within a limited area, within the southwest region of the United States and some parts of Mexico. Arizona and New Mexico are the U.S. states where the tree primarily grows.

1. Fraser Fir
   Douglas Fir
2. Grand Fir
   Noble Fir

The blue-green needles of the Fraser Fir tree are firm and don't shed easily. The tree's resilient needles and stiff branches make it an excellent Christmas tree selection.

1. Sweetgum
   Manna Gum
2. Shining Gum
   Sydney Blue Gum

The Sweetgum tree grows to a modest range of 80 to 120 feet in height, and it grows fast. The tree produces flower and fruit at the ripe age of 2025 years.

1. Alerce
   Baobab
2. Coolibah
   Batai

The Batai tree is native to Southeast Asia. It is a fast-growing tree that flourishes in wet forests.

1. Norway Spruce
   Austrian Pine
2. Australian Pine
   Chinese Camphor Tree

The Austrian Pine tree is also native to Austria. Although it has European roots, the tree is extensively planted in midwestern and eastern North America.

1. Bigtooth Aspen
   Big Laurel
2. Big Leaf Maple
   Big Drunk Bean

Although its often referred to as Big Laurel, the tree grows to 40 to 80 feet in height, which is modest compared to popular big trees. Its elliptical-shaped green leaves are smooth and leathery.

1. Black Cherry
   Black Locust
2. Black Oak
   Black Poplar

The Black Poplar tree is native to the United Kingdom. Its soft-textured wood is often used to manufacture toys and artificial limbs.

1. Tulip Poplar
   Balsam Poplar
2. Blue Poplar
   Black Poplar

The branches of the fragrant Balsam Poplar tree are weak. The tree is native to Northern North America.

1. Common Hawthorn
   Common Hazel
2. Common Juniper
   Common Whitebeam

The Common Hawthorn tree grows as a small tree or a shrub. It produces small fruits and leaves with serrated edges.

1. Western Juniper
   Mexican Juniper
2. Redberry Juniper
   Rose-fruited Juniper

Mexican Juniper trees exist mainly in parts of Mexico and Guatemala. The tree's leaves secrete an oil that is highly flammable.

1. Winterberry
   Sugarberry
2. Southern Hackberry
   Soap Berry

In the autumn, the Sugarberry tree produces berries that secrete a sweet viscous substance. The tree's wood is used to produce plywood and athletic equipment.

1. Yellow Chestnut Oak
   Sweet Chestnut
2. Horsechestnut
   American Chestnut

The oblong-shaped leaf of the Sweet Chestnut tree boasts parallel veins and a pointed tip. The tree also produces seeds enclosed in prickly green cases.

1. American Basswood
   Coast Redwood
2. Flowering Dogwood
   Eastern Cottonwood

The American Basswood tree is native to the Midwestern United States and New England. The tree has weak, odorless wood that's ideal for packaging food. Native Americans used thin strips of the wood as bandages.

1. Hickory Pine
   Bitternut Hickory
2. Pignut Hickory
   Shagbark Hickory

The Shagbark Hickory tree yields alternate leaves on twigs. On each leaf grows five to seven leaflets that can reach eight to 16 inches long.

1. Trembling Aspen
   Largetooth Aspen
2. Bigtooth Aspen
   Quaking Aspen

The peculiar right-angle shape of the Quaking Aspen tree leaf stem allows the tree's leaves to vibrate or quake in the wind. Quaking Aspen's leaves shake like butterfly wings even with the slightest breeze.

1. Carolina Beech
   White Beech
2. American Beech
   European Beech

The European Beech tree's leaves have signature wavy margins with five to nine pairs of veins. The leaves are dark-green and glossy with a red tint.

1. Yellow Meranti
   Silver Fir
2. Southern Blue Gum
   American Green Alder

The Southern Blue Gum tree usually grows as tall as 180 feet high. However, there is a Southern Blue Gum tree in Tasmania that reaches 297 feet!

1. Sugar Hackberry
   Holm Oak
2. Angelica
   Almond Willow

The Holm Oak tree is also called the Holly Oak tree. It typically grows 30 to 60 feet in both height and width.

1. California Nutmeg
   California Laurel
2. California Buckeye
   California Blue Oak

All parts of the California Laurel tree contain a camphor-like oil, especially the leaves. The volatile oil is an irritant and an insecticide.

1. Monterey Cypress
   Lawson Cypress
2. Montezuma Cypress
   Alaska Cypress

The scaly leaves of the Monterey Cypress tree are a medium evergreen color that does not change. The typical lifespan for the Monterey Cypress tree ranges from 40 to 150 years.

1. Mountain Ash
   White Ash
2. Black Ash
   European Ash

Certain cultivars of the European Ash tree turn yellow before they fall in autumn. This tree produces green flowers in the spring.

1. False Hemlock
   Hemlock Spruce
2. Mountain Hemlock
   Pacific Hemlock

The False Hemlock tree is really a Douglas Fir tree, which is not a true fir. The Douglas Fir tree is the official tree of Oregon state.

1. White Walnut
   Arizona Walnut
2. Little Walnut
   Southern California Black Walnut

The Little Walnut tree is found in Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona and Northern Mexico. You will likely find the Little Walnut tree growing near dry, rocky valleys and along hillsides.

1. Texas Madrone
   White Willow
2. Paper Birch
   Gray Birch

The oval-shaped leaf of the Texas Madrone tree is green on the top and light green on the bottom. The leaf's edges are smooth.

1. Water White Oak
   American Beech
2. Water Elm
   Water Birch

The Water Elm tree is more popularly known as "American Elm." The elm's leaves are oblong-shaped and sprout four to six inches long.

1. Northern Scrub Pine
   Eastern Larch
2. Sweetbay Magnolia
   Western Chinkapin

The Magnolia tree is hugely popular in the southern United States. The Sweetbay Magnolia tree produces an impressive cascade of small creamy-white, lemon-scented flowers that emerge from June through September.