Main Page/EcoData@York/Tree Species

Campus Wide

Here is the data set in an excel spreadsheet: Media:York_Tree_Species.xls (1999). The tree species lists were originally created by York Professor Michael G. Boyer and Michael Belanger in the 1980's.

GENUS	COMMON	SCIENTIFIC	LOCATION	COMMENT
Abies	Balsam fir	A. balsamea (L.) Mill.	N[N] *
Abies	Colorado white fir	A. concolor (Gord.) Hildebrand.	A[W] A[E]
Abies	Korean fir	A. Koreana Wils.	A[E]
Acer	Amur maple	A. ginnala Maxim.	A[N]
Acer	Black maple	A. nigrum Michx. f.	A[N] WL[NE]
Acer	Mountain maple	A. spicatum Lam.	WL[NW]
Acer	Norway maple	A. platanoides cv Crimson King	A[N]
Acer	Norway maple	A. platanoides cv Schwedleri	A[N]
Acer	Red maple	A. rubrum L.	A[N]
Acer	Red maple	A. rubrum L. var drummondii	A[N]
Acer	Silver maple	A. saccharinum L.	WL[SE] *
Acer	Silver maple	A. saccharinum L. cv fastigata	A[N]
Acer	Silver maple	A. saccharinum L. cv Wieri	A[N]	cut leaf maple
Acer	Soft maple	A. negundo L.	WL[NW] *
Acer	Sugar maple	A. saccharum L. Marsh.	WL[NE] A[N] *
Acer	Sugar maple	A. saccharum L. Marsh. cv Green Mountain	A[N]
Aesculus	Horse chestnut	A. hippocastanum L.	A[NE]
Aesculus	Ohio buckeye	A. glabra Willd.	S[SW]
Aesculus	Red buckeye	A. paria L.	A[NE]
Aesculus	Pinkflowered buckeye	A. x carnea Hayne	A[NE]
Ailanthus	Tree of heaven	A. altissima (Mill.) Swingle	F[Q]
Alnus	Black alder	A. glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.	N[N]
Alnus	Speckled alder	A. rugosa (DuRoi) Spreng.	Ca[W]
Amelanchier	Serviceberry	A. alnifolia Nuff.	A[SE]
Amelanchier	Serviceberry	A. canadensis Medic.	A[SE] A[NE]
Amelanchier	Serviceberry	A. x grandiflora Rehd.	A[NE]	A. arborea Michx. f. x laevis
Amelanchier	Serviceberry	A. laevis Wieg.	A[SE] Fr[NE]
Aralia	Japanese angelica tree	A. elata Seem.	A[E]
Betula	Chinese red-barked birch	"B. albosinensis Burk. cv septentrionalis"	A[S]
Betula	Grey birch	B. populifolia Marsh.	WL[NW] A[S]
Betula	Maximowicz's birch	B. maxmowicziana Reg. cv szechunica	A[S]
Betula	Silver birch	B. pendula Roth. cv youngii	A[S]	syn. B. verrucosa Ehrh.
Betula	White birch	B. papyrifera Marsh.	A[S] *
Betula	Yellow birch	B. allegheniensis Britton	WL[NE]
Carpinus	Blue beech	C. caroliniana Walt.	WL[NW]
Carya	Bitternut hickory	C. cordiformis (Wang.) K. Koch	WL[NW] WL[SW]
Carya	Pignut hickory	C. glabra (Mill.) Sweet	St[SW]
Carya	Shagbark hickory	C. ovata (Mill.) K. Koch.	St[SW]
Catalpa	Northern Catalpa	C. speciosa Worden	B[N] A[E]
Catalpa	Southern Catalpa	C. bignonioides Walt.	A[E]	"a smaller tree less hardy"
Celtis	Hackberry	C. occidentalis L.	WL[SW]
Chamaecyparis	False cypress	C. nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach	F[Q]
Cladastris	Yellow wood	C. lutea (Michx.) K. Koch.	M[N]
Cercidiphyllum	Katsura tree	C. japonicum Sieb. & Zucc.	W[Q]
Cornus	Alternate-leaved dogwood	C. alternifolia L. f.	WL[NE]
Cornus	Red osier dogwood	C. stolonifora Michx.	A[NE]
Cornus	Red osier dogwood	C. stolonifora cv Haviranea	A[SW]
Crataegus	Cockspur hawthorn	C. crus-galli L.	W[NE] *
Crataegus	Downy hawthorn	C. mollis (T&G) Scheele	W[NE] W[NW]
Crataegus	Lavalle hawthorn	C. x lavallei Herincq	A[E]
Crataegus	Paul's Scarlet hawthorn	C. laevigata (Poir.) DC. cv Paul's Scarlet	A[E]
Crataegus	Toba hawthorn	C. x mordenensis Boom	A[E] F[SW]
Elaeagnus	Oleaster	E. angustifolia L.	A[SE]
Fraxinus	Black ash	F. nigra Marsh.	WL[SE]
Fraxinus	European ash	F. excelsior L.	T[S] *
Fraxinus	Green ash	F. pennsylvanica var. lancolata (Borkh.) Sorg.	V[W] A[SW] *
Fraxinus	White ash	F. americana L.	WL[SW] *
Ginko	Maidenhair tree	G. biloba L.	S[S] *
Gleditsia	Honey locust	G. triacanthos f. inermis (L.) Zeb.	St[N] R[N] *	thornless
Hamamelis	Witch hazel	H. virginiana L.	A[E]
Juglans	Black walnut	J. nigra L.	WL[NW] *
Juglans	Butternut	J. cinerea L.	WL[SW]
Juniperus	Creeping juniper	J. horizontalis Moench	A{W]
Juniperus	Creeping juniper	J. horizontalis Moench cv Blaauw	A[W]
Juniperus	Creeping juniper	J. horizontalis Moench cv Gold coast	A[W]
Juniperus	Creeping juniper	J. horizontalis Moench cv Iowa	A[W]
Juniperus	Creeping juniper	J. horizontalis Moench cv Old gold	A[W]
Juniperus	Creeping juniper	J. horizontalis Moench cv Montbatten	A[W]
Juniperus	Creeping juniper	J. horizontalis Moench cv Mint julep	A[W]
Juniperus	Creeping juniper	J. horizontalis Moench var. pfitzeriana cv compacta	A[W]
Juniperus	Creeping juniper	J. horizontalis Moench var. Sargentii cv glauca	A[W]
Juniperus	Common savin	J. sabina L.	A[W]
Juniperus	Common savin	J. sabina L. cv Blue Danube	A[W]
Juniperus	Common savin	J. sabina L. cv tamarisifolia	A[W]
Juniperus	Himalayan juniper	J. squamata D. Don. cv Blue star	A[W]
Juniperus	Red Cedar	J. virginiana L. cv Hetzi	A[W]
Juniperus	Red Cedar	J. virginiana L. cv ramlosa	A[W]
Juniperus	Red Cedar	J. virginiana L. cv Sky rocket	A[W]
Juniperus	Western juniper	J. scopulorum Sorg. cv Gray gleam	A[W]
Juniperus	Western juniper	J. scopulorum Sorg. cv Greenspire	A[W]
Juniperus	Western juniper	J. scopulorum Sorg. cv Witchita blue	A[W]
Larix	Tamarack	L. laricina (DuRoi) K. Koch	W[NW]
Ligustrum	Common privet	L. vulgara L.	F[Q] *
Lonicera	Fly honeysuckle	L. xylosteum L.	WL[SE]
Lonicera	Tarterian honeysuckle	L. tatarica L.	WL[NW]
Magnolia	Saucer magnolia	M. x soulangiana Soulange-Bodin	A[E] F[Q]
Magnolia	Star magnolia	M. stellata (Sieb. & Zucc.) Maxim	L[S] *
Malus	'Alney' crab apple	M. x 'Alney'	A[E]	(M. baccata x purmila ?)
Malus	Domestic apple	M. pumila Mill.	WL[SW] *
Malus	Hopa crab apple	M. 'hopa'	A[E] Fr[S]
Malus	Profusion crab apple	M. x purpurea (Barbier) Rehd.	A[E]
Malus	Royalty crab apple	M. 'Royalty'	A[E]
Malus	Rudolph crab apple	M. 'Rudolph'	A[E]
Metasequoia	Dawn redwood	M. glyptostroboides Hu & Cheng	S[N] VH[W]
Morus	Red mulberry	M. rubra L.	WL[SW]
Ostrya	Ironwood	O. virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch	WL[NW] *
Picea	Asian spruce	P. schrenkiana Fisch. & May	A[W]
Picea	Black spruce	P. mariana (Mill.) Brill.	A[W]
Picea	Blue spruce	P. pungens Engelm.	A[W]
Picea	Japanese spruce	P. hoyamai Shirasawa	A[W]
Picea	Norway spruce	P. abies (L.) Karst	A[W]
Picea	Oriental spruce	P. orientalis (L.) Link	A[W]
Picea	Red spruce	P. rubens Sarg.	N[N]
Picea	Serbian spruce	P. omorika Purkyne	A[W]
Picea	Serbian spruce (H)	P. omorika x mariana	A[W]
Picea	White spruce	P. glauca (Moench) Voss	A[W] *
Pinus	Austrian pine	P. nigra Arnold	Fr[N] *
Pinus	Austrian pine	P. nigra var maritima (Ait.) Melville	A[NW]
Pinus	Austrian pine (H)	P. (nigra x resinosa) x nigra	A[NW]
Pinus	Himalayan pine (H)	P. wallichiana A.B. Jacks x strobus L.	A[NW]	syn. P. excelsa x strobus
Pinus	Jack pine	P. banksiana Lamb	WL[NW]
Pinus	Japanese red pine	P. densiflora Sieb. & Zucc.	A[NW]
Pinus	Ponderosa pine	P. ponderosa Laws.	V[E]
Pinus	Scotch pine	P. sylvestris L.	T[E] *
Pinus	White pine	P. strobus L.	WL[NE] *
Pinus	White bark pine	P. albicaulis Engelm.	A[W]
Platanus	London plane tree (H)	P. x acerifolia cv Bloodgood (Ait.) Willd.	A[E]
Populus	Carolina poplar	P. x canadensis Moench.	WL[NW]
Populus	European aspen	P. tremula L.	N[N]
Populus	Largetooth aspen	P. grandidentata Michx.	WL[NE] *
Populus	Trembling aspen	P. tremuloides Michx.	Ca[W] *
Prunus	Black cherry	P. serotina Ehrh.	WL[SW] *
Prunus	Canada plum	P. nigra Ait.	FA[E] *
Prunus	Choke cherry	P. virginiana L.	WL[NW] *
Prunus	Choke cherry	P. virginiana cv Schubert	A[E]
Prunus	Flowering Almond	P. triloba Lindl.	A[E]
Prunus	Flowering cherry (H)	P. x cistena N.E. Hansen	A[E]
Prunus	Flowering cherry	P. serrulata cv Amonogaw	A[E]
Prunus	Flowering cherry	P. serrulata cv Kikushidore	A[E]
Prunus	Flowering cherry	P. serrulata cv Kanzan	A[E]
Prunus	Manchu cherry	P. tomentosa Thunb.	A[E]
Prunus	Sweet cherry	P. avium L.	WL[SW]
Pyrus	Bradford pear	P. calleryana Decne.	E[W]
Pyrus	Common pear	P. communis L.	E[SW] *
Quercus	Bur oak	Q. macrocarpa Michx.	WL[NW] *
Quercus	Chinkapin oak	Q. muehlenbergii Engelm.	A[N]
Quercus	Chinkapin oak	Q. muehlenbergii Engelm.	A[N]
Quercus	English oak	Q. robur L.	C[S]
Quercus	English oak	Q. robur cv fastigata	A[N] A[W] *
Quercus	Pin oak	Q. palustris Muenchh.	A[N] R[E]
Quercus	Red oak	Q. rubra L.	A[N] *
Quercus	Scarlet oak	Q. coccinea Muenchh.	A[N]
Quercus	Shingle oak	Q. imbricaria Michx.	A[N]
Quercus	White oak	Q. alba L.	A[N] WL[SW]
Rhus	Staghorn sumac	R. typhina L.	P[S] *
Salix	Bay willow	S. pentandra L.	A[E]
Salix	Black willow	S. nigra Marsh.	Ca[W]
Salix	Goat willow	S. caprea L.	A[E]
Salix	Peach leaved willow	S. amygdaloides Anderss.	WL[NW]
Salix	Peking willow	S. matsudana Koidz. cv tortuosa	A[E]
Salix	Purple osier	S. purpurea L. cv gracilis	A[E]
Salix	Purple osier	S. purpurea L. cv osier	A[E]
Salix	Sakhalin willow	S. sachalinensis Fr. Schmidt	A[E]
Salix	White weeping willow	S. alba var vitellina (L.) Stokes cv tristis	A[E]
Sorbaria	False spiraea	S. arborea Schneid.	At[W] A[E]
Sorbus	American mountain ash	S. america Marsh.	WL[NE]
Sorbus	European mountain ash	S. aucuparia L.	F[E] A[E] *
Sorbus	European mountain ash	S. aucuparia L. cv fastigata	F[E] A[E]
Sorbus	European mountain ash	S. aucuparia L. cv russica	F[E] A[E]
Sorbus	European mountain ash	S. aucuparia L. cv pendula	F[E] A[E]
Sorbus	Mountain ash (H)	S. x thuringiaca (Isle) Fritsch	A[E]
Sorbus	Swedish White Beam	S. intermedia (Ehrh.) Pers.	A[E]
Taxus	Hicks's Yew (H)	T. x media Rehd. cv Hicksii	A[W] *
Taxus	Yew (H)	T. x media Rehd. cv fairview	A[W]
Taxus	Japanese yew	T. cuspidata Sieb. & Zucc. cv aurescens	A[W]
Thuja	American arborvitae	T. occidentalis L.	WL[NW] *
Tilia	American basswood	T. americana L.	WL[NW] *
Tilia	Small leafed lime	T. cordata Mill cv Glenleven	A[E]
Tilia	Small leafed lime	T. cordata Mill cv Greenspire	A[E]
Tilia	Small leafed lime	T. cordata Mill cv America	A[E]
Tsuga	Eastern hemlock	T. canadensis (L.) Carr.	WL[NE]
Ulmus	American elm	U. americana L.	WL[NW] *
Ulmus	Rock elm	U. thomasii Sarg.	WL[NW]
Ulmus	Slippery elm	U. rubra Muhl.	WL[SW]
	Abbreviations
	A	Arboretum Centre
	At	Atkinson College
	B	Behavioral Sciences Building
	C	Chemistry and Computer Science Building
	Ca	York Campus
	E	East Office Building
	F	Founders College
	F	Fine Arts Building
	Fr	Farquharson Building
	(H)	Hybrid
	L	Lumbers Building
	M	McLaughlin College
	N	Nursery
	P	Physical Plant
	[Q]	Quadrangle
	R	Ross Building
	S	Scott Library
	St	Steacie Science Library
	T	Track and Field Centre
	V	Vanier College
	Va	Vari Hall
	W	Winters College
	WL[NW]	Boyer Woodlot
	WL[NE]	North Keele Woodlot
	WL[SE]	South Keele Woodlot
	WL[SW]	Osgoode Woodlot
	*	and elsewhere

Campus Woodlots

GENUS	COMMON	SCIENTIFIC	LOCATION
Betula	Yellow birch	B. allegheniensis Britton	North Keele Woodlot
Cornus	Alternate-leaved dogwood	C. alternifolia L. f.	North Keele Woodlot
Sorbus	American mountain ash	S. america Marsh.	North Keele Woodlot
Tsuga	Eastern hemlock	T. canadensis (L.) Carr.	North Keele Woodlot
Pinus	White pine	P. strobus L.	North Keele Woodlot *
Populus	Largetooth aspen	P. grandidentata Michx.	North Keele Woodlot *
Acer	Sugar maple	A. saccharum L. Marsh.	North Keele Woodlot *
Acer	Mountain maple	A. spicatum Lam.	Boyer Woodlot
Carpinus	Blue beech	C. caroliniana Walt.	Boyer Woodlot
Lonicera	Tarterian honeysuckle	L. tatarica L.	Boyer Woodlot
Pinus	Jack pine	P. banksiana Lamb	Boyer Woodlot
Populus	Carolina poplar	P. x canadensis Moench.	Boyer Woodlot
Salix	Peach leaved willow	S. amygdaloides Anderss.	Boyer Woodlot
Ulmus	Rock elm	U. thomasii Sarg.	Boyer Woodlot
Ostrya	Ironwood	O. virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch	Boyer Woodlot *
Prunus	Choke cherry	P. virginiana L.	Boyer Woodlot *
Quercus	Bur oak	Q. macrocarpa Michx.	Boyer Woodlot *
Thuja	American arborvitae	T. occidentalis L.	Boyer Woodlot *
Tilia	American basswood	T. americana L.	Boyer Woodlot *
Ulmus	American elm	U. americana L.	Boyer Woodlot *
Acer	Soft maple	A. negundo L.	Boyer Woodlot *
Juglans	Black walnut	J. nigra L.	Boyer Woodlot *
Carya	Bitternut hickory	C. cordiformis (Wang.) K. Koch	Boyer Woodlot + Osgoode Woodlot
Betula	Grey birch	B. populifolia Marsh.	Boyer Woodlot
Fraxinus	Black ash	F. nigra Marsh.	South Keele Woodlot
Lonicera	Fly honeysuckle	L. xylosteum L.	South Keele Woodlot
Acer	Silver maple	A. saccharinum L.	South Keele Woodlot *
Celtis	Hackberry	C. occidentalis L.	Osgoode Woodlot
Morus	Red mulberry	M. rubra L.	Osgoode Woodlot
Prunus	Sweet cherry	P. avium L.	Osgoode Woodlot
Ulmus	Slippery elm	U. rubra Muhl.	Osgoode Woodlot
Prunus	Black cherry	P. serotina Ehrh.	Osgoode Woodlot *
Fraxinus	White ash	F. americana L.	Osgoode Woodlot *
Malus	Domestic apple	M. pumila Mill.	Osgoode Woodlot *
Juglans	Butternut	J. cinerea L.	Osgoode Woodlot
		Abbreviations	* and elsewhere