Below are many of the species found at Lafayette College. A common name is listed first, followed by a scientific name. Some trees may have cultivars or varieties, which are noted in bullet points following the species. Cultivars are marked using quotations and varieties are signaled using the abbreviation “var.”
This species list is organized alphabetically by scientific name.
White Fir, Abies concolor
Hedge Maple, Acer campestre
Paperbark Maple, Acer griseum
Japanese Maple, Acer palmatum
- var. dissectum
Norway Maple, Acer platanoides
- ‘Crimson King’
Sycamore Maple, Acer pseudoplatanus
Red Maple, Acer rubrum
- ‘Armstrong’
- ‘October glory’
- ‘Red Sunset’
Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum
- ‘Bonfire’
Ohio Buckeye, Aesculus glabra
River Birch, Betula nigra
- ‘Summer cascade’
White Birch, Betula papyrifera
European Hornbeam, Carpinus betulus
- ’Fastigiata’
American Hornbeam, Carpinus caroliniana
American Chestnut, Castanea dentata
Northern Catalpa, Catalpa speciosa
Atlas Cedar, Cedrus atlantica
Common Hackberry, Celtis occidentalis
Katsura Tree, Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Eastern Redbud, Cercis canadensis
- ‘Forest pansy’
False Cypress, Chamaecyparis
American Yellowwood, Cladrastis kentukea
Flowering Dogwood, Cornus florida
Kousa Dogwood, Cornus kousa
Cornelian Cherry Dogwood, Cornus mas
Stellar Pink Dogwood, Cornus x ’Rutgan’
Japanese Cedar, Cryptomeria japonica
Leyland Cypress, Cupressocyparis leylandii
American Beech, Fagus grandifolia
European Beech, Fagus sylvatica
- ‘Cuprea’
- ‘Pendula’
White Ash, Fraxinus americana
Ginkgo, Ginkgo biloba
- ‘Fastigiata’
Shademaster Honeylocust, Gleditsia triacanthos
Kentucky Coffeetree, Gymnocladus dioicus
American Holly, Ilex opaca
American Sweetgum, Liquidambar styraciflua
Tulip Poplar, Liriodendron tulipifera
Cucumber Magnolia, Magnolia acuminata
Mountain Magnolia, Magnolia fraseri
Lily Magnolia, Magnolia liliiflora
Bigleaf Magnolia, Magnolia macrophylla
Saucer Magnolia, Magnolia soulangeana
Star Magnolia, Magnolia stellata
Dawn Redwood, Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Black Gum, Nyssa sylvatica
Persian Parrotia, Parrotia persica
Amur Corktree, Phellodendron amurense
Norway Spruce, Picea abies
- ‘Pendula’
Serbian Spruce, Picea omorika
- ‘Nana’
Lacebark Pine, Pinus bungeana
Blue Limber Pine, Pinus flexilis
Red Pine, Pinus resinosa
Himalayan Pine, Pinus wallichiana
London Planetree, Platanus acerifolia
Flowering Cherry, Prunus x incamp
- ‘Okame’
Flowering Plum, Prunus cerasifera
- ‘Newport’
Amur Chokecherry, Prunus maackii
Higan Cherry, Prunus subhirtella
- ‘Pendula’
Weeping Cherry, Prunus x ‘Snofozam’
Willow Oak, Quercus phellos
English Oak, Quercus robur
- ‘Fastigiata’
Northern Red Oak, Quercus rubra
Sassafras, Sassafras albidum
Japanese Umbrella Pine, Sciadopitys verticillata
Japanese Pagoda Tree, Sophora japonica
Korean Mountain Ash, Sorbus alnifolia
Japanese Snowbell, Styrax japonicus
Bald Cypress, Taxodium distichum
Littleleaf Linden, Tilia cordata
European Linden, Tilia europaea
Bigleaf Linden, Tilia platyphyllos
Silver Linden, Tilia tomentosa
Canadian Hemlock, Tsuga canadensis
American Elm, Ulmus americana
English Elm, Ulmus procera
Japanese Zelkova, Zelkova serrata