Trees, Shrubs, and Vines - Ramsey County Parks and Recreation
Trees, Shrubs, and Vines - Ramsey County Parks and Recreation
Trees, Shrubs, and Vines - Ramsey County Parks and Recreation
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<strong>Trees</strong>, <strong>Shrubs</strong>, <strong>and</strong> <strong>Vines</strong><br />
of <strong>Ramsey</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> Surrounding Area<br />
This list was developed from the maps found in Owenby<br />
<strong>and</strong> Morley (1991). Introduced species not listed in their<br />
maps are not included in this list. Naturalized non-native<br />
plants have a ** after the Scientific name.<br />
This list includes records from Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin,<br />
<strong>Ramsey</strong> <strong>and</strong> Washington Counties.<br />
Deciduous <strong>Trees</strong><br />
Amur maple Acer ginnala **<br />
boxelder Acer negundo<br />
black maple Acer nigrum<br />
red maple Acer rubrum<br />
silver maple Acer saccharinum<br />
sugar maple Acer saccharum<br />
yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis<br />
river birch Betula nigra<br />
paper birch Betula papyrifera<br />
swamp birch Betula pumila<br />
bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis<br />
common hackberry Celtis occidentalis<br />
white ash Fraxinus americana<br />
black ash Fraxinus nigra<br />
green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica<br />
honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos **<br />
Kentucky coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus<br />
butternut Juglans cinerea<br />
black walnut Juglans nigra<br />
prairie crabapple Malus ioensis<br />
apple Malus sylvestris**<br />
eastern hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana<br />
white poplar Populus alba **<br />
balsam poplar Populus balsamifera<br />
eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides<br />
bigtooth aspen Populus gr<strong>and</strong>identata<br />
quaking aspen Populus tremuloides<br />
black cherry Prunus serotina<br />
common chokecherry Prunus virginiana<br />
white oak Quercus alba<br />
swamp white oak Quercus bicolor<br />
northern pin oak Quercus ellipsoidalis<br />
bur oak Quercus macrocarpa<br />
northern red oak Quercus rubra<br />
black locust Robinia pseudoacacia **<br />
black willow Salix nigra<br />
American basswood Tilia americana<br />
American elm Ulmus americana<br />
Siberian elm Ulmus pumila **<br />
slippery elm Ulmus rubra<br />
rock elm Ulmus thomasii<br />
Deciduous <strong>Shrubs</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Vines</strong><br />
speckled alder Alnus incana<br />
low serviceberry Amelanchier humilis<br />
Pacific serviceberry Amelanchier interior<br />
Allegheny serviceberry Amelanchier laevis<br />
roundleaf service berry Amelanchier sanquinea<br />
leadplant Amorpha canescens<br />
desert indigobush Amorpha fruticosa<br />
bog rosemary Andromeda glaucophylla<br />
kinnikinnick Arctostaphylos uva-ursi<br />
black chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa<br />
American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana<br />
New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus<br />
Jersey tea Ceanothus herbaceus<br />
American bittersweet Celastrus sc<strong>and</strong>ens<br />
common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis<br />
leatherleaf Chamaedaphne calyculata<br />
gray dogwood Cornus racemosa<br />
alternateleaf dogwood Cornus alternifolia<br />
silky dogwood Cornus amomum<br />
bunchberry dogwood Cornus canadensis<br />
roundleaf dogwood Cornus rugosa<br />
redosier dogwood Cornus sericea<br />
American hazelnut Corylus americana<br />
beaked hazelnut Corylus cornuta<br />
pear hawthorn Crataegus calpodendron<br />
fireberry hawthorn Crataegus chrysocarpa<br />
bigfruit hawthorn Crataegus macrosperma<br />
Arnold hawthorn Crataegus mollis<br />
dotted hawthorn Crataegus punctata<br />
Quebec hawthorn Crataegus submollis<br />
fleshy hawthorn Crataegus succulenta<br />
northern bush honeysuckle Diervilla lonicera<br />
eastern leatherwood Dirca palustris<br />
eastern wahoo Euonymus atropurpurea<br />
eastern teaberry Gaultheria procumbens<br />
black huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata<br />
common winterberry Ilex verticillata<br />
bog Labradortea Ledum groenl<strong>and</strong>icum<br />
twinflower Linnaea borealis<br />
limber honeysuckle Lonicera dioica<br />
Morrow's honeysuckle Lonicera morrowi **<br />
Tatarian honeysuckle Lonicera tatarica **<br />
mountain fly honeysuckle Lonicera villosa<br />
whitebell honeysuckle Lonicera X bella **<br />
catberry Nemopanthus mucronatus<br />
Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia<br />
common ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius<br />
American plum Prunus americana<br />
pin cherry Prunus pensylvanica<br />
s<strong>and</strong> cherry Prunus pumila<br />
alderleaf buckthorn Rhamnus alnifolia<br />
common buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica**<br />
glossy buckthron Rhamnus frangula **<br />
staghorn sumac Rhus hirta<br />
American black currant Ribes americanum<br />
eastern prickly gooseberry Ribes cynosbati<br />
hairystem gooseberry Ribes hirtellum<br />
Missouri gooseberry Ribes missouriense<br />
Canadian gooseberry Ribes oxyacanthoides<br />
red currant Ribes triste<br />
prairie rose Rosa arkansana<br />
smooth rose Rosa bl<strong>and</strong>a<br />
Allegheny blackberry Rubus allegheniensis<br />
northern dewberry Rubus flagellaris<br />
American red raspberry Rubus idaeus.<br />
Ithaca blackberry Rubus ithacanus<br />
kinnickinnick dewberry Rubus multifer<br />
black raspberry Rubus occidentalis<br />
plaitleaf dewberry Rubus plicatifolius<br />
dwarf red blackberry Rubus pubescens<br />
swamp blackberry Rubus semisetosus<br />
setose blackberry Rubus setosus<br />
Vermont blackberry Rubus vermontanus<br />
Wisconsin blackberry Rubus wisconsinensis<br />
peachleaf willow Salix amygdaloides<br />
Bebb willow Salix bebbiana<br />
sageleaf willow Salix c<strong>and</strong>ida<br />
pussy willow Salix discolor<br />
Missouri River willow Salix eriocephala
Deciduous <strong>Shrubs</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Vines</strong> (Continued)<br />
s<strong>and</strong>bar willow Salix exigua<br />
prairie willow Salix humilis<br />
shining willow Salix lucida<br />
bog willow Salix pedicellaris<br />
meadow willow Salix petiolaris<br />
balsam willow Salix pyrifolia<br />
autumn willow Salix serissima<br />
rubens willow Salix X rubens<br />
black elderberry Sambucus nigra<br />
red elderberry Sambucus racemosa<br />
upright carrionflower Smilax ecirrata<br />
smooth carrionflower Smilax herbacea<br />
Illinois greenbrier Smilax illinoensis<br />
Blue Ridge carrionflower Smilax lasioneura<br />
bristly greenbriar Smilax tamnoides<br />
false spiraea Sorbaria sorbifolia<br />
European mountainash Sorbus aucuparia **<br />
northern mountainash Sorbus decora<br />
white meadowsweet Spiraea alba<br />
steeplebush Spiraea tomentosa<br />
American bladdernut Staphylea trifolia<br />
common snowberry Symphoricarpos albus<br />
western snowberry Symphoricarpos occidentalis<br />
western poison ivy Toxicodendron rybergi<br />
poison sumac Toxicodendron vernix<br />
lowbush blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium<br />
cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon<br />
velvetleaf huckleberry Vaccinium myrtilloides<br />
small cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos<br />
nannyberry Viburnum lentago<br />
Am. cranberry viburnum Viburnum opulus var.<br />
americanum<br />
downy arrowwood Viburnum rafinesquianum<br />
riverbank grape Vitis riparia<br />
common pricklyash Zanthoxylum americanum<br />
Coniferous <strong>Trees</strong><br />
eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana<br />
tamarack Larix laricina<br />
white spruce Picea glauca<br />
black spruce Picea mariana<br />
jack pine Pinus banksiana<br />
red pine Pinus resinosa<br />
eastern white pine Pinus strobus<br />
eastern arborvitae Thuja occidentalis<br />
Coniferous <strong>Shrubs</strong><br />
common juniper Juniperus communis<br />
creeping juniper Juniperus horizontalis<br />
Canada yew Taxus canadensis<br />
Additional Species:<br />
Persons with additional species <strong>and</strong> information on<br />
the trees, shrubs or vines of <strong>Ramsey</strong> <strong>County</strong> should<br />
contact: <strong>Ramsey</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Parks</strong>, 2015 N. Van Dyke<br />
St., Maplewood, MN 55109.<br />
www.co.ramsey.mn.us/parks<br />
January 2008
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