Mountain Grove Arboretum Species List

The Arboretum contains 194 trees and shrubs representing 74 species within 24 plant families. Of the 74 species present, 50 are native to the United States with 37 of those being native to Missouri.

Aceraceae

  • Acer griseum (PAPERBARK MAPLE) E12
  • Acer platanoides (NORWAY MAPLE) E13
  • Acer rubrum (RED MAPLE) A25,39; D11
  • Acer saccharinum (SILVER MAPLE) D9
  • Acer saccharum (SUGAR MAPLE) F1–5

Anacardiaceae

  • Cotinus coggygria (COMMON SMOKE TREE) E11

Aquifoliaceae

  • Ilex decidua (DECIDUOUS HOLLY) E20,21,23,24,28,34–31; F17,22
  • Ilex opaca (AMERICAN HOLLY) B20,21; E1

Betulaceae

  • Betula nigra (RIVER BIRCH) F20
  • Betula platyphylla (ASIAN WHITE BIRCH) D4
  • Carpinus caroliniana (MUSCLEWOOD) D22,24

Cornaceae

  • Cornus florida (FLOWERING DOGWOOD) D3
  • Cornus kousa (KOUSA DOGWOOD) B22
  • Nyssa sylvatica (BLACK GUM) E39

Cupressaceae

  • Metasequoia glyptostroboides (METASEQUOIA) A23; D20
  • Sequoiadendron giganteum (GIANT SEQUOIA) A21
  • Taxodium distichum (BALD CYPRESS) C15
  • Thuja plicata (WESTERN REDCEDAR) D23; F6–14

Ericaceae

  • Oxydendrum arboreum (SOURWOOD) E32

Fabaceae

  • Cercis canadensis (EASTERN REDBUD) B2; D2,25,28
  • Cladrastis kentukea (YELLOWWOOD) A41
  • Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis (HONEY LOCUST) C13
  • Gymnocladus dioica (KENTUCKY COFFEE TREE) B13; C2

Fagaceae

  • Fagus sylvatica (EUROPEAN BEECH) B11
  • Quercus acutissima (SAWTOOTH OAK) D8
  • Quercus agrifolia (COAST LIVE OAK) C16
  • Quercus alba (WHITE OAK) D17; E2
  • Quercus bicolor (SWAMP WHITE OAK) A38
  • Quercus coccinea (SCARLET OAK) A31
  • Quercus ilex (HOLLY OAK) C10,11
  • Quercus lobata (VALLEY OAK) C17,18
  • Quercus macrocarpa (BUR OAK) A26
  • Quercus marilandica (BLACKJACK OAK) E45; F15
  • Quercus muehlenbergii (CHINKAPIN OAK) D18
  • Quercus nigra (WATER OAK) A24
  • Quercus palustris (PIN OAK) D13,27
  • Quercus phellos (WILLOW OAK) A29; D26
  • Quercus stellata (POST OAK) A18,33,45,47; B15; F19
  • Quercus velutina (BLACK OAK) A36

Ginkgoaceae

  • Ginkgo biloba (GINKGO) B25; E10

Hamamelidaceae

  • Liquidambar styraciflua (SWEET GUM) A28; B12

Hippocastanaceae

  • Aesculus glabra (OHIO BUCKEYE) A37; D15
  • Aesculus hippocastanum (HORSE CHESTNUT) C6

Hydrangeaceae

  • Deutzia sp. (DEUTZIA) E4,6,7
  • Philadelphus pubescens (MOCK ORANGE) E5

Juglandaceae

  • Carya tomentosa (MOCKERNUT HICKORY) A32,46; B14; E42; F21
  • Juglans nigra (BLACK WALNUT) A22; B23,24; E44,48; F16,23,24
  • Juglans regia (ENGLISH WALNUT) B16,17

Magnoliaceae

  • Liriodendron tulipifera (TULIP POPLAR) A40; C3; D1,5
  • Magnolia grandiflora (SOUTHERN MAGNOLIA)D7
  • Magnolia stellata (STAR MAGNOLIA) A49
  • Magnolia x soulangiana (SAUCER MAGNOLIA)E8,9

Oleaceae

  • Chionanthus virginicus (FRINGE TREE) E3
  • Fraxinus pennsylvanica (GREEN ASH) A42; B19

Pinaceae

  • Abies balsamea (BALSAM FIR) B18
  • Picea abies (NORWAY SPRUCE) A13; E33
  • Pinus echinata (SHORTLEAF PINE) A1-9,11,12,14–17; B1,3–6,9; E16–19,25–27; F18
  • Pinus flexilis (LIMBER PINE) A27
  • Pinus palustris (LONGLEAF PINE) A20; B8
  • Pinus strobus (WHITE PINE) A30; E34–38,43
  • Pinus taeda (LOBLOLLY PINE) A10
  • Tsuga canadensis (EASTERN HEMLOCK) B10

Platanaceae

  • Platanus occidentalis (SYCAMORE) C12; E14,40,41

Rosaceae

  • Amelanchier laevis (ALLEGHENY SERVICEBERRY) B7; D6
  • Malus pumila 'Honeycrisp' (APPLE) C4,5; F26
  • Malus sp. (CRAB APPLE) A48
  • Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford' (BRADFORD PEAR) C7–9; D21; E15; F25

Salicaceae

  • Populus tremuloides (TREMBLING ASPEN) A43; C1

Sapindaceae

  • Koelreuteria paniculata (GOLDENRAIN TREE) C14

Tiliaceae

  • Tilia americana (AMERICAN BASSWOOD) A19,34,35,44; D10,12,14,19

Ulmaceae

  • Ulmus americana (AMERICAN ELM) E46
  • Ulmus davidiana var. japonica 'Prospector' (JAPANESE ELM) E22
  • Ulmus parvifolia (CHINESE ELM) E47

Verbenaceae

  • Vitex agnus-castus (CHASTE TREE) D16