# List of trees of Georgia (U.S. state)

This page lists tree and large shrub species native to Georgia, as well as cultivated, invasive, naturalized, and introduced species.

## Native trees

| Family | Scientific name | Common names | Range within Georgia | Conservation status |
| Taxaceae | Torreya taxifolia Arn.$^{:39}$ | Florida Torreya, Stinking Cedar | Decatur County, Georgia | Critically Endangered |
| Pinaceae | Pinus echinata Mill.$^{:42–43}$ | Shortleaf Pine | Piedmont and Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Pinaceae | Pinus elliottii Engelm.$^{:43–44}$ | Slash Pine | Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Pinaceae | Pinus glabra Walter$^{:44–45}$ | Spruce Pine | Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Pinaceae | Pinus palustris Mill.$^{:45–46}$ | Longleaf Pine | Coastal Plain, Ridge and Valley Province | Endangered |
| Pinaceae | Pinus pungens Lamb.$^{:47}$ | Table Mountain Pine | Upper Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains | Least Concern |
| Pinaceae | Pinus rigida Mill.$^{:48}$ | Pitch Pine | Blue Ridge Mountains | Least Concern |
| Pinaceae | Pinus serotina Michx.$^{:49–50}$ | Pond Pine | Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Pinaceae | Pinus strobus L.$^{:50–51}$ | Eastern White Pine | Upper Piedmont | Least Concern |
| Pinaceae | Pinus taeda L.$^{:51–52}$ | Loblolly Pine | State-wide | Least Concern |
| Pinaceae | Pinus virginiana Mill.$^{:52–53}$ | Virginia Pine | Upper Piedmont, Ridge and Valley Province, Blue Ridge Mountains | Least Concern |
| Pinaceae | Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.$^{:53–54}$ | Eastern Hemlock | Ridge and Valley Province, Blue Ridge Mountains | Near Threatened |
| Pinaceae | Tsuga caroliniana Engelm.$^{:54}$ | Carolina Hemlock | Rabun County, Georgia, Habersham County, Georgia | Near Threatened |
| Taxodiaceae | Taxodium ascendens Brongn.$^{:55–56}$ | Pond Cypress | Coastal Plain | G5 - Secure |
| Taxodiaceae | Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich.$^{:56–57}$ | Bald Cypress | Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Cupressaceae | Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) B.S.A.$^{:58–59}$ | Atlantic White Cedar | Southwest Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Cupressaceae | Juniperus virginiana L.$^{:59–60}$ | Eastern Red Cedar | State-wide | Least Concern |
| Arecaceae | Sabal palmetto (Walt.) Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.$^{:61–62}$ | Cabbage Palmetto | Outer Coastal Plain | G5 - Secure |
| Salicaceae | Populus deltoides W.Bartram ex Marshall$^{:62–63}$ | Eastern Cottonwood | Scattered state-wide | Least Concern |
| Salicaceae | Populus heterophylla L.$^{:63–64}$ | Swamp Cottonwood | Infrequently along Savannah River and coastal area | Least Concern |
| Salicaceae | Salix caroliniana Michx.$^{:64–65}$ | Coastal Plain Willow | Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Salicaceae | Salix floridana Chapm.$^{:65}$ | Florida Willow | Early County and Pulaski County | Vulnerable |
| Salicaceae | Salix nigra Marshall$^{:65–66}$ | Black Willow | State-wide | Least Concern |
| Salicaceae | Salix sericea Marshall$^{:66}$ | Silky Willow | A few counties in the Blue Ridge Mountains | Least Concern |
| Myricaceae | Myrica cerifera L.$^{:67–68}$ | Waxmyrtle, Southern Bayberry | Coastal Plain, lower Piedmont | Least Concern |
| Myricaceae | Myrica caroliniensis P. Mill. | Evergreen Bayberry | Coastal Plain | |
| Myricaceae | Myrica inodora W.Bartram$^{:68}$ | Odorless Bayberry | Infrequently in pine lowlands in southwest Georgia | G4 - Apparently Secure |
| Leitneriaceae | Leitneria floridana Chapm.$^{:69–70}$ | Corkwood | Lower Coastal Plain | Near Threatened |
| Juglandaceae | Carya aquatica (Michx. f.) Nutt.$^{:71–72}$ | Water Hickory | Lower Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Juglandaceae | Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K.Koch$^{:72}$ | Bitternut Hickory | Scattered state-wide | Least Concern |
| Juglandaceae | Carya glabra (Miller) Sweet$^{:73}$ | Pignut Hickory | State-wide | Least Concern |
| Juglandaceae | Carya laciniosa (Michaux f.) Loudon$^{:74}$ | Shellbark Hickory | Infrequently in northwest Georgia | Least Concern |
| Juglandaceae | Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg.$^{:75}$ | False Pignut Hickory, Red Hickory | State-wide | G5 - Secure |
| Juglandaceae | Carya ovata (Miller) K. Koch var. ovata$^{:75}$ | Shagbark Hickory | Piedmont to south-west Coastal Plain | G5 - Secure |
| Juglandaceae | Carya pallida (Ashe) Engelm. & Graebner$^{:76–77}$ | Sand Hickory | Scattered state-wide, more often in highlands or Piedmont | Least Concern |
| Juglandaceae | Carya tomentosa (Poiret) Nutt.$^{:77–78}$ | Mockernut Hickory, White Hickory | Common state-wide | Least Concern |
| Juglandaceae | Juglans cinerea L.$^{:78–79}$ | Butternut, White Walnut | Mountains. | Endangered |
| Juglandaceae | Juglans nigra L.$^{:80}$ | Black Walnut | Scattered state-wide | Least Concern |
| Betulaceae | Alnus serrulata (Aiton) Wiild.$^{:81–82}$ | Hazel Alder, Tag Alder | State-wide | Least Concern |
| Betulaceae | Betula alleghaniensis Britton$^{:82–83}$ | Yellow Birch | Mountain slopes above 3–4500 feet elevation | Least Concern |
| Betulaceae | Betula lenta L.$^{:83–84}$ | Black Birch, Sweet Birch | Mountainous areas of Ridge and Valley Province and Blue Ridge Mountains | Least Concern |
| Betulaceae | Betula nigra L.$^{:84–85}$ | River Birch | State-wide | Least Concern |
| Betulaceae | Carpinus caroliniana Walter$^{:85–86}$ | American Hornbeam, Ironwood, Musclewood | State-wide | Least Concern |
| Betulaceae | Ostrya virginiana (Miller) K. Koch$^{:86–87}$ | Eastern Hophornbeam | Piedmont and mountains | Least Concern |
| Fagaceae | Castanea dentata$^{:88–89}$ | American Chestnut | Before Chestnut blight, mountains and Piedmont | Critically Endangered |
| Fagaceae | Castanea pumila$^{:89–90}$ | Allegheny Chinquapin | Sporadically state-wide | G5 - Secure |
| Fagaceae | Fagus grandifolia$^{:90–91}$ | American Beech | Common in mountains and Piedmont, less common in Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Fagaceae | Quercus alba$^{:93–94}$ | White Oak, Stave Oak | Common state-wide | Least Concern |
| Fagaceae | Quercus arkansana$^{:94–95}$ | Arkansas Oak | Small, local stands in southwest Georgia | Vulnerable |
| Fagaceae | Quercus austrina Small$^{:95–96}$ | Bluff Oak, Bastard White Oak | Scattered in lower Coastal Plain | Vulnerable |
| Fagaceae | Quercus chapmanii Sarg.$^{:96}$ | Chapman Oak | Uncommon, appears in lower Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Fagaceae | Quercus coccinea Muenchh.$^{:96–97}$ | Scarlet Oak | Mountains and Piedmont | Least Concern |
| Fagaceae | Quercus falcata Michaux$^{:98}$ | Southern Red Oak, Spanish Oak | Common state-wide | Least Concern |
| Fagaceae | Quercus geminata Small$^{:99}$ | Sand Live Oak | Lower Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Fagaceae | Quercus georgiana M. A. Curtis$^{:99}$ | Georgia Oak | Granite outcrops in the Piedmont | Endangered |
| Fagaceae | Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willd.$^{:100}$ | Laurel Oak, Darlington Oak | Common throughout the Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Fagaceae | Quercus incana Bartram$^{:101}$ | Bluejack Oak | Common throughout the Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Fagaceae | Quercus laevis Walter$^{:102}$ | Turkey Oak | Common throughout the Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Fagaceae | Quercus laurifolia Michaux$^{:103}$ | Diamond Leaf Oak, Swamp Laurel Oak | Common in the Coastal Plain and occasionally in the Piedmont | Least Concern |
| Fagaceae | Quercus lyrata Walter$^{:104}$ | Overcup Oak | Common in the Coastal Plain and occasionally in the Piedmont and Ridge and Valley Province | Least Concern |
| Fagaceae | Quercus margaretta Ashe$^{:105}$ | Sand Post Oak, Scrub Post Oak | Coastal Plain and Georgia Sandhills | Least Concern |
| Fagaceae | Quercus marilandica Muenchh.$^{:105–106}$ | Blackjack Oak | State-wide | Least Concern |
| Fagaceae | Quercus michauxii Nutt.$^{:106–107}$ | Swamp Chestnut Oak, Basket Oak | Scattered throughout state, particularly Coastal Plain and Piedmont | Least Concern |
| Fagaceae | Quercus muehlenbergii Engelm.$^{:107–108}$ | Chinquapin Oak | Uncommon, appearing in localities in northwest and southwest Georgia. | Least Concern |
| Fagaceae | Quercus myrtifolia Willd.$^{:108}$ | Myrtle Oak | Occasional along outer Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Fagaceae | Quercus nigra L.$^{:109}$ | Water Oak | State-wide, more common in Coastal Plain and Piedmont | Least Concern |
| Fagaceae | Quercus oglethorpensis W.Duncan$^{:110}$ | Oglethrope Oak | Restricted to a few counties in the Piedmont near South Carolina | Endangered |
| Fagaceae | Quercus pagoda Raf.$^{:111}$ | Cherrybark Oak | Coastal Plain and Piedmont | Least Concern |
| Fagaceae | Quercus phellos L.$^{:112}$ | Willow Oak | State-wide | Least Concern |
| Fagaceae | Quercus montana Willd.$^{:112–113}$ | Chestnut Oak, Rock Chestnut Oak | Mountains and upper Piedmont | Least Concern |
| Fagaceae | Quercus rubra L.$^{:113–114}$ | Northern Red Oak | Common in Piedmont and mountains | Least Concern |
| Fagaceae | Quercus shumardii Buckley$^{:114–115}$ | Shumard Oak | Most common in Coastal Plain, but also found in Piedmont and Ridge and Valley Province | Least Concern |
| Fagaceae | Quercus stellata Wangenh.$^{:115–116}$ | Post Oak | State-wide | Least Concern |
| Fagaceae | Quercus velutina Lam.$^{:116–117}$ | Black Oak | State-wide | Least Concern |
| Fagaceae | Quercus virginiana Miller$^{:117–118}$ | Live Oak | Coastal Plain | Least concern |
| Ulmaceae | Celtis laevigata Willd.$^{:119}$ | Sugarberry | State-wide | Least Concern |
| Ulmaceae | Celtis occidentalis L.$^{:120}$ | Hackberry | Northwest Georgia and Piedmont | Least Concern |
| Ulmaceae | Celtis tenuifolia Nutt.$^{:121}$ | Georgia Hackberry | Rocky sites throughout the state | G5 - Secure |
| Ulmaceae | Planera aquatica (Walter) J. Gmelin.$^{:121–122}$ | Water-elm, Planer-tree | Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Ulmaceae | Ulmus alata Michaux$^{:122–123}$ | Winged Elm | Common state-wide at lower elevations | Least Concern |
| Ulmaceae | Ulmus americana L.$^{:124–125}$ | American Elm | Common state-wide | Endangered |
| Ulmaceae | Ulmus rubra Muhlenb.$^{:125–126}$ | Slippery Elm | Primarily Piedmont and Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Ulmaceae | Ulmus serotina Sarg.$^{:126–127}$ | September Elm | Floyd County, Georgia | Least Concern |
| Moraceae | Morus rubra L.$^{:127–128}$ | Red mulberry | Sporadically throughout Georgia | Least Concern |
| Magnoliaceae | Liriodendron tulipifera L.$^{:129–130}$ | Yellow-poplar, Tulip-poplar | State-wide | Least Concern |
| Magnoliaceae | Magnolia acuminata L.$^{:131}$ | Cucumbertree | Blue Ridge Mountains and occasionally Piedmont | Least Concern |
| Magnoliaceae | Magnolia fraseri Walter$^{:132}$ | Fraser Magnolia | Blue Ridge Mountains | Least Concern |
| Magnoliaceae | Magnolia grandiflora L.$^{:133}$ | Southern Magnolia, Bull Bay | Native to Coastal Plain, but planted throughout the state | Least Concern |
| Magnoliaceae | Magnolia macrophylla Michaux$^{:134}$ | Bigleaf Magnolia | Uncommon, found in upper Piedmont and southwestern counties of the Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Magnoliaceae | Magnolia pyramidata Bartram$^{:135}$ | Pyramid Magnolia | Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Magnoliaceae | Magnolia tripetala L.$^{:135–136}$ | Umbrella Magnolia | Occasionally appears in Piedmont and lower mountains | Least Concern |
| Magnoliaceae | Magnolia virginiana L.$^{:136}$ | Sweetbay | Coastal Plain and Piedmont | Least Concern |
| Illiciaceae | Illicium floridanum Ellis$^{:137}$ | Anise-tree | Decatur County | Least Concern |
| Annonaceae | Asimina triloba Ellis$^{:138}$ | Pawpaw | Mountains and Piedmont | Least Concern |
| Lauraceae | Persea borbonia (L.) A. Sprengel$^{:140–141}$ | Red Bay | Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Lauraceae | Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees$^{:141}$ | Sassafras | Scattered state-wide | Least Concern |
| Hamamelidaceae | Hamamelis virginiana L.$^{:142–143}$ | Witch-hazel | State-wide | Least Concern |
| Hamamelidaceae | Liquidambar styraciflua L.$^{:143–144}$ | Sweetgum | State-wide | Least Concern |
| Platanaceae | Platanus occidentalis L.$^{:144–145}$ | Sycamore, Planetree | State-wide | Least Concern |
| Rosaceae | Amelanchier arborea (Michaus f.) Fern.$^{:146–147}$ | Downy Serviceberry, Shadbush | Mountains and Piedmont | Least Concern |
| Rosaceae | Malus angustifolia (Aiton) Michaux$^{:148}$ | Southern Crab Apple | State-wide but less common in Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Rosaceae | Malus coronaria L.$^{:149}$ | Sweet Crab Apple | Blue Ridge Mountains | Least Concern |
| Rosaceae | Prunus americana Marshall$^{:150–151}$ | American Plum | Sporadically in Blue Ridge Mountains, Ridge and Valley, Piedmont, and sometimes in southwestern Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Rosaceae | Prunus angustifolia Marshall$^{:151–152}$ | Chickasaw Plum | Scattered state-wide | Least Concern |
| Rosaceae | Prunus caroliniana (Miller) Aiton$^{:152–153}$ | Carolina Laurel Cherry | Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Rosaceae | Prunus pensylvanica L. f.$^{:153–154}$ | Pin Cherry, Fire Cherry | Higher elevations in the Blue Ridge Mountains | Least Concern |
| Rosaceae | Prunus serotina Ehrh.$^{:154–155}$ | Black Cherry | State-wide | Least Concern |
| Rosaceae | Prunus umbellata Elliott$^{:155}$ | Flatwoods Plum, Hog Plum | Piedmont and Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Rosaceae | Sorbus americana Marshall$^{:155–156}$ | American Mountain-Ash, Rowan | Higher elevations in the Blue Ridge Mountains | Least Concern |
| Leguminosae | Cercis canadensis L.$^{:157–158}$ | Redbud, Judas Tree | State-wide | Least Concern |
| Leguminosae | Cladrastis kentukea (Dum.-Cours.) Rudd$^{:158–159}$ | Yellowwood | Rarely, in Ridge and Valley and Blue Ridge Mountains | G4 - Apparently Secure |
| Leguminosae | Gleditsia aquatica Marshall$^{:159}$ | Waterlocust | Confined to swamps of the Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Leguminosae | Gleditsia triacanthos L.$^{:159–160}$ | Honeylocust | Scattered state-wide | Least Concern |
| Leguminosae | Robinia pseudoacacia L.$^{:161–162}$ | Black Locust | Originally limited to mountains, but has been cultivated elsewhere in the state | Least Concern |
| Rutaceae | Ptelea trifoliata L.$^{:162–163}$ | Common Hoptree, Wafer Ash | Scattered throughout the state | Least Concern |
| Rutaceae | Zanthoxylum americanum Miller$^{:163–164}$ | Prickly-ash, Toothache-tree | Limited to a few counties in the Piedmont and upper Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Rutaceae | Zanthoxylum clava-herculis L.$^{:164–165}$ | Hercules'-club, Toothache-tree | Restricted to coastal counties and Southwest Georgia. | Least Concern |
| Anacardiaceae | Cotinus obovatus Raf.$^{:166–167}$ | Smoketree | Known from a single location on Pigeon Mountain | Least Concern |
| Anacardiaceae | Rhus copallinum L.$^{:167–168}$ | Winged Sumac, Dwarf Sumac, Shining Sumac | State-wide | G5 - Secure |
| Anacardiaceae | Rhus glabra L.$^{:168–169}$ | Smooth Sumac | Mountains and Piedmont | Least Concern |
| Anacardiaceae | Rhus typhina L.$^{:169–170}$ | Staghorn Sumac | Known from a single location on Yonah Mountain | Least Concern |
| Anacardiaceae | Toxicodendron vernix (L.) Kuntze$^{:170–171}$ | Poison Sumac, Thunderwood | Scattered throughout the state | Least Concern |
| Cyrillaceae | Cliftonia monophylla (Lam.) Britton ex Sarg.$^{:171–172}$ | Titi, Buckwheat-tree | Lower Coastal Plain | G4 - Apparently Secure |
| Cyrillaceae | Cyrilla racemiflora L.$^{:172–173}$ | Swamp Cyrilla, Red Titi | Wet areas of the Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Aquifoliaceae | Ilex ambigua (Michaux) Torrey$^{:175–176}$ | Carolina Holly | Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Aquifoliaceae | Ilex amelanchier M. A. Curtis$^{:176}$ | Sarvis Holly | Found in a few Coastal Plain counties | Least Concern |
| Aquifoliaceae | Ilex cassine L.$^{:176–177}$ | Dahoon | Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Aquifoliaceae | Ilex coriacea (Pursh) Chapman$^{:177–178}$ | Large Gallberry | Scattered throughout the Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Aquifoliaceae | Ilex decidua Walter$^{:178–179}$ | Possumhaw | State-wide | Least Concern |
| Aquifoliaceae | Ilex longipes Chapman ex Trel.$^{:179}$ | Georgia Holly | Uncommonly appears in Ridge and Valley | Least Concern |
| Aquifoliaceae | Ilex montana Torrey & Gray$^{:179}$ | Mountain Winterberry | Mountains | Least Concern |
| Aquifoliaceae | Ilex myrtifolia Walter$^{:179–180}$ | Myrtle-leaved Holly | Frequently in Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Aquifoliaceae | Ilex opaca Aiton$^{:180–181}$ | American Holly | Common state-wide | Least Concern |
| Aquifoliaceae | Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray$^{:181}$ | Common Winterberry | Blue Ridge Mountains and Piedmont | Least Concern |
| Aquifoliaceae | Ilex vomitoria Aiton$^{:181–182}$ | Yaupon | Outer Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Celastraceae | Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq.$^{:182–183}$ | Eastern Wahoo, Burningbush | Infrequent, appearing in scattered counties | Least Concern |
| Staphyleaceae | Staphylea trifolia L.$^{:183–184}$ | Bladdernut | Scattered in Ridge and Valley, Piedmont, and Cumberland Plateau | Least Concern |
| Aceraceae | Acer floridanum (Chapman) Pax.$^{:185–186}$ | Florida Maple, Southern Sugar Maple | Occasionally in Ridge and Valley and Piedmont | Least Concern |
| Aceraceae | Acer leucoderme Small$^{:187}$ | Chalk Maple | Piedmont | Least Concern |
| Aceraceae | Acer negundo L.$^{:187–188}$ | Boxelder | Piedmont | Least Concern |
| Aceraceae | Acer nigrum Michaux f.$^{:189}$ | Black Maple | Dade County, Georgia and Walker County, Georgia | Least Concern |
| Aceraceae | Acer pensylvanicum L.$^{:189–190}$ | Striped Maple | Higher elevations of the Blue Ridge Mountains | Least Concern |
| Aceraceae | Acer rubrum L.$^{:190–191}$ | Red Maple | Common state-wide | Least Concern |
| Aceraceae | Acer saccharinum L.$^{:191–192}$ | Silver Maple | Infrequently state-wide | Least Concern |
| Aceraceae | Acer saccharum Marsh.$^{:192–193}$ | Sugar Maple | Blue Ridge Mountains, Ridge and Valley, and upper Piedmont | Least Concern |
| Aceraceae | Acer spicatum L.$^{:193–194}$ | Mountain Maple | Towns County, Georgia and Union County, Georgia at higher elevations | Least Concern |
| Hippocastanaceae | Aesculus flava Solander ex Hope$^{:195–196}$ | Yellow Buckeye | Higher elevations in the mountains | Least Concern |
| Hippocastanaceae | Aesculus glabra Willd.$^{:197}$ | Ohio Buckeye, Fetid Buckeye | Walker County, Georgia | Least Concern |
| Hippocastanaceae | Aesculus parviflora Walter$^{:197–198}$ | Bottlebrush Buckeye | Southwestern Georgia along the Chattahoochee River | Least Concern |
| Hippocastanaceae | Aesculus pavia L.$^{:198–199}$ | Red Buckeye | Common in the Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Hippocastanaceae | Aesculus sylvatica Bartram$^{:199}$ | Painted Buckeye, Georgia Buckeye | Piedmont | Least Concern |
| Sapindaceae | Sapindus marginatus Willd.$^{:200–201}$ | Florida Soapberry | Rarely on the islands of Liberty County, Georgia | |
| Rhamnaceae | Frangula caroliniana (Walter) A.Gray$^{:201–202}$ | Carolina Buckthorn | Scattered throughout the state, mostly in Ridge and Valley and Piedmont | Least Concern |
| Tiliaceae | Tilia americana Miller$^{:202–203}$ | Basswood, Linden | State-wide, but mostly the mountains and Piedmont | Least Concern |
| Theaceae | Franklinia alatamaha Bartram ex Marshall$^{:204–205}$ | Franklinia, Franklin-tree | Extinct in the wild for about 200 years. Cultivated in the Coastal Plain | Extinct in the wild |
| Theaceae | Gordonia lasianthus (L.) Ellis$^{:205–206}$ | Loblolly-bay, Gordonia | Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Theaceae | Stewartia malacodendron L.$^{:206–207}$ | Virginia Stewartia, Silky Camellia | Uncommon, scattered in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont | Least Concern |
| Theaceae | Stewartia ovata (Cav.) Weatherby$^{:207}$ | Mountain Stewartia, Mountain-Camellia | Scattered state-wide | Least Concern |
| Araliaceae | Aralia spinosa L.$^{:208–209}$ | Devil's-walkingstick | Common state-wide | Least Concern |
| Nyssaceae | Nyssa aquatica L.$^{:209–210}$ | Water Tupelo | Wetlands of the Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Nyssaceae | Nyssa ogeche Bartram ex Marshall$^{:210–211}$ | Ogeechee Tupelo, Ogeechee-lime | Rivers of the lower Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Nyssaceae | Nyssa sylvatica Marshall var. sylvatica$^{:211–212}$ | Black Tupelo, Blackgum | Common state-wide | Least Concern |
| Nyssaceae | Nyssa biflora Walter$^{:212–213}$ | Swamp Tupelo, Swamp Black Gum | Swamps of the Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Cornaceae | Cornus alternifolia L. f.$^{:214–215}$ | Alternate-leaf Dogwood | Mountains and Piedmont | Least Concern |
| Cornaceae | Cornus drummondii C. A. Meyer$^{:215–216}$ | Roughleaf Dogwood | Dade County, Georgia | Least Concern |
| Cornaceae | Cornus florida L.$^{:216–217}$ | Flowering Dogwood | Common state-wide | Least Concern |
| Cornaceae | Cornus foemina Miller$^{:217}$ | Swamp Dogwood | Piedmont and Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Clethraceae | Clethra acuminata Michaux$^{:218–219}$ | Cinnamon Clethra, Sweet Pepperbush | White County, Georgia, Union County, Georgia, Towns County, Georgia, and Rabun County, Georgia | G4 - Apparently Secure |
| Ericaceae | Elliottia racemosa Muhlenb. ex Elliott$^{:219–220}$ | Elliottia, Georgia Plume | Tattnall County, Georgia | G2 - Imperiled |
| Ericaceae | Kalmia latifolia L.$^{:220–221}$ | Mountain Laurel | Common in mountains | Least Concern |
| Ericaceae | Lyonia ferruginea (Walter) Nutt.$^{:221–222}$ | Tree Lyonia, Staggerbush | Coast and flatwoods of lower Coastal Plain | G5 - Secure |
| Ericaceae | Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.$^{:222–223}$ | Sourwood | State-wide | Least Concern |
| Ericaceae | Rhododendron catawbiense Michaux$^{:224}$ | Purple Rhododendron | Blue Ridge Mountains | Least Concern |
| Ericaceae | Rhododendron maximum L.$^{:225}$ | Rosebay Rhododendron | Mountains | Least Concern |
| Ericaceae | Vaccinium arboreum Marshall$^{:225–226}$ | Huckleberry, Sparkleberry | Common state-wide | Least Concern |
| Sapotaceae | Sideroxylon lanuginosum$^{:227–228}$ | Gum Bumelia | Coastal Plain | G4 - Apparently Secure |
| Sapotaceae | Sideroxylon lycioides (L.) Pers.$^{:228–229}$ | Buckthorn Bumelia | Ridge and Valley and Piedmont | Least Concern |
| Sapotaceae | Sideroxylon tenax (L.) Willd.$^{:229}$ | Tough Bumelia | Coastal counties | G3 - Vulnerable |
| Ebenaceae | Diospyros virginiana L.$^{:230–231}$ | Persimmon | State-wide | G5 - Secure |
| Styracaceae | Halesia carolina L.$^{:231–232}$ | Carolina Silverbell | Mountains | Least Concern |
| Styracaceae | Halesia diptera Ellis$^{:232–233}$ | Two-wing Silverbell | Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Styracaceae | Halesia carolina L.$^{:233}$ | Little Silverbell | Sporadically in Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Styracaceae | Styrax americanus Lam.$^{:233–234}$ | American Snowbell | Piedmont and Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Styracaceae | Styrax grandifolius Aiton$^{:234–235}$ | Bigleaf Snowbell | State-wide | Least Concern |
| Symplocos | Symplocos tinctoria (L.) L'Her$^{:235–236}$ | Horse-sugar, Sweetleaf | State-wide | G5 - Secure |
| Oleaceae | Chionanthus virginicus L.$^{:237}$ | Fringe Tree, Old-man's-beard | Occasional throughout the state | G5 - Secure |
| Oleaceae | Forestiera acuminata (Michaux) Poiret$^{:238}$ | Swamp-privet | Scattered localities in the Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Oleaceae | Fraxinus americana L.$^{:239}$ | White Ash | Mountains and Piedmont | Critically Endangered |
| Oleaceae | Fraxinus caroliniana Miller$^{:240–241}$ | Carolina Ash | Coastal Plain | Endangered |
| Oleaceae | Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall$^{:241–242}$ | Green Ash | State-wide | Critically Endangered |
| Oleaceae | Fraxinus profunda (Bush) Bush$^{:242–243}$ | Pumpkin Ash | Infrequently along the coast | Critically Endangered |
| Oleaceae | Fraxinus quadrangulata Michaux$^{:243}$ | Blue Ash | Northwest Georgia | Critically Endangered |
| Oleaceae | Cartrema americana (L.) Gray$^{:243–244}$ | Devilwood | Coastal Plain | G5 - Secure |
| Bignoniaceae | Catalpa bignonioides Walter$^{:245–246}$ | Southern Catalpa, Indian-bean | Native to southwest Georgia, now found state-wide | G4 - Apparently Secure |
| Rubiaceae | Cephalanthus occidentalis L.$^{:246–247}$ | Buttonbush | State-wide | Least Concern |
| Rubiaceae | Pinckneya bracteata (Bartram) Raf.$^{:247–248}$ | Pinckneya, Fever-tree | Wet areas of the Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Caprifoliaceae | Sambucus canadensis L.$^{:249–250}$ | Elderberry, American Elder | Common state-wide | T5 - Secure Subspecies |
| Caprifoliaceae | Viburnum nudum L.$^{:250–251}$ | Possumhaw Virbunum | Scattered state-wide | Least Concern |
| Caprifoliaceae | Viburnum obovatum Walter$^{:251–252}$ | Virbunum, Small-leaf Virbunum | Coastal Plain | G5 - Secure |
| Caprifoliaceae | Viburnum prunifolium L.$^{:252–253}$ | Blackhaw | Scattered in the Piedmont | Least Concern |
| Caprifoliaceae | Viburnum rufidulum Raf.$^{:253–254}$ | Rusty Blackhaw | Scattered state-wide | Least Concern |

## Introduced, naturalized, and invasive trees

| Family | Scientific name | Common names |
| Simaroubaceae | Ailanthus altissima (Miller) Swingle$^{:273}$ | Tree-of-Heaven |
| Fabaceae | Albizia julibrissin Durazzini$^{:273}$ | Mimosa, Silk tree |
| Euphorbiaceae | Aleurites fordii Hemsl.$^{:273}$ | Tung-oil Tree |
| Moraceae | Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) Vent.$^{:273}$ | Paper Mulberry |
| Juglandaceae | Carya illinoensis (Wangengh.) K. Koch$^{:273}$ | Pecan |
| Bignoniaceae | Catalpa speciosa (Warder ex Barney) Engelm.$^{:273}$ | Northern Catalpa |
| Lauraceae | Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J. Presl.$^{:273}$ | Camphor-tree |
| Rutaceae | Citrus aurantium L.$^{:273}$ | Sour Orange |
| Sterculiaceae | Firmiana simplex (L.) W. F. Wright$^{:273}$ | Chinese Parasoltree |
| Malvaceae | Hibiscus syriacus L. | Rose of Sharon |
| Aquifoliaceae | Ilex cornuta Lindl. & Paxton | Chinese holly |
| Aquifoliaceae | Ilex crenata Thunb. | Chinese holly |
| Lythraceae | Lagerstroemia indica L.$^{:273}$ | Crapemyrtle |
| Oleaceae | Ligustrum sinense Lour.$^{:273}$ | Chinese Privet |
| Moraceae | Maclura pomifera (Raf.) Schneider$^{:273}$ | Osage-orange |
| Meliaceae | Melia azedarach L.$^{:273}$ | Chinaberry |
| Moraceae | Morus alba L.$^{:273}$ | White Mulberry |
| Scrophulariaceae | Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Siebold & Zucc. ext Steud.$^{:273}$ | Princess-Tree |
| Pinaceae | Pinus clausa Vasey ex Sarg.$^{:273}$ | Sand Pine |
| Rutaceae | Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf.$^{:273}$ | Trifoliate Orange |
| Salicaceae | Populus alba L.$^{:274}$ | White Poplar |
| Salicaceae | Populus nigra L.$^{:274}$ | Black Poplar |
| Rosaceae | Pyrus calleryana | Bradford pear, Callery pear |
| Fagaceae | Quercus acutissima Carruthers | Sawtooth Oak |
| Euphorbiaceae | Sapium sebiferum (L.) Roxb.$^{:274}$ | Chinese Tallowtree |
| Tamaricaceae | Tamarix gallica L.$^{:274}$ | Tamarisk |
| Ulmaceae | Ulmus parvifolia Jacq.$^{:274}$ | Chinese Elm |
| Euphorbiaceae | Vernicia fordii (Hemsl.) Airy-Shaw | Tungoil Tree |