Bottomland Trees

The species that are most frequently found in North Carolina’s bottomland forests are listed below:

	Atlantic White Cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides
	River Birch Betula nigra
	Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum
	Swamp Chestnut Oak Quercus michauxii
	Black Willow Salix nigra
	Swamp Cottonwood Populus heterophylla
	Cherrybark Oak Quercus pagoda
	Sweetbay Magnolia Magnolia virginiana
	Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua
	Water Tupelo Nyssa aquatica
	Yellow Poplar Liriodendron tulipifer
	Red Maple Acer rubrum
	Swamp Bay Persea palustris
	Sycamore Platanus occidentalis
	Pumpkin Ash Fraxinus profundal
	Pond Cypress Taxodium ascendens
	Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica