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Illustration of alternate-leaved dogwood leaves, flowers, fruits.

Alternate-Leaved Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Illustration of American basswood leaves, flowers, fruits.

American Basswood (American Linden)

Tilia americana

Edible

Illustration of American beech leaves and nuts.

American Beech

Fagus grandifolia

Illustration of American bittersweet leaves, flowers, fruits

American Bittersweet

Celastrus scandens

Illustration of American black currant leaves, flowers, fruits

American Black Currant

Ribes americanum

Edible

Illustration of American bladdernut leaves, flowers, fruits.

American Bladdernut

Staphylea trifolia

Illustration of American elm leaves.

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Illustration of American hazelnut leaves, flowers, fruits.

American Hazelnut

Corylus americana

Edible

Illustration of American holly leaves, flowers, fruit.

American Holly

Ilex opaca

Illustration of American hornbeam leaves and fruits.

American Hornbeam (Musclewood)

Carpinus caroliniana

Illustration of American smoke tree leaves, flowers, fruits

American Smoke Tree

Cotinus obovatus

amur corktree

Amur Corktree

Phellodendron amurense

Illustration of arrowwood viburnum leaves, flowers, fruit.

Arrowwood Viburnum

Viburnum dentatum

Austrian pine

Austrian Pine

Pinus nigra

Illustration of autumn olive leaves, flowers, fruit.

Autumn Olive

Elaeagnus umbellata

Edible

Invasive

Illustration of bald cypress leaves and cones.

Bald Cypress

Taxodium distichum

Illustration of bitternut hickory leaves and nuts.

Bitternut Hickory

Carya cordiformis

Illustration of black cherry leaves, flowers, fruits.

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Edible

Illustration of black gum flowers and fruits.

Black Gum

Nyssa sylvatica

Edible

Illustration of black haw leaves, flowers, fruit.

Black Haw

Viburnum prunifolium

Edible

Illustration of black hickory compound leaf and fruit.

Black Hickory

Carya texana

Edible

Illustration of black locust leaves and flowers.

Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Illustration of black oak leaf.

Black Oak

Quercus velutina

Illustration of black walnut compound leaf and nuts.

Black Walnut

Juglans nigra

Edible

Illustration of black willow leaves and catkins.

Black Willow

Salix nigra

Illustration of blackjack oak leaf.

Blackjack Oak

Quercus marilandica

Illustration of box elder leaves and fruits.

Box Elder

Acer negundo

Illustration of bristly greenbrier leaves, flowers, fruit

Bristly Greenbrier

Smilax hispida (syn. S. tamnoides var. hispida)

Edible

Illustration of buckbrush leaves, flowers, fruits

Buckbrush (Coralberry)

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

Illustration of bur oak leaf.

Bur Oak (Burr Oak)

Quercus macrocarpa

Illustration of bush honeysuckle leaves, flowers, fruit.

Bush Honeysuckles

Lonicera maackii (Amur) and Lonicera x bella (bella)

Invasive

Illustration of butternut compound leaf and nuts.

Butternut

Juglans cinerea

Edible

Illustration of buttonbush leaves, flowers, fruits.

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Callery Pear

Callery Pear (Bradford Pear)

Pyrus calleryana

Invasive

Illustration of Carolina moonseed leaves, flowers, fruits

Carolina Moonseed

Cocculus carolinus

Poisonous

Illustration of catbrier leaves, flowers, fruits

Catbrier

Smilax bona-nox

Edible

Illustration of cherrybark oak leaf.

Cherrybark Oak

Quercus pagoda

Illustration of chinkapin oak leaf.

Chinkapin Oak (Chinquapin Oak)

Quercus muehlenbergii

Edible

Illustration of common alder leaves, flowers, fruits.

Common Alder

Alnus serrulata

Illustration of common blackberry leaves, flowers, fruits.

Common Blackberry

Rubus allegheniensis

Edible

Illustration of common buckthorn leaves and fruits.

Common Buckthorn

Rhamnus cathartica

Poisonous

Invasive

Illustration of common elderberry leaves, flowers, fruits

Common Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Illustration of hackberry leaves, stem, fruit.

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Edible

Illustration of common moonseed leaves, flowers, fruits

Common Moonseed

Menispermum canadense

Poisonous

Illustration of common prickly ash leaves, flowers, fruits

Common Prickly Ash

Zanthoxylum americanum

Illustration of corkwood leaves and fruits.

Corkwood

Leitneria floridana

Illustration of cottonwood leaves and fruits.

Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

Illustration of cucumber magnolia leaves, flower, fruits.

Cucumber Magnolia

Magnolia acuminata

Illustration of cupseed leaves, flowers, fruits

Cupseed

Calycocarpum lyonii

Poisonous

Illustration of deerberry leaves, flowers, fruits

Deerberry

Vaccinium stamineum

Edible

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About Trees, Shrubs and Woody Vines in Missouri

There are no sharp dividing lines between trees, shrubs, and woody vines, or even between woody and nonwoody plants. “Wood” is a type of tissue made of cellulose and lignin that many plants develop as they mature — whether they are “woody” or not. Trees are woody plants over 13 feet tall with a single trunk. Shrubs are less than 13 feet tall, with multiple stems. Vines require support or else sprawl over the ground.

UM Extension Tree Pests

Why Leaves Change Color

How to Identify

Tree Identification

Common Features

Tree, Shrub, and Vine Facts

Flowering Spring Trees

Thorny

Skin Irritating