All American hardwoods

LIARDWOODS have PlaYed an J.limportant role in the building of America. And, fittinglY, each state has chosen a "state tree" to symbolize its own heritage and values.

New York began the Practice in 1889, selecting sugar maple as its official state tree because of the hardwood's economic imPortance to the area. Other states followed suit, choosing a tree that helPed to express the personality of the state or said something important or unusual about it.

More than two-thirds of all state trees are hardwoods. The few state trees that are softwoods are mostly species of pine or spruce'

States can select the same tree, and the most popular hardwood choice is oak. Plentiful and valuable, it is perhaps the "most American" of woods. As such, Connecticut, Illinois and Washington, D.C., among others' claim this statelY tree.

Five Northeastern states use maple, another historical wood with high commercial value. It is mainly used for furniture, specifically coloniat furniture. And its foliage beautifully marks the change of seasons.

Elm is most commonlY known as a shade tree. It represents such states

Story at a Glance

State trees give each area indi' vidual identitY.. hardwoods comprise more than two-thirds of the list. . oak is the most commonly chosen hardwood.

as Nebraska and North Dakota. Additionally, it is a Prolific seeder, growing fast and usually in abundant supply.

Cottonwood, a more common, down home wood with few industrial uses, represents Kansas and WYoming. The buckeyes of Ohio are now perhaps more commonlY associated with sports. Texas uses Pecan, a close grained, hard, very heavY, strong, reddish brown hardwood from the South. And PerhaPs nothing could better symbolize early California than the redwood or Florida than the Palm tree.

Most of the state trees are official, having been adoPted bY acts of the state legislature. All states also have chosen an emblem, motto, bird and flower, and some even have a state animal, insect, mineral, gem, grass' dance, fish or beverage.

AL: Southern Pine (longleaf)

AK: Sltka spruce

AZ: Paloverde

AR: Plne

CA: Gallfornla redwoodg

CO: Colorado blue sPruce

CT: Whlte oak

DE: Amerlcan hollY

DC: Scarlet oak

FL: Sabal Palmetto Palm

GA: Llve oak

Hl: Candlenut lD: Whlte Plne lL: Oak lN: Tullp tree lA: Oak

KS: Cottonwood

KY: Kentucky coffee tree

LA: Cypreas

ME: lYhlte Plne tree

MD: Whlte oak

MA: Amerlcan elm l{l: lVhlto Plne

MN: Red or Norway Pine

MS: Magnolla ttO: Dogwood

MT: Ponderosa Plne

NE: Amerlcan elm

NV: Slngle-leat Plnon

NH: Whlte blrch

NJ: Red oak

Nt: Plnon

NY: Sugar maple

NG: Plne

ND: Amerlcan elm

OH: Buckeye

OK: Redbud

OR: Douglas flr

PA: Hemlock

Rl: Red maple

SGr Palmetto tree

SD: Ebck Hlll! spruce

TN: Tullp poPlar

TX: Pecan

UT: Blue epruce

VT: Sugar maPle

VA: Amerlcan dogwood

WAr Westotn hemlock

WV: Sugar maple

W!: Sr8ar maple

WY: Cot{onwood

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