Unusual Trees

Each of the following tree species meet one of the following criteria:

1. They usually occur as shrubs in our native forest but very rarely will achieve tree size.

2. They are non-native but not invasive, and are sometimes reported to the Delaware Forest Service.

3. They are unusual species with only one or two known in the State.

Common Name, Latin Name	Location	Points	C.B.H.	Height	Crown
Atlas cedar, Cedrus atlantica	317 S. Walnut St., Milford	247	158	75	55
Austrian pine, Pinus nigra	Corner of Hercules Rd. and Lancaster Pike, New Castle	181	107	64	40
Balsam fir, Abies balsamea	Ross Mansion, Seaford	200	109	80	46
Cedar of Lebanon, Cedrus libani	Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington	222	146	58	73
Colorado blue spruce, Picea pungens	Wilmington Country Club, Wilmington	149	81	63	21
Douglas-fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii	Belmont Hall, Smyrna	223	127	83	56
English yew, Taxus baccata	Christ Episcopal Church, Dover	235	164	54	67
European larch, Larix decidua	Brandywine Park, Wilmington	196	106	77	53
Fraser fir, Abies fraseri	4353 Summit Bridge Rd., Middletown	200	131	60	38
Giant sequoia, Sequoiadendron giganteum	Buck Rd., Greenville	281	181	90	42
Himalayan pine, Pinus wallichina	Winterthur, Wilmington	291	181	95	62
Incense-cedar, Calocedrus decurrens	Marl Pit Rd., Middletown	238	157	73	34
Japanese umbrella pine, Sciadopitys verticillata	1472 Ashland Clinton School Rd., Yorklyn	103	52	45	23
Nikko fir, Abies homolepis	Winterthur, Wilmington	189	132	44	53
Nordmann fir, Abies nordmanniana	Buena Vista, New Castle	270	173	86	44
Northern white-cedar, Thuja occidentalis	4 Sunnyside Rd., Greenville	132	74	50	32
Norway spruce, Picea abies	Hagley Museum, Wilmington	239	109	120	40
Littleleaf linden, Tilia cordata	Ross Mansion, Seaford	305	197	93	60
Red pine, Pinus resinosa	Bellevue State Park, Wilmington	153	74	72	30
Tamarack, Larix laricina	Buena Vista, New Castle	185	115	55	58
Red mulberry, Morus rubra	2158 Lighthouse Rd., Smyrna	306	256	32	75
Witch-hazel, Hamamelis virginiana	Hagley Museum, Wilmington	69	26	36	28
Bladdernut, Staphylea trifolia	1 Walker’s Mill Rd, Wilmington	123	67	44	50