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	Rockwood Museum and Park, Wilmington	234	148	64	89
Austrian pine, Pinus nigra	Hagley Museum, Wilmington	99	41	54	17
Balsam fir, Abies balsamea	Ross Mansion, Seaford	200	109	80	46
Cedar of Lebanon, Cedrus libani	Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington	226	150	57	77
Colorado blue spruce, Picea pungens	Wilmington Country Club, Wilmington	149	81	63	21
Douglas-fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii	Belmont Hall, Smyrna	230	136	81	53
English yew, Taxus baccata	Christ Episcopal Church, Dover	235	164	54	67
European larch, Larix decidua	Brandywine Park, Wilmington	195	106	76	52
Fraser fir, Abies fraseri	4353 Summit Bridge Rd., Middletown	193	131	60	39
Giant sequoia, Sequoiadendron giganteum	Hagley Museum, Wilmington	236	129	93	57
Himalayan pine, Pinus wallichina	Winterthur, Wilmington	304	186	102	63
Incense-cedar, Calocedrus decurrens	Marl Pit Rd., Middletown	245	163	73	37
Japanese umbrella pine, Sciadopitys verticillata	3307 Heritage Drive, Wilmington	49	20	26	12
Nikko fir, Abies homolepis	Winterthur, Wilmington	213	131	68	58
Nordmann fir, Abies nordmanniana	661 S Dupont Hwy, New Castle	273	180	82	44
Northern white-cedar, Thuja occidentalis	Baynard Farm, Clayton	173	100	65	33
Norway spruce, Picea abies	Winterthur, Wilmington	229	114	105	42
Littleleaf linden, Tilia cordata	Ross Mansion, Seaford	305	197	93	60
Red pine, Pinus resinosa	Bellevue State Park, Wilmington	151	74	72	21
Tamarack, Larix laricina	661 S Dupont Hwy, New Castle	194	115	66	52
Red mulberry, Morus rubra	2158 Lighthouse Rd., Smyrna	331	263	48	80
White fringetree, Chionanthus virginicus	661 S Dupont Hwy, New Castle	81	34	35	50
Witch-hazel, Hamamelis virginiana	Hagley Museum, Wilmington	64	24	33	27
Bladdernut, Staphylea trifolia	1 Walker’s Mill Rd, Wilmington	129	72	43	58