Plant Lists - Tho Jefferson's (1743-1824) Ornamental Trees

Thomas Jefferson by Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura Kosciuszko (1746 - 1817) 

Thomas Jefferson’s Plant List From His Garden Book, 1767-1821 Dates refer to first mention of a plant in Jefferson’s documents, which include Thomas Jefferson’s Garden Book, edited by Edwin Betts, 1944, unpublished memoranda at the Massachusetts Historical Society, the Library of Congress and Princeton University Library. Quotation marks designate varieties undescribed in the literature and are generally Jefferson’s personal names.
List compiled by Peter Hatch.

Ornamental Trees

 Abies alba Silver Fir 1812

Abies balsamea Balsam Fir ("Balm of Gilead Fir”) 1783

 Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore Maple 1796

 Acer rubrum Red Maple ("Scarlet") 1790

 Acer saccharum Sugar Maple 1791

 Acer tataricum Tatarian Maple 1810

 Aesculus hippocastanum European Horsechestnut 1771

 Aesculus octandra "Yellow horse chestnut" 1798

 Aesculus pavia Red Buckeye 1798

 Albizia julibrissen Mimosa ("Chinese silk tree") 1805

 Amelanchier canadensis Shadblow ("Service Tree") 1804

 Arbutus unedo Strawberry Tree 1778

 Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit Tree 1797

 Asimina triloba Paw Paw 1783

 Broussonetia papyrifera Paper Mulberry ("Otaheite”) 1806

 Carpinus caroliniana Ironwood 1808

 Carya illinoinensis Pecan 1790

 Carya laciniosa Shelbark Hickory 1809

 Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory 1786

 Carya sp. Gloucester Hickory, Osage Hickory 1807

 Castanea dentata American Chestnut 1773

 Castanea sativa European Chestnut ("Marronier”) 1773

 Catalpa bignonioides Catalpa ("Carolina Kidney bean tree”) 1771

 Cedrus libani Cedar of Lebanon 1807

 Ceratonia siliagua Carob Tree 1790

 Cercis canadensis Redbud ("Judas Tree") 1771

 Chamaecyparis thyoides White Cedar ("Cupressus sempervirens") 1783

 Chionanthus virginica Fringe Tree ("Snowdrop Tree,” "Venetian Sumach") 1791

 Citrus aurantifolia Lime 1809

 Citrus aurantium Sour Orange 1778

 Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood 1771

 Cornus mas Cornelian Cherry ("Ciriege corniole") 1774

 Corylus americana Hazelnut 1771

 Corylus avellana European Hazelnut ("Filbert”) 1774

 Crataegus crus-galli Cockspur Hawthorn 1771

 Crataegus laevigata English Hawthorn ("Thorn from Algiers”) 1811

 Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington Hawthorn 1804

 Diospyros virginiana Persimmon 1783

 Euonymus europaea Spindle Tree 1804

 Fagus grandifolia American Beech 1771

 Fagus sylvatica var. ‘atropunicea’ Copper Beech ("Purple Beech”) 1807

 Firmiana simplex Chinese Parasol Tree 1808

 Fraxinus americana White Ash 1804

 Fraxinus excelsior European Ash 1812

 Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo 1806

 Gleditsia triacanthos Honeylocust ("Kentucky Locust") 1783

 Gymnocladus dioica Kentucky Coffee Tree 1783

 Halesia carolina Carolina Silverbell 1817

 Ilex aquifolium English Holly 1771

 Ilex opaca American Holly 1772

 Ilex vomitoria Yaupon Holly ("Cassine") 1771

 Juglans nigra Black Walnut 1767

 Juglans regia European Walnut ("Madeira Walnut”) 1791

 Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar 1771

 Koelreuteria paniculata Golden-rain Tree 1809

 Laburnum anagyroides Golden-chain Tree 1807

 Larix decidua European Larch ("Italian larch”) 1784

 Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Poplar 1783

 Maclura pomifera Osage Orange ("Bow wood") 1804

 Magnolia acuminata Cucumber Magnolia 1806

 Magnolia grandiflora Southern Magnolia 1791

 Magnolia tripetala Umbrella Magnolia ("Umbrella") 1767

 Magnolia virginiana Sweet Bay Magnolia ("Swamp Laurel”) 1790

 Malus coronaria Wild Sweet Crab 1778

 Malus sylvestris European Crab 1812

 Melia azedarach Chinaberry ("Pride of China,” "Bead tree") 1778

 Morus alba White Mulberry 1771

 Morus nigra Black Mulberry 1816

 Morus rubra Red Mulberry 1791

 Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae Balsam of Peru 1791

 Olea europea Olive 1774

 Picea abies Norway Spruce ("Norway fir") 1798

 Picea glauca White Spruce ("Large silver fir”) 1791

 Picea mariana Black Spruce ("Newfoundland fir”) 1783

 Pinus rigida Pitch Pine 1807

 Pinus strobus White Pine ("Weymouth Pine") 1804

 Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine 1798

 Platanus acerifolia London Plane 1812

 Platanus occidentalis Sycamore 1790

 Populus balsamifera Balsam Poplar ("Tacamahac") 1791

 Populus deltoides Cottonwood ("Cotton tree") 1805

 Populus x gileadensis Balm of Gilead 1794

 Populus nigra var. italica Lombardy Poplar 1793

 Populus tremula European Poplar ("Monticello aspen") 1789

 Populus tremuloides Aspen 1778

 Prunus avium Sweet Cherry 1808

 Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry ("dwarf cherry") 1771

 Prunus persica Flowering Peach 1783

 Prunus virginiana Wild Black Cherry ("Choak cherry”) 1790

 Quercus coccifera Kermes Oak ("Prickly Kermes") 1807

 Quercus ilicifolia Bear Oak ("Dwarf oak”) 1806

 Quercus phellos Willow Oak 1794

 Quercus robur English Oak 1812

 Quercus suber Cork Oak 1790

 Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust ("Common locust”) 1771

 Robinia viscosa Red Locust 1808

 Salix alba var. vitellina Yellow Willow 1790

 Salix babylonica Weeping Willow 1794

 Sassafras albidum Sassafras 1783

 Sorbus aucuparia European Mountain Ash 1790

 Taxus baccata English Yew 1808

 Thuja occidentalis Arborvitae 1783

 Thuja orientalis Chinese Arborvitae 1783

 Tilia americana Basswood 1783

 Tsuga canadensis Canadian Hemlock (“Hemlock Spruce”) 1790

 Ulmus americana American Elm 1790

 Ulmus procera European elm 1812

 Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 1771

 Virgilia capensis 1822

 Zanthoxylum americanum Prickly Ash 1807

 Zizyphus jujuba Common Jujube 1809

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