Historic Germantown Nashville, Inc.

Inner-City Arboretum

Urban Forestry

Nashville Tree Foundation designated Historic Germantown an Inner-City Arboretum on November 11, 1993.

Tree Inventory
May 1996


Ulmus americana libertus — American Liberty Elm
Ulmus serotina — September Elm
Ulmus rubra — Slippery Elm
Ulmus alata — Winged Elm
Zelkova serrata — Zelkova Elm
Ginkgo biloba — Ginkgo
Quercus palustris — Pin Oak
Quercus alba — White Oak
Quercus phellos — Willow Oak
Liriodendron tulipifera — Tulip Tree
Morus rubra — Red Mullberry
Morus alba — White Mulberry
Acer palmatum — Japanese Maple
Acer spicatum - Mountain Maple
Acer rubrum - Red Maple
Acer rubrum - Red Sunset ® Maple‘Franksred’
Acer saccharinum - Silver Maple
Acer saccharum - Sugar Maple
Acer negundo - Boxelder
Catalapa speciosa - Catalpa
Juglans nigra - Black Walnut
Ailanthus altissima - Tree-of-heaven
Sassafras albidum - Sassafras
Taxodium distichum - Bald Cypress
Magnolia orientalis - Japanese Magnolia
Magnolia soulangiana - Saucer Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora - Southern Magnolia
Magnolia stellata - Star Magnolia
Magnolia virginiana - Sweetbay Magnolia
Pinus strobus - Eastern White Pine
Pinus resinosa - Red Pine
Pinus thunbergiana - Japanese Black Pine
Pinus mugo - Mugo Pine
Picea abies - Norway Spruce
Picea glauca - White Spruce
Tsuga canadensis - Eastern Hemlock
Juniperus virginiana - Redcedar
Picea glauca - Dwarf Alberta Spruce
Juniperus communis - 'HibernicaSkyrocket Juniper
Juniperus chinensis - ‘Procumbens Nana’Common Juniper
Juniperus chinensis - Chinese Juniper
Chamaecyparis obtusa - Hinoki Cypress
Fitzroya cupressoides - Patagonian Cypress
Taxus - Yew
Buxus sempervirens - Box
Ligustrum sinense - Chinese Privet
Ilex opaca American Holly - (standard)
Ilex opaca 'East Palacka' - American Holly, (small leaf)
Ilex cornuta burfordii - Burfordii Holly
Amelanchier laevis - Allegheny Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea - Serviceberry
Franklinia alatamaha - Franklinia
Robinia pseudoacacia - Black Locust
Platanus occidentalis - Sycamore
Aesculus carnea briati - Red Horse Chestnut
Carpinus caroliniana - Hornbeam
Celtis occidentalis - Hackberry
Fraxinus americana - White Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Green Ash
Fraxinus purpurea - Purple Ash
Populus deltoides - Eastern Cottonwood
Populus nigra - Lombardy Poplar
Koelreuteria paniculata - Golden Rain Tree
Vitex agnus-castus - Chaste Tree
Cornus florida Dogwood - (white)
Cornus florida rubra - Dogwood (red)
Cornus florida rubra - Dogwood (pink)
Cladrastis kentukea - Yellowwood
Fagus grandifolia - American Beech
Betula nigra - River Birch
Betula papyrifera cordifolia - White Birch
Salix matsudana - Corkscrew Willow
Salix babylonica - Weeping Willow
Salix discolor - Pussy Willow
Cercis canadensis - Redbud
Rhus typhina ‘Laciniata’ - Stag’s Horn Sumac
Corylus americana - Hazel Nut
Hamamelis virginiana - Witch Hazel
Maclura pomifera - Osage Orange
Diospyros virginianaÝ - Persimmon (wild)
Diospyros kaki - Persimmon (oriental)
Ficus carica lata - Fig
Pyrus calleryana - Bradford Pear
Asimina triloba - Pawpaw
Malus eleyi - Purple Leaf Crabapple
Malus coronaria - Wild Crabapple
Malus augustiflora - Southern Crabapple
Malus floribunda - Flowering Crabapple
Malus zumi - Flowering Crabapple
Malus spectabilis - Flowering Crabapple
Prunus laurocerasus - Cherry Laurel
Prunus cerasifera pissardi - Purple Leaf Plum
Prunus virginiana - Choke Cherry
Prunus serru - Kwanzan Cherry
Prunus yedoensis - Yoshino Cherry
Prunus aviun - Golden Sweet Cherry
Prunus persica, var. - Peach, (red flowering)
Prunus persica, var. - Peach, (varigated)
Prunus persica, var. - Peach, Elberta
Prunus persica, var. - Peach, Bell of Georgia
Prunus persica, var. - Peach, Strawberry
Malus pumila, var. - Apple, Golden Russet
Malus pumila, var. - Apple, Rome
Malus pumila, var. - Apple, Arkansas Black
Malus pumila, var. - Apple, Red Delicious
Pyrus communis, var. - Pear, Seckel
Pyrus communis, var. - Pear, Asian Apple
Pyrus communis, var. - Pear, Bartlett

Tennessee Arbor Day is always the first Friday in March.

National Arbor Day is always the last Friday in April.
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1999 Fall Tree Planting

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