State Trees

Embracing Beautiful Trees Across the Country

Coast redwoods are magical trees, helping to fight climate change and provide habitat with every inch these tallest trees on earth have got. But their natural range is limited to the coast from the southwest corner of Oregon to southern Monterey county in California. For those outside of this small strip, We hope that this list motivates you to get out and experience the benefits of nature in your home state.

Each U.S. state has designated an official state tree, representing the state's natural heritage and forest resources. These trees were chosen for their historical significance, economic importance, or prevalence within the state.

State trees serve as symbols of environmental stewardship and are often protected species that play crucial roles in their local ecosystems.

State Name	Official Tree	Scientific Name	Year Adopted
Alabama	Southern Longleaf Pine	Pinus palustris	1949
Alaska	Sitka Spruce	Picea sitchensis	1962
Arizona	Palo Verde	Parkinsonia florida	1954
Arkansas	Pine Tree	Pinus echinata	1939
California	California Redwood	Sequoia sempervirens	1937
Colorado	Colorado Blue Spruce	Picea pungens	1939
Connecticut	White Oak	Quercus alba	1947
Delaware	American Holly	Ilex opaca	1939
Florida	Sabal Palm	Sabal palmetto	1953
Georgia	Live Oak	Quercus virginiana	1937
Hawaii	Kukui or Candlenut	Aleurites moluccana	1959
Idaho	Western White Pine	Pinus monticola	1935
Illinois	White Oak	Quercus alba	1908
Indiana	The Tulip Tree	Liriodendron tulipifera	1931
Iowa	Oak	Quercus	1961
Kansas	Cottonwood	Populus deltoides	1937
Kentucky	Tulip Poplar	Liriodendron tulipifera	1956
Louisiana	Baldcypress	Taxodium distichum	1963
Maine	White Pine	Pinus strobus	1945
Maryland	White Oak	Quercus alba	1941
Massachusetts	Elm	Ulmus americana	1941
Michigan	White Pine	Pinus strobus	1955
Minnesota	Red (or Norway) Pine	Pinus resinosa	1953
Mississippi	Magnolia	Magnolia grandiflora	1938
Missouri	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	1955
Montana	Ponderosa Pine	Pinus ponderosa	1949
Nebraska	Eastern Cottonwood	Populus deltoides	1972
Nevada	Single-Leaf Pinon	Pinus monophylla	1953
New Hampshire	White Birch	Betula papyrifera	1947
New Jersey	Red Oak	Quercus rubra	1950
New Mexico	Pinon Pine	Pinus edulis	1949
New York	Sugar Maple	Acer saccharum	1956
North Carolina	Pine	Pinus	1963
North Dakota	American Elm	Ulmus americana	1947
Ohio	The Buckeye	Aesculus glabra	1953
Oklahoma	Redbud	Cercis canadensis	1937
Oregon	The Douglas Fir	Pseudotsuga menziesii	1939
Pennsylvania	Hemlock	Tsuga canadensis	1931
Rhode Island	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	1964
South Carolina	Palmetto	Sabal palmetto	1939
South Dakota	Black Hills Spruce	Picea glauca	1947
Tennessee	Tulip Poplar	Liriodendron tulipifera	1947
Texas	Pecan	Carya illinoinensis	1919
Utah	Blue Spruce	Picea pungens	1933
Vermont	Sugar Maple	Acer saccharum	1949
Virginia	American Dogwood	Cornus florida	1956
Washington	Western Hemlock	Tsuga heterophylla	1947
West Virginia	Sugar Maple	Acer saccharum	1949
Wisconsin	Sugar Maple	Acer saccharum	1949
Wyoming	Plains Cottonwood	Populus sargentii	1947

Forested acres by state

State	Forested acres	% of land forested	trees per capita
Alaska	127,000,000	35.16%	43,401
Texas	62,400,000	37.33%	538
Montana	25,500,000	27.45%	5,965
Georgia	24,800,000	67.28%	584
New Mexico	24,700,000	31.99%	2,945
Colorado	24,400,000	34.42%	1,059
Alabama	22,800,000	70.57%	1,163
Washington	22,000,000	52.74%	722
Idaho	21,600,000	40.55%	3,022
Michigan	20,000,000	55.62%	501
Mississippi	19,800,000	65.07%	1663
New York	18,900,000	62.88%	243
Arkansas	18,700,000	56.31%	1,549
North Carolina	18,600,000	59.73%	443
Maine	17,700,000	89.46%	3,292
Minnesota	17,300,000	34.08%	767
Pennsylvania	16,900,000	58.60%	330
Florida	16,000,000	50.68%	186
Oregon	16,000,000	48.51%	948
Wisconsin	16,000,000	48.98%	687
Virginia	15,720,000	62.93%	460
Utah	15,000,000	34.48%	1,170
Louisiana	14,000,000	53.20%	753
Missouri	14,000,000	35.16%	570
Tennessee	14,000,000	52.83%	513
South Carolina	13,000,000	68.19%	631
Kentucky	12,400,000	49.35%	694
Oklahoma	12,000,000	28.80%	758
West Virginia	12,000,000	79.01%	1,674
Nevada	10,600,000	15.89%	860
Wyoming	10,500,000	18.42%	4,536
Ohio	7,600,000	30.92%	163
Kansas	5,200,000	4.78%	446
New Hampshire	4,800,000	84.32%	883
Indiana	4,500,000	21.06%	167
Vermont	4,500,000	77.81%	1,803
Illinois	4,400,000	13.64%	87
Arizona	4,000,000	25.64%	137
Massachusetts	3,220,000	60.57%	117
California	3,200,000	32.71%	20
Iowa	3,000,000	8.43%	238
Maryland	2,700,000	39.36%	112
South Dakota	1,940,000	3.93%	548
New Jersey	1,900,000	41.72%	53
Connecticut	1,680,000	55.24%	118
Nebraska	1,570,000	3.20%	203
Hawaii	1,150,000	42.53%	203
North Dakota	796,900	1.72%	261
Rhode Island	366,400	54.38%	86
Delaware	340,568	27.26%	87
District of Columbia	150	33.90%	Less than 1

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