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Quercus alba - Eastern White Oak; Quercus bicolor - Swamp White Oak; Quercus coccinea - Scarlet Oak; Quercus ilicifolia - Scrub Oak; Quercus macrocarpa - Bur Oak; Quercus montana - Chestnut Oak
Mountain Laurel flowers. The flora of Connecticut comprise a variety of plant species. Geobotanically, Connecticut belongs to the North American Atlantic Region. The Charter Oak. The state tree is the white oak; or more specifically, the Charter Oak. The state flower is the mountain laurel.
The Charter Oak was an enormous white oak tree growing on Wyllys Hill in Hartford, Connecticut, from around the 12th or 13th century until it fell during a storm in 1856. Connecticut colonists hid Connecticut's Royal Charter of 1662 within the tree's hollow to thwart its confiscation by the English governor-general.
This category contains the native flora of Connecticut as defined by the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions.Taxa of the lowest rank are always included; taxa of higher ranks (e.g. genus) are only included if monotypic or endemic.
Pinchot Sycamore (May 2015) The Pinchot Sycamore is a large American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) in Simsbury, Connecticut.It is the largest tree in Connecticut. When measured by the Connecticut Botanical Society in 2016, the Pinchot Sycamore's trunk was over 28 feet (8.5 m) around and 100 feet (30 m) tall, with an average canopy diameter of 121 feet (37 m).
London Plane Tree at the Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens. The Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens in Stamford, Connecticut, contains 93 acres of parkland, gardens, landscapes, and hiking trails that focus on the regional plants, ecology and character of Southwestern New England. The Arboretum is open and accessible to the public every day of the year ...
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Connecticut: White oak (See also: Charter Oak) Quercus alba: 1947 [11] Delaware: American holly: ... "State Trees and State Flowers". United States National Arboretum ...