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Official Trees and Flowers of the United States and US Territories

Each State within the United States has an official tree and flower, usually endorsed by legislation. They are chosen according to what is native to the area... what the region considers special to their location. This chart will identify the flowers and trees chosen by each of the States.

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Official Trees and Flowers

State
Type
Name
Latin Name
Year of Legislation
Alabama
Tree longleaf pine Pinus palustis 1997
Flower camelia Camellia japonica 1959/1999
Alaska
Tree Sitka spruce Picea sitchensis 1962
Flower forget-me-not Myosotis alpestris subsp. asiatica 1917
Arizona
Tree palo verde Parkinsonia florida  
Flower saguaro cactus blossom Carnegia gigantea 1931
Arkansas
Tree lobolly pine Pinus taeda 1939
Flower apple blossom Malus domestica 1901
California
Tree California redwood Sequoia giganteum*
Sequoia sempervirens* 		1937/1953
Flower California poppy Eschscholzia californica 1903
Colorado
 Tree Colorado blue spruce Picea pungens 1939
Flower Rocky Mountain columbine Aquilegia caerulea 1899
Connecticut
Tree white oak Quercus alba 1947
Flower mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia 1907
District of Columbia
 Tree scarlet oak Quercus coccinea  
Flower American Beauty rose Rosa 'American Beauty'  
Delaware
Tree American holly Ilex opaca 1939
Flower peach blossom Prunus persica 1895
Florida
Tree sabal palm Sabal palmetto 1953
Flower orange blossom Citrus sinensis 1909
Georgia
Tree live oak Quercus virginiana 1937
Flower Cherokee rose Rosa laevigata 1916
Guam
Tree ifil or ifit Intsia bijuga  
Flower puti tai nobiu Bougainvillea spectabilis  
Hawaii
Tree kukui or candlenut Aleurites moluccana 1959
Flower pua aloalo Hibiscus brackenridgei 1988
Idaho
Tree western white pine Pinus monticola 1935
Flower syringa mock orange Philadelphus lewisii 1931
Illinois
Tree white oak Quercus alba 1973
Flower purple violet Viola 1908
Indiana
Tree tulip tree Liriodendron tulipifera 1931
Flower peony Paeonia lactiflora 1957
Iowa
Tree burr oak Quercus macrocarpa 1961
Flower wild prairie rose Rosa suffulta 1897
Kansas
Tree cottonwood Populus deltoides 1937
Flower sunflower Helianthus annuus 1903
Kentucky
Tree tulip poplar Liriodendron tulipifera 1994
Flower goldenrod Solidago canadensis var. scabra 1926
Louisiana
Tree bald cypress Taxodium distichum 1963
Flower magnolia Magnolia grandiflora 1900
Maine
 Tree eastern white pine Pinus strobus 1945
Flower eastern white pine tassel and cone Pinus strobus 1895
Maryland
 Tree white oak Quercus alba 1941
Flower black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta 1918
Massachusetts
 Tree American elm Ulmus americana 1941
Flower mayflower Epigaea repens 1918
Michigan
 Tree eastern white pine Pinus strobus 1955
Flower apple blossom Malus domestica 1897
Minnesota
 Tree red pine Pinus resinosa 1945
Flower pink and white ladyslipper Cypripedium reginae 1893
Mississippi
 Tree Southern magnolia Magnolia grandiflora 1938
Flower magnolia Magnolia grandiflora 1952
Missouri
 Tree flowering dogwood Cornus florida 1955
Flower hawthorn Crataegus 1923
Montana
 Tree ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa 1949
Flower bitterroot Lewisia rediviva 1895
Nebraska
 Tree cottonwood Populus deltoides 1972
Flower goldenrod Solidago gigantea 1895
Nevada
 Tree singleleaf pinyon Pinus monophylla 1953
Flower sagebrush Artemisia tridentata 1917
New Hampshire
 Tree white birch Betula papyrifera 1947
Flower purple lilac Syringa vulgaris 1919
New Jersey
 Tree northern red oak Quercus rubra 1950
Flower violet Viola sororia 1971
New Mexico
 Tree pinyon Pinus edulis 1949
Flower yucca Yucca glauca 1927
New York
 Tree sugar maple Acer saccharum 1956
Flower rose Rosa 1955
North Carolina
 Tree longleaf pine Pinus palustris 1963
Flower American dogwood Cornus florida 1941
North Dakota
 Tree American elm Ulmus americana 1947
Flower wild prairie rose Rosa arkansana 1907
Northern Marianas
 Tree flame tree Delonix regia  
Flower plumeria Plumeria rubra forma acutifolia  
Ohio
 Tree buckeye Aesculus glabra 1953
Flower scarlet carnation Dianthus caryophyllus 1904
Oklahoma
 Tree redbud Cercis canadensis 1937
Flower mistletoe Phoradendron leucarpum 1893
Oregon
 Tree Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii 1939
Flower Oregon grape Mahonia aquifolium 1899
Pennsylvania
 Tree eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis 1931
Flower mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia 1933
Puerto Rico
 Tree silk-cotton tree Ceiba pentandra  
Flower puerto rico hibiscus Montezuma speciosissima  
Rhode Island
 Tree red maple Acer rubrum 1964
Flower violet Viola palmata 1968
South Carolina
 Tree palmetto Sabal palmetto 1939
Flower yellow jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens 1924
South Dakota
 Tree Black Hills spruce Picea glauca 1947
Flower pasque flower Anemone patens var. multifida 1903
Tennessee
 Tree tulip poplar Liriodendron tulipifera 1947
Flower iris Iris germanica 1933
Texas
 Tree pecan Carya illinoinensis 1947
Flower Texas bluebonnet Lupinus spp. 1901
Utah
 Tree blue spruce Picea pungens 1933
Flower sego lily Calochortus 1911
Vermont
 Tree sugar maple Acer saccharum 1949
Flower red clover Trifolium pratense 1895
Virginia
 Tree flowering dogwood Cornus florida 1956
Flower flowering dogwood Cornus florida 1918
Washington
 Tree western hemlock Tsuga heterophylla 1947
Flower coast rhododendron Rhododendron macrophyllum 1892
West Virginia
 Tree sugar maple Acer saccharum 1949
Flower rhododendron Rhododendron maximum 1903
Wisconsin
 Tree sugar maple Acer saccharum 1949
Flower wood violet Viola sororia 1949
Wyoming
 Tree plains cottonwood Poplus deltoides subsp. monilifera 1947
Flower Indian paintbrush Castilleja linariifolia 1917

 

Planned updates include images of both pressed and fresh specimens of each tree and flower. If possible, I'd also like to include the official trees and flowers of other countries.

Most of the data used to create this page was provided by the United States National Arboretum
Most of the data used for updates will come from the print version of Encyclopedia Britannica
All pressings and images will be provided by me.
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