Common Trees at the Ohio Creek Watershed

In the City of Norfolk, there are many common trees you may find while walking the Ohio Creek watershed in Chesterfield Heights. Here is a list of 10 native trees to be on the lookout for.

Ohio Creek Resiliency Park

1.       American Persimmon- Diospyros virginiana  (native) Ebony (Ebenaceae) family

2.       Bald Cypress - Taxodium distichum  (native) Cupressaceae family

3.       Southern Live Oak Quercus virginiana (native) Beech Family

4.       Southern Red Oak - Quercus falcata (native) Beech Family

5.       American Holly - Ilex opaca (native) Aquifoliaceae Family

6.       Southern Magnolia - Magnolia grandiflora (Native) Magnoliaceae  Family

7.       Sweet Bay Magnolia - Magnolia virginiana  (Native) Magnoliaceae 

8.       Willow Oak - Quercus phellos (native) Beech Family

9.       Fringe Tree - Chionanthus virginicus (native) Oleaceae/Olive Family

10.  Dogwood - Cornus florida (native) Cornaceae/ Dogwood Family