Trees of Nashville TN Tree Facts Trees of Nashville TN The Tree Advantage Trees of Nashville Tennessee Here is a list of the more common trees that grow in Nashville TN and through out Middle Tennessee. Some of them are not found as commonly as they once were due to over harvesting or to clearing for agricultural and urban development. The American Chestnut tree as well as the American Elm tree are not listed since being almost totally lost to introduced diseases. Apple, either a native Crab Apple or an introduced Apple of European stock. Ash, Green or Red Ash Beech, American Beech Birch, River Birch. Black Ash Black Gum Black Hickory Black Jack Oak Black Locust. Black Oak. Black Walnut Box Elder, Ashleaf Maple. Buckeye Cane, Giant Cane, Southern Cane. Cedar, Eastern Redcedar. Cherry, Black Cherry. Chestnut Oak. Chinkapin, type of chestnut. Chinquapin Oak Eastern Cottonwood Crab Apple Tree Cucumber Tree Cypress, Bald Cypress. Dogwood Tree Gum, Black Gum; Sweet Gum. Hackberry Hickory, Shagbark Hickory. Holly, American Holly. Honey Locust. Hornbeam, Ironwood. Maple, Acer; Red Maple Mulberry, Red Mulberry. Oak Tree Paw Paw, Pappaw. Peach: An import, originally from Persia. Persimmon. Pine, Shortleaf Pine Tree Pin Oak, Swamp Spanish Oak Plum Tree Poplar, Yellow-poplar , Tulip Poplar. Post Oak Red Bud, Eastern Redbud Red Oak, Northern Red Oak Sassafras Slippery Elm, Red Elm Sourwood. Spruce Pine Sugar Maple, Rock Maple Swamp Oak Sweet Gum Sycamore Tree Water Oak Water Burch White Ash White Oak Willow Oak Yellowwood