New Jersey is one of the mid - Atlantic State Department , sharing boundaries with New York , Pennsylvania and Delaware . The nature of the tree population varies according to fix and elevation . part of southwest New Jersey and the southerly coastal circumstances of the state are in USDA Zone 7a . Winter low temperatures are between 0 and 5 degree Fahrenheit . The majority of the province ’s inland areas are in USDA Zone 6b , with wintertime lows between -5 and 0 degrees Fahrenheit . area in northwest New Jersey are in USDA Zone 6a , with winter lows between -10 and -5 degrees Fahrenheit .
Oaks
New Jersey is dwelling house to eight native oak ( Quercus ) species , including white , scarlet , southern red , bear , black jack , water , willow and chestnut oaks . With the exception of the willow tree and chestnut oaks , all have the familiar stretch , lobate leaves . Sometimes the lobe may terminate in pronounced points ; sometimes the lobe endings are more rounded . All native New Jersey oaks are also easily identifiable because of the acorns , which are ellipse shaped with somewhat sports stadium - mold detonator .
Conifers
Native New Jersey coniferous tree species include pines and faux cypress . The former group include short leaf , pitch shot , pool and Virginia pine . These pines are distinguished by tenacious , dreary - light-green acerate leaf and sometimes prickly cones that are distinctly arboreous , especially at the base . The false cypress is part of the genus Chamaecyparis and is commonly cognize as Atlantic white cedar tree . The Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree feature sprays of flattened , thin evergreen plant leafage , a columnlike constellation and petite cones .
Flowering Stand-Outs
Several showy , flowering species are native to the Garden State . Cornus florida , the rough-cut flowering dogwood , features natural spring " flowers " composed of four enceinte ashen or pink bract . Witch Hazel is one of the first plant to bloom in the bound , producing fragrant , wanderer - like xanthous flowers . batch bay wreath also flush in spring on the edges of wooded areas , producing cupped prime in shades of ashen , pinkish and rose . marvellous and neat , the tulip poplar has broad , lobate leaves and tulip - like prime that are green and yellow marked with vivid orange . Sweet bay magnolia features blank , lemon - scented blooms periodically from May and June through September .
Nut Trees
Nut tree aboriginal to New Jersey include walnut , hickory and chestnut . pitch-dark walnut trees are celebrated for their pinnate or feather - similar leaf shape and eatable nuts case in rounded , redolent , calcium hydrate - green hulls . Native hickory include pignut , George Sand and mockernut varieties . The hickories sport compound , pinnate leaves that turn a glorious yellow-bellied - gold in the dusk . American chestnut tree , with its elongated , notched leave-taking and edible fruits in prickly casing , was decimated by disease in the former 20th century . The trees are a infrequency now .
Other Common New Jersey Natives
Other common New Jersey trees include the sycamore , with its maple - like leaves and characteristic blotch , exfoliate barque . Red maple features characteristic palmate foliage that often become brainy Red River in the fall . Sweetgum is another tall , neat tree with maple - alike leaf and pear-shaped , prickly yield . The beautiful American beech has a short trunk , fluid hoar barque and a large rounded cap . Quaking Aspen is characterized by fast growth and rounded leave-taking that are silvery on the bottom and flutter in the wind .
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