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Acacia
Vachellia tortilis
A large genus of thorny tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs, ranging from African savanna umbrellas to Australian wattles.
Below are trees that contain the letter C anywhere in the name. Each of the 32 trees below opens to a full profile.
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List of Trees That Contain C
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American Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
A massive eastern North American plane tree of river bottoms, with mottled white bark and the largest leaves of any tree in its range.
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Apricot
Prunus armeniaca
A small deciduous stone-fruit tree of Central Asian origin, grown across continental climates for its fragrant golden-orange drupes.
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Atlas Cedar
Cedrus atlantica
A handsome blue-green cedar of the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and Algeria, widely planted as an ornamental in temperate gardens.
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Avocado
Persea americana
A Mesoamerican evergreen tree whose oil-rich fruit, once a niche tropical product, has become a global staple of modern cuisine.
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Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichum
A deciduous southern conifer that thrives in swamps and bottomlands, raising "knees" from the water and shedding its feathery needles each autumn.
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Beech
Fagus sylvatica
A graceful, smooth-barked deciduous broadleaf of European woodland, casting a deep shade that suppresses competitors and shapes climax forests.
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Black Spruce
Picea mariana
A slow-growing, narrow-crowned spruce of the North American boreal forest and muskeg, vital for pulpwood and caribou habitat.
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Black Walnut
Juglans nigra
A North American walnut treasured for its dark, richly figured timber and its tough-shelled, strongly flavoured nuts.
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Bristlecone Pine
Pinus longaeva
A gnarled, windblown high-altitude pine of the American West, including individuals that are the oldest non-clonal living things on Earth.
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Cacao
Theobroma cacao
A small Mesoamerican understory tree whose bean-filled pods are fermented and roasted into the cocoa that became chocolate.
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Cashew
Anacardium occidentale
A spreading tropical evergreen tree from northeastern Brazil whose curious double fruit yields both a juicy "apple" and the prized cashew nut.
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Cedar of Lebanon
Cedrus libani
A majestic evergreen conifer of the eastern Mediterranean mountains, symbol of Lebanon and source of fragrant rot-resistant timber prized since antiquity.
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Cherry
Prunus avium
A small deciduous tree of the rose family with showy spring blossom and edible drupes, grown for fruit and as the legendary sakura of Japan.
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Chestnut
Castanea sativa
A massive deciduous tree of the beech family from southern Europe and Anatolia, providing sweet, starchy nuts and durable, tannin-rich timber.
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Cinchona
Cinchona officinalis
A South American evergreen tree whose bark supplied quinine, the first effective treatment for malaria and the bitterness in tonic water.
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Coast Redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
The tallest tree species on Earth, an evergreen conifer of the cool fog belt of coastal northern California and southern Oregon.
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Coconut Palm
Cocos nucifera
An iconic tropical palm of coastal shores worldwide, supplying food, drink, oil, fibre, and shelter to communities across the equatorial belt.
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Coffee Tree
Coffea arabica
A small evergreen tropical shrub or tree whose roasted seeds produce coffee, the most widely consumed beverage on Earth after water.
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Cork Oak
Quercus suber
A Mediterranean evergreen oak whose thick, regenerating bark is harvested every nine years to make wine stoppers and insulation.
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Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus globulus
A vast genus of fast-growing Australian evergreen trees with peeling bark and aromatic oily leaves, now the most widely planted hardwood worldwide.
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Horse Chestnut
Aesculus hippocastanum
A handsome Balkan deciduous tree with spectacular candle-like flower spikes and the polished brown seeds used in childrens "conker" games.
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Norway Spruce
Picea abies
A tall, conical evergreen spruce of northern and central Europe, widely planted for timber and famous as the traditional Christmas tree.
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Paper Birch
Betula papyrifera
A white-barked deciduous birch of the northern North American forests, whose peeling bark sheets the canoes and writing scrolls of First Nations peoples.
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Peach
Prunus persica
A small Chinese-origin deciduous fruit tree of the rose family, grown across warm temperate climates for its velvety-skinned summer drupes.
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Pecan
Carya illinoinensis
A large American hickory of the south-central river bottoms, producing oblong nuts that are the only major commercial nut native to the United States.
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Pistachio
Pistacia vera
A small deciduous tree of the Central Asian arid zones, cultivated for thousands of years for its green-kerneled nuts and rosy split shells.
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Royal Poinciana
Delonix regia
A spectacular spreading tropical tree from Madagascar covered in vivid scarlet flowers, planted across the tropics as a "flame of the forest."
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Scots Pine
Pinus sylvestris
A hardy evergreen pine with orange upper bark, the only native pine of Britain and the most widely distributed pine in the world.
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Silver Birch
Betula pendula
A graceful, pioneer deciduous tree of cool northern climates, instantly recognisable by its peeling white bark and shimmering leaves.
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Sycamore
Acer pseudoplatanus
A vigorous large maple of central and southern Europe, with broad shade-casting leaves and a tolerance for salt, wind, and poor soils.
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Western Hemlock
Tsuga heterophylla
A graceful, shade-loving evergreen conifer that dominates the wet temperate forests of the Pacific Northwest beneath the Douglas fir canopy.
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