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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Plant Form(s) Recommended for Tolerates
Acer negundo var. negundo Eastern boxelder Medium Trees Bats, Edible garden, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Allium tricoccum Wild leek, Ramps, Rampscallions Herbs Edible garden, Garden for the blind, Mass planting, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge
Amelanchier arborea Downy serviceberry, Shadbush Shrubs & Small Trees Barrier, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Flowering tree, Garden for the blind, Lawn, Mass planting, Meadows, Patio, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Rock garden, Shade Tree, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Understory tree, Walkways, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Amelanchier canadensis Canadian serviceberry Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Lawn, Mass planting, Patio, Rain garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge Fire, Wet conditions
Amelanchier laevis Smooth serviceberry, Allegheny serviceberry Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Edible garden, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Lawn, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Salt, Urban environments
Apios americana Groundnut, Common groundsel Vines Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds
Aronia arbutifolia Red chokeberry Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest Fire, Wet conditions
Aronia melanocarpa Black chokeberry Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streetside planting Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Asimina triloba Common pawpaw, Paw paw, Paw-paw, Pawpaw Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Flowering tree, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Understory tree, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Fire, Wet conditions
Benthamidia florida Border, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Flowering tree, Mass planting, Patio, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Specimen, Understory tree, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Fire, Soil compaction, Wind
Betula nigra River birch, Red birch Large Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Fall colors, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Carya ovata Shagbark hickory Large Trees Bats, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants
Carya tomentosa Mockernut hickory Large Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Lawn, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen Dry soils, drought, Fire
Castanea pumila Allegheny chinkapin, Allegheny chinquapin Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Lawn, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Heat
Cercis canadensis Eastern redbud Medium Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Edible garden, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Lawn, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Specimen, Streetside planting, Understory tree, Woodlands and woods edge Acidic soils, Alkaline soils, Allelopathic plants, Soil compaction
Corylus americana American hazelnut, American filbert Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
Corylus cornuta Beaked hazelnut Shrubs & Small Trees Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening
Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington hawthorn Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Lawn, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting, Winter interest Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat, Urban environments
Cunila origanoides Common dittany, Wild oregano, Stonemint Herbs Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Edible garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Woodlands and woods edge
Diospyros virginiana Common persimmon, American persimmon Large Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Flowering tree, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Poor soil, Wet conditions, Wind
Fragaria virginiana Wild strawberry, Virginia strawberry Herbs Container garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
Gaylussacia baccata Black huckleberry Shrubs & Small Trees Drought tolerant garden, Edible garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Juglans nigra Black walnut Large Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Shade Tree, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions
Lindera benzoin Spicebush Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Fragrant garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Rooftops, Songbirds, Streetside planting, Winter interest Fire, Wet conditions
Malus coronaria Southern crabapple Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Lawn, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
Morus rubra Red mulberry Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire
Opuntia humifusa Eastern prickly-pear, Eastern prickly-pear cactus Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Container garden, Drought tolerant garden, Edible garden, Meadows, Reptiles, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Heat, Salt
Panicum virgatum Switchgrass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions
Platanus occidentalis Sycamore, American sycamore Large Trees Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Prunus americana American wild plum Medium Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
Pycnanthemum incanum Hoary mountain mint Herbs Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Pollinator garden, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Pycnanthemum muticum Short-toothed mountain-mint, Clustered mountain-mint Herbs Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Fragrant garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Woodlands and woods edge
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Narrow-leaf mountain-mint, Slender mountain-mint Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Garden for the blind, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Quercus alba White oak Large Trees Bats, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Edible garden, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt
Quercus phellos Willow oak Large Trees Bats, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting, Woodlands and woods edge Air pollution, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Quercus rubra Northern red oak Large Trees Bats, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Fall colors, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Soil compaction
Rhus typhina Staghorn sumac Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Edible garden, Erosion control, Fall colors, Hedges, privacy screening, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments
Rosa carolina ssp. carolina Carolina rose, Pasture rose Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Soil compaction
Rosa carolina ssp. carolina Carolina rose, Pasture rose Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Heat, Soil compaction
Rubus allegheniensis Allegheny blackberry Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
Rubus occidentalis Black raspberry Shrubs & Small Trees Edible garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Heat
Sambucus canadensis Common elderberry Shrubs & Small Trees Barrier, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Teucrium canadense Canada germander, American germander Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Specimen, Winter interest Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Tilia americana American basswood, Basswood Large Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Lawn, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Wind
Tradescantia ohiensis Ohio spiderwort, Smooth spiderwort Herbs Border, Cutting garden, Drought tolerant garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Uvularia sessilifolia Sessile bellwort, Wild-oats Herbs Border, Edible garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge
Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush blueberry, Northern highbush blueberry Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds Fire, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Viburnum dentatum Arrow-wood, Arrow-wood viburnum, Arrowwood viburnum, Southern arrowwood Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Rooftops, Songbirds, Streetside planting Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions
Viburnum prunifolium Black haw, Blackhaw, Blackhaw viburnum, Nannyberry, Plum leaf viburnum Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Edible garden, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Rooftops, Songbirds, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge Acidic soils, Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Urban environments
Viola sororia Common blue violet, Confederate violet Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Lawn, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Wet conditions
Vitis riparia Riverbank grape Vines Edible garden, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip-tree, Tulip-poplar, Yellow poplar Large Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Flowering tree, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Wet conditions
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