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Morus rubra
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Red mulberry
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Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees
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Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
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Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire
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Opuntia humifusa
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Eastern prickly-pear, Eastern prickly-pear cactus
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Shrubs & Small Trees
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Border, Container garden, Drought tolerant garden, Edible garden, Meadows, Reptiles, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds
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Dry soils, drought, Heat, Salt
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Panicum virgatum
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Switchgrass
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Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
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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
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Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions
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Platanus occidentalis
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Sycamore, American sycamore
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Large Trees
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Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge
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Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions
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Prunus americana
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American wild plum
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Medium Trees
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Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds
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Dry soils, drought
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Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum
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Hoary mountain mint
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Herbs
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Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Pollinator garden, Woodlands and woods edge
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Dry soils, drought
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Pycnanthemum muticum
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Short-toothed mountain-mint, Clustered mountain-mint
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Herbs
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Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Fragrant garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Woodlands and woods edge
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Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
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Narrow-leaf mountain-mint, Slender mountain-mint
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Herbs
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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
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Dry soils, drought
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Quercus alba
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White oak
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Large Trees
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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
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Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt
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Quercus phellos
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Willow oak
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Large Trees
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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
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Air pollution, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
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Quercus rubra
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Northern red oak
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Large Trees
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Bats, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Fall colors, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting
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Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Soil compaction
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Rhus typhina
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Staghorn sumac
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Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees
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Edible garden, Erosion control, Fall colors, Hedges, privacy screening, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge
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Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments
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Rosa carolina ssp. carolina
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Carolina rose, Pasture rose
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Shrubs & Small Trees
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Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds
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Dry soils, drought, Heat, Soil compaction
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Rubus allegheniensis
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Allegheny blackberry
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Shrubs & Small Trees
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Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds
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Dry soils, drought
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Rubus occidentalis
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Black raspberry
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Shrubs & Small Trees
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Edible garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
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Heat
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Sambucus canadensis
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Common elderberry
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Shrubs & Small Trees
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Barrier, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
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Wet conditions
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Teucrium canadense
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Canada germander, American germander
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Herbs
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Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Specimen, Winter interest
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Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
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Tilia americana
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American basswood, Basswood
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Large Trees
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Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Lawn, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge
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Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Wind
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Tradescantia ohiensis
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Ohio spiderwort, Smooth spiderwort
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Herbs
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Border, Cutting garden, Drought tolerant garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge
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Dry soils, drought
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Uvularia sessilifolia
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Sessile bellwort, Wild-oats
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Herbs
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Border, Edible garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge
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Vaccinium corymbosum
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Highbush blueberry, Northern highbush blueberry
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Shrubs & Small Trees
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Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds
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Fire, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
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Viburnum dentatum
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Arrow-wood, Arrow-wood viburnum, Arrowwood viburnum, Southern arrowwood
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Shrubs & Small Trees
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Border, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Rooftops, Songbirds, Streetside planting
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Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions
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Viburnum prunifolium
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Black haw, Blackhaw, Blackhaw viburnum, Nannyberry, Plum leaf viburnum
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Shrubs & Small Trees
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Border, Edible garden, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Rooftops, Songbirds, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge
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Acidic soils, Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Urban environments
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Viola sororia
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Common blue violet, Confederate violet
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Herbs
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Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Lawn, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge
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Allelopathic plants, Wet conditions
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Vitis riparia
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Riverbank grape
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Vines
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Edible garden, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
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