Shade Tree

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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
Acer rubrum Red maple Large Trees Bats, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Fall colors, Nighttime Garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Acer saccharinum Silver maple Large Trees Bats, Drought tolerant garden, Fall colors, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Heat, Poor soil, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Acer saccharum Sugar maple Large Trees Bats, Fall colors, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, 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
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
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 glabra Pignut, Pignut hickory, Sweet pignut hickory, Red hickory Large Trees Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Woodlands and woods edge Fire
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
Celtis laevigata Southern hackberry, Sugarberry Large Trees Butterfly garden, Lawn, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streetside planting Fire, Poor soil, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wind
Cercis canadensis var. 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
Cornus florida Flowering dogwood Medium Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Lawn, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Understory tree, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Fire, Soil compaction, Wind
Fagus grandifolia American beech Large Trees Border, Garden for the blind, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Salt
Fraxinus americana American ash, White ash Large Trees Butterfly garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Fire, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green ash, Red ash Large Trees, Medium Trees Butterfly garden, Lawn, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Salt, Wet conditions
Juglans nigra Black walnut Large Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Shade Tree, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions
Kalmia latifolia Mountain laurel, Mountain ivy, Ivy bush, Sheepkill Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Flowering tree, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Woodlands and woods edge Soil compaction
Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum Large Trees Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat, Soil compaction
Nyssa sylvatica Black gum, Sour gum, Sourgum Large Trees, Medium Trees Drought tolerant garden, Frogs and toads, Lawn, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Reptiles, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting, Woodlands and woods edge Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat, Salt, Wet conditions, Wind
Ostrya virginiana Ironwood, Eastern hop-hornbeam, Hop-horn-beam Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Lawn, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting, Understory tree, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Fire, Soil compaction, Wind
Pinus strobus Eastern white pine Large Trees, Medium Trees Hedges, privacy screening, Nighttime Garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge
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
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