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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Plant Form(s) Recommended for Tolerates
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
Carex bromoides Common brome sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Lawn, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
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
Castanea pumila Allegheny chinkapin, Allegheny chinquapin Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Lawn, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Heat
Ceanothus americanus New jersey tea, Mountain snowbell, Redroot Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Urban environments
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 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
Chionanthus virginicus Fringetree, Old man's beard Shrubs & Small Trees Flowering tree, Lawn, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Winter interest Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Urban environments
Cornus florida Flowering dogwood Medium Trees Border, Butterfly 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
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
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
Fraxinus pennsylvanica 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
Magnolia virginiana Swamp magnolia, Sweetbay, Sweetbay magnolia Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Flowering tree, Lawn, Patio, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands Air pollution, Fire, Salt, 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
Muhlenbergia schreberi Nimblewill Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Border, Erosion control, Lawn, Mass planting, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
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
Physocarpus opulifolius Ninebark, Common ninebark, Eastern ninebark Herbs Barrier, Border, Butterfly garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Lawn, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Quercus bicolor Swamp white oak Large Trees, Medium Trees Butterfly garden, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Poor soil, Wet conditions
Quercus falcata Southern red oak, Spanish oak, Swamp red oak, Swamp spanish oak, Water oak Large Trees Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streetside planting Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Quercus michauxii Swamp chestnut oak, Basket oak, Cow oak Large Trees Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Fire, Wet conditions
Quercus montana Chestnut oak, Rock chestnut oak Large Trees Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting Dry soils, drought, Heat, Poor soil
Quercus muehlenbergii Chinkapin oak, Chinquapin oak, Yellow oak Large Trees, Medium Trees Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streetside planting Dry soils, drought
Quercus velutina Black oak Large Trees Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Meadows, Shade Tree, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streetside planting Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought
Salvia lyrata Lyre-leaf sage Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Heat, Some foot traffic, Wet conditions
Sassafras albidum Sassafras, Cinnamon wood Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Flowering tree, Garden for the blind, Hedges, privacy screening, Lawn, Mass planting, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Specimen, Understory tree, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Heat
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
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
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