| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Mitchella repens |
Partidge-berry |
Herbs |
Border, Low growing, Songbirds, Streetside planting, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Mowing, Some foot traffic |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 coccinea |
Scarlet oak |
Large Trees |
Bats, Butterfly garden, Fall colors, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting |
Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought |
| 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 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 palustris |
Pin oak |
Medium Trees |
Bats, Butterfly garden, Fall colors, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting |
Acidic soils, Air pollution, Salt, Wet conditions |
| 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 |
| Quercus velutina |
Black oak |
Large Trees |
Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Meadows, Shade Tree, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streetside planting |
Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought |
| Rudbeckia hirta |
Gloriosa daisy, Black eyed susan, Black-eyed susan |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Erosion control, Low growing, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streetside planting |
Dry soils, drought, Salt, Some foot traffic |
| 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 |
| 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 |