| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Cornus amomum |
Silky dogwood |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Container garden, Erosion control, Erosion control, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Allelopathic plants, Salt, Wet conditions |
| 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 |
| Cornus racemosa |
Gray dogwood |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Border, Butterfly garden, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Urban environments, 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 |
| 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 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 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 |
| 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 |