| 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 |
| Carpinus caroliniana |
American hornbeam, Ironwood |
Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees |
Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Understory tree, Woodlands and woods edge |
Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Urban environments, Wet conditions, Wind |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Eupatorium hyssopifolium |
Hyssop-leaf thoroughwort |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds |
Dry soils, drought, Salt, Urban environments |
| Fraxinus americana |
American ash, White ash |
Large Trees |
Butterfly garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds |
Dry soils, drought, Fire, Urban environments, Wet conditions |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| Morella cerifera |
Wax myrtle, Southern bayberry |
Medium Trees |
Butterfly garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Salt, Urban environments, Wet conditions |
| Morella cerifera |
Southern wax myrtle, Southern bayberry |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Butterfly garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions |