Deer Resistant Trees, Shrubs, & Vines

Plants Rarely Damaged:

Betula papyrifera White birch

Buxus sempervirens Boxwood

Ilex opaca American holly

Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe

Picea pungens Colorado spruce

Pieris japonica Japanese pieris

Plants Seldom Damaged:

Betula pendula European white birch

Celastrus scandens American bittersweet

Cornus florida Flowering dogwood

C. kousa Kousa or Korean dogwood

C. sericea (stolonigera) Redosier dogwood

Crataegus laevigata English hawthorne

Enkianthus campanulatus Redvein enkianthus

Fagus sylvatica European beech

Forsythia spp. Forsythia

Gleditsia triacanthos Common honey locust

Ilex cornuta Japanese holly

I. glabra Inkberry

Juniperus chinensis Chinese juniper

Kalmia latifolia Mountain laurel

Kolkwitzia amabilis Beautybush

Picea abies Norway spruce

P. glauca White spruce

Pinus mugo Mugo pine P. sylvestris Scot’s pine

Prunus serrulata Japanese flowering cherry

Salix matsudana >Tortuosa Dragon’s claw willow

Sassafras albidum Sassafras

Syringa vulgaris Lilac

Wisteria floribunda Wisteria

P. nigra Austrian pine

P. resinosa Red pine

P. rigida Pitch pine

Plants Occasionally Damaged:

Abies concolor White fir

Acer griseum Cinnamon bark maple

A. rubrum Red or swamp maple

A. saccharinum Sugar maple

A. saccharum Silver Maple

Aesculus hippocastanum Horse chestnut

Amelanchier arborea Shadblow

A. laevis Allegheny serviceberry

Campsis radicans Trumpetcreeper

Chaenomeles speciosa Common flowering quince

Cornus racemosa Gray dogwood

Cotinus coggygria Smoketree

Cotoneaster apiculatus Cranberry cotoneaster

C. horizontalis Rockspray cotoneaster

Cryptomeria japonica Japanese cryptomeria

Forsythia japonica Japanese forsythia

Forsythia x intermedia Border forsythia

Hamamelis virginiana Witchhazel

Hibiscus syriacus Rose of Sharon

Hydrangea arborescens Smooth hydrangea

H. paniculata Panicle hydrangea

H. Anomalla subsp. petiolaris Climbing hydrangea

Ilex crenata Japanese holly

I. x meserveae Meserve hybrid hollies

Juniperus virginiana Eastern redcedar

Larix decidua American larch

Lonicera x heckrottii Goldflame honeysuckle

Magnolia x soulangiana Saucer magnolia

Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn redwood Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper

Philadelphus coronarius Sweet mockorange

Pinus strobus White pine

Potentilla fruticosa Bush cinquefoil

Prunus avium Sweet cherry

Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas fir

Pyracantha coccinea Firethorn

Pyrus callerana 'Bradford' Bradford pear

P. communis Common pear

Quercus alba White oak

Q. prinus Chestnut oak

Q. rubra Red oak

Rhododendron maximum Rosebay rhododendron

R. minus Peidmont rhododendron

Rhus typhina Staghorn sumac

Salix spp. Willow

Spiraea japonica 'Bumalda' Bumalda spirea

S. prunifolia Bridalwreath spirea

Syringa persica Persian lilac

S. reticulata Japanese tree lilac

S. villosa Late lilac

Tilla americana American basswood

T. cordata 'Greenspire' Greenspire linden

Tsuga canadensis Canadian hemlock

T. caroliniana Carolinia hemlock

Viburnum carlesii Korean spice viburnum

V. x juddii Judd viburnum

V. plicatum f. Tomentosum Doublefile viburnum

V. rhydophyllum Leatherleaf viburnum

Weigela florida Old fashioned weigela

Plants Frequently Damaged:

Abies balsamea Balsam fir

A. fraseri Fraser fir

Cercis canadensis Eastern redbud

Chamaecyparis thyoides Atlantic white cedar

Clematis spp. Clematis

Cornus mas Dogwood

Euonymus E. fortunei Wintercreeper Hedera helix English ivy

Malus spp. Apple and crabapple

Primus spp. Cherry, peach and plum

Rhododendron spp. Rhododendron

Rosa hybrids Roses

Sorbus aucuparia European mountain ash

Taxus species Yews

Thuja occidentalis American arborvitae

Revised by UConn Home and Garden Education Center 2016.

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