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UNC Pembroke - Recommended List ( List follows below) 2015

PLANT TYPE PLANT NAME SIZE/PLANT ZONE FORM TEXTURE COLOR CULTURE NOTES VARIETIES Ground Covers - Evergreen Ophiopogon jaburan - Common name - Height 8-12 inches; spread Grasslike with recurving toward Medium Foliage - green with Shade or sun. Soil - tolerant; good Most attractive planted in small masses. aureus - yellow-striped. Sunproof - tolerates full sun. SNAKE'S BEARD - Family Liliaceae indeterminate. Suitable for ground. Foliage - 1/4-1/2 inch wide, 12- white stripes. - drainage; medium fertility. Moisture - Often used as border for flower beds and hardiness zone 8 18 inches long, oblong lanceolate. white to lilac. medium; withstands drought well. walkways or thick plantings on gently Flower - small clusters on center spike - dark blue. Pruning - cut leaves to 1 inch in March sloping banks. Attractive in containers. Not usually hidden by foliage. Fruit - with shears or mower. Pest Problems - as hardy as Liriope. Withstands salt spray. berrylike None. Growth Rate - rapid. Little care required.

Ground Covers - Evergreen Ophiopogon japonicus Common name - Height 6-10 inches; spread Stemless clumps spreading to form Fine Foliage - dark green. Shade or sun. Soil - good drainage; Resistant to drought. Excellent cover for Gyokuruu - dark green grasslike foliage; height 2 inches. MONDO GRASS - Family Liliaceae indeterminate. Suitable for grasslike cover. Foliage - grassy, 9-12 Flower - pale lilac to medium fertility with humus added. large or small areas; especially useful under Nana - compact slow-growing form; height 4-5 inches. hardiness zone 8 inches long and 1/8 inch wide, curving white. Fruit - blue. Moisture - medium. Pruning - cut leaves . Set 4-6 inches apart or 3 inches Shiroshima Ryu - dark-green-and-white-striped leaves; toward ground. Flower - July; tiny to 1 inch in March. Pest Problems - in heavy shade. Excellent control of erosion height 3-4 inches. Variegatus - leaves with white and spikes usually hidden by foliage. Fruit - None. Growth Rate - rapid. when well established. green striping. berrylike

Ground Covers - Evergreen Ajuga reptans - Common name - Height 3-5 inches; spread Compact, dense mat, spreading by Medium to Foliage - dark green. Part shade. Soil - well drained; medium Excellent ground cover especially for moist alba - white .Dark green grass-like foliage; height 2 BUGLEFLOWER - Family Liliaceae indeterminate. Suitable for stolons similar to strawberry. Foliage - coarse Flower - blue. fertility. Moisture - high. Pruning - locations. Good used in rock gardens and in inches. Atropurpurea - bronze foliage and blue flowers. hardiness zone 8 3-4 inches long, 1 inch wide. Flower - Fruit - n/a. none. Pest Problems - during odd corners. Space plants 6 inches apart. A. Burgundy Glow - new leaves bright burgundy-red, mature mid - April; small, compact pyramidal rapid growth in early spring and crown genevensis grows more slowly. leaves cream-white and dark-pink. Rubra - rose flowers, spikes. Fruit - n/a rot. Growth Rate - rapid. more vigorous. Variegata - gray-green leaves with cream markings.

Ground Covers - Evergreen Iberis sempervirens - Common name - Height 6-10 inches; spread 1- Rounded mounds. Foliage - alternate, Fine Foliage - dark green. Sun. Soil - good drainage; medium Excellent ground cover for edging. Effective Christmas Snow - blooms again in fall. Purity - very low- EVERGREEN CANDYTUFT - Family 2 feet. Suitable for hardiness 1 inch long, narrow. Flower - late Flower - white. fertility. Moisture - medium. Pruning - in rockeries. Named varieties often more spreading mound; neat in appearance. Snowflake - stems Cruciferae zone 8 March to early May; small umbels, 1 Fruit - n/a. shear after flowering. Pest Problems - compact. Best in southeastern exposure for and leaves larger and thicker than . Snowmantle - inch in diameter. Fruit - n/a none. Growth Rate - moderate. morning sun. compact growth; deep green leaves and large flowers.

Ground Covers - Evergreen Santolina virens - Common name - GREEN Height 12-18 inches; spread 2- Very dense mounds. Foliage - Fine Foliage - emerald green. Sun. Soil - very good drainage; low Excellent for mass or border plantings. For n/a. SANTOLINA - Family Compositae 3 feet. Suitable for hardiness alternate, pinnate, aromatic, 1-2 inches Flower - yellow. fertility. Moisture - low. Pruning - foliage effect in rock gardens. May be zone 8 and 1/16 inch wide. Flower - summer; Fruit - n/a. remove top growth to crown every 2 to clipped to form dwarf hedge. Useful in buttonlike, 5/8 inch. Fruit - n/a. 3 years for renewal; remove flowers poor, sandy or gravelly soils. Foliage annually. Pest Problems - excess aromatic. moisture may cause fungus. Growth Rate - moderate.

Ground Covers - Evergreen Santolina chamaecyparissus - Common Height 1-2 feet; spread 3-4 Very dense and compact low-spreading Fine Foliage - silvery gray- Sun. Soil - very good drainage; low For foliage effect in rock gardens and nana - forms 1-foot compact mound. name - LAVENDER-COTTON - Family feet. Suitable for hardiness mounds. Foliage - alternate, 1/2 inch green. Flower - yellow. fertility. Moisture - low. Pruning - foreground planting. Will not tolerate wet Compositae. zone 8 long, aromatic. Flower - June; Fruit - n/a. remove top growth to crown every 2 to soil or high fertilization. Highly aromatic buttonlike, 1/2- to 3/4 inch diameter. 3 years for renewal; remove flowers foliage. Useful on poor, sandy, or gravelly Fruit - n/a. annually. Pest Problems - fungus during soils. Stems root where they touch ground. damp seasons. Growth Rate - moderate. Somewhat salt tolerant. Ground Covers - Evergreen Festuca ovina - Common name - BLUE Height 8-12 inches; spread 8- Singular dense tufts or clumps of grass. Fine Foliage - silvery blue. Sun to part shade. Soil - tolerant. Best color in full sun. Protects soil against Blue Fox - height 6 inches; blue foliage. Sea Urchin - FESCUE - Family Poaceae 12 inches. Suitable for Foliage - narrow, 10-12 inches long. Flower - n/a. Moisture - tolerant. Pruning - remove erosion and is drought resistant. Use gravel compact growth habit with blue foliage; height 10 inches. hardiness zone 8 Flower - n/a. Fruit - panicles 12-14 Fruit - light brown. seed heads. Pest Problems - none. mulch for best appearance. Excellent edging Silver Egret - height 5 inches; silver-blue foliage. inches long. Growth Rate - medium to rapid. or border material but does not form solid carpet.

Ground Covers - Evergreen plumarius - Common name - Height 10-16 inches; spread 1- Low tufted perennial forming matlike Fine Foliage - glaucous blue. Sun. Soil-well drained; rich humus, Old fashioned in character. Used in edging, Cyclops - red flowers. Dinah - semi-double rose flowers COTTAGE PINK - Family 2 feet. Suitable for hardiness growth. Foliage - narrow, thick, linear, Flower - rose, pink, slightly alkaline pH. Moisture - high. rock gardens and foreground in perennial with maroon centers. Highland Queen - vivid scarlet zone 8 1-4 inches long. Flower - May-July; white or multicolored Pruning - after flowers fade, prune to border. Mass in naturalized areas. Fragrant, flowers borne over long period. Moon Mist - 8-10 inches; very fragrant; 1 1/2 inch across, 5 with darker center. promote new growth. Pest Problems - colorful blossoms provide excellent cut pure white double flowers; very fragrant. Pink Princess - often fringed, single to double. Fruit - n/a. spots. Growth Rate - moderate. flowers. Good companion for Blue Fescue. cpral rose flowers,fragrant, long blooming period; very Fruit - n/a. hardy. Spring Beauty - 12-18 inches; double mixed flowers.

Ground Covers - Hemerocallis hybrida - Common name - Height 18 inches, scape to 5 Herbaceous perennial spreading from Medium to Foliage - light green. Sun or shade. Soil - tolerant; prefers Select evergreen varieties whenever Buttercups - 4-inch ruffled lemon yellow flowers on 26 DAYLILY HYBRIDS - Family Liliaceae feet; spread 3-4 feet. Suitable crown by fleshy rhizomes. Foliage - 2 coarse Flower - yellow, orange, loam. Moisture - very tolerant. Pruning - possible; mulch until established. inch plants. Mid-season bloomer. Dragon Mouth - 6-inch for hardiness zone 8 feet long, 1 1/3 inches wide. Flower - dark red, pink and removes scapes after flowering. Pest Inexpensive species useful in masses for red flowers on 30-inch plants. Late-season bloomer. summer; 5 inches long and 3 1/2 combinations. Fruit - Problems - none. Growth Rate - rapid. large scale or roadside plantings and to Happy Returns - 3-1/2 inch ruffled yellow flowers, long inches wide, 6-12 inches on tall scapes, n/a. control erosion on banks and near water. blooming period. Hyperion - -yellow flowers. not fragrant. Fruit - n/a. Will grow in difficult areas with minimum Midseason bloomer; very hardy. Sirocco - salmon-pink care. Space 1 1/2-3 feet apart. More than flowers on 26-inch plants. Early- to midseason bloom. 12,000 varieties now grown. Stella d' Oro - height 12-16 inches; dark green foliage and yellow flowers, exceptionally long blooming period. Hardy and beautiful in sun or partial shade.

Vines - Evergreen Lonicera sempervirens - Common name - Height 50 feet; spread Twining vine. Foliage - opposite, thin 1 Medium Foliage - gray-green. Sun to part shade. Soil - tolerant. Excellent for naturalizing. Begins bloom Magnifica - bright scarlet flowers; late flowering. TRUMPET HONEYSUCKLE - Family indeterminate. Suitable for 1/2-3 inches long, perfoliate. Flower - Flower - gold to scarlet Moisture - tolerant. Pruning - maintain with dogwood and continues throughout Sulphurea - yellow flowers. Superba - bright scarlet Caprifoliaceae. hardiness zone 8 mid-April through summer; trumpet- red. Fruit - translucent desired size. Pest Problems - aphids. summer if grown in sun. Flowers and foliage flowers; leaves broadly oval. shaped, 2 inches long. Fruit - fall; red. Growth Rate - rapid. interesting at close range on trellis or fence. berries 1/8 - to 1/4 inch diameter.

Vines - Evergreen armandii - Common name - Height 15 - 20 feet; spread Climbs by twisting petioles. Foliage - 5 Coarse Foliage - medium to Sun for top growth, cool shade over Prefers cool areas. Fast growing with Blossom - white flowers flushed with pink; leaves ARMAND CLEMATIS - Family indeterminate. Suitable for inches wide with 3 leaflets, linear and glossy green. Flower - roots. Soil - fertile; neutral to alkaline. beautiful flowers; use as accent to cover bronze-green. Farquhariana - light-pink flowers. . hardiness zone 8 entire. Flower - spring; 1-2 1/2 inches white. Fruit - n/a. Moisture - medium to low. Pruning - pergolas and trellises. Does not tolerate Snowdrift - very large white flowers. in showy panicles, fragrant, blooms on mid-summer after bloom if necessary. cultivation. growth of previous year. Pest Problems - clematis borer, leaf spot, and root rot. Growth Rate - rapid.

Vines - Deciduous Clematis hybrida - Common name - Height 5 - 30 feet; spread Climbs by twining; woody, fragile Medium to fine Foliage - bright green. Sun for top growth, cool shade over Easily trained to wall or form. Requires care Belle of Woking - double silvery gray flowers; prune after LARGE FLOWERED CLEMATIS - Family indeterminate. Suitable for stems. Foliage - opposite, compound, Flower - white, red, roots. Soil - good drainage; medium to throughout the year. Restrained and flowering. Comptesse de Bouchard - satiny rose flowers, 5- Ranunculaceae. hardiness zone 8 3-8 leaflets. Flower - late spring purple, blue or high fertility. Moisture - high. Pruning - delicate growth habit. Weak climber. 6 inches in diameter; prune in early spring. Duchess of through early summer; large and lavender. Fruit - n/a. sometimes required to train and to Edinburgh - double pure-white flowers, fragrant; prune solitary, or few flowers in clusters or increase flower production. Pest after flowering. Elsa Spaeth - bright blue flowers in July small flowers in profuse clusters, 2 to Problems - stem rot. Growth Rate - and August on current year's . Henryi - creamy-white 10 inches in diameter; single or double. moderate. flowers with dark center; prun in early spring. jackmanii - Fruit - n/a. large purple flowers. Nelly Moser - mauve-pink flowers with dark pink bars; prune in early spring. Vines - Deciduous Clematis maximowicziana - Common name Height 30 feet; spread Dense and heavy; climbing by twining Medium in Foliage - bright green. Sun. Soil - good drainage; medium to Valued for effect of flowers and . n/a. - JAPANESE CLEMATIS - Family indeterminate. Suitable for stems and petioles, forming thick foliage, but very Flower - white. Fruit - high fertility. Moisture - high. Pruning - Vigorous and easy to grow. Valuable as late- Ranunculaceae. hardiness zone 8 tangle heaviest at top. Foliage - fine with flowers gray. Stem - gray. trim older stems to ground to promote blooming clematis for decorative screen. midspring to late fall; opposite, 3-5 and fruits foliage production. Annual pruning to Will retain some leaves in winter. Blooms entire or lobed leaflets, glabrous. thin out old wood. Pest Problems - on current season's growth. Moderately Flower - late August; panicles of 1 inch spider mites and blister beetles. Growth resistant to salt spray. Grows well in cooler flowers, light, lacy, with bitter-sweet Rate - rapid. sections of Coastal Plains. Former botanical odor. Fruit - fall bloosoming; 1-seeded name Clematis paniculata. achenes, interesting fluffy seed head. Stem - slender, slightly downy.

Vines - Deciduous Clematis virginiana - Common name - Height 12-15 feet; spread Climbs by twining stems and twining Medium in Foliage - bright green; Sun but will tolerate some shade. Soil - Commonly seen along creek banks and n/a. VIRGIN'S BOWER - Family Ranunculaceae. indeterminate. Suitable for petioles, heavy at top with thin base. foliage, but very fall, purple. Flower - good drainage; medium fertility. streams. Good for naturalized plantings. hardiness zone 8 Foliage - very late spring to late fall; fine in bloom white. Fruit - gray. Moisture - high. Pruning - train. Pest Valued for effect of fruit and flowers; also opposite, ovate leaflets 3-parted some Stem - yellow-gray; Problems - none. Growth Rate - good foliage effect. coarsely and unequally toothed. young growth green. moderate. Flower - all summer; dioecious; small, profusely produced. Fruit - fall perisiting; achenes. Stem - younger growth ribbed, glabrous.

Vines - Deciduous Parthenocissus quinquefolia - Common Height 10-20 feet; spread Climbs by tendrils with adhesive discs. Coarse Foliage - glossy green; Sun to part shade. Soil - very tolerant; Native to in Southeast. Most useful engelmannii - small leaflets; well-suited to city gardens. name - CREEPER - Family indeterminate. Suitable for Foliage - alternate, palmately divided fall, brilliant red. Flower medium drainage; medium fertility. for large-scale work. Small-leaved varieties Saint-paulii - small leaflets; clings well to stone walls. Vitaceae. hardiness zone 8 into 5 leaflets to 6 inches long. Flower - - white. Fruit - bluish- Moisture - medium. Pruning - none. more refined in appearance than species. inconspicuous. Fruit - fall small berries. black. Stem - n/a. Pest Problems - Japanese beetles. Widely adapted. Produces quick screen. Stem - n/a. Growth Rate - rapid. Grown for rich foliage effect in summer and outstanding fall color. Resistant to salt spray. Where no support is available makes dense ground cover. Birds attracted to fruit.

Shrubs 1-4 feet - Evergreen Gardenia jasminoides Radicans - Common Height 1-2 feet; spread 2-3 Dwarf with horizontal branching habit. Medium to fine Foliage - dark lustrous Sun or part shade. Soil - medium For Coastal Plain or warmer parts of n/a. name - DWARF GARDENIA - Family feet. Suitable for hardiness Open and spreading. Foliage - green. Flower - white. drainage; medium fertility; prefers acid. Piedmont. Excellent in planter boxes. Rubiaceae. zone 8 opposite or in 3's, simple leaves, Fruit - n/a. Stem - n/a. Moisture - medium. Pruning - none. Charming as border or pot plant in sheltered entire, narrow, 2 inches long. Flower - Pest Problems - white fly and aphids. areas. May to June; 2 inches, fragrant. Fruit - Growth Rate - moderate to rapid. n/a. Stem - n/a. 1-4 feet - Evergreen Raphiolepis indica - Common name - INDIA Height 3-4 feet; spread 4-5 Spreading, open, irregular branched. Medium to Foliage - dark green; Sun or shade. Soil - tolerant; medium Strong in character with dramatic Ballerina - height 1 1/2 feet-2 feet; dark pink flowers. HAWTHORN - Family . feet. Suitable for hardiness Foliage - alternate, thick and leathery, coarse winter, purplish if drainage; medium fertility; prefers appearance. Good informal hedge with Enchantress - large flower clusters, large leaves; round zone 8 pointed with margins serrated, 1 1/2 - exposed. Flower - white slightly alkaline. Moisture - medium. excellent foliage and flower color form. Fascination - flower rose with white center, starlike 2 1/2 inches long. Flower - April; or pink. Fruit - black. Pruning - none. Pest Problems - combination. Ideal for coastal regions and in appearance. Jack Evans - compact, broad spreading terminal panicles. Fruit - fall; small Stem - n/a. nematodes, scale, leaf spot and blight. warmer parts of Piedmont. Tolerates wind growth habit; double pink flowers. rosea - pink flowers; berries, 1/2 inch in diameter. Stem - Growth Rate - slow. and salt spray. more compact habit. Good replacement for azaleas in n/a. situations with hot sun and poor soil conditions. Snow White - white flower, light green foliage. Springtime - profuse pink flower clusters; graceful growth habit.

Shrubs - Deciduous Callicarpa dichotoma - Common name - Height 3-4 feet; spread 4-6 Graceful and rounded with long, Medium Foliage - medium green; Sun to part shade. Soil - medium Best planted in masses; textural and fruiting albifructus - white berries. BEAUTYBERRY - Family Verbenaceae. feet. Suitable for hardiness slender, arching branches touching fall, purple-green. drainage; medium fertility. Moisture - interest for borders and naturalized zone 8 ground at tips. Foliage - opposite, Flower - pink. Fruit - medium. Pruning - cut to ground in late areas. borne in one plane along stems, elliptic violent-pink to purple. winter. Pest Problems - none. Growth and bluntly toothed near tip, 1-3 Stem - n/a. Rate - rapid. inches long. Flower - August; inconspicuous. Fruit - September through winter; berrylike drupes 1/8 inch in diameter, borne in clusters in axils of leaves. Stem - n/a.

Shrubs 4-6 feet - Evergreen Gardenia jasminoides - Common name - Height 4-6 feet; spread 4-5 Rounded and open. Foliage - opposite Medium Foliage - lustrous dark Sun or part shade. Soil - medium Should be used as specimen shrub; requires August Beauty - height 5 feet; small, narrow leaves and CAPE-JASMINE - Family Rubiaceae. feet. Suitable for hardiness or whorled in 2's or 3's, to 4 inches green. Flower - white. drainage; medium to high fertility with careful maintenance. Several forms with long blooming period. fortuniana - large flowers to 4 zone 8 long. Flower - May and June; waxy, to Fruit -n/a. Stem - n/a. iron added. Moisture - medium. single or double flowers. Protect roots inches wide, double and camellia-like; larger leaves than 3 inches wide, fragrant. Fruit - n/a. Pruning - none. Pest Problems - white carefully during transplanting. Not cold species. Mystery - height 8 feet; large glossy leaves and Stem - n/a. fly, mealy bug, sooty mold, and hardy in mountain areas. large flowers. Veitchii - abundant small flowers, long nematodes. Growth Rate - moderate. blooming period.

Shrubs 4-6 feet - Evergreen Jasminum floridum - Common name - Height 4-6 feet; spread 5-7 Arching and rambling mound. Foliage - Fine Foliage - medium green. Sun or part shade. Soil - tolerant; May be trained as vine. Acts as large ground n/a. FLOWERING JASMINE - Family . feet. Suitable for hardiness alternate, 3 leaflets 1/2 - 1 1/2 inches Flower - yellow. Fruit - medium drainage; medium fertility. cover when used in plantings. Excellent on zone 8 long. Flower - May through June; 1/2 n/a. Stem - n/a. Moisture - low to medium. Pruning - banks or over wall where graceful form inch wide in clusters. Fruit - n/a. Stem - none. Pest Problems - none. Growth shows to advantage. Useful for unclipped n/a. Rate - moderate. hedges or borders requiring little care once established. Interesting espaliered.

Shrubs 4-6 feet - Evergreen coccinea - Common name - Height 5-6 feet; spread 6-8 Upright and spreading; many trunks Medium Foliage - bronze-green. Sun. Soil - medium to good drainage; Needs 3 to 4 applications general-purpose Aurea - yellow fruit. Chadwickii - hardy form; abundant SCARLET FIRETHORN - Family Rosaceae. feet. Suitable for hardiness with thorns on branches. Foliage - Flower - white. Fruit - medium fertility with high organic spray annually starting late March or early orange-red fruit. Kasan - outstanding for large orange- zone 8 alternate, 1 1/2 inches long. Flower - red-orange. Stem - n/a. content. Moisture - medium. Pruning - April. Large and showy varieties now yellow berries that color in August and hold for 2 months. early May; 1/3 inch wide in clusters. shape; may be sheared for hedging. available. Use as wall shrub, specimen, or Leaves 1 inch long, elliptical and shiny. Spreading habit of Fruit - fall and winter; 1/4-inch berries Pest Problems - scale, aphids, lacebug, foundation planting. growth. Branches to ground. Extremely cold hardy. Scab in clusters distributed along branches. scab, and . Growth Rate - susceptible. Lalandei - hardy and widely grown. Orange Stem - n/a. moderate to rapid. fruit. Good for . Scab susceptible. Mohave - with P. koidzumii; huge masses of orange-red berries. Resistant to scab and fire blight. Dense, upright branching. Shrubs 4-6 feet - Evergreen - Common name - Height 4-6 feet; spread 4-6 Dense, mounded and twiggy. Foliage - Fine Foliage - dark green; Sun. Soil - tolerant; good drainage; Grows well in containers; useful as barrier or n/a. LOWDENSE PYRACANTHA - Family feet. Suitable for hardiness alternate, oblanceolate, 1 1/2 inches new growth light green. medium fertility. Moisture - medium. as cover for slopes in hot, dry areas. Rosaceae. zone 8 long. Flower - May; 1/4-inch diameter. Flower - white. Fruit - Pruning - maintain shape, remove long Fruit - fall; 1/4-inch berries. Stem - n/a. orange-red. Stem - n/a. shoots. Pest Problems - fire blight, lacebug, and scale. Growth Rate - rapid.

Shrubs 4-6 feet - Deciduous Hamamelis vernalis - Common name - Height 4-6 feet; spread 2-3 Dense with irregular horizontal Coarse Foliage - medium green; Sun or part shade. Soil - medium Useful for borders, low screens and for Carnea - red flowers. Lombart's Weeping - orange-red VERNAL WITCH-HAZEL - Family feet. Suitable for hardiness branching. Foliage - alternate, 3-5 fall, bright yellow. drainage; medium fertility with humus naturalizing. flowers; low growing. Squib - yellow flowers. Sandra - Hamamelidaceae. zone 8 inches long. Flower - February to Flower - yellow to red- added. Moisture - medium to high. new leaves -purple; fall foliage brilliant red. March; 1/2 inch wide with 4 petals, brown. Fruit - brown Pruning - none. Pest Problems - none. very fragrant. Fruit - dry . with black seeds. Stem - Growth Rate - rapid. Stem - n/a. n/a.

Shrubs 4-6 feet - Deciduous cantoniensis - Common name - Height 4-6 feet; spread 3-5 Upright branches flowing gracefully Medium to fine Foliage - slightly blue- Sun or part shade. Soil - tolerant; Probably best spirea in Southeast. Excellent Lanceata - mounded with graceful, wispy, arching REEVES SPIREA - Family Rosaceae. feet. Suitable for hardiness toward ground. Foliage - alternate, green resembling S. medium drainage; medium fertility. landscape plant. Easily transplanted. Use as branches; abundant flowering; Double Reeves Spirea. zone 8 simple, 1-2 1/2 inches long, wedge- vanhouttei; underside Moisture - medium. Pruning - remove specimen or accent plant or in shrub shaped at base, deeply toothed. pale. Flower - pure dead or injured canes. Pest Problems - borders. Almost evergreen in warmer Flower - late May and early June; white. Fruit - n/a. Stem aphids. Growth Rate - rapid. climates. double, abundant in rounded clusters - n/a. of 1-2 inch diameter. Fruit - n/a. Stem - n/a.

Shrubs 4-6 feet - Deciduous Spiraea nipponica - Common name - Height 4-5 feet; spread 4-5 Rounded and dense with long, Medium to fine Foliage - dark blue- Sun or part shade. Soil - medium Superior to S. vanhouttei in flower and n/a. SNOWMOUND NIPPON SPIREA - Family feet. Suitable for hardiness gracefully arching branches. Foliage - green. Flower - white. drainage; medium fertility. Moisture - foliage; withstands worst city conditions. Rosaceae. zone 8 alternate, oval, 1/2 - 1 1/2 inches long, Fruit - n/a. Stem - n/a. medium. Pruning - none; remove old Attractive as specimen or natural hedge. toothed at tip with sides entire. wood near ground. Pest Problems - Good textural contrast in shrub borders. Flower - May or June; in clusters aphids. Growth Rate - moderate. covering upper surface of branches. Fruit - inconspicuous.

Shrubs 4-6 feet - Deciduous Spiraea thunbergii - Common name - Height 3-5 feet; spread 3-4 Upright with thin branches recurving Very fine Foliage - light yellow- Sun or part shade. Soil - medium Earliest blooming of spireas. Graceful and Compacta - height 2-4 feet. THUNBERG SPIREA - Family Rosaceae. feet. Suitable for hardiness toward ground; fairly dense. Foliage - green pale beneath; fall, drainage; medium fertility. Moisture - delicate in appearance. Foliage retained zone 8 alternate, 3/4 - 1 1/2 inches long, orange-red. Flower - medium. Pruning - annual thinning of until late November. linear and sharply toothed. Flower - white. Fruit - n/a. Stem old canes and weak growth to ground February and March; single in profuse - n/a. after flowering. Pest Problems - aphids. clusters 1-2 inches wide. Fruit - n/a. Growth Rate - rapid.

Shrubs 4-6 feet - Deciduous Vaccinium ashei - Common name - Height 4-6 feet; spread 3-5 Globe to semiglobe with upright canes. Medium Foliage - glossy green to Sun. Soil - good drainage; medium Excellent as informal hedge or border. Bluebelle - upright growth habit; early- to midseason RABBITEYE BLUEBERRY - Family Ericaceae. feet. Suitable for hardiness Foliage - alternate, simple, 2-4 inches powdery green; fall, dull fertility with low pH (5 or lower) and Protect fruit from birds by enclosing plants. ripening; large berries. Briteblue - moderately vigorous zone 8 long. Flower - early spring; small but green to bright red. high organic matter; mulch with 4-inches Highbush types (V. corymbosum) are not and spreading growth habit; midseason ripening. Delite - showy. Fruit - July to August; edible Flower - white. Fruit - sawdust, peat or pine . Moisture - generally recommended for home plantings upright growth habit; midseason ripening. Southland - berries about 1/2 inch in diameter. sky blue. Stem - n/a. medium. Pruning - yearly or according because of exacting soil requirements. compact upright growth habit; midseason to late ripening. to variety requirements. Pest Problems - Good ornamental qualities. Tifblue - midseason, large spider mites, leafhoppers and thrips. fruit; upright and vigorous. Woodard - early fruit; medium- Growth Rate - moderate. sized plant. Shrubs 6-12 feet - Evergreen fragrans - Common name - Height 10-12 feet; spread 10- Upright and rounded. Foliage - Medium Foliage - deep green. Sun or part shade. Soil - tolerant; May become treelike in Coastal Plains. Use aurantiacus - showy yellow-orange flowers and large FRAGRANT TEA OLIVE - Family Oleaceae. 14 feet. Suitable for hardiness opposite, to 4 inches long, no spines. Flower - white. Fruit - medium drainage; medium fertility. as large specimen near porch or walkway leaves; not as hardy as species. zone 8 Flower - October through January; n/a. Stem - n/a. Moisture - medium to high. Pruning - where delightful fragrance can be small, very sweet fragrance. Fruit - intolerant of shearing. Pest Problems - appreciated. Less hardy than O. xfortunei n/a. none. Growth Rate - moderate. and may be killed to ground in western Carolina in severe winters. Excellent as informal hedge or border. Protect fruit from birds by enclosing plants. Highbush types (V. corymbosum) are not generally recommended for home plantings because of exacting soil requirements.

Shrubs 6-12 feet - Evergreen - Common Height 6-10 feet; spread 3-5 Upright with irregular shape. Foliage - Medium Foliage - deep green. Sun or part shade. Soil - tolerant; May be used as formal specimen or hedge. Aureus - leaves margined with yellow. Gulftide - glossy name - HOLLY OSMANTHUS - Family feet. Suitable for hardiness opposite, to 2 1/2 inches long, usually Flower - white. Fruit - medium drainage; medium fertility. Useful as background planting. Varieties green spiny leaves; compact, upright form. Myrtifolius - Oleaceae. zone 8 spiny. Flower - July and August; small, n/a. Stem - n/a. Moisture - medium. Pruning - none. with small leaves occasionally offered. leaves entire, some with spine-tipped apex; 1-2 inches very fragrant. Fruit - n/a. Pest Problems - none. Growth Rate - Formerly listed as O. ilicifolius. long. Purpureus - mature leaves on dark green with purple moderate. tinge. Very cold hardy. Variegatus - white margins on leaves. Slower growing than species and more upright.

Shrubs 6-12 feet - Evergreen Camellia japonica- Common name - Height 7-12 feet; spread 5-7 Usually upright with slightly pyramidal Medium Foliage - glossy dark Part shade; plant on northern exposure Easily grown but very formal in character, Bernice Boddy - flowers light pink, deep pink under petals, CAMELLIA - Family Theaceae. feet. Suitable for hardiness form. Foliage - alternate, to 4 inches green. Flower - white, if it is in full sun. Soil - good drainage; suitable as specimen in large gardens. semidouble, 3-4 inches in dia. Vigorous compact upright zone 8 long. Flower - late August to May, pink, red, or varigated. medium fertility with humus added. Humdreds of varieties available. Requires growth. Betty Sheffield Supreme - flowers white w/ deep pink depending on variety; 2-6 inches Fruit - n/a. Stem - n/a. Moisture - medium. Pruning - shape. protection from winter wind. Mulch. May to red border on ea , 3-5 inches in dia. Medium, compact across. Fruit - n/a. Remove faded flowers. Pest Problems - be used as background or espalier. Subject growth. Elegans - flowers rose pink, 4-6 inches in dia. Slow, scale, dieback, and rot. Growth Rate - to chlorosis from iron deficiency. Grows spreading growth. Very cold hardy. Finlandia White - flowers rapid. well in large containers. white, 3-4 inches in diameter. Medium, compact growth. Very cold hardy. Frau Minna Seidel - pink double flowers; suitable for small gardens. Imura - semidouble white flowers; reliable. Lady Clare - deep pink flowers; loose, vigorous growth. Magnoliaeflora - blush-pink single flowers; medium and compact. R.L. Wheeler - flowers rosepink, 5-6 inch dia. Vigorous, upright growth. Vulcan - flowers deep fiery red, 4-6 inch dia. Vigorous, upright growth. Very cold hardy.

Shrubs 6-12 feet - Evergreen Azalea indica - Common name - INDIAN Height 6-12 feet; spread 6-8 Spreading or upright depending on Medium Foliage - dark green. Sun or shade. Soil - good drainage; Best in Coastal Plain and warmer parts of Fielder's White - flowers white with faint chartreuse AZALEA - Family Ericaceae. feet. Suitable for hardiness variety. Foliage - alternate, simple, Flower - depends on medium fertility with high acid organic Piedmont. Requires mulch. Easy to blotch, single, frilled, 2 3/4 inches in diameter. Spreading zone 8 pubescent, 1-2 inches long. Flower - variety. Fruit - n/a. content. Moisture - high. Pruning - transplant. Botanically Rhododendron growth. Formosa - flowers purple, single, 3 inch diameter. late March to midApril; 2-3 inch Stem - n/a. occasional thinning. Pest Problems - indica. Upright growth. Not cold hardy in Piedmont. Excellent diameter. Fruit - n/a. Stems - hairy. lacebug, spider mites, petal blight, and foliage. George Lindley Tabor - flowers white flushed root rot. Growth Rate - moderate. violent-red, single, 3 inches in diameter. Upright, medium height. Not cold hardy in Piedmont. Judge Solomon - flowers pink, single, 3 inch diameter. Upright growth. Mrs. G.G. Gerbing - flowers white, 3 inch diameter. Upright, medium height. President Clay - flowers orange- red, single, 2 1/4 inch diameter. Upright growth. Pride of Mobile - flowers deep rose-pink, single, 2 1/4 inches in diameter. Upright growth. Not cold hardy in Piedmont. Shrubs 6-12 feet - Evergreen Camellia sinensis - Common name - TEA Height 6-12 feet; spread 5-7 Rounded and rather open and informal Medium Foliage - glossy dark Part shade or shade. Soil - good For informal shrub borders, sheared or n/a. PLANT - Family Theaceae. feet. Suitable for hardiness in appearance. Foliage - alternate, green. Flower - cream- drainage; medium fertility with humus natural hedges and screens; background for zone 8 elliptic, 2-5 inches long and 1-2 inches white. Fruit - n/a. Stem added. Moisture - medium. Pruning - herb gardens or perennial borders. Grows wide with shallow teeth; leathery. - n/a. shape. Pest Problems - scale and root well in shady situations, of great value as Flower - autumn; fragrant; 1 1/2 inches rot. Growth Rate - rapid. understory shrub. diameter, single or in 2-5 flowered clusters. Fruit - n/a.

Shrubs 6-12 feet - Evergreen Callistemon citrinus - Common name - Height 6-12 feet; spread to 8 Dense with upright branching. Foliage - Fine Foliage - medium to Sun. Soil - tolerant; withstands drought. Grown primarily for floral display. Best Jeffers - upright form; height 8 feet. Splendens - leaves BOTTLEBRUSH - Family Myrtaceae. feet. Suitable for hardiness alternate, simple. Entire, 3 inches long, light green. Flower - Moisture - low. Pruning - none. Pest placed in front of evergreen background. linear-lanceolate; flower spikes cylindrical; dense zone 8 leathery, lanceolate. Flower - April to bright red. Fruit - light Problems - none. Growth Rate - Fruit useful in dried arrangements. In very branching. May; 2-4 inch spikeswith numerous brown. Stem - n/a. moderate. warm areas may be trained as specimen 1 inch long. Fruit - woody tree. Good screening material for protected capsule. beach properties. Formerly named C. lanceolatus.

Shrubs 6-12 feet - Evergreen Michelia figo - Common name - BANANA Height 6-8 feet; spread 6-8 Rounded, dense, and massive; rich and Medium Foliage - glossy dark Sun or light shade. Soil - good drainage; Handsome foliage and pleasant banana Stubbs' Purple - very fragrant purple flowers. SHRUB - Family Magnoliaceae. feet. Suitable for hardiness refined in character. Foliage - green. Flower - medium fertility in sandy loam with high fragrance from flowers in evening. Foliage zone 8 alternate, 3 inches long, narrow-oval. yellowish-white, edged organic content. Moisture - medium. may freeze in severe winters. Needs no care Flower - April through June; magnolia- with maroon. Fruit - Pruning - none. Pest Problems - none. after established. Choice specimen plant for type, 1 1/2 inch diameter, fragrant. n/a. Stem - n/a. Growth Rate - slow. Coastal Plain. Often listed as M. fuscata. Fruit - n/a.

Shrubs 6-12 feet - Evergreen Pyracantha koidzumii - Common name - Height 6-10 feet; spread 6-10 Dense and irregularly spreading. Medium Foliage - grayish-green. Sun or part shade. Soil - good drainage; Heavy clusters of bright red fruit in fall and San Jose - widely spreading form, highly scab resistant. FORMOSA FIRETHORN - Family Rosaceae. feet. Suitable for hardiness Foliage - alternate, 1-2 inches long, Flower - white. Fruit - medium fertility. Moisture - medium. winter. Hardy through Coastal Plain and Santa Cruz - prostrate form; red berries, highly scab zone 8 wedge-shaped with notch at tip, orange to dark red. Pruning - prevent legginess; may be warmer parts of Piedmont. Interesting as resistant. Victory - upright arching form; dark red berries, pubescent beneath. Flower - May; 1/4 Stem - n/a. sheared for hedging. Pest Problems - specimen, border or screen plant. Often very showy, scab resistant. Walderi Prostrata - height 3-4 inch diameter in 1 inch clusteres, scab, fire blight, lacebug and scale. seen espaliered or trained on trellis. feet with prostrate habit of growth; large red berries. fragrant. Fruit - fall; 1/4 inch berries. Growth Rate - rapid. Watereri - height and spread 6-8 feet; dark red berries on Stem - n/a. thornless stems.

Shrubs 6-12 feet - Deciduous Calycanthus floridus - Common name - Height 6-9 feet; spread 5-8 Coarse, rounded, often straggling and Rather coarse Foliage - yellow-green; Sun or shade. Soil - tolerant; medium Native to southeastern areas. Valued for Edith Wilder - superior selection with clear strawberry SWEETSHRUB - Family Calycanthaceae. feet. Suitable for hardiness open when mature when mature. fall, yellow. Flower - drainage; medium fertility. Moisture - fragrance of flowers and fruit; useful in fragrance. Katherine - rare yellow-flowered form with zone 8 Foliage - early spring to early fall; dark reddish-brown. medium. Pruning - occasional thinning unclipped borders and moist areas. Easily exceptional fragrance and dark green foliage; dense, opposite, to 6 inches long, aromatic Fruit - tan-brown. Stem - and removing of dead wood. Pest transplanted. rounded growth habit. Purpureus - purple leaves. when crushed. Flower - mid-April after n/a. Problems - none. Growth Rate - leaves; 1 1/2 inches wide, strawberry moderate. odor. Fruit - midsummer, long persistent; fig-shaped capsule, fragrant when crushed. Stem - n/a.

Shrubs 6-12 feet - Deciduous Vitex agnus-castus - Common name - Height 10-12 feet; spread 8- Semi-globe, open and irregular if not Medium Foliage - gray-green. Sun or part shade. Soil - very tolerant; Foliage has pungent, aromatic, sagelike Alba - white flowers. Latifolia - height 15-20 feet; vigorous CHASTE-TREE - Family Verbenaceae. 10 feet. Suitable for hardiness cut back each year. Foliage - Late Flower - pale violet. medium to good drainage; medium odor. Handsome mass, particularly and more hardy than species. Rosea - pink flowers. zone 8 spring; opposite, 5-parted, with leaflets Fruit - blue-black. Stem - fertility. Moisture - medium to low. attractive in bloom, but difficult to blend 1-4 inches long. Flower - July; small n/a. Pruning - cut back to ground every year with other shrubs. May be used as small spikes. Fruit - fall; 1/4 inch thick dry or every few years for compactness and tree if unpruned. berries, aromatic. Twigs - 4-angled. general appearance. Pest Problems - Stems - n/a. none. Growth Rate - rapid. Shrubs 6-12 feet - Deciduous Spiraea prunifolia - Common name - Height 5-7 feet; spread 3-5 Upright and graceful with branch tips Medium Foliage - green; fall, red Sun or shade. Soil - medium drainage; Valuable shrub for flowers, foliage and fall n/a. BRIDALWREATH SPIREA - Family Rosaceae. feet. Suitable for hardiness curving toward ground; medium or orange. Flower - medium fertility. Moisture - medium. color; useful for all informal plantings; zone 8 density. Foliage - alternate, simple, 1/2 white. Fruit - n/a. Stem Pruning - annual thinning of old canes combines well with perennials and roses. - 2 inches long, finely toothed. Flower - - n/a. and spindly growth to ground after March; double, like small buttons, in flowering. Pest Problems - aphids. sprays profuse enough to completely Growth Rate - rapid. cover branches. Fruit - n/a. Twigs - n/a. Stems - n/a.

Shrubs 6-12 feet - Deciduous Spiraea x vanhouttei - Common name - Height 5-7 feet; spread 4-6 Upright semi-vase with long branches Medium Foliage - blue-green. Sun or shade. Soil - medium drainage; Dependable plant thant is frenquently n/a. VANHOUTTE SPIREA - Family Rosaceae. feet. Suitable for hardiness drooping toward ground; medium Flower - white. Fruit - medium fertility. Moisture - medium. maintained poorly. Probably most popular zone 8 density. Foliage - alternate, simple, 3/4 n/a. Stem - n/a. Pruning - annual thinning of old and of all spireas. Valued for form and flowers; - 1 3/4 inches long. Flower - April; flat weak canes to ground after flowering. useful as specimen or mass, as natural clusters 1/2 inch wide. Fruit - n/a. Pest Problems - aphids. Growth Rate - hedge, or in shrub borders. Twigs - n/a. Stems - n/a. rapid.

Shrubs 6-12 feet - Deciduous Syringa x persica - Common name - Height 6-8 feet; spread 7-9 Globe-shaped; very dense to medium. Medium Foliage - medium-green. Sun or part shade. Soil - medium to Good foliage and twig growth for screening Alba - white flowers. Laciniata - cut leaf form with lacy PERSIAN LILAC - Family Oleaceae. feet. Suitable for hardiness Foliage - opposite, simple, heart- Flower - lavender pink. good drainage; medium fertility; prefers and background. Long-lasting plant of high foliage and pale lavender flowers. Grows well in southern zone 8 shaped, 2 inches long. Flower - mid- Fruit - n/a. Stem - n/a. alkaline soil. Moisture - medium. quality with minimum problems. Useful in climates. Also listed as S. laciniata. Rubra - rose-red April; clusters about 3 inches wide, Pruning - annual thinning of old wood Southeast where S. vulgaris is unsatisfactory. flowers. fragrant. Fruit - n/a. Twigs - n/a. and weak sucker growth. Pest Problems - Stems - n/a. lilac borers, aphids and mildew. Growth Rate - rapid.

Shrubs 6-12 feet - Deciduous Cytisus scoparius- Common name - Height 5-7 feet; spread 3-5 Upright, fan-shaped, fairly open. Fine Foliage - medium-green. Sun or to part shade. Soil - very tolerant; Form derived from vertical twig growth Andreanus - yellow flowers, dark crimson wing petals. SCOTCH BROOM - Family Fabaceae. feet. Suitable for hardiness Foliage - alternate, compound, usually Flower - yellow or pink. medium to good drainage; medium rather than foliage effect; somewhat Burkwoodii - upright in habit; crimson flowers. Hollandia - zone 8 3 leaflets 1/3 inch long. Flower - late Fruit - n/a. Stem - n/a. fertility. Moisture - medium. Pruning - unpredictable in survival. Numerous height 5-6 feet, robust growth. Rose-pink flowers. Lilac April and early may; pealike, I inch Twig - green. remove dead wood. Pest Problems - seedlings replace old plants. Has become Time - dwarf form; dark red-purple flowers. Nova Scotia - long. Fruit - summer; pod 1 1/2 - 2 none. Growth Rate - rapid. naturalized in spots all over Southeastern bright yellow flowers; very hardy. Pink Beauty - pink inches long. Twigs - ridged. Stems - . Will grow on clay banks. flowers. St. Mary's - cream-white flowers. n/a.

Shrubs 6-12 feet - Deciduous Philadelphus coronarius - Common name - Height 10-12 feet; spread 10- Dense upright, older branches arching Coarse Foliage - medium-green. Sun or to part shade. Soil - very tolerant; Grown for exceptionally fragrant flowers; Duplex - dwarf form. Variegatus - height 5 feet; leaves SWEET MOCKORANGE - Family 12 feet. Suitable for hardiness to ground; vigorous growth; extensive Flower - cream-white. good drainage; medium fertility. useful as filler in large shrub borders and with white and cream markings; very fragrant white Saxifragraceae. zone 8 root system. Foliage - opposite, ovate, Fruit - green to black. Moisture - medium to high. Pruning - woodland. Will thrive in most difficult flowers. 1 1/2 - 4 inches long and 3/4 - 2 inches Bark - orange-brown, thin and shape; remove old wood. Pest situations; combines well with needleleaf wide. Flower - May, June; 1 - 1 1/2 peeling. Stem - n/a. Problems - none. Growth Rate - rapid. evergreens. inches wide in 5-7 flowered racemes, Twig - green. very fragrant. Fruit - 1/8 - 1/4 inch, round. Twigs - n/a. Stems - n/a. UNC Pembroke - Recommended Tree List 2015

UNCP Zone 8 Hardiness Tree Scientific Name Tree Common Name Categories Native Drought Tolerant Zone Acer rubrum Red maple Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 3-9 Med to High Aesculus flava Yellow buckeye Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 3-8 No Red buckeye, Scarlet buckeye, firecracker Native Plants, Poisonous Aesculus pavia Yes Zones 4-8 No plant Plants, Trees Downy serviceberry, Serviceberry, Amelanchier arborea var. arborea Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 4-9 Medium Shadblow Serviceberry, Shadbush, Shadbush Amelanchier canadensis Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 3-7 No serviceberry Devil's walking stick, Devil's walkingstick, Native Plants, Poisonous Aralia spinosa Hercules' club, Hercules's club, Hercules's- Yes Zones 4-9 No Plants, Shrubs, Trees club Aronia arbutifolia Chokeberry, Red chokeberry Native Plants, Shrubs, Trees Yes Zones 4-9 No Native Plants, Poisonous Asimina triloba Pawpaw Yes Zones 5-9 No Plants, Trees American hornbeam, Ironwood, Carpinus caroliniana Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 3-9 Medium Musclewood Carya ovata Shagbark hickory Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 4-8 No Carya tomentosa Mockernut hickory Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 4-9 No Castanea pumila Chinquapin Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 5-9 No bignonioides Southern catalpa Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 5-9 High Northern catalpa Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 4-8 No Celtis laevigata Hackberry, Sugarberry Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 6-9 Medium Cercis canadensis Eastern redbud, Redbud Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 4-9 Medium Chionanthus virginicus Fringe tree, Old man's beard Native Plants, Shrubs, Trees Yes Zones 3-9 Medium

Cliftonia monophylla Buckwheat tree, Titi Native Plants, Shrubs, Trees Yes Zones 8-9 No Alternate-leaved dogwood, Pagoda Cornus alternifolia Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 3-7 No dogwood Cornus Flowering dogwood Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 5-9 Medium Crataegus mollis Downy hawthorn, Downy hawthorne Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 3-6 No Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington Hawthorn Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 3-8 Medium Diospyros virginiana Persimmon Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 4-9 Med to High Fagus grandifolia Beech Tree Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 3-8 Medium Fothergilla major Large fothergilla Native Plants, Shrubs, Trees Yes Zones 4-8 No Gordonia lasianthus Loblolly bay Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 8-9 No Halesia carolina Carolina silverbell, Mountain silverbell Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 4-8 Medium American snowdrop tree, Two-winged Halesia diptera Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 6-9 No silver bell Hamamelis vernalis Ozark witch hazel, Vernal witch hazel Native Plants, Shrubs, Trees Yes Zones 4-8 Med to High

Hamamelis virginiana Common witch hazel, Witch hazel Native Plants, Shrubs, Trees Yes Zones 4-9 Med to High Ilex cassine Dahoon Holly Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 7-9 Med to High Ilex decidua Possum haw Holly, Possumhaw Holly Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 5-8 Med to High Native Plants, Poisonous Ilex opaca American Holly Yes Zones 5-9 Med to High Plants, Trees Ilex verticillata Black alder, Winterberry, Winterberry Holly Native Plants, Shrubs, Trees Yes Zones 3-9 No Native Plants, Poisonous Ilex vomitoria Yaupon holly Yes Zones 7-9 Medium Plants, Shrubs, Trees Native Plants, Poisonous Juniperus virginiana Eastern red cedar Yes Zones 2-9 No Plants, Trees Lindera benzoin Spice bush Native Plants, Shrubs, Trees Yes Zones 5-9 No Liquidambar styraciflua L. Sweetgum Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 5-9 No Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip poplar, Tulip tree, Yellow poplar Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 5-9 Medium Native Plants, Poisonous Lyonia ligustrina Lyonia, Maleberry Yes Zones 6-8 No Plants, Shrubs, Trees Magnolia acuminata Cucumber tree, Cucumbertree magnolia Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 4-8 Med to High

Magnolia grandiflora Large tree magnolia, Southern magnolia Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 7-9 High Magnolia tripetala Umbrella magnolia Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 5-8 Medium Swamp magnolia, Sweet bay, Sweetbay Magnolia virginiana Native Plants, Shrubs, Trees Yes Zones 5-9 High magnolia Edible Plants, Native Plants, Malus angustifolia Southern crabapple Yes Zones 5-8 No Trees glyptostroboides Dawn redwood Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 5 - 11 Medium

Osmanthus americanus Devilwood, Wild olive Native Plants, Shrubs, Trees Yes Zones 6-9 High Lily of the valley tree, Sorrel tree, Oxydendrum arboreum Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 6-9 Low to Med Sourwood Platanus occidentalis American sycamore, buttonwood Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 6-10 No Pinus echinata Shortleaf pine Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 6-9 No Pinus palustris Longleaf pine Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 7b-9 Med to High Pinus virginiana Virginia pine Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 4-8 Medium Prunus americana American plum, Wild plum Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 5-9 No Native Plants, Poisonous Prunus caroliniana Carolina laurel Yes Zones 7-10 Medium Plants, Trees Prunus pennsylvanica Fire cherry, Pin cherry Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 3-7 No Native Plants, Poisonous Prunus serotina Black cherry, Wild Cherry Yes Zones 2-8 No Plants, Trees Ptelea trifoliata Hoptree Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 3-9 No Native Plants, Poisonous Quercus alba White oak Yes Zones 3-8 High Plants, Trees Native Plants, Poisonous Quercus phellos Willow oak Yes Zones 5-9 High Plants, Trees Rhus glabra Smooth sumac Native Plants, Shrubs, Trees Yes Zones 3-8 No

Rhus typhina Staghorn sumac Native Plants, Shrubs, Trees Yes Zones 3-9 No Native Plants, Poisonous Robinia pseudoacacia Black locust Yes Zones 4-8 No Plants, Trees Cabbage palm, Carolina palmetto, swamp Sabal palmetto Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 7-8 Low to Med cabbage Red elderberry, Red-berried elder, Scarlet Native Plants, Poisonous Sambucus pubens Yes Zones 4-6 No elder, Scarlet elderberry Plants, Shrubs, Trees Native Plants, Poisonous Sassafras albidum Sassafras Yes Zones 4-9 Medium Plants, Trees Stewartia malacodendron Sewartia, Silky camellia Native Plants, Shrubs, Trees Yes Zones 7-9 No

Stewartia ovata Mountain camellia Native Plants, Shrubs, Trees Yes Zones 5-9 No Styrax americana American snowbell, Storax Native Plants, Shrubs, Trees Yes Zones 6-10 No Symplocos tinctoria Horse-sugar, Horsesugar Native Plants, Trees Yes Zones 7-9 No Vaccinium arboreum Sparkleberry Native Plants, Shrubs, Trees Yes Zones 7-9 No Black haw, Blackhaw viburnum, Plum leaf Viburnum prunifolium Native Plants, Shrubs, Trees Yes Zones 3-9 Low to Med viburnum

Drought - Tolerant, Nonnative Highly Adaptive UNCP Zone 8 Hardiness Tree Scientific Name Tree Common Name Categories Native Drought Tolerant Zone standishii x plicata 'Green Green giant arborvitae Tree No Zones 5-7 Yes Giant' Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Nellie R. Stevens holly Tree No Zones 6-9 Yes Lagerstroemia x 'Muskogee' Muskogee crape myrtle Tree No Zones 7-10 Yes Lagerstroemia indica 'Whit III' Pink velour crape myrtle Tree, Shrub No Zones 7-9 Med to High Salix babylonica Weeping willow Tree No Zones 6-8 High Salix x sepulcralis 'Chrysocoma' Hybrid willow Tree No Zones 4-9 Yes

Cryptomeria japonica 'Radicans' Japanese Tree No Zones 5-9 Med to High arizonica Arizona cypress Tree No Zones 7-9 Yes

References: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/category/trees/1/?category=native-plants http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/Default.aspx http://www.arborday.org/

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