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Native and for Your Garden*

TREES

Evergreen Trees Sourwood, Oxydendrum arboreum Atlantic White-cedar, Loblolly , Pinus taeda Ti-ti, Cyrilla racemiflora Laurel , Quercus hemisphaerica American , Ilex opaca Live Oak, Quercus virginiana Topel Holly, Ilex x attenuata Black Locust, Robinia pseudoacacia Eastern Red-cedar, Juniperus virginiana Sassafras, Sassafras albidum Southern , Sweet-bay, var. australis Trees for Moist Sites Common Wax-myrtle, Morella cerifera syn. Myrica Red Buckeye, Aesculus pavia cerifera Service-, arborea & other Amelanchier Red Bay, syn. Persea borbonia Long- Pine, Pinus palustris River Birch, Betula nigra Eastern White Pine, is suitable for the Hawthorn, phaenopyrum & other C. species mountains though difficult to grow in the Ti-ti, Cyrilla racemiflora or coastal plain Southern Magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora Loblolly Pine, Pinus taeda Sweet-bay, Magnolia virginiana Laurel Oak, Quercus hemisphaerica Common Wax-myrtle, Morella cerifera syn. Myrica Live Oak, Quercus virginiana cerifera Eastern Arborvitae, Thuja occidentalis Black-gum, Nyssa sylvatica Eastern Hemlock, Eastern Hop-hornbeam, Ostrya virginiana Fever-, Pinckneya bracteata Small Trees (under 30 feet at maturity) Overcup Oak, Chalk Maple, Acer leucoderme Swamp Chestnut Oak, Quercus michauxii Red Buckeye, Aesculus pavia Bald-cypress, Service-berry, Amelanchier arborea & other Amelanchier species Trees that Attract Redbud, Cercis canadensis Yellow Buckeye, Aesculus octandra White Fringetree, Chionanthus virginicus Red Buckeye, Aesculus pavia Flowering Dogwood, Service-berry, Amelanchier arborea & other Amelanchier Hawthorn, & other C. species species Ti-ti, Cyrilla racemiflora Flowering Dogwood, Silverbell, diptera and H. carolina Hawthorn, Crataegus phaenopyrum & other Crataegus American Holly, Ilex opaca species Yaupon Holly, Ilex vomitoria Eastern Persimmon, Diospyros virginiana Sweetbay, Magnolia virginiana, though selected American Holly, Ilex opaca are under 30 ft, the straight species can be taller Yaupon Holly, Ilex vomitoria Common Wax-myrtle, Morella cerifera syn. Myrica Eastern Red-cedar, Juniperus virginiana cerifera Southern Magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora Snowbell, grandifolius and S. americanus Common Wax-myrtle, Morella cerifera syn. Myrica cerifera Trees for Dry Sites Loblolly Pine, Pinus taeda Chalk Maple, Acer leucoderme Carolina Cherry Laurel, caroliniana White Fringetree, Chionanthus virginicus Black Cherry, Prunus serotina American Smoketree, Cotinus obovatus Sassafras, Sassafras albidum Common Wax-myrtle, Morella cerifera syn. Myrica Eastern Hemlock, Tsuga canadensis cerifera continued... www.ncbg.unc.edu Trees for Neutral or Alkaline Sites Great-laurel, maximum Eastern Arborvitae, Thuja occidentalis dwarf forms Service-berry, Amelanchier arborea Redbud, Cercis canadensis Shrubs for or Screens Yellow-, Cladrastris kentukea Hawthorn, Crataegus phaenopyrum & other Crataegus Florida-hobblebush, syn. species Leucothoe populifolia Eastern Persimmon, Diospyros virginiana Yellow Anise-tree, parviflorum -locust, Gleditsia triacanthos Common Wax-myrtle, Morella cerifera syn. Myrica Yaupon Holly, Ilex vomitoria cerifera Southern Magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora * most can be utilized for screens; the Live Oak, Quercus virginiana abovementioned are more tolerant of Black Locust, Robinia pseudoacacia Shrubs for Moist Sites Bald-cypress, Taxodium distichum Florida-hobblebush, Agarista populifolia syn. Trees with Showy or Leucothoe populifolia Red Chokeberry, Aronia arbutifolia Yellow Buckeye, Aesculus flava Common Buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis Red Buckeye, Aesculus pavia Coastal Sweet-pepperbush, Clethra alnifolia Service-berry, Amelanchier arborea & other Amelanchier Gray Dogwood, Cornus amomum species Ti-ti, Cyrilla racemiflora Redbud, Cercis canadensis Dwarf Witch-alder, Fothergilla gardenii White Fringetree, Chionanthus virginicus Sweetspire, Itea virginica Kentucky Yellow-wood, Cladrastris kentukea Mountain Doghobble, Leucothoe fontanesiana Flowering Dogwood, Cornus florida Smooth Northern Spicebush, Hawthorn, Crataegus phaenopyrum & other C. species Smooth , Rhododendron arborescens Silverbell, Halesia diptera and H. carolina Dwarf Azalea, Rhododendron atlanticum Topel Holly, Ilex x attenuata -shell Azalea, American Holly, Ilex opaca Swamp Azalea, Rhododendron viscosum Yaupon Holly, Ilex vomitoria Common Elderberry, Sambucus canadensis Southern Magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora Honeycup, pulverulenta Big-leaf Magnolia, Sweet-bay, Magnolia virginiana Shrubs for Dry Sites Black Locust, Robinia pseudoacacia Snowbell, and S. americanus -tea, Ceanothus americanus Bush-honeysuckle, Diervilla sessilifolia Trees for Fall Color Shrubby St. John’s-wort, Hypericum prolificum Mountain-laurel, latifolia Chalk Maple, Acer leucoderme Sumac, Rhus glabra, R. typhina Eastern Red Maple, Acer rubrum Flowering Dogwood, Cornus florida Downy Arrow-wood, Viburnum rafinesquianum American Smoketree, Cotinus obovatus Shrubs that Attract Wildlife Black-gum, Nyssa sylvatica Sassafras, Sassafras albidum Red Chokeberry, Aronia arbutifolia Sourwood, Oxydendrum arboreum Gray Dogwood, Cornus amomum Holly, Ilex decidua SHRUBS Inkberry, Ilex glabra Common Winterberry, Ilex verticillata Shrubs Common Elderberry, Sambucus canadensis Sparkleberry, Vaccinium arboreum Florida-hobblebush, Agarista populifolia syn. Highbush Blueberry, Vaccinium corymbosum Leucothoe populifolia Viburnum, Viburnum spp. Inkberry, Ilex glabra Yaupon Holly, Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’ Shrubs for Neutral or Alkaline Sites Yellow Anise-tree, Illicium parviflorum Mountain-laurel, Red Chokeberry, Aronia arbutifolia Mountain Doghobble, Leucothoe fontanesiana Coastal Sweet-pepperbush, Clethra alnifolia Devilwood, Osmanthus americanus Smooth , Hydrangea arborescens Catawba Rhododendron, Rhododendron catawbiense Oak-leaf Hydrangea, 2 continued... Smooth Northern Spicebush, Atlantic Ninebark, Physocarpus opulifolius *Please Note: This list is based on our experience Smooth Sumac, Rhus glabra in the Piedmont of . Although we consider everything here suitable for the Southeast, Shrubs with Showy Flowers or not all of the are suitable for all areas of the Red Chokeberry, Aronia arbutifolia Southeast. Most can be successfully grown in the Pied- American Beauty-berry, Callicarpa americana mont, but there are some that will not thrive in the more Smooth Sweet-, floridus var. glaucus extreme conditions of the Mountains or the Coastal Coastal Sweet-pepperbush, Clethra alnifolia Plain, or in the northern or southern extremes of the Bush-honeysuckle, Diervilla sessilifolia region. Dwarf Witch-alder, Fothergilla gardenii follows Alan S.Weakley’s Flora of the American Witch-hazel, Hamamelis virginiana Carolinas, Virginia, and (working draft of Smooth Hydrangea, Hydrangea arborescens Oak-leaf Hydrangea, Hydrangea quercifolia July 5, 2005). Shrubby St. John’s-wort, Hypericum prolificum Common Winterberry, Ilex verticillata Virginia Sweetspire, Itea virginica Mountain-laurel, Kalmia latifolia Atlantic Ninebark, Physocarpus opulifolius Native and , Rhododendron spp. Honeycup, Zenobia pulverulenta Shrubs for Fall Color Red Chokeberry, Aronia arbutifolia Coastal Sweet-pepperbush, Clethra alnifolia Dwarf Witch-alder, Fothergilla gardenii American Witch-hazel, Hamamelis virginiana Oak-leaf Hydrangea, Hydrangea quercifolia Virginia Sweetspire, Itea virginica Smooth Northern Spicebush, Lindera benzoin Highbush Blueberry, Vaccinium corymbosum Sumacs, Rhus spp VINES Deciduous Vines Pipevine, Aristolochia macrophylla Climbing Aster, Ampelaster carolinianus syn. Aster carolinianus Cross-vine, Bignonia capreolata Climbing-hydrangea, Coral Honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens is evergreen in protected/mild weather; non- invasive Virginia-creeper, Parthenocissus quinquefolia Purple Passion-, American Wisteria, Wisteria frutescens Evergreen Vines Carolina Jessamine () Crossvine (Bignonia capreolata) [Will remain evergreen in some areas]

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