for Wildlife Wildlife Value Andropogon ternaries/Split-beard bluestem grass Late summer - fall Turkey Callicarpa americana/Beautyberry Aug - Oct Deer, Quail Carya aquatica/Water hickory Sept - Nov Deer, Turkey Carya glabra/Pignut hickory Sept - Nov Deer, Turkey Carya tomentosa/Mockernut hickory Sept - Nov Deer, Turkey Castanea pumila/Chinquapin Sept - late Nov Turkey Celtis laevigata/Hackberry Fall/Winter seeds Turkey Chionanthus virginicus/Fringetree Aug - Oct Turkey, Quail, Deer Cornus /Dogwood Sept - Dec Turkey, Quail, Deer Crataegus aestivalis/Eastern mayhaw April - May Turkey, Quail, Wood ducks Crataegus opaca/Western mayhaw April - May Turkey, Quail, Wood ducks Diospyros virginiana/Persimmon Sept - winter Turkey, Quail, Deer Ilex cassine/Dahoon holly Fall - Spring Turkey, Quail, Deer Ilex glabra/Gallberry July - early winter Turkey, Quail, Deer Ilex vomitoria/Yaupon Oct - late Winter Turkey, Quail, Deer Juniperus virginana/Eastern redcedar Sept - Oct Quail, Turkey Liquidambar styraciflua/Sweetgum July - Dec Quail, Dove Lonicera sempervirens/Honeysuckle Early summer - fall Quail Magnolia grandiflora/Southern magnolia July - Oct Quail, Turkey Magnolia virginiana/Sweetbay magnolia Sept Quail, Turkey Malus angustifolia/Crabapple Aug - Nov Deer Morus rubra/Red mulberry April - June Quail, Deer Nyssa sylvatica v biflora/Swamp tupelo Sept - Oct Quail, Deer Nyssa sylvatica v sylvatica/Blackgum Sept - Oct Quail, Deer Panicum virganum/Panic grass Late summer - fall Turkey, Quail Persea borgonia/Redbay Oct - early winter Quail, Turkey Pinus spp./All pines All year Cover for wildlife Prunus angustifolia/Chickasaw plum May - early July Quail, Turkey, Deer Prunus umbellata/Flatwoods plum July - Aug Quail, Turkey, Deer Rhus glabra/Smooth sumac Sept - Oct Quail, Turkey, Deer Quercus spp/All species oaks Fall - winter Deer, Turkey Sabal palmetto/Cabbage palm Late summer-winter Quail, Deer Sambucus canadensis/Elderberry Aug - Sept Turkey, Quail Sassafras albidum July - Sept Turkey, Quail, Deer Serenoa repens/Saw palmetto Late summer-winter Turkey, Deer Solidago spp/Goldenrods Spring/Summer/Fall Deer (foliage) Vaccinium arboreum/Sparkleberry Aug - winter Quail, Turkey, Deer Vaccinium stamenium/Deerberry Aug - winter Quail, Turkey, Deer dentatum/Arrowwood Aug - Nov Turkey, Quail Viburnum nudum Fall - winter Turkey, Quail Viburnum rufidulum/Rusty Blackhaw Fall - winter Turkey, Quail