A List of Plants Recommended for Snow Creek Landscaping Projects This is intended to be a partial list of regional native plants that have proven to be reliably hardy in the Asheville area and conform to Snow Creek’s mission of developing sustainable landscapes. Plants with * in column D are thought to be resistant to deer browse. Please note that as the deer population increases and natural food supplies decrease deer may begin to feed off of plants included in this list. Column W ranks the water needs for each species from 1 to 3 with 3 being the highest moisture requirement. Newly installed plants require more water than usual. All plants have specific site requirements so please consult a reliable text for more detailed information about cultural requirements. The estimated height and spread of plants at maturity is given in feet. SHADE TREES: SPECIES CULTIVARS HT/SP FORM QUALITIES PROBLEMS D W Acer rubrum ‘Autumn 55/45 Broadly Can withstand wet or Shallow rooted, will * Red Maple Flame’ 60/50 ovate compacted soil, good not withstand high pH. 2 ‘Oct. Glory’ 50/30 Broadly red fall color, fast ‘Bowhall’ 60/50 ovate growing ‘Red Sunset’ Broadly Many others ovate Broadly ovate Acer x ‘Freemanii’ ‘Armstrong’ 60/25 Columnar Many of the same Somewhat shallow * 2 Hybrid Maple ‘Autumn 65/50 Ovate qualities as Red rooted Blaze’ 70/35 Ovate Maple but faster Not tolerant of high ‘Scarlet pH. Sentinel’ Acer saccharum ‘Gr. Mountain’ 70/40 Upright Excellent fall color, Requires a moist, * Sugar Maple ‘Legacy’ oval summer shade, fertile soil. 2 Many others choice native tree Aesculus octandra None known 40/50 Broadly Yellow flowers, good Requires moist site or * 3 Buckeye ovate form, tolerates high irrigation. pH. Betula nigra ‘Heritage’ 50/35 Ovate Good bark character, Requires moist site or * River birch ‘Dura-Heat’ site tolerant, resists irrigation during 3 bronze birch borer. periods of drought. Ambrosia beetle. Carya spp. Hicans 60/20 Yellow fall color, Will need to be Hickories interesting bark, nuts protected from deer 1 Cladrastis kentuckea ‘Rosea’ 50/55 Broad Excellent wisteria- Very few serious * Yellowwood Rounded like flowers in some problems. Ambrosia 2 years, great native beetle. tree Fagus grandifolia None known 95/80 Broadly Gold in fall, great Buy only young trees, * American Beech Ovate bark and form , the slow to establish, 2 choicest native Beech bark disease, specimen tree requires rich soil and adequate moisture Fraxinus americana ‘Autumn 45/25 Ovate Great fall color, open Needs deep, moist * White ash Applause’ 45/60 Pyramidal in winter, good for soil. Has many pest 2 ‘Autumn large spaces problems as a young Purple’ tree. Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Marshall 55/45 Broadly Very adaptable and Seed pods on female * Green Ash Seedless’ 60/50 ovate easy to establish. plants, anthracnose 2 ‘Pratmore’ Broadly can be a problem. Many others ovate Gymnocladus diocus None known 75/65 Ovate/open Last to leaf out and Not tolerant of high * 1 Kentucky Coffee Tree first to defoliate pH, seed pods. 1 Halesia tetraptera ‘Rosea’ 40/25 Rounded Excellent flowering Needs rich, well Carolina Silverbell crown native tree, drained soil. Pest free 3 interesting bark. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Rotundiloba’ 75/50 Pyramidal Straight growing, Fruit can be a * Sweetgum tolerant of poor problem, 2 drainage, fall color ‘Rotundiloba’ is fruitless. Liriodendron tulipifera Few 90/50 Somewhat Straight growing Requires deep soils Tulip Poplar pyramidal with adequate 2 moisture Magnolia acuminata None known 90/40 Pyramidal Great yellow flowers, Requires deep well * Cucumber Magnolia varies in youth interesting foliage drained soil and will 3 not tolerate drought. Magnolia fraseri None known 90/40 Pyramidal Interesting leaves, Cool root run. * Fraser Magnolia in youth yellow flowers 3 Nyssa sylvatica Few cultivars 70/45 Conical Great fall color, Leaf spot is a problem. * Blackgum ‘Wildfire’ ovate adapts to poor 1 drainage and dry soils Platanus occidentalis Few 75/75 Spreading Great bark and Anthracnose * 2 Sycamore open architecture Quercus alba None known 95/100 Broad Great tree in all Difficult to establish * White oak rounded seasons on compacted sites, 1 slow to recover from + transplant Acorns attract deer Quercus bicolor None known 80/70 Rounded Good substitute for Will withstand * Swamp White Oak White Oak compacted soil 2 conditions but not tolerant of high pH. Acorns attract deer Quercus imbricaria None known 60/60 Broad Tolerates dry soils No major problems., * Shingle Oak rounded except availability 2 Acorns Quercus lyrata None known 45/45 Broad Tolerates poor No major problems * Overcup Oak rounded drainage Except availability. 2 Acorns attract deer Quercus macrocarpa None known 80/80 Broad Adapts to almost any Slow to recover from * 1 Bur Oak rounded soil conditions transplanting Acorns Tilia americana ‘Redmon’ 80/40 Ovate Good for the edge of Japanese beetles, also * Basswood woods, if soil has a habit of 3 conditions are good browning in dry summers Quercus rubra None known 75/75 Broad Good for shade Requires moist soils * 2 ‘Red Oak’ rounded Quercus shumardii None known 60/60 Pyramidal Best Red Oak Tolerant of most soils * Shumard oak to rounded 2 SMALL TREES: SPECIES CULTIVARS HT/SP FORM QUALITIES PROBLEMS D W 2 Acer leucoderme None known 30/25 Oval Like a small Sugar Avoid poorly drained * Chalk Maple Rounded Maple but tolerates sites 2 dry soil Acer pensylvanica None known 20/15 Arching Useful in understory Needs well drained, 2 Striped Maple at higher elevations cooler sites Aesculus pavia None known 20/15 Rounded Useful in understory Japanese beetles, may * Red Buckeye or at woods edge, red turn brown or defoliate 3 flowers in hot, dry summers. Amelanchier sp. ‘Autumn 25/20 Ovate Earliest white flowers May defoliate early in * Serviceberry Brilliance’ 25/20 Rounded Good fall color, fruit hot dry exposures. 2 ‘Princess 30/15 Ovate is attractive to birds, Diana’ Tolerates shade ‘Robin Hill’ Many more Carpinus caroliniana None known 30/30 Becomes Underutilized native Can be affected by * Carolina Hornbeam spreading has interesting bark die-back related to 2 w/ age and shape canker Cercis canadensis Var. alba 25/25 Spreading Great flowering trees Forest Pansy may fade * Eastern Redbud ‘Forest Pansy’ 25/25 Spreading With a low outline, under bright, hot 1 ‘Appalachian 25/25 Spreading tolerates light shade conditions. All Red’ or open exposures Redbuds need decent drainage Cercis canadensis ‘Oklahoma’ 18/18 Spreading Larger flowers, May not be hardy in * ssp. texensis ‘Texas White’ 18/18 Spreading leathery leaves certain winters. May 1 Texas Redbud need protection from deer. Chionanthus virginicus None known 20/20 Spreading Great plant, Not many problems. * Fringetree open interesting foliage, 2 white fragrant fringe- like flowers. Cornus florida Many 20/20 Spreading State flower, layered Susceptible to discula, * Flowering Dogwood effect, good fall color a serious disease 2 effecting Dogwoods Cotinus obovatus None known 25/25 Rounded Great fall color, Difficult to find The * American Smoketree interesting in flower non-native C. 2 coggygria is more commonly available Crateagus phaenopyrum ‘Vaugh’ 25/25 Broadly Fall color, red fruit Cedar Apple Rust * Washington Hawthorn Oval 2 Crataegus marshallii None known 25/20 Rounded/ Finely cut foliage, Mail order only * Parsley Haw Ovate will tolerate shade 2 Crateagus crus-galli ‘Inermis’ 25/25 Broad Tolerates most soils Thorns. Var. Inermis * 2 rounded is thornless Crataegus spathulata None known 20/25 Spreading Finely cut foliage, Mail order only, can * Littlehip Haw exfoliating bark, red be susceptible to fire 2 fruit, excellent fall blight color Crataegus viridis ‘Winter King’ 30/30 Rounded This the hawthorn Susceptible to cedar * Green Hawthorn that is most widely apple rust 2 planted Halesia diptera var. 30/25 Rounded Smaller than Carolina Requires moist, rich * 2 Winged Silverbell Magniflora Silverbell, showy in soils. 3 3 flower mail order Ilex decidua ‘Warren Red’ 15/15 Spreading Good hedging plant, Deer will browse Possum Haw red fruit attractive to 3 birds Ilex verticillata ‘Winter Red’ 15/15 Ovate Red fruit Deer will browse Winterberry 2 Sassafras albidum None known 60/40 Pyramidal, Great fall color, Can colonize from * Sassafras irregular mitten-shaped leaves root suckers 2 Stewartia malacodendron None known 15/15 Shrubby All Stewartias are Difficult to transplant. * Silky Stewartia choice, flowers, bark, Provide rich soil. 2 etc. Mail order Stewartia ovata var. 12/12 Spreading Choice specimen Difficult to transplant. * Mountain Stewartia grandiflora Native Rich, moist acid soil. 2 Mail order Styrax americanus None known 15/10 Open/multi Terrific white Requires cool, moist, * American Snowbell fragrant flowers in organic soil. Mail 3 June order. Ambrosia beetles Viburnum prunifolium Similar 18/12 Rounded Interesting native at Needs to be trained * Blackhaw Viburnum species: woods edge into tree form 1 rufidulum Evergreen Trees: SPECIES CULTIVARS HT/SP FORM QUALITIES PROBLEMS D W Ilex x attenuata ‘Foster’s #2’ 25/12 Pyramidal Dense small leaves, Can break up in heavy * Native Hybrid Hollies ‘Greenleaf’ 25/15 heavy fruiting snow or ice. 2 ‘Alagold’ 25/12 Ilex opaca ‘Satyr Hill’ 30/20 Pyramidal Responds to pruning, Slow growing, midge * 2 American Holly Many others excellent foliage and and leaf minors can be berries, useful for problem. Not many screening or as problems in this area. specimen Juniperus virginiana ‘Sky Rocket’ 20/8 Pyramidal Good screening Cedar apple rust and * Eastern Red Cedar ‘Emerald 20/5 Columnar plants, foliage color bagworms. Avoid 1 Sentinel’ 20/8 Pyramidal varies with cultivars combining w/ ‘Burkii’ from deep green to Crabapples or blue gray hawthorns. Magnolia grandifolia Many 80/40 Pyramidal Signature plant of the Can break up in ice Southern Magnolia Deep south and snow 2 Pinus strobus Many cultivars 80/40 Pyramidal One of the trees Will not tolerate * White Pine naturally occurring in poorly drained soils, 2 western NC or road salt.