A B C D E F G H 1 Trees and shrubs for of Value to Pollinators: culture, bloom and where to buy 2 Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture, March 2015 3 Compiled by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME MATURE BLOOM PERIOD WATER NOTES Available commercially in Nurseries where available HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS OK or neighboring state? 4 Early Spring Blooming 5 Species 6 Chickasaw plum Prunus angustifolia 30ft February-May Dry yes Grogg's Green Barn, Pine Ridge Gardens tea americanus 3ft March-April Dry-Moist yes Pine Ridge Gardens, Kaw River 7 Restoration Nurseries, MO Wildflowers 8 Eastern redbud Cercis canadensis 30ft March-May Moist yes Pine Ridge Gardens, MO Wildflowers Common serviceberry Amelanchier arborea 15-25ft March-May Dry yes MO Wildflowers 9 10 Possumhaw Ilex decidua 15-30ft March-May Moist yes Pine Ridge Gardens 11 Red buckeye Aesculus pavia 10-40ft March-May Moist yes Far South Nursery, MO Wildflowers Mid- to Late-Spring 12 Blooming Species Yaupon holly Ilex vomitoria 30ft April-May Moist-Dry Ilex decidua, I. yes Far South Nursery verticillata avail. At Pine 13 Ridge Gardens Blackhaw Viburnum prunifolium 15ft April-May Moist yes Pine Ridge Gardens 14 15 Rusty blackhaw Viburnum rufidulum 25ft April-May Dry yes Pine Ridge Gardens, MO Wildflowers Golden current Ribes aureum 6-12ft April-May Dry yes Pine Ridge Gardens, Grogg's Green Barn, 16 MO Wildflowers crabapple Malus ioensis 35ft April-June Moist yes MO Wildflowers 17 Roughleaf dogwood Cornus drummondii 16ft April-June Dry-Moist yes Pine Ridge Gardens, Wright's 18 Nursery Coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus 5ft April-June Dry-Moist yes Pine Ridge Gardens, Far South Nursery 19 Fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica 6-12ft April-June Dry yes Pine Ridge Gardens, Prairie Pride , Far South Nursery, MO Wildflowers

20 Black raspberry Rubus occidentalis 3-5ft April-June Dry-Moist yes MO Wildflowers 21 Rose mallow Hibiscus lasiocarpos 3-5ft April-September Wet yes Pure Air Natives, MO Wildflowers Nursery, Kaw River Restoration Nurseries 22 Downy arrowwood Viburnum rafinesquianum 6ft May Dry yes Pine Ridge Gardens 23 A B C D E F G H False indigo bush Amorpha fruticosa 10ft May-June Moist yes Pine Ridge Gardens, Kaw River Restoration Nurseries, Wright's TX 24 Nursery, MO Wildflowers Cockspur hawthorn Crataegus crus-galli 35ft May-June Dry-Moist C. brachyacantha, C. yes Prairie Moon Nursery, Nature Hills 25 marshallii, C. Nursery sweetspire Itea virginica 5ft May-June Moist yes Grogg's Green Barn, Prairie Pride Plants, Pine Ridge Gardens, MO Wildflowers, 26 Vinland Valley Nursery Common ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius 12ft May-June Moist-Dry yes Pine Ridge Gardens, MO Wildflowers 27 Carolina rose Rosa carolina 3ft May-June Dry yes Pine Ridge Gardens, Kaw River 28 Restoration Nurseries Black elderberry Sambucus nigra 6-12 ft May-June Wet yes Vinland Valley Nursery, MO Wildflowers 29 Summer Blooming 30 Species American beautyberry Callicarpa americana 8ft May-July Moist Callicarpa dichotoma yes Pine Ridge Gardens, Wright's Texas avail at Bustani Nursery, Far South Nursery, MO Wildflowers 31 32 Prairie rose Rosa arkansana 3ft May-September Dry-Moist yes Pine Ridge Gardens, MO Wildflowers Leadplant Amorpha canescens 3ft June-July Dry yes Bustani Farm, Grogg's Green Barn, Prairie Pride Plants, Pine Ridge Gardens, Kaw River Restoration Nurseries, MO 33 Wildflowers Soapweed yucca Yucca glauca 3-4ft June-August Dry yes MO Wildflowers

34 bundleflower Desmanthus illinoensis 1-3ft June-August Moist yes Almost Eden, Kaw River Restoration Nurseries, Pine Ridge Nurseries 35 Late Summer and Fall 36 Blooming Species Halberdleaf rosemallow Hibiscus laevis 6ft June-September Moist H. lasiocarpus avail at yes Kaw River Restoration Nurseries, MO 37 Pure Air Natives Wildflowers Common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis 12ft May-September Moist yes Pure Air Natives, Grogg's Green Barn, Prairie Pride Plants, Pine Ridge Gardens, Far South Nursery, MO Wildflowers

38 Blue mistflower Conoclinium coelestinum 3 ft July-November Moist Can be weedy yes Almost Eden, Far South Nursery, Grogg's 39 Green Barn

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41 42 43 This material is based upon work supported by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under number 69-7335-1-21. 44 Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Dept. of 45 Agriculture 46 47 48 49 50 ©Copyright 2015 Kerr Kerr Center 24456 Kerr Rd, Center for Sustainable Poteau, OK 74953 Agriculture. All rights [email protected] reserved. Fair use www.kerrcenter.com, guidelines in effect. 918.647.9123 Contact Kerr Center for permission to use.

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