www.rainscapes.org NATURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF TREES AND SHRUBS FOR THE PIEDMONT A list of plants which are naturally found growing with each other and which adapted to the similar growing conditions to each other Scientific Name Common Name Acer buergeranum Trident maple Acer saccarum Sugar maple Acer rubrum Red Maple Betula nigra River birch Trees Cornus florida Flowering dogwood Fagus grandifolia American beech Maple Woods Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip-tree, yellow poplar Liquidamber styraciflua Sweetgum Magnolia grandiflora Southern magnolia Amelanchier arborea Juneberry, Shadbush, Servicetree Hamamelis virginiana Autumn Witchhazel Shrubs Ilex opaca American holly Ilex vomitoria*** Yaupon Holly Viburnum acerifolium Maple leaf viburnum Aesulus parvilflora Bottlebrush buckeye Aesulus pavia Red buckeye Carya ovata Shadbark hickory Cornus florida Flowering dogwood Halesia carolina Crolina silverbell Ilex cassine Cassina, Dahoon Ilex opaca American Holly Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip-tree, yellow poplar Trees Ostrya virginiana Ironwood Prunus serotina Wild black cherry Quercus alba While oak Quercus coccinea Scarlet oak Oak Woods Quercus falcata Spanish red oak Quercus palustris Pin oak Quercus rubra Red oak Quercus velutina Black oak Sassafras albidum Sassafras Azalea nudiflorum Pinxterbloom azalea Azalea canescens Piedmont azalea Ilex verticillata Winterberry Kalmia latifolia Mountain laurel Shrubs Rhododenron calendulaceum Flame azalea Rhus copallina Staghorn sumac Rhus typhina Shining sumac Vaccinium pensylvanicum Low-bush blueberry Magnolia grandiflora Southern magnolia Pinus echinata Shortleaf Pine Pinus resinosa Red pine Trees Pinus rigida Pitch pine Pinus strobus White pine Pine Woods Pinus taeda Loblolly pine Gaylussacia baccata Black Huckleberry Myrica cerifera Southern Waxmyrtle Shrubs Myrica pennsylvanica Bayberry Rhododenron calendulaceum Flame azalea Juniperus virginiana Red-cedar Trees Robina psuedo-acacia False acacia (locust) Cornus racemosa Gray dogwood Juniperus communis Common Juniper Myrica cerifera Southern Waxmyrtle Quercus ilicifolia Scrub oak Juniper Slopes Rhus glabra Smooth sumac Shrubs Rosa blanda Meadow rose Vaccinium pensylvanicum Low-bush blueberry Viburnum dentatum Arrowwood Viburnum lentago Mannyberry Viburnum prunifolium Blackshaw Zanthoxylum americanum Prickly-ash Acer negundo Box-elder Acer rubrum Red maple Carpinus caroliniana American Hornbeam Carya glabra Pignut hickory Carya ovata Shagbark hickory Celtis occidentalis Hackberry Trees Crategus Crus-galli Cockspur thorn Fraxinus americana White ash Beside a Stream Magniolia virginiana Sweetbay magnolia or Pond (note Platanus occidentalis Buttonwood or sycamore some plants Quercus palustris Pin oak listed here are Salix nigra Black willow also very drought Alnus rugosa Hazel of smooth alder tolerant) Aronia arbutifolia Red Chokeberry Clethra alnifolia Sweet pepperbrush Hamamelis virginiana Autumn witchhazel Shrubs Ilex glabra Inkberry Lindera benzoin Spicebush Salix discolor Pussywillow American or sweet elder, Sambucus canadensis Elderberry ***Suitable for warmer areas of Montgomery County/ protected locations Non-Web Sources: Ireys, Alice Ricknagel. 1967. How to Plan and Plant Your own Property Pub: M. Barrows & Co., Inc. NY, p. 57-58. Smyser, Carol. 1984. Nature's Design: A Practical Guide to Natural Landscaping. Pub: Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA. Dirr, Michael. 1990. Manual of Woody Landscape Plants, Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propogation and Uses Pub: Stipes Publishing Co., Champaign Illinois. prep: A. English, RLA, ASLA.