Free Bare-Root Tree and Shrub Program - Available Plant List Common name Height / Soil Moisture Type Notes Qty. Scientific name Spread Light Level Fragrant Sumac Dry-medium Small-medium shrub 6' / 10' Nectar for butterflies; fruit for birds; forms thickets Rhus aromatica sun/part shade Ninebark Dry-medium Small-medium shrub 8' / 6' Nectar for butterflies and hummingbirds; seeds for birds Physocarpus opulifolius sun/part shade Purple Beauty-berry Dry-medium Small-medium shrub 6’ / 6’ Nectar for insects; fruit for birds Callicarpa americana sun/shade Buttonbush Medium-wet Medium shrub 12' / 8' Nectar for butterflies and hummingbirds; seeds for birds Cephalanthus occidentalis sun/shade Ozark Witch-hazel Medium Medium shrub 10' / 15' Pollen; food for deer and rabbits; seeds for birds Hamamelis vernalis sun/part shade Spicebush Medium Medium shrub 12' / 12' Host for butterfly larvae; food for insects Lindera benzoin sun/part shade Southern Arrowwood Medium Medium shrub 10’ / 10’ Nectar for butterflies; fruit for birds Viburnum dentatum sun/part shade Carolina buckthorn Medium Medium-large shrub 15' / 15' Showy fruits eaten by birds Rhamnus caroliniana sun/part shade Elderberry Medium Medium-large shrub 15' / 15' Pollen; fruit for mammals and songbirds Sambucus canadensis sun/part shade Eastern Wahoo Medium Large shrub 20' / 20' Showy fruits eaten by birds Euonymus atropurpureus sun/part shade Gray Dogwood Dry-medium Attracts songbirds; strong root structure good for Large shrub 15' / 15' Cornus racemosa sun/shade streamside habitats Possum Haw Medium-wet Large shrub/small tree 15' / 12' Fruit winter food for birds Ilex decidua sun/part shade Serviceberry Dry-medium Large shrub/small tree 25' / 25' Food for insects, mammals, and birds Amelanchier arborea sun/part shade Eastern Redbud Medium Cercis canadensis Small tree 30' / 35' sun/part shade Host for butterfly larvae; food for birds Flowering Dogwood Medium Small tree 25' / 25' Host for butterfly larvae; food for birds Cornus florida sun/part shade Please mark the desired quantity for each plant you are interested in. Due to limited funds, we may only be able to partially fulfill your request. Thank you! Common name Height / Soil Moisture Scientific name Type Spread Light Level Notes Qty. Pawpaw Medium-wet Asimina triloba Small tree 30' / 30' sun/part shade Host for butterfly larvae; food for birds and mammals Wild Plum Dry-Medium Prunus spp. Small tree 25’ / 25’ sun/part shade Host for butterflies; fruit for birds Sand Bar Willow Wet-medium Salix interior Small tree 30' / 20' sun Strong root structure, good for streamside habitats Black Cherry Medium Prunus serotina Medium tree 65' / 35' sun/part shade Host for butterflies; food for birds Black Gum Dry-wet Nyssa sylvatica Medium tree 50' / 30' sun/part shade Host for butterflies; food for songbirds Persimmon Dry-medium Diospyros virginiana Medium tree 60' / 35' sun/part shade Food for insects, mammals, and birds Black Walnut Medium Juglans nigra Large tree 100' / 100' sun Food for insects, mammals, and birds Bur Oak Dry-medium Host for butterflies; food for insects and mammals; very Quercus macrocarpa Large tree 80' / 80' sun large acorns Chinkapin Oak Dry-medium Acorns highly desired by deer, turkey, and other wildlife; Quercus muehlenbergii Large tree 80' / 70' sun tolerant of rocky, slighty acidic sites Northern Red Oak Dry-medium Quercus rubra Large tree 75' / 75' sun Host for butterflies; food for insects and mammals Red Maple Medium-wet Acer rubrum Large tree 70' / 50' sun/part shade Host for butterflies; food for insects River Birch Medium-wet Betula nigra Large tree 70' / 60' sun/part shade Host for butterflies; fruit for birds Shagbark Hickory Medium Carya ovata Large tree 90' / 70' sun/part shade Food for mammals and birds Shumard Oak Dry-medium Quercus shumardii Large tree 100' / 80' sun Food for insects, mammals, and birds Sugar Maple Medium Acer saccharum Large tree 80' / 60' sun/part shade Host for butterflies; food for insects Sycamore Medium-wet Platanus occidentalis Large tree 100' / 100' sun Resistant to beavers; provides wildlife cover White Oak Dry-medium Quercus alba Large tree 85' / 80' sun Host for butterflies; food for insects and mammals .