Native Trees and Shrubs for Your Garden* TREES Evergreen Trees Sourwood, Oxydendrum arboreum Atlantic White-cedar, Chamaecyparis thyoides Loblolly Pine, Pinus taeda Ti-ti, Cyrilla racemiflora Laurel Oak, Quercus hemisphaerica American Holly, Ilex opaca Live Oak, Quercus virginiana Topel Holly, Ilex x attenuata Black Locust, Robinia pseudoacacia Eastern Red-cedar, Juniperus virginiana Sassafras, Sassafras albidum Southern Magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora Sweet-bay, Magnolia virginiana var. australis Trees for Moist Sites Common Wax-myrtle, Morella cerifera syn. Myrica Red Buckeye, Aesculus pavia cerifera Service-berry, Amelanchier arborea & other Amelanchier Red Bay, Persea palustris syn. Persea borbonia species Long-leaf Pine, Pinus palustris River Birch, Betula nigra Eastern White Pine, Pinus strobus is suitable for the Hawthorn, Crataegus phaenopyrum & other C. species mountains though difficult to grow in the piedmont Ti-ti, Cyrilla racemiflora or coastal plain Southern Magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora Loblolly Pine, Pinus taeda Sweet-bay, Magnolia virginiana Laurel Oak, Quercus hemisphaerica Common Wax-myrtle, Morella cerifera syn. Myrica Live Oak, Quercus virginiana cerifera Eastern Arborvitae, Thuja occidentalis Black-gum, Nyssa sylvatica Eastern Hemlock, Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hop-hornbeam, Ostrya virginiana Fever-tree, Pinckneya bracteata Small Trees (under 30 feet at maturity) Overcup Oak, Quercus lyrata Chalk Maple, Acer leucoderme Swamp Chestnut Oak, Quercus michauxii Red Buckeye, Aesculus pavia Bald-cypress, Taxodium distichum Service-berry, Amelanchier arborea & other Amelanchier species Trees that Attract Wildlife Redbud, Cercis canadensis Yellow Buckeye, Aesculus octandra White Fringetree, Chionanthus virginicus Red Buckeye, Aesculus pavia Flowering Dogwood, Cornus florida Service-berry, Amelanchier arborea & other Amelanchier Hawthorn, Crataegus phaenopyrum & other C. species species Ti-ti, Cyrilla racemiflora Flowering Dogwood, Cornus florida Silverbell, Halesia diptera and H. carolina Hawthorn, Crataegus phaenopyrum & other Crataegus American Holly, Ilex opaca species Yaupon Holly, Ilex vomitoria Eastern Persimmon, Diospyros virginiana Sweetbay, Magnolia virginiana, though selected cultivars American Holly, Ilex opaca are under 30 ft, the straight species can be taller Yaupon Holly, Ilex vomitoria Common Wax-myrtle, Morella cerifera syn. Myrica Eastern Red-cedar, Juniperus virginiana cerifera Southern Magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora Snowbell, Styrax grandifolius and S. americanus Common Wax-myrtle, Morella cerifera syn. Myrica cerifera Trees for Dry Sites Loblolly Pine, Pinus taeda Chalk Maple, Acer leucoderme Carolina Cherry Laurel, Prunus caroliniana White Fringetree, Chionanthus virginicus Black Cherry, Prunus serotina American Smoketree, Cotinus obovatus Sassafras, Sassafras albidum Common Wax-myrtle, Morella cerifera syn. Myrica Eastern Hemlock, Tsuga canadensis cerifera continued... www.ncbg.unc.edu Trees for Neutral or Alkaline Sites Great-laurel, Rhododendron maximum Eastern Arborvitae, Thuja occidentalis dwarf forms Service-berry, Amelanchier arborea Redbud, Cercis canadensis Shrubs for Hedges or Screens Kentucky Yellow-wood, Cladrastris kentukea Hawthorn, Crataegus phaenopyrum & other Crataegus Florida-hobblebush,Agarista populifolia syn. species Leucothoe populifolia Eastern Persimmon, Diospyros virginiana Yellow Anise-tree, Illicium parviflorum Honey-locust, Gleditsia triacanthos Common Wax-myrtle, Morella cerifera syn. Myrica Yaupon Holly, Ilex vomitoria cerifera Southern Magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora * most evergreens can be utilized for screens; the Live Oak, Quercus virginiana abovementioned are more tolerant of pruning Black Locust, Robinia pseudoacacia Shrubs for Moist Sites Bald-cypress, Taxodium distichum Florida-hobblebush, Agarista populifolia syn. Trees with Showy Flowers or Fruits Leucothoe populifolia Red Chokeberry, Aronia arbutifolia Yellow Buckeye, Aesculus flava Common Buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis Red Buckeye, Aesculus pavia Coastal Sweet-pepperbush, Clethra alnifolia Service-berry, Amelanchier arborea & other Amelanchier Gray Dogwood, Cornus amomum species Ti-ti, Cyrilla racemiflora Redbud, Cercis canadensis Dwarf Witch-alder, Fothergilla gardenii White Fringetree, Chionanthus virginicus Virginia Sweetspire, Itea virginica Kentucky Yellow-wood, Cladrastris kentukea Mountain Doghobble, Leucothoe fontanesiana Flowering Dogwood, Cornus florida Smooth Northern Spicebush, Lindera benzoin Hawthorn, Crataegus phaenopyrum & other C. species Smooth Azalea, Rhododendron arborescens Silverbell, Halesia diptera and H. carolina Dwarf Azalea, Rhododendron atlanticum Topel Holly, Ilex x attenuata Pink-shell Azalea, Rhododendron vaseyi American Holly, Ilex opaca Swamp Azalea, Rhododendron viscosum Yaupon Holly, Ilex vomitoria Common Elderberry, Sambucus canadensis Southern Magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora Honeycup, Zenobia pulverulenta Big-leaf Magnolia, Magnolia macrophylla Sweet-bay, Magnolia virginiana Shrubs for Dry Sites Black Locust, Robinia pseudoacacia Snowbell, Styrax grandifolius and S. americanus New Jersey-tea, Ceanothus americanus Bush-honeysuckle, Diervilla sessilifolia Trees for Fall Color Shrubby St. John’s-wort, Hypericum prolificum Mountain-laurel, Kalmia latifolia Chalk Maple, Acer leucoderme Sumac, Rhus glabra, R. typhina Eastern Red Maple, Acer rubrum Flowering Dogwood, Cornus florida Downy Arrow-wood, Viburnum rafinesquianum American Smoketree, Cotinus obovatus Shrubs that Attract Wildlife Black-gum, Nyssa sylvatica Sassafras, Sassafras albidum Red Chokeberry, Aronia arbutifolia Sourwood, Oxydendrum arboreum Gray Dogwood, Cornus amomum Deciduous Holly, Ilex decidua SHRUBS Inkberry, Ilex glabra Common Winterberry, Ilex verticillata Evergreen Shrubs Common Elderberry, Sambucus canadensis Sparkleberry, Vaccinium arboreum Florida-hobblebush, Agarista populifolia syn. Highbush Blueberry, Vaccinium corymbosum Leucothoe populifolia Viburnum, Viburnum spp. Inkberry, Ilex glabra Yaupon Holly, Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’ Shrubs for Neutral or Alkaline Sites Yellow Anise-tree, Illicium parviflorum Mountain-laurel, Kalmia latifolia Red Chokeberry, Aronia arbutifolia Mountain Doghobble, Leucothoe fontanesiana Coastal Sweet-pepperbush, Clethra alnifolia Devilwood, Osmanthus americanus Smooth Hydrangea, Hydrangea arborescens Catawba Rhododendron, Rhododendron catawbiense Oak-leaf Hydrangea, Hydrangea quercifolia 2 continued... Smooth Northern Spicebush, Lindera benzoin Atlantic Ninebark, Physocarpus opulifolius *Please Note: This list is based on our experience Smooth Sumac, Rhus glabra gardening in the Piedmont of North Carolina. Although we consider everything here suitable for the Southeast, Shrubs with Showy Flowers or Fruit not all of the plants are suitable for all areas of the Red Chokeberry, Aronia arbutifolia Southeast. Most can be successfully grown in the Pied- American Beauty-berry, Callicarpa americana mont, but there are some that will not thrive in the more Smooth Sweet-shrub, Calycanthus floridus var. glaucus extreme conditions of the Mountains or the Coastal Coastal Sweet-pepperbush, Clethra alnifolia Plain, or in the northern or southern extremes of the Bush-honeysuckle, Diervilla sessilifolia region. Dwarf Witch-alder, Fothergilla gardenii Nomenclature follows Alan S.Weakley’s Flora of the American Witch-hazel, Hamamelis virginiana Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia (working draft of Smooth Hydrangea, Hydrangea arborescens Oak-leaf Hydrangea, Hydrangea quercifolia July 5, 2005). Shrubby St. John’s-wort, Hypericum prolificum Common Winterberry, Ilex verticillata Virginia Sweetspire, Itea virginica Mountain-laurel, Kalmia latifolia Atlantic Ninebark, Physocarpus opulifolius Native Azaleas and Rhododendrons, Rhododendron spp. Honeycup, Zenobia pulverulenta Shrubs for Fall Color Red Chokeberry, Aronia arbutifolia Coastal Sweet-pepperbush, Clethra alnifolia Dwarf Witch-alder, Fothergilla gardenii American Witch-hazel, Hamamelis virginiana Oak-leaf Hydrangea, Hydrangea quercifolia Virginia Sweetspire, Itea virginica Smooth Northern Spicebush, Lindera benzoin Highbush Blueberry, Vaccinium corymbosum Sumacs, Rhus spp VINES Deciduous Vines Pipevine, Aristolochia macrophylla Climbing Aster, Ampelaster carolinianus syn. Aster carolinianus Cross-vine, Bignonia capreolata Climbing-hydrangea, Decumaria barbara Coral Honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens is evergreen in protected/mild weather; non- invasive Virginia-creeper, Parthenocissus quinquefolia Purple Passion-flower, Passiflora incarnata American Wisteria, Wisteria frutescens Evergreen Vines Carolina Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) Crossvine (Bignonia capreolata) [Will remain evergreen in some areas] 3.