Local Native Trees, Shrubs & Vines
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| Common Name Bearberry, Kinickinick Botanical Name Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Evergreen groundcover that can be 3 to 8 inches high, and 2 to 4 feet wide. Flowers are pink-white bells in spring. It gets small red berries in fall. The leaves stay a deep red from fall thru winter. Full to partial sun. This plant handles the worst soils! Bearberry, Kinickinick Details |
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| Common Name Red Chokeberry Botanical Name Aronia arbutifolia ( Photinia arbutifolia) Produces red berries in fall that are great for birds. Has red foliage in Fall. Handles moist to dry soil conditions, and full sun. Red Chokeberry Details |
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| Common Name Black Chokeberry Botanical Name Aronia melanocarpa (Photinia melanocarpa) Shrub that lives in wetlands, thickets and dunes. It grows to 15 feet tall and has white flowers at the end of its branches. Produces black berries. Black Chokeberry Details |
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| Common Name Flowering Dogwood Botanical Name Benthamidia (Cornus) florida Small tree 15-35 feet with low spreading branches, often wider than tall. Fall foliage color is red to reddish purple. Fruit is a glossy red cluster ripening in the fall and can persist through December. The berries are an important food source for bluebirds. In fact, many birds eat the fruit because it is high in protein. Prefers well-drained, acidic soils with mulch. Sun to partial shade. Great branch shape for winter accent! Flowering Dogwood Details |
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| Common Name Yellow Birch Botanical Name Betula alleghaniensis The broken twigs and sap of this tree smell like wintergreen! Grows 60-75 feet tall. Has beautiful yellow fall color. Its bark is an attractive peeling amber in color. Prefers cool, moist soil in full sun. Yellow Birch Details |
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| Common Name Paper Birch Botanical Name Betula papyrifera This cold tolerant birch has ornamental white bark and golden yellow fall color! Grows 50-70 feet tall. Prefers moist, acidic soil. Paper Birch Details |
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| Common Name Gray Birch Botanical Name Betula populifolia Grows 20-40 feet tall with 10-20 foot spread. Grows rapidly. Tolerates poor soil. Produces monoecious catkins in the spring. Yellow fall color. Full/part sun exposure. Gray Birch Details |
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| Common Name Ironwood, American Hornbeam, Blue Beech Botanical Name Carpinus caroliniana Tree grows 20-30 feet high and wide. It is multi-stemmed or single stemmed. In the fall, the leaves turn from dark green to yellow, orange, red, and reddish purple. The bark is smooth, thin, and bluish gray-looks like flexing muscles. A shade tolerant tree that can be placed under large trees, it can handle occasional flooding. Acidic to neutral soils. Ironwood, American Hornbeam, Blue Beech Details |
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| Common Name Bitternut Hickory Botanical Name Carya cordiformus This rapid growing Hickory produces bitter nuts in the fall, hence its name. Grows 50-70 feet tall. It has striking yellow buds in the spring. Bitternut Hickory Details |
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| Common Name Shagbark Hickory Botanical Name Carya ovata Grows 50-70 feet tall. This slow growing Hickory produces sweet edible nuts in the fall. It has large strips of exfoliating bark. Likes sun to partial shade. Tolerates a variety of soil conditions. Shagbark Hickory Details |
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