Local Native Trees, Shrubs & Vines
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| Common Name Scrub or Bear Oak Botanical Name Quercus ilicifolia This drought resistant oak produces acorns so bitter that only bears eat them! Produces monoecious catkins in the spring. Its leaves resemble some holly leaves. Grows 10-20 feet tall. Prefers full sun with poor, dry, sandy soil. Scrub or Bear Oak Details |
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| Common Name Northern Red Oak Botanical Name Quercus rubra This tree grows 60-75 feet tall and wide. It grows rapidly and tolerates drought and air pollution. Produces acorns in the fall. Prefers sun and well-drained soil. Northern Red Oak Details |
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| Common Name Black Oak Botanical Name Quercus velutina This shade tree grows 50-60 feet tall. Its bark starts out smooth and gray but matures to rough and black. Catkins appear in the spring. The female catkins are reddish green and the male catkins are yellowish green. This tree is monoecious. Prefers a sunny location with rich, well-drained, acidic soil. It will tolerate Black Walnut. Its acorns are an important food source for tons of wildlife! Black Oak Details |
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| Common Name Labrador Tea Botanical Name Rhododendron (Ledum) groenlandicum An evergreen shrub that grows 2-4 feet high and wide. It has deep green leaves above with rust colored hair underneath. Produces white flowers May-June. Prefers sandy, peaty, acidic soils in full sun to partial shade. Great around ponds and bog gardens. Labrador Tea Details |
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| Common Name Rhodora Botanical Name Rhododendron canadense This shrub grows 3-4 feet high. It has gray-green leaves with bright rosy purple flowers in April. Prefers full sun and acidic, moist soils. Great for swampy areas and bog gardens. Rhodora Details |
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| Common Name White-flowering Rhodora Botanical Name Rhododendron canadense alba This shrub is one of the hardiest woody plants and can tolerate extremely low temperatures! The white-flowering variety can be hard to find. Grows up to 4 feet tall. Prefers a sunny location with moist to wet soil conditions. White-flowering Rhodora Details |
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| Common Name Rosebay Rhododendron Botanical Name Rhododendron maximum An evergreen shrub that grows 4-15 feet high with an open branch structure. Flowers are rose purple or pink to white in June. Prefers acidic soils in the shade. Rosebay Rhododendron Details |
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| Common Name Pinxterbloom Botanical Name Rhododendron periclymenoides (nudiflorum) This shrub can get 4-8 feet high and 3-5 feet wide. Flowers are pale pink to deep violet and are very fragrant. Blooms in the spring. Prefers sun to light shade and acidic soils. Grows in dry woods and along streams. Pinxterbloom Details |
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| Common Name Swamp Azalea Botanical Name Rhododendron viscosum This evergreen shrub can grow in swamps or by ponds. It grows 1-8 feet high and 3-8 feet wide in a loose, open habit. Flowers are white to pink in May and June. Prefers full sun to partial shade. Swamp Azalea Details |
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| Common Name Fragrant Sumac Botanical Name Rhus aromatica This shrub can reach 6 feet tall and 10 feet wide. Found in moist to dry rocky or sandy soils. Leaves are three on a stem. Should not be confused with poison ivy-this plant is not poisonous! Fall color is scarlet to burgundy and females have a red fruiting body in the fall. Great for sandy bank stabilization. It is dioecious. Fragrant Sumac Details |
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