Local Native Trees, Shrubs & Vines

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Common Name New Jersey Tea Botanical Name Ceanothus americanus This shrub attracts hummingbirds and butterflies with its white flowers that bloom in summer. Turkey and quail eat its seeds. Grows 2-4 feet tall and prefers sandy, well-drained soil. New Jersey Tea Details
Common Name Button Bush Botanical Name Cephalanthus occidentalis This shrub grows 3 to 8 feet tall and 3 to 6 feet wide. Flowers are 1 inch white balls that form at the ends of branches in the summer. Found in ponds and stream banks in full sun to light shade. Great for butterflies! Button Bush Details
Common Name Eastern Redbud Botanical Name Cercis canadensis Small, multi-stemmed tree that grows 20-30 feet tall with a 25-35 foot spread. Flowers are reddish purple in bud changing to rose pink with purple when open March-April. Yellow fall color. Soils acidic to basic. Needs to be moist but not wet. Eastern Redbud Details
Common Name Leatherleaf Botanical Name Chamaedaphne calyculata Evergreen Shrub 2-5 feet tall and spreading. Leaves are brownish green in color. Flowers are white with urn shape at ends of branches April-June. Good for wet, boggy areas. Can handle highly acidic soils. Leatherleaf Details
Common Name Virgin's Bower Botanical Name Clematis virginiana This vine attracts hummingbirds and butterflies with its fragrant white flowers that bloom midsummer. Grows 12-15 feet. Prefers full sun to partial shade. Virgin's Bower Details
Common Name White or Pink Flowered Summer Sweet Botanical Name Clethra alnifolia This shrub grows 3-8 feet tall and prefers moist to wet soil. It is low maintenance and will naturalize. Produces beautiful, fragrant, white or pink flowers in summer. Attracts butterflies. White or Pink Flowered Summer Sweet Details
Common Name Sweetfern Botanical Name Comptonia peregrina Shrub 4ft. high and wide. Has glossy, green fern-looking leaves. Likes dry, sandy, acidic soils and sun to partial sun. Good on sandy hillsides. Aromatic foliage. Sweetfern Details
Common Name Beaked Hazelnut Botanical Name Corylus cornuta This large-flowering shrub can grow up to 16 feet tall. It produces edible hazelnuts in the fall. It prefers sun to partial shade and well-drained soil. Beaked Hazelnut Details
Common Name Bush Cinquefoil Botanical Name Dasiphora floribunda (Potentilla fruticosa) This shrub grows 1-4 feet high and 2-4 feet wide. It gets bright yellow or white flowers that last from June til the first frost. Tolerates poor, dry soils. Prefers full sun to partial shade. Bush Cinquefoil Details
Common Name Northern Bush Honeysuckle Botanical Name Diervilla lonicera Grows 1-2 feet tall. This shrub has gorgeous bronze green foliage! Tolerant of windy conditions. Produces yellow flowers in the early summer. Prefers dry, sandy soil. Northern Bush Honeysuckle Details