Local Native Trees, Shrubs & Vines

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Common Name Common Juniper Botanical Name Juniperis communis This is possibly the most widely distributed tree in the world! It prefers to grow in dry, rocky, wooded hillsides or exposed slopes. This shrub is dioecious. Common Juniper Details
Common Name Easter Red Cedar Botanical Name Juniperus virginiana An evergreen tree that grows 40-50 feet high by 8-20 feet wide. Can handle very poor sandy soils; acidic to basic. This plant likes full sun. Great for screens and specimen plantings. Cedar waxwings love the fruit, chickadees love the cover and the exfoliating bark makes great nesting material. It is dioecious. Easter Red Cedar Details
Common Name Sheep Laurel Botanical Name Kalmia angustifolia This small laurel can live in bog-like to sandy soil conditions. It grows to 3 feet high and 2 to 4 feet wide. The flowers bloom in late spring to summer and are white to pink to red pink and look like the mountain laurel. It is very hardy! Sheep Laurel Details
Common Name Mountain laurel Botanical Name Kalmia latifolia This evergreen shrub can grow 7-15 feet high and 15-30 feet wide. Produces white to pink flowers in May-June. Soil should be well-drained and acidic. Roots must be mulched. Full sun. Mountain laurel Details
Common Name Eastern Larch or Tamarack Botanical Name Larix laricina This tree grows 40-80 feet high 15-30 feet wide. It has light bluish-green needles with green to purple cones. The needles turn brilliant bronze in the fall and then drop off. Prefers moist, acidic soil and naturally occurs in boggy areas. Great fall color. Eastern Larch or Tamarack Details
Common Name Fetterbush Botanical Name Leucothoe axillaris This evergreen shrub grows 2-4 feet high and 4-8 feet wide. It has green, slender leaves that turn reddish-purple in winter. Prefers moist to moderately acidic soils in partial sun to shade. Produces creamy white flowers in the spring. Great evergreen for the shade! Fetterbush Details
Common Name Dog Laurel or Drooping Leucothoe Botanical Name Leucothoe fontanesiana Friendly neighbor! Native to Massachusetts and New York. Evergreen shrub 2-4 feet high and 4-8 feet wide. Green, slender leaves that turn reddish purple in winter. Moist to moderate acidic soils with partial sun to shade. Creamy white flowers bloom in the spring. Great evergreen for the shade! Dog Laurel or Drooping Leucothoe Details
Common Name Variegated Doghobble Botanical Name Leucothoe fontanesiana Rainbow This is a variegated leucothoe with whites, yellows, greens and burgundies on its leaves. Variegated Doghobble Details
Common Name Spicebush Botanical Name Lindera benzoin The leaves of this shrub are aromatic when crushed. Grows 6-12 feet tall and wide. Attracts birds and butterflies. Great under story species in moist woods. Produces fragrant yellow-green flowers in early spring before leaves emerge. This shrub is dioecious. Spicebush Details
Common Name American Fly Honeysuckle Botanical Name Lonicera canadensis This shrub grows 2-6 feet tall and attracts moths, butterflies, and hummingbirds with its pale yellow flowers. Birds such as Robins and Cardinals eat its reddish orange berries. It prefers a partially sunny location with moist soil. American Fly Honeysuckle Details