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
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
Northern Red Oak / Quercus rubra Photo
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
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
Labrador Tea / Rhododendron (Ledum) groenlandicum Photo
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
Rhodora / Rhododendron canadense Photo
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
White-flowering Rhodora / Rhododendron canadense alba Photo
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
Rosebay Rhododendron / Rhododendron maximum Photo
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
Pinxterbloom / Rhododendron periclymenoides (nudiflorum) Photo
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
Swamp Azalea / Rhododendron viscosum Photo
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
Fragrant Sumac / Rhus aromatica Photo
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