deer tolerant – Plants Identified

Betula nigra

River Birch Family: Betulaceae Native Region: Eastern US Plant Community: Urban growth Size: 40-70′ tall, 40-60′ wide Hardiness Zone: 4-9 Habitat: Found in floodplains, swampy bottomlands, along streams, and anthropogenic sites. Prefers moist, acidic, fertile soil including semi-aquatic soil but can also tolerate dry ones, tolerates bad drainage situations. Most heat tolerant of all birches. Leaf:Continue reading “Betula nigra”

Salix × pendulina “Elegantissima”

Wisconsin weeping willow Family: Salicaceae Native Region: Garden origin, Naturalized: Select eastern central, and western US states, select portions of eastern and western Canada Plant Community: Size: 30-50′ tall and wide Hardiness Zone: 4 Habitat: Prefers moist to wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade and thrives best in moist soil with full sun.Continue reading “Salix × pendulina “Elegantissima””

Solidago rugosa

Common Wrinkle-leafed Goldenrod Family: Asteraceae Native Region: Eastern US and Canada Plant Community: Old Field, Red Maple Swamp Size: 2.5-3′ tall and wide Hardiness Zone: 4-8 Habitat: Found in anthropogenic habitats, meadows and fields, swamps, and wetland margins. Prefers slightly acidic, moist, well-drained soil in full sun, but also tolerates light shade. This is a colonizingContinue reading “Solidago rugosa”

Malus adstringens “Hopa”

Cultivar of Crab Apple Family: Rosaceae Native Region: Not native Plant Community: Barrier Beach, Old Field Size: 10-25′ tall and wide Hardiness Zone: 4-8 Habitat: Prefers moist, clay, sandy, acidic soil in full sun to partial shade. Tolerates seaside and moderately salty conditions. Leaf: Dark-purplish green leaves in the summer, turning to yellow in theContinue reading “Malus adstringens “Hopa””

Salix alba

White Willow Family: Salicaceae Native Region: Europe, Northern to Central Africa, Naturalized: All of US and Canada Plant Community: Size: 50-80′ tall, 40-70′ wide Hardiness Zone: 2-8 Habitat: Found in areas with moist soil with river banks, lowlands. Prefers medium to wet soil in full sun to part shade, and can tolerate clay soil. Avoid dry soils. Leaf:Continue reading “Salix alba”

Liquidambar styraciflua

American Sweetgum Family: Altingiaceae Native Region: Eastern US, Naturalized: California Plant Community: Oak Hickory Size: 60-80′ tall, 40-60′ wide Hardiness Zone: 4-8 Habitat: Found in moist low woods, along streams. Can be in seaside locations if protected from winds. Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun, swamps, and wetland margins. Prefers deep, moist, fertileContinue reading “Liquidambar styraciflua”

Ilex opaca

American Holly Family: Aquifoliaceae Native Region: Eastern, Southeastern, Central US Plant Community: Barrier Beach Size: 15-30′ tall, 10-20′ wide Hardiness Zone: 5-9 Habitat: Found in rich bottomlands, swamp margins, moist woods, and some coastal dunes. Prefers acidic, well-drained soil in fulll sun to part shade. Warning: Stay away from cold winter winds; loses density in too much shade.Continue reading “Ilex opaca”

Aesculus parviflora

Bottlebrush Buckeye Family: Hippocastanaceae, Sapindaceae Native Region: Southeastern US, Pennsylvania, NY, New Jersey Plant Community: Red Maple, Oak Hickory, Old Field Size: 8-12′ tall, 8-15′ wide Hardiness Zone: 5-8 Habitat: Found in rich woodlands with average to moist soil. This species does well in full sun to partial shade and can tolerate wet soil. Its dense, mounded, suckeringContinue reading “Aesculus parviflora”

Cercis canadensis

Eastern Redbud Family: Fabaceae Native region: Eastern US and Central/Eastern Canada Plant Community: Oak Hickory Size: 20-30′ tall, 20-35′ wide, munk trunked Hardiness Zone: 4-9 Habitat: Found in open woodlands, thickets, woodland margins, limestone glades and along rocky streams and bluffs. Prefers average, moist, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Does not survive in wetContinue reading “Cercis canadensis”