dry soil – Page 2 – Plants Identified

Quercus ilicifolia

Scrub Oak Family: Fagaceae Native Region: Northeastern US and Eastern Canada Plant Community: Barrier Beach, Old Field Size: 12-20′ tall Hardiness Zone: 6-10 Habitat: Found in disturbed areas, barrens, rocky ridges, mountainous terrain in dry, sandy, acidic, gravelly soils. It prefers full sun and acts as an understory tree. Leaf: Dark green in summer, reddish burgundy inContinue reading “Quercus ilicifolia”

Pinus rigida

Pitch Pine Family: Pinaceae Native Region: Eastern US and Canada Plant Community: Oak Hickory, Barrier Beach, Old Field? Size: 40-70′ tall Hardiness Zone: 4-7 Habitat: Found in dry, rocky soils, exposed sites, dry sites, coastal swamps and peaty, coastal swamps. It prefers full sun exposure in dry, rocky, sandy soil, acidic (pH <6.8) soil, but isContinue reading “Pinus rigida”

Carpinus caroliniana

American Hornbeam Family: Betulaceae Native Region: Eastern US and Canada Plant Community: Red Maple, Oak Hickory Size: 20-35′ tall and wide Hardiness Zone: 3-9 Habitat: Found in Floodplain (river or stream floodplains), forests, shores of rivers or lakes, swamps, river banks, seepage swamps, riparian and deciduous forests, rich moist woods, valleys, ravine bottoms and rocky slopes along streams,Continue reading “Carpinus caroliniana”

Hudsonia tomentosa

Woolly Beach-Heather or Sand False Heather Family: Cistaceae Native Region: North and Northeast US and Southern Canada Plant Community: Barrier Beach Size: 4-8″ tall Hardiness Zone: 3-6 Habitat: Found in dunes, grassland, shores of rivers or lakes. This plant is adapted to sand dunes, sandy pine woods, pine-barrens, and sand hills clearings, but is less salt tolerant thanContinue reading “Hudsonia tomentosa”

Betula populifolia

Gray Birch Family: Betulaceae Native Region: Northeastern US, Southeastern Canada Plant Community: Old Field, Northern Hardwood, adjacent to Barrier Beach Size: 20-40′ tall, 10-20′ wide Hardiness Zone: 3-6 Habitat: Found in Forest edges, forests, meadows and fields, shrublands or thickets, wetland margins, regenerating fields and woodlands. Prefers well-drained, sandy, or rocky soil but also tolerates wet, dry, andContinue reading “Betula populifolia”

Quercus marilandica

Blackjack Oak Family: Fagaceae Native region: Central and southeastern United States Plant Community: Size: 20-40′ tall and wide Hardiness Zone: 6-9 Habitat: It is typically found in open, barren areas including fields, flatwoods, woodland peripheries, glades and dry ridges. Prefers dry to dry-moist, well-drained soils in poor sun. Tolerates drought and poor soil conditions well. Does not tolerateContinue reading “Quercus marilandica”

Quercus alba

White Oak Family: Fagaceae Native region: Eastern and Central US, naturalized in South Dakota Plant Community: Size: 50-80′ tall and wide Hardiness Zone: 6-9 Habitat: Found in floodplains (river or stream floodplains), forests, swamps, and woodlands. Adapted to a wide range of soil and drought conditions, but prefers rich, moist, acidic, and well-drained soil in full sun. Moderate resistanceContinue reading “Quercus alba”

Juniperus virginia

Eastern Red Cedar Family: Cupressaceae Native region: Eastern US and Canada, Central US, naturalized in Oregon and North Dakota Plant Community: NE Barrier Beach, Old Field Size: 30-65′ tall, 8-25′ wide Hardiness Zone: 2-9 Habitat: Found in forests, meadows and fields, woodlands, dry fields and hillsides, woodlands, and forest openings in sandy or rocky soils. Prefers moist to dry,Continue reading “Juniperus virginia”