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”
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Quercus velutina
Black Oak Family: Fagaceae Native Region: Northeastern US and Southeastern Canada Plant Community: Oak Hickory, Barrier Beach Size: 50-60′ tall and wide Hardiness Zone: 3-9 Habitat: Found in upland hills, slopes, and ridges, dry-mesic forests, woodlands in rich, acidic, well-drained soil in full sun. However, it also tolerated poor, dry soils. Leaf: Dark green in theContinue reading “Quercus velutina”
Pinus strobus
Eastern White Pine Family: Pinaceae Native Region: Eastern US and Canada Plant Community: Northern Hardwood, Old Field, Red Maple Swamp, Oak Hickory Size: 50-80′ tall, 20-40′ wide Hardiness Zone: 3-8 Habitat: Found in anthropogenic (man-made or disturbed habitats), forest edges, forests, swamps, woodlands and is rapid growing and long-lived. It prefers fertile, acidic, moist soil inContinue reading “Pinus strobus”
Magnolia acuminata
Cucumber Tree Family: Magnoliaceae Native Region:Eastern US and Canada western states Plant Community: Red Maple, Oak Hickory Size: 40-70′ tall, 20-35 wide Hardiness Zone: 3-8 Habitat: Found in rich moist soils in valleys, bluffs, thickets in full to partial sun. Black Walnut, intolerant of urban pollutants, takes 12+ years for flowers to appear. Leaf: Yellow-green inContinue reading “Magnolia acuminata”
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”
Aronia arbutifolia “Brilliantissima”
Cultivar of Red Chokeberry Family: Rosaceae Native Region: Eastern US and Canada, Southern US Plant Community: Barrier Beach Size: 6-8″ tall, 3-4′ wide Hardiness Zone: 4-9 Habitat: Found in wet and dry thickets, anthropogenic areas, bogs, woodlands, fields, and swamps. Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Wide range ofContinue reading “Aronia arbutifolia “Brilliantissima””
Ammophila breviligulata
American Beach Grass Family: Poaceae Native Region: Northeastern US and Canada, Naturalized: South Virginia, PNW, Western Canada Plant Community: Barrier Beach Size: Individual shoots are 1-2′ tall but the entire plant can grow up to 100, growing 6-10′ annually. Hardiness Zone: 3-8 Habitat: Found in coastal dunes, sandy ocean and lake beaches. Can be grown inland with nitrogenContinue reading “Ammophila breviligulata”
Acer saccharinum
Silver Maple Family: Aceraceae Native Region: Central and Eastern Canada and US, Naturalized: California, Washington Plant Community: Urban Growth Size: 50-80′ tall, 35-70′ wide Hardiness Zone: 3-9 Habitat: Found in sites with ample moisture and full sun to partial shade, like riverbanks, flood plains, waterlines, swamps, and wetlands. Prefers rich, moist river bottom soils, mineral soil, and forestContinue reading “Acer saccharinum”
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