zone 3 – Page 3 – Plants Identified

Nyssa sylvatica

Black Tupelo Family: Family: Nyssaceae Native Region: Eastern North America Plant Community: New England Barrier Beach Size: 30-50’ tall but up to 90’, 20’-30’ wide Hardiness Zone: 3-9 Habitat: Low wet woods, bottomlands and pond peripheries, but also can be found on dry rocky wooded slopes and ravines, moist woodland gardens, low spots subject to periodic flooding or inContinue reading “Nyssa sylvatica”

Sambucus canadensis

American Elder Family: Adoxaceae Native Region: Central to eastern North America, Northeast Canada, California Size: 5-12’ tall and wide Hardiness zone: 3-9 Habitat: It typically occurs on streambanks, wetland margins, moist woodlands, thickets, fence rows, roadsides, alluvial forests, bogs, ditches, and old fields. Prefers medium to wet, well-drained, cirumneutral (pH 6.8-7.2) soil in full sun to part shade. Leaf:Continue reading “Sambucus canadensis”

Gleditsia triacanthos

Common Honeylocust Family: Fabaceae Native region: All US except PNW, lower NE Canada Size: 30-75’ tall Hardiness Zone: 3-8 Habitat: Found in moist woods, stream banks, dry sites, upland sites, forest edges, river and lake shores, and shrublands. Prefers organically rich, moist, deep, well-drained soils in partial shade to full sun. While this species can grow in loam andContinue reading “Gleditsia triacanthos”

Betula papyrifera

Paper Birch Family: Betulaceae Native region: NE US, Canada, stretching to the Rocky Mountains Plant Community: Northern Hardwood Swamp Size: 50-70′ tall, 25-50′ wide Hardiness Zone: 2-6 Habitat: Found in forests and forest edges. Prefers medium to wet, well-drained soils in sits with northern or eastern exposure that receives some afternoon shade. It needs consistently moist soilsContinue reading “Betula papyrifera”

Aronia melanocarpa

Black Chokeberry Family: Rosaceae Native region: Eastern Canada, central and eastern US, eastern North America, Newfoundland to southern Ontario and Minnesota south to Missouri, Tennessee and Georgia Size: 3-6’ tall and wide Hardiness Zone: 3-8 Habitat: Low woods, swamps, bogs, cliffs, ledges, roadsides, peatlands and moist thickets but occasionally to dry upland areas. Prefers well-drained soils of medium moistureContinue reading “Aronia melanocarpa”

Acer rubrum

Red Maple Family: Sapindaceae Native region: New England and eastern US Plant Community: Old Field Size: Cultivated 40’-60’, upper range in 100’-120’, 30-50’ wide Hardiness Zone: 3-9 Habitat: Forest edges, forests, meadows and fields, shores of rivers or lakes, swamps, wetland margins (edges of wetlands), woodlands. Though usually found in moist woodlands and wet swamps, also found in drierContinue reading “Acer rubrum”

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”