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””
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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”
Amelanchier arborea
Common Serviceberry, Downy Shadbush Family: Rosaceae Native Region: Eastern US and Canada Plant Community: Oak Hickory, Red Maple Swamp, Hardwood Forest Size: 15-25′ tall and wide Hardiness Zone: 4-9 Habitat: Found in rocky woods, bluffs, wooded areas, forests, meadows and fields, ridges or ledges, woodlands and anthropogenic areas with medium, well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade.Continue reading “Amelanchier arborea”
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”
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”
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”
Rhododendron vaseyi
Pinkshell Azalea Family: Ericaceae Native Region: Mountains on NC, naturalized to MA Size: 5-15’ tall Hardiness Zone: Habitat: Ravines, bogs, wetlands, forest edges, and streambanks. Prefers moist, well-drained, slight acidic (pH<6.8) soil and shade. Leaf: Medium green in summer and dark red in fall. Flower: Pink to pure white with yellow throat, blooming in April Ecosystem services: Because itContinue reading “Rhododendron vaseyi”
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”
Cornus sanguinea / Swida sanguina
Cultivar of Bloodtwig Dogwood Family: Family: Cornaceae Native region: Northern Region and NW Asia Naturalized region: Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Washington Size: 5′-15′ tall and wide Hardiness Zone: 5-7 Habitat: Found in meadows, fields, and disturbed/man-made areas. Prefers consistently moist, well-drained soil and sun to partial shade. This species if tolerant of a wide range of soils butContinue reading “Cornus sanguinea / Swida sanguina”
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