Native Trees & Shrubs
Betula nigra
River Birch
Height: 40-70 ft • Width: 30-50 ftSoil Conditions: Moist/Well Drained
Bloom Time: April
Hardiness Zone: 3 TO 9
Ceanothus americanus (NGN)
New Jersey Tea
Height: 3-4 ft • Width: 3-4 ftSoil Conditions: Dry
Flower Color: White
Bloom Time: June, July
Hardiness Zone: 4 TO 8
Cephalanthus occidentalis (NGN)
Buttonbush
Height: 8-12 ft • Width: 6-8 ftSoil Conditions: Moist
Flower Color: White
Bloom Time: June
Hardiness Zone: 5 TO 9
Cercis canadensis
Redbud
Height: 20-25 ft • Width: 25-30 ftSoil Conditions: Moist/Well Drained
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Time: April
Hardiness Zone: 4 TO 8
Clematis virginiana (NGN)
Virgin's Bower
Height: 8-12 ft • Width: 6-8 ftSoil Conditions: Moist/Well Drained
Flower Color: White
Bloom Time: July, August,September
Hardiness Zone: 3 TO 10
Cornus alternifolia
Pagoda Dogwood
Height: 15-20 ft • Width: 15-20 ftSoil Conditions: Moist/Well Drained
Flower Color: White
Bloom Time: May, June
Hardiness Zone: 3 TO 7
Corylus americana
American Hazelnut
Height: 8-12 ft • Width: 8-12 ftSoil Conditions: Moist/Well Drained
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: March
Hardiness Zone: 3 TO 8
Diervilla lonicera
Dwarf Bush-honeysuckle
Height: 3-4 ft • Width: 3-4 ftSoil Conditions: Moist/Well Drained
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: June, July,August
Hardiness Zone: 3 TO 7
Fothergilla x intermedia 'Blue Shadow'
Blue Shadow Fothergilla
Patent No: PP#15,490Height: 4-6 ft • Width: 4-6 ft
Soil Conditions: Moist/Well Drained
Flower Color: White
Bloom Time: April, May
Hardiness Zone: 5 TO 8
Hamamelis virginiana
American Witchhazel
Height: 15-20 ft • Width: 12-15 ftSoil Conditions: Moist/Well Drained
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: October, November
Hardiness Zone: 3 TO 8
Hypericum kalmianum (NGN)
Kalm's St. Johnswort
Height: 24-36 in • Width: 24-36 inSoil Conditions: Moist/Well Drained
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: July
Hardiness Zone: 4 TO 7
Lindera benzoin
Spicebush
Height: 8-12 ft • Width: 8-12 ftSoil Conditions: Moist/Well Drained
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: April
Hardiness Zone: 4 TO 9
Myrica pensylvanica
Northern Bayberry
Height: 8-12 ft • Width: 8-12 ftSoil Conditions: Moist/Well Drained
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: April, May
Hardiness Zone: 3 TO 6
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Virginia Creeper
Height: 25-30 ft • Width: 6-8 ftSoil Conditions: Moist/Well Drained
Hardiness Zone: 3 TO 9
Rhus glabra
Smooth Sumac
Height: 12-15 ft • Width: 12-15 ftSoil Conditions: Dry
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: June
Hardiness Zone: 3 TO 9
Rhus typhina
Staghorn Sumac
Height: 15-20 ft • Width: 20-25 ftSoil Conditions: Moist/Well Drained
Flower Color: Green
Bloom Time: June, July
Hardiness Zone: 4 TO 8
Rosa blanda (NGN)
Early Wild Rose
Height: 3-4 ft • Width: 3-4 ftSoil Conditions: Moist/Well Drained
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Time: June, July
Hardiness Zone: 3 TO 7
Rosa carolina (NGN)
Pasture Rose
Height: 24-36 in • Width: 3-4 ftSoil Conditions: Moist/Well Drained
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Time: June, August
Hardiness Zone: 4 TO 9
Rosa palustris (NGN)
Swamp Rose
Height: 4-6 ft • Width: 4-6 ftSoil Conditions: Moist
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Time: June, July
Hardiness Zone: 3 TO 9
Rosa setigera (NGN)
Illinois Rose
Height: 6-8 ft • Width: 8-12 ftSoil Conditions: Moist/Well Drained
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Time: June
Hardiness Zone: 5 TO 8
Sambucus canadensis (NGN)
Elderberry
Height: 8-12 ft • Width: 6-8 ftSoil Conditions: Moist
Flower Color: White
Bloom Time: June
Hardiness Zone: 4 TO 7
Spiraea alba (NGN)
Meadowsweet
Height: 3-4 ft • Width: 4-6 ftSoil Conditions: Moist
Flower Color: White
Bloom Time: June, July,August,September
Hardiness Zone: 3 TO 8
Spiraea tomentosa (NGN)
Steeplebush
Height: 3-4 ft • Width: 3-4 ftSoil Conditions: Moist
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Time: July, August
Hardiness Zone: 3 TO 8
Taxodium distichum
Bald Cypress
Height: 40-70 ft • Width: 25-30 ftSoil Conditions: Moist
Hardiness Zone: 4 TO 10
Viburnum dentatum
Arrowwood Viburnum
Height: 8-12 ft • Width: 8-12 ftSoil Conditions: Moist
Flower Color: White
Bloom Time: May
Hardiness Zone: 2 TO 9
Viburnum lentago
Nannyberry Viburnum
Height: 12-15 ft • Width: 8-12 ftSoil Conditions: Moist/Well Drained
Flower Color: White
Bloom Time: April, May
Hardiness Zone: 2 TO 9
Viburnum prunifolium
Blackhaw Viburnum
Height: 12-15 ft • Width: 8-12 ftSoil Conditions: Moist/Well Drained
Flower Color: White
Bloom Time: May, June
Hardiness Zone: 3 TO 9
Viburnum trilobum
Highbush Cranberry Viburnum
Height: 8-12 ft • Width: 8-12 ftSoil Conditions: Moist/Well Drained
Flower Color: White
Bloom Time: May
Hardiness Zone: 2 TO 7
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