Native Black ChokeberryAronia melanocarpa 'Rusk Co.'5'5'+fullpartWet-Mesic to MesicMay-JulyWhiteJuly-OctoberBlueBlackpomefruitRedBird3-4Buckthorn ReplacementOrnamental Garden
ButtonbushCephalanthus occidentalis6'-12'6'-12'fullpartHigh to MediumWet to MesicJune-AugustWhiteBrownnutletYellowBrownBirdBee4-5Deer ResistantFragrant Garden
Silky DogwoodCornus amomum6'-12'6'-12'fullHigh to MediumWet-MesicJune-JulyWhiteBlueberryRedOrangeYellowMaroonBronzePurpleBird4-5Ornamental Garden
Gray DogwoodCornus racemosa8'-12'6'-10'fullpartMediumMesic to Mesic-DryJune-JulyWhiteAugust-SeptemberWhiteberryRedMaroonPurpleBird3-5Buckthorn Replacement
Roundleaf DogwoodCornus rugosa6'-10'8'-12'partshadeMesic to Mesic-DryMay-JulyWhiteCreamAugust-SeptemberBlueberryMagentaRedYellowMaroonBronzeBird2-5Buckthorn Replacement
Red-Twigged Dogwood
Cornus sericea6'-12'6'-12'fullpartHigh to MediumWet-MesicMay-AugustWhiteWhiteberryRedYellowMaroonPurpleBird3-5Buckthorn ReplacementOrnamental Garden
Missouri GooseberryRibes missouriensis3'-6'3'-6'fullpartshadeMedium to LowMesic to DryApril-JuneGreenWhiteCreamJuly-AugustPurpleBlackberryfruitMagentaRedOrangeYellowMaroonPurpleBirdBeeBumblebee3-5Buckthorn ReplacementFragrant Garden
Prairie WillowSalix humilis microphyllus3'-6'3'-6'fullHighWet to DryMarch-MayYellowGreenPurpleBrownBrownYellowBirdBeeBumblebee3
American ElderSambucus canadensis8'-10'8'-10'fullWet to Mesic-DryJuneWhiteAugust-SeptemberBluePurpleBlackberryfruit, flowersYellowBird3-7Buckthorn ReplacementOrnamental Garden
HackberryCeltis occidentalis50'-75'50'-75'fullpartMedium to LowMesic to DryApril-MayYellowGreenAugust-SeptemberRedPurpleBrowndrupeYellowBird3-5Shade Tree
Common ChokecherryPrunus virginiana20'-35'12'-15'fullpartMedium to LowWet-Mesic to DryAugust-SeptemberWhitePurpleBlackdrupefruitOrangeYellowBird2-5Buckthorn ReplacementFragrant Garden
Showy Mountain AshSorbus decora20'-35'15'-25'fullHigh to MediumWet to MesicWhiteRedOrangepomeRedOrangeYellowBird2-4Ornamental Garden
Prickly Ash outZanthoxylum americanum10'-35'10'-20'fullMesic to DryApril-MayYellowGreenRedberryOrangeYellowButterflyBirdBee3-5Deer Resistant