Native Black ChokeberryAronia melanocarpa 'Rusk Co.'5'5'+fullpartWet-Mesic to MesicMay-JulyWhiteJuly-OctoberBlueBlackpomefruitRedBird3-4Buckthorn ReplacementOrnamental Garden
New Jersey TeaCeanothus americanus2'-3'3'-5'fullMesic-Dry to DryJune-AugustWhiteAugust-SeptemberOrangeBlackdrupeleavesYellowButterflyBeeDeerBumblebee3-5Ornamental Garden
ButtonbushCephalanthus occidentalis6'-12'6'-12'fullpartHigh to MediumWet to MesicJune-AugustWhiteBrownnutletYellowBrownBirdBee4-5Deer ResistantFragrant Garden
Sweet FernComptonia peregrina2'-3'4'+fullpartWet-Mesic to DryGreenBrownnutletleavesRedYellowBrown2-4Fragrant 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
American HazelnutCorylus americana6'-12'6'-12'fullpartMediumWet-Mesic to Mesic-DryMayGreenBrownMaroonAugust-SeptemberBrownnutfruitRedOrangeMaroonBronze3-4Buckthorn Replacement
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
Sandbar WillowSalix interior6'-20'fullWet to Wet-MesicMay-JulyYellow3-4
Shining WillowSalix lucida12'-18'12'-18'fullWet to Wet-Mesicleaves2-5Deer Resistant
Slender WillowSalix petiolaris6'-12'6'-15'fullpartWet to Wet-MesicApril-MayMay-JuneYellow3
American ElderSambucus canadensis8'-10'8'-10'fullWet to Mesic-DryJuneWhiteAugust-SeptemberBluePurpleBlackberryfruit, flowersYellowBird3-7Buckthorn ReplacementOrnamental Garden
Black Sugar MapleAcer saccharum nigrum60'-75'40'-60'fullpartMediumWet-Mesic to DryApril-MayYellowSeptember-OctobersamarasapRedOrangeYellow4-8Deer ResistantBuckthorn ReplacementShade Tree
Autumn Brilliance ServiceberryAmelanchier x grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance'15'-25'15'-25'fullpartMediumAprilWhiteRedpomefruitRedOrangeBirdOrnamental Garden
Yellow BirchBetula alleghaniensis60'-70'30'fullpartMediumMay-JuneAugust-SeptembersamaraYellow2-4Shade Tree
River BirchBetula nigra50'-60'35'-40'fullpartMediumWet to MesicApril-MayMay-JunesamaraYellow4-8
Paper BirchBetula papyrifera50'-60'35'-40'fullpartMedium to LowApril-JuneAugust-SeptembersamaraYellow2-4Shade Tree
Bog BirchBetula pumila glandulifera6'-9'5'-9'fullpartWet to MesicApril-MayAugust-SeptembersamaraRed2-4
Blue Beech (Musclewood)Carpinus caroliniana20'-30'20'-30'fullpartshadeHigh to MediumWet-MesicMayRedGreennutletRedOrangeYellow2-8Buckthorn ReplacementOrnamental Garden
Bitternut HickoryCarya cordiformis50'-75'50'-75'fullpartMediumWet-Mesic to Mesic-DryMay-JuneAugust-SeptembernutYellow2-7Shade Tree
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
White OakQuercus alba60'-80'60'-80'fullMedium to LowMesic to DrynutRedMaroon4-7Deer ResistantShade Tree
Swamp White OakQuercus bicolor50'-60'50'-60'fullHigh to MediumWet to Wet-MesicnutOrangeYellow4-5Deer ResistantShade Tree
Northern Pin OakQuercus ellipsoidalis50'-75'35'-55'fullMediumnutRed3-4Shade Tree
Bur OakQuercus macrocarpa60'-80'60'-80'fullMedium to LowGreennutYellow3-8Deer ResistantShade Tree
Chinquapin (Chinkapin) OakQuercus muehlenbergii40'-60'50'-70'fullMedium to LowWet-Mesic to Mesic-DryAprilYellowGreennutfruitRedYellowBrownShade Tree
Solomon's SealPolygonatum biflorum1'-4'1'+partshadeMediumWet to MesicMay-JuneWhiteCreamSeptemberBlueBlackberryYellowBeeBumblebee4
Giant Solomon's SealPolygonatum biflorum var. commutatum3'-6'1'+partshadeMediumWet to MesicMay-JuneWhiteCreamSeptemberBlueBlackberryYellowBeeBumblebee4
Lion's FootPrenanthes alba2'-4'1'-2'partWet-Mesic to Mesic-DryAugust-OctoberPinkWhiteLavenderBeeBumblebeeFragrant Garden