Good for: Fall colors

Scientific Name Common Name(s) Ground cover? Evergreen? Plant Form(s) Tolerates
Acer rubrum Red maple No No Large Trees Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions, Fire, Heat
Acer saccharinum Silver maple No No Large Trees Soil compaction, Dry soils, drought, Air pollution, Heat, Poor soil, Wet conditions
Acer saccharum Sugar maple No No Large Trees
Amelanchier arborea Downy serviceberry No No Medium Trees Wet conditions, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Fire
Amelanchier canadensis Canadian serviceberry No No Medium Trees Wet conditions, Fire
Amelanchier laevis Smooth serviceberry No No Medium Trees Air pollution, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments
Aronia arbutifolia Red chokeberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Aronia melanocarpa Black chokeberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Betula nigra River birch, Red birch No No Large Trees Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions, Fire, Heat
Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam, Ironwood No No Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions, Urban environments
Cercis canadensis Eastern redbud No No Medium Trees Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants, Alkaline soils, Soil compaction
Cornus amomum Silky dogwood No No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants, Salt, Wet conditions
Cornus florida Flowering dogwood No No Medium Trees Soil compaction, Fire, Wind
Cornus racemosa Gray dogwood No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Crataegus viridis Green hawthorn No No Shrubs & Small Trees Air pollution, Dry soils, drought
Lindera benzoin Spicebush No No Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions, Fire
Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum No No Large Trees Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Nyssa sylvatica Black gum, Sour gum No No Large Trees, Medium Trees Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions, Dry soils, drought, Allelopathic plants, Air pollution
Oxydendrum arboreum Sourwood, Sorrel tree No No Large Trees Salt, Acidic soils
Quercus alba White oak No No Large Trees Dry soils, drought, Salt, Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants
Quercus coccinea Scarlet oak No No Large Trees Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought
Quercus michauxii Swamp chestnut oak, Basket oak No No Large Trees Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions, Acidic soils
Quercus palustris Pin oak No No Medium Trees Acidic soils, Salt, Wet conditions, Air pollution
Quercus rubra Northern red oak No No Large Trees Dry soils, drought, Soil compaction, Allelopathic plants, Air pollution
Quercus velutina Black oak No No Large Trees Dry soils, drought, Salt, Allelopathic plants
Rhus copallinum Winged sumac, Shining sumac, Flameleaf sumac No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Salt, Poor soil
Rhus glabra Smooth sumac No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Salt, Allelopathic plants
Rhus typhina Staghorn sumac No No Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments
Sassafras albidum Sassafras No No Medium Trees Salt, Dry soils, drought
Spiraea alba var. alba Narrowleaf meadowsweet No No Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions
Tilia americana American basswood, American linden, Bee tree No No Large Trees Dry soils, drought, Air pollution
Vaccinium angustifolium Northern low-bush blueberry, Sugarberry, Low sweet blueberry Yes No Shrubs & Small Trees Salt, Acidic soils
Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush blueberry, Northern highbush blueberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions, Acidic soils, Soil compaction
Viburnum dentatum Arrow-wood, Arrow-wood viburnum, Arrowwood viburnum, Southern arrowwood No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions, Allelopathic plants
Viburnum nudum Southern wild raisin, Possum-haw No No Shrubs & Small Trees Salt, Wet conditions
Viburnum prunifolium Black haw, Blackhaw, Blackhaw viburnum, Nannyberry, Plum leaf viburnum No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Urban environments, Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants, Air pollution
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