Specimens plants can include ornamental trees, flowering shrubs, or plants that simply have an interesting habit, or uniquely colored foliage
Good for: Specimen
| 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 saccharum | Sugar maple | No | No | Large Trees | |
| Aconitum uncinatum | Blue monkshood | No | No | Herbs | |
| Aletris farinosa | White colicroot | No | No | Herbs | Wet conditions |
| 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 |
| Andropogon virginicus | Broomsedge | No | No | Grasses, Sedges & Rushes | Dry soils, drought, Poor soil |
| Aplectrum hyemale | Puttyroot, Adam-and-eve | No | No | Herbs | |
| Betula nigra | River birch, Red birch | No | No | Large Trees | Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions, Fire, Heat |
| Carya tomentosa | Mockernut hickory | No | No | Large Trees | Dry soils, drought |
| Ceanothus americanus | New jersey tea, Redroot, Mountain snowbell | No | No | Shrubs & Small Trees | Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Urban environments |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis | Buttonbush | No | No | Shrubs & Small Trees | Soil compaction, Wet conditions, Fire, Heat |
| Cercis canadensis | Eastern redbud | No | No | Medium Trees | Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants, Alkaline soils, Soil compaction |
| Chionanthus virginicus | Fringetree, Old man's beard | No | No | Medium Trees | Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Urban environments |
| Clethra alnifolia | Coastal white-alder, Sweet pepperbush | No | No | Shrubs & Small Trees | Salt, Wet conditions |
| 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 |
| Crataegus phaenopyrum | Washington hawthorn | No | No | Shrubs & Small Trees | Dry soils, drought, Air pollution, Urban environments |
| Crataegus viridis | Green hawthorn | No | No | Shrubs & Small Trees | Air pollution, Dry soils, drought |
| Diospyros virginiana | Common persimmon, American persimmon | No | No | Large Trees | Wet conditions, Poor soil, Wind |
| Euonymus americanus | Strawberry-bush, American strawberry-bush, Heart's-a-bustin' | No | No | Shrubs & Small Trees | Allelopathic plants, Wet conditions |
| Eutrochium fistulosum | Hollow joe-pye-weed, Joe pye thoroughwort, Joe-pye weed | No | No | Herbs | Wet conditions, Fire |
| Fagus grandifolia | American beech | No | No | Large Trees | Allelopathic plants, Salt |
| Gelsemium sempervirens | Yellow jessamine, Carolina jessamine | Yes | Yes | Vines | Poor soil, Salt |
| Hamamelis virginiana | Witch hazel, Witchhazel | No | No | Shrubs & Small Trees | Poor soil |
| Hibiscus moscheutos | Swamp rose-mallow, Eastern rose-mallow, Crimson-eyed rose-mallow | No | No | Herbs | Salt, Wet conditions |
| Hydrangea arborescens | Wild hydrangea, Smooth hydrangea | No | No | Shrubs & Small Trees | Allelopathic plants, Salt |
| Ilex opaca | American holly | No | Yes | Medium Trees | Salt, Soil compaction |
| Juniperus virginiana | Eastern redcedar | No | Yes | Large Trees, Medium Trees | Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions |
| Lonicera sempervirens | Trumpet honeysuckle, Coral honeysuckle | Yes | No | Vines | Poor soil, Allelopathic plants, Soil compaction, Salt |
| Magnolia virginiana | Sweetbay magnolia | No | Yes | Medium Trees | Alkaline soils, Salt, Wet conditions, Soil compaction |
| Monarda didyma | Scarlet beebalm, Oswego tea | No | No | Herbs | Wet conditions, Allelopathic plants |
| Nyssa sylvatica | Black gum, Sour gum | No | No | Large Trees, Medium Trees | Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions, Dry soils, drought, Allelopathic plants, Air pollution |
| Ostrya virginiana | Hop-horn-beam, Eastern hop-hornbeam, Ironwood | No | No | Shrubs & Small Trees | Dry soils, drought, Soil compaction |
| Pinus taeda | Loblolly pine | No | Yes | Large Trees | Salt, Wet conditions, Soil compaction, Dry soils, drought |
| Pinus virginiana | Virginia pine, Scrub pine | No | Yes | Large Trees | Dry soils, drought, Soil compaction, Air pollution |
| Platanus occidentalis | Sycamore, American sycamore | No | Yes | Large Trees | Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Allelopathic plants, Air pollution, Urban environments, Wet conditions |
| Prunus serotina | Wild black cherry, Black cherry, Black chokecherry, Rum cherry | No | No | Large Trees | |
| 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 montana | Chestnut oak, Rock chestnut oak | No | No | Large Trees | Dry soils, drought, Poor soil |
| Quercus rubra | Northern red oak | No | No | Large Trees | Dry soils, drought, Soil compaction, Allelopathic plants, Air pollution |
| Rhododendron maximum | Great laurel, White rosebay, Great rhododendron | No | Yes | Shrubs & Small Trees | Dry soils, drought |
| Rhododendron viscosum var. viscosum | Swamp azalea, Clammy azalea | No | Yes | Shrubs & Small Trees | Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions |
| 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 |
| Rudbeckia fulgida | Orange coneflower, Black-eyed susan, Early coneflower, Eastern coneflower, Black eyed susan | No | No | Herbs | Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions |
| Salix nigra | Black willow | No | No | Medium Trees | Salt, Wet conditions, Soil compaction |
| Sassafras albidum | Sassafras | No | No | Medium Trees | Salt, Dry soils, drought |
| Senna hebecarpa | American senna, Northern wild senna | No | No | Herbs | Dry soils, drought |
| Senna marilandica | Maryland wild senna, Southern wild senna | No | No | Herbs | |
| Teucrium canadense | Canada germander, American germander | Yes | No | Herbs | Poor soil, Dry soils, drought |
| Thuja occidentalis | American arborvitae, Northern whitecedar, Flat cedar | No | No | Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees | Allelopathic plants, Air pollution, Wet conditions |
| Tilia americana | American basswood, American linden, Bee tree | No | No | Large Trees | Dry soils, drought, Air pollution |
| Vernonia glauca | Upland ironweed, Broad-leaf ironweed, Broadleaf ironweed | No | No | Herbs | Dry soils, drought |
| 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 |
| Vitis aestivalis | Silverleaf grape | No | No | Vines | |
| Liriodendron tulipifera | Tulip-tree, Tulip-poplar, Yellow poplar | No | No | Large Trees | Poor soil, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions |
| Morella cerifera | Southern wax myrtle, Southern bayberry | No | Yes | Shrubs & Small Trees | Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions, Poor soil, Urban environments |