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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Ground cover? Evergreen? Plant Form(s) Tolerates
Acer nigrum Black maple No No Large Trees
Acer pensylvanicum Striped maple No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Acer rubrum Red maple No No Large Trees Air pollution, Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Acer saccharinum Silver maple No No Large Trees
Acer saccharum Sugar maple No No Large Trees
Carya cordiformis Bitternut hickory No No Large Trees
Carya glabra Pignut hickory No No Large Trees
Carya ovata Shagbark hickory No No Large Trees Allelopathic plants **
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 (sand/clay), Urban environments
Celtis laevigata Sugarberry, Southern hackberry No No Medium Trees Soil compaction, Salt, Poor soil (sand/clay), Urban environments
Celtis occidentalis Common hackberry, Northern hackberry No No Large Trees Air pollution, Poor soil (sand/clay), Wet conditions, Salt, Soil compaction, Acidic soils, Alkaline soils
Diospyros virginiana Common persimmon, American persimmon No No Large Trees Wet conditions, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Juglans nigra Black walnut No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought
Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Monarda punctata Horse-mint, Horsemint, Spotted bee-balm No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Nyssa sylvatica Black gum, Sour gum No No Large Trees, Medium Trees Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions, Dry soils/drought, Allelopathic plants **, Air pollution
Oenothera biennis Common evening-primrose No No Herbs
Pinus echinata Shortleaf pine No Yes Large Trees Dry soils/drought
Pinus pungens Table-mountain pine No No Medium Trees
Pinus rigida Pitch pine No Yes Medium Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Pinus strobus Eastern white pine No No Large Trees
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
Quercus alba White oak No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants **
Quercus bicolor Swamp white oak No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions, Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants **, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Quercus coccinea Scarlet oak No No Large Trees Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought
Quercus falcata Southern red oak, Spanish oak No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions, Acidic soils
Quercus imbricaria Shingle oak No No Large Trees
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 (sand/clay)
Quercus muehlenbergii Chinquapin oak, Chinkapin oak, Yellow oak No No Large Trees, Medium Trees Dry soils/drought
Quercus nigra Water oak No No Large Trees, Medium Trees
Quercus palustris Pin oak No No Medium Trees Acidic soils, Salt, Wet conditions, Air pollution
Quercus phellos Willow oak No No Large Trees Salt, Soil compaction, Air pollution, Wet conditions
Quercus rubra Northern red oak No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Soil compaction, Allelopathic plants **, Air pollution
Quercus shumardii Shumard oak No No Large Trees
Quercus stellata Post oak No No Medium Trees Dry soils/drought, Acidic soils, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Rhus aromatica Fragrant sumac, Aromatic sumac, Lemon sumac, Polecat bush, Polecat sumac Yes No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought
Rhus copallinum Winged sumac, Shining sumac, Flameleaf sumac No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Poor soil (sand/clay)
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
Salix sericea Silky willow No No Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions
Sassafras albidum Sassafras No No Medium Trees Salt, Dry soils/drought
Yucca filamentosa Common yucca, Adam's needle No Yes Herbs Dry soils/drought, Soil compaction, Some foot traffic, Salt
Acer floridanum Southern sugar maple, Florida maple No No Large Trees, Medium Trees
Lilium michauxii Carolina lily No No Herbs
Quercus lyrata Overcup oak No No Large Trees, Medium Trees
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