Streetside planting

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
Amelanchier arborea Downy serviceberry No No Medium Trees Wet conditions
Amelanchier laevis Smooth serviceberry No No Medium Trees Air pollution, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments
Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge, Plantainleaf sedge, Plantain-leaved sedge, Seersucker sedge Yes Yes Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Mowing, Some foot traffic, Wet conditions
Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam, Ironwood No No Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants, Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions, 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
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
Fagus grandifolia American beech No No Large Trees Allelopathic plants, Salt
Ilex opaca American holly No Yes Medium Trees Salt, Soil compaction
Iris cristata Dwarf crested iris Yes No Herbs Some foot traffic, Dry soils/drought
Juniperus virginiana Eastern redcedar No Yes Large Trees, Medium Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Lindera benzoin Spicebush No No Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions
Mitchella repens Partidge-berry No Yes Herbs Mowing, Some foot traffic, Dry soils/drought
Nyssa sylvatica Black gum, Sour gum No No Large Trees, Medium Trees Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions, Dry soils/drought, Allelopathic plants, Air pollution
Opuntia humifusa Eastern prickly-pear cactus No Yes Herbs Dry soils/drought, Salt
Packera aurea Golden ragwort, Heartleaf ragwort Yes Yes Herbs Wet conditions
Panicum virgatum Switch grass, Switchgrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Salt, Some foot traffic
Phlox subulata Moss phlox, Moss-pink Yes Yes Herbs Salt, Some foot traffic, Air pollution, Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Pinus rigida Pitch pine No Yes Medium Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Platanus occidentalis Sycamore, American sycamore No Yes Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Allelopathic plants, Air pollution, Urban environments, Wet conditions
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 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 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 velutina Black oak No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Allelopathic plants
Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed susan No No Herbs Salt, Some foot traffic, Dry soils/drought
Salvia lyrata Lyre-leaf sage No No Herbs Some foot traffic, Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
Sambucus canadensis Common elderberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions
Schizachyrium scoparium Little bluestem, Prairie beardgrass, Prairie beard ggass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Some foot traffic, Allelopathic plants, Air pollution
Sedum ternatum Wild stonecrop, Woodland stonecrop Yes Yes Herbs Mowing, Some foot traffic, Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Tilia americana American basswood, American linden, Bee tree No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Air pollution
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 No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Wet conditions, Allelopathic plants
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