


Trees & Shrubs For Different Conditions
For Hedges
- Acer ginnala (Amur Maple)
- Aronia (Chokeberry)
- Azaleas
- Berberis (Barberry)
- Carpinus betulus ‘Fastigiata’ (Pyrimidal European Hornbeam)
- Caryopteris
- Cotinus coggygria (Smokebush)
- Crataegus phaenopyrum (Washington Hawthorn)
- Elaeagnus angustifolia (Russian Olive)
- Euonymus alata ‘Compacta’ (Burning Bush)
- Fagus (Beech)
- Forsythia
- Hamamelis (Witchhazel)
- Hibiscus syriacus (Rose of Sharon)
- Ilex x meserveae Blue Series (Blue Holly)
- Juniperus scopulorum (Upright Juniper)
- Kalmia latifolia (Mountain Laurel)
- Ligustrum (Privet)
- Magnolia
- Malus (Crabapple)
- Myrica pensylvanica (Northern Bayberry)
- Picea (Spruce)
- Pinus strobus (White Pine)
- Pinus sylvestris (Scotch Pine)
- Potentilla
- Prunus x cistena (Purple Leaf Sand Cherry)
- Rhamnus frangula (Cutleaf Buckthorn)
- Rhododendron
- Rosa (Rose)
- Salix (Willow)
- Spiraea x vanhouttei (Bridal Wreath Spirea)
- Syringa (Lilac)
- Taxus (Yew)
- Thuja (Arborvitae)
- Tsuga canadensis (Canadian Hemlock)
- Viburnum
- Weigela



Poor Dry Soil
- Acer ginnala (Amur Maple)
- Acer saccharinum (Sugar Maple)Betula (Birch)
- Carpinus betulus (European Hornbeam)
- Fraxinus (Ash)
- Gleditsia (Honeylocust)
- Pinus (Pine)
- Umlus (Elm)
- Aronia (Chokeberry)
- Berberis (Barberry)
- Buddleia (Butterfly Bush)
- Caryopteris
- Chaenomeles (Quince)
- Cotinus coggygria (Smokebush)
- Cytisus (Broom)
- Elaeagnus angustifolia (Russian Olive)
- Genista x ‘Lydia’ (Woadwaxen)
- Hamamelis (Witchhazel)
- Itea (Sweetspire)
- Juniperus (Juniper)
- Kerria japonica (Japanese Kerria)
- Kolkwitzia amabilis (Beautyberry)
- Ligustrum (Privet)
- Microbiota decussata (Siberian Cypress)
- Myrica pensylvanica (Northern Bayberry)
- Philadelphus virginalis (Mockorange)
- Potentilla
- Rhamnus (Buckthorn)
- Rhus (Sumac)
- Ribes aplinum (Currant)
- Rosa (Rose)
- Syringa (Lilac)
- Symphoricarpos albus (Snowberry)
- Viburnum lentago (Nannyberry Viburnum)
- Viburnum prunifolium
- Yucca filamentosa
Tolerate Heavy Clay Soils
- Acer rubrum
- Acer saccharinum
- Betula nigra (River Birch)
- Crataegus (Hawthorn)
- Elaeagnus angustifolia (Russian Olive)
- Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Ash)
- Gleditsia (Honeylocust)
- Liquidambar styraciflua (Sweetgum)
- Malus (Crabapple)
- Picea (Spruce)
- Platanus x acerifolia ‘Bloodgood’ (Planetree)
- Pyrus (Pear)
- Salix (Willow)
- Taxodium distichum (Bald Cypress)
- Ulmus (Elm)
- Aralia spinosa (Devil’s Walkingstick)
- Aronia (Chokeberry)
- Berberis (Barberry)
- Chaenomeles (Quince)
- Cornus, shrub types (Dogwood)
- Elaeagnus (Olive)
- Euonymus
- Forsythia
- Hamamelis (Witchhazel)
- Juniperus (Juniper)
- Kolkwitzia amabilis (Beautybush)
- Ligustrum (Privet)
- Myrica pensylvanica (Northern Bayberry)
- Rhus (Sumac)
- Salix (Willow)
- Spiraea (Spirea)
- Syringa (Lilac)
- Taxus (Yew)
- Thuja (Arborvitae)
- Viburnum



Tolerate Moist Soils
Plants with a black asterisk (*) can be used in boggy soils (wet soil, not standing water).
Plants without an asterisk can be used for waterside plantings (moist, not wet soil).
*Acer rubrum (Red Maple)
Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple)
*Amelanchier (Serviceberry)
*Betula nigra (River Birch)
Carpinus betulus (European Hornbeam)
*Fraxinus americana (White Ash)
Fraxinus pennsilvanica (Green Ash)
Gleditsia (Honeylocust)
Larix kaempferi (Japanese Larch)
*Liquidambar styraciflua (Sweetgum)
Magnolia virginiana (Sweetbay Magnolia)
*Metasequoia (Dawn Redwood)
Nyssa sylvatica (Black/Sourgum)
Platanus acerifolia (London Planetree)
*Populus (Poplar)
Quercus bicolor (English Swamp White Oak)
Quercus palustris (Pin Oak)
*Salix (Willow)
*Taxodium distichum (Bald Cypress)
*Aronia arbutifolia (Red Chokeberry)
Aronia melanocarpa (Black Chokeberry)
Calycanthus floridus (Sweetshrub)
*Chionanthus virginicus (Fringe Tree)
Chaenomeles (Quince)
Clethra alnifolia (Summersweet)
*Cornus alba (Dogwood)
*Cornus sericea (Dogwood)
Hamamelis (Witchhazel)
Ilex glabra (Inkberry Holly)
*Ilex verticillata (Winterberry)
*Itea virginica (Sweetspire)
Kalmia latifolia (Mountain Laurel)
Leucothoe (Leucothoe)
Ligustrum (Privet)
*Lindera benzoin (Spicebush)
Myrica pensylvanica (Northern Bayberry)
*Salix (Willow)
Thuja occidentalis (Arborvitae)
*Viburnum dentatum
*Viburnum lentago (Nannyberry Viburnum)
Viburnum opulus (European Cranberrybush Viburnum)
*Viburnum prunifolium
Viburnum trilobum (American Cranberrybush Viburnum)



Tolerate Shade
- Amelanchier (Serviceberry)
- Cercis canadensis (Redbud)
- Chionanthus virginicus (Fringe Tree)
- Cornus (Dogwood)
- Magnolia virginiana (Sweetbay Magnolia)
- Aronia (Chokeberry)
- Calycanthus floridus (Sweetshrub)
- Clethra alnifolia (Summersweet)
- Cornus sericea (Dogwood)
- Hamamelis (Witchhazel)
- Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf Hydrangea)
- Itea virginica (Sweetspire)
- Kalmia latifolia (Mountain Laurel)
- Leucothoe
- Ligustrum (Privet)
- Lindera benzoin (Spicebush)
- Mahonia aquifolium (Oregon Grape Holly)
- Microbiota decussata (Siberian Cypress)
- Pieris
- Pyracantha
- Rhamnus
- Symphoricarpos (Snowberry)
- Taxus (Yew)
- Thuja occidentalis (Arborvitae)
- Tsuga (Hemlock)
- Viburnum (many varieties)



Outstanding Autumn Color
- Acer (Maple): Red to yellow
- Amelanchier (Serviceberry): Red to Yellow
- Betula (Birch): Yellow
- Carpinus betulus (European Hornbeam): Yellow-Orange
- Cercidiphyllum japonicum (Katsura): Orange to Yellow
- Cercis canadensis (Redbud): Yellow
- Cornus (Dogwood): Red
- Crataegus (Hawthorn): Orange
- Fagus sylvatica (Beech): Golden Bronze
- Fraxinus americana (White Ash): Yellow to Maroon
- Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Green Ash): Yellow
- Ginkgo biloba: Yellow
- Gleditsia (Honeylocust): Yellow
- Larix kaempferi (Japanese Larch): Yellow
- Liquidambar styraciflua (Sweetgum): Yellow to Maroon
- Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip Poplar): Golden Yellow
- Malus (Crabapple): Yellow
- Metasequoia (Dawn Redwood): Brown
- Nyssa sylvatica (Black/Sourgum): Orange Red
- Prunus (Cherry): Bronze Red
- Quercus rubra (Red Oak): Red
- Sorbus (Mountain Ash): Yellow to Red
- Ulmus (Elm): Yellow
- Aronia (Chokeberry): Red
- Berberis (Barberry): Red to Yellow
- Calycanthus (Sweetshrub): Yellow
- Cornus (Dogwood): Red
- Cotinus coggygria (Smokebush): Yellow to Red
- Cotoneaster: Red
- Euonymus: Red to Purple
- Hamamelis virginiana (Witchhazel): Golden Yellow
- Hydrangea: Red
- Itea (Sweetspire): Reddish Purple
- Spiraea: Red to Yellow
- Viburnum: Yellow, Orange, Red, Burgundy – Depending On
Variety - Sumac (Tiger Eye): Red to Orange
- Fothergilla: Yellow, Orange, Scarlet