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|Welcome | Planting Instructions | Seed & Plant List | AES | |
| SHRUBS | ||||||
| Species name | Ht. | Color | Bloom | Flower/ Fruit | Price per 3gal | Price per 5gal |
| Amelanchier laevis - Allegheny Serviceberry | 15-25' | orangish-red | April/ June | dry | ---- | ---- |
| the fruit is favored by many species of birds | ||||||
| Amorpha fruticosa - Indigobush | 3-7' | purple | May/July | mp/wp/s | ---- | ---- |
| does well in dry, sandy soils | ||||||
| Aronia melanocarpa - Black Chokeberry | 3-6' | dark red | May/ late summer | wet/ mesic | ---- | ---- |
| very adaptable to many different conditions | ||||||
| Ceanothus americanus - New Jersey Tea | 1-3' | white | June/Aug | dp/mp | ---- | ---- |
| be used as a tea | ||||||
| Cephalanthus occidentalis - Buttonbush | 10-15' | yellow-green | June/ Fall | wet | ---- | ---- |
| prospers well in wet conditions | ||||||
| Cornus alternifolia - Pagoda Dogwood | 15-25' | reddish-purple | May/ late summer | wet - dry | ---- | ---- |
| unique horizontal branching habit | ||||||
| Cornus amomum - Silky Dogwood | 6-10' | reddish-purple | June/ August | wet | ---- | ---- |
| adabtable to wet areas and the fruit is a favorite of many birds | ||||||
| Cornus racemosa - Gray Dogwood | 10-15' | purplish-red | May/ late summer | wet/ mesic | ---- | ---- |
| stems that fruit are bore on remain red into late fall and early winter | ||||||
| Cornus stolonifera - Red osier Dogwood | 7-9' | purplish-red | May/ August | wet | ---- | ---- |
| possesses bright red twigs in the winter | ||||||
| Corylus americana - Hazelnut | 8-18' | yellow-orange | March/ September | mesic/ dry | ---- | ---- |
| edible fruit cherished by wildlife | ||||||
| Euonymus atropurpureus - Eastern Wahoo | 10-25' | pink | spring/ fall | wet - dry | ---- | ---- |
| attractive fruit | ||||||
| Hamamelis viginiana - Common Witchazel | 20-30' | lemon yellow | October/ fall | mesic/ dry | ---- | ---- |
| flower petals roll up in cold weather and unroll on warm days | ||||||
| Hypericum prolificum, Shrubby St. John's wort | 1-4' | yellow | July-Sept | wet/ mesic | ---- | ---- |
| A well-shaped shrub adapted to wet ground, with lots of pretty yellow flowers | ||||||
| Rhus glabra - Smooth Sumac | 8-15' | orange to red | June/ late fall | dry | ---- | ---- |
| a sure roadside sign that fall is on its way | ||||||
| Rhus typhina - Staghorn Sumac | 15-25' | orange to red | June/ fall | dry | ---- | ---- |
| possesses densly hairy stems | ||||||
| Rosa carolina - Pasture Rose | 1-2' | pink | June-July | mp/dp | ---- | ---- |
| A low growing simple and pretty rose. | ||||||
| Rosa setigera - Climbing Rose | 6"-12" | pink | June-July | s/mp | ---- | ---- |
| A cane forming rose flowers heavily. | ||||||
| Sambucus canadensis - Elderberry | 6-12' | yellow-green | June/ August | wet/ mesic | ---- | ---- |
| fruit has been know to be used for making jams, jellies and wines | ||||||
| Spiraea alba - Meadow Sweet | 8-12' | yellow-brown | spring/ fall | wet/ mesic | ---- | ---- |
| soft white delicate flowers | ||||||
| Spiraea tomentosa - Steeple bush | 2-4' | pink | July/Sept | MP | ---- | ---- |
| Attractive foliage and bright pink flowers. | ||||||
| Symphoricarpos albus -Winterberry | 3-6' | yellow-green | June/ September | dry | ---- | ---- |
| native on limestone and clay | ||||||
| Viburnum lentago (Fall) - Nannyberry | 15-25' | purple | May/ September | wet - dry | ---- | ---- |
| good winter food for birds | ||||||
| Viburnum trilobum - Cranberrybush Viburnum | 8-12' | red-purple | May/ September | wet - dry | ---- | ---- |
| bright red fruit used for preserves or jellies | ||||||