Help Plant the Forests of the Future
Climate change, forest pests, and invasive species are negatively impacting the biodiversity of our natural areas and cultivated collections. We selected a variety of native trees and shrubs to improve forest health, promote resilience to climate change, and enhance carbon sequestration.
Trees
red maple (Acer rubrum)
sugar maple (Acer saccharum)
striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum)
mountain maple (Acer spicatum)
yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)
black birch (Betula lenta)
bitternut hickory (Carya cordiformis)
shagbark hickory (Carya ovata)
pignut hickory (Carya glabra)
hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)
black walnut (Juglans nigra)
red cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
cucumber magnolia (Magnolia acuminata)
black gum (Nyssa sylvatica)
hop hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana)
white pine (Pinus strobus)
sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
black cherry (Prunus serotina)
white oak (Quercus alba)
chestnut oak (Quercus montana)
bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa)
red oak (Quercus rubra)
black oak (Quercus velutina)
basswood (Tilia americana)
flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
Shrubs
buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
red-osier dogwood (Cornus sericea)
yellow honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera)
witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)
winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius)
elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)
red elderberry (Sambucus racemosa)
maple-leaved viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium)
arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum)
nannyberry (Viburnum lentago)
pagoda dogwood (Cornus alternifolia)
fly honeysuckle (Lonicera canadensis)
swamp rose (Rosa palustris)
pasture rose (Rosa carolina)
spicebush (Lindera benzoin)
dogwood (Cornus sp.)
flowering raspberry (Rubus odoratus)
chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)
black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa)
ironwood (Carpinus caroliniana)