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| Common name | Scientific name | Zones | Habit | Size | Exposure | Comments |
| Amelanchier; Serviceberry | Amelanchier arborea | 3-7 | D | 10 to 20' | Sun to partial shade | Blooms just before dogwoods; white flowers; good fall color |
| Ash, Prickly | Zanthoxylum spp. | 3-7 | D | 15 to 25' | Sun to partial shade | Long prickles; yellowish green flowers; black seeds on female plants |
| Basswood; Linden | Tilia americana, T. cordata | 3-8 | D | 60 to 75' | Sun to partial shade | Useful as shade tree in urban areas; yellow fall color |
| Birch, River | Betula nigra | 3-9 | D | 25 to 40' | Sun to partial shade | Multi-trunk is desired; native tree; graceful branching |
| Boxelder | Acer negundo | 3-9 | D | 30 to 50' | Sun to partial shade | Considered a weedy tree; attracts boxelder bugs |
| Buckeye | Aesculus spp. | 5-8 | D | 20 to | Sun | Pink, red or yellow flowers in early summer |
| Cherry, Wild | Prunus serotina | 3-9 | D | 50 to 60' | Sun | White flowers in spring; black fruit in summer; good fall foliage |
| Chokecherry | Prunus virginiana | 2-6 | D | 20 to 30' | Sun | White flowers in spring; black fruit in summer; good fall foliage |
| Crape myrtle | Lagerstroemia indica | 7-9 | D | 8 to 30' | Sun | Showy display of flowers in summer; excellent fall color |
| Holly | Ilex spp. | 5-9 | E | 15 to 45' | Sun to partial shade | |
| Horsechestnut | Aesculus hippocastamon | 3-7 | D | 50 to 75 | Sun to partial shade | White to pink flowers in spring |
| Mimosa | Albizia julibrissin | 6-9 | D | 20 to 30' | Sun | Short-lived; good summer color; attracts hummingbirds; ultivars: Charlotte and Tryon are disease resistant |
| Mulberry, Red | Morus rubra | 5-9 | D | 40 to 70' | Sun | Fruit red turning black; sometimes good fall foliage |
| Pawpaw | Asimina triloba | 5-8 | D | 20 to 30' | Sun to partial shade | Native; marron flowers in spring; yellowish green fruit |
| Plum, Chickasaw | Prunus angustifolia | 5-9 | D | -- | Sun | White flowers in spring; red fruit |
| Plum, Wild | Prunus americana | 5-9 | D | 12 to 20 | Sun | White flowers in spring; red fruit; native |
| Popular, Tulip | Liriodendron tulifera | 5-8 | D | 60 to 150' | Sun | Branches are brittle; yellow fall color |
| Redbud, Eastern | Cercis canadensis | 4-9 | D | 20 to 30' | Sun to partial shade | Early flowers; drought tolerant |
| Sourwood | Oxydendrum arboreum | 5-8 | D | 20 to 30' | Sun to shade | Excellent native tree; white flowers in summer; red fall color |
| Sparkleberry | Vaccinum arboreum | 6-9 | D | 6 to 10' | Sun to partial shade | Fragrant white flowers in spring; gritty nonjuicy berries last into winter |
| Witchhazel, Common | Hamamelis virginianus | 3-8 | D | 20 to 30' | Sun to partial shade | Native; yellow flowers in fall |
| Willow, Black | Salix nigra | 4-9 | D | 10 to 20' | Sun | Brittle wood; weedy tree |
Prepared by: Erv Evans,
Consumer Horticulturist
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Images © by Erv Evans
