TREES: BUTTERFLY NECTAR PLANTS

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