Plants

Amelanchier × grandiflora 'Ballerina'

[Ballerina Serviceberry]

A. x grandiflora is a hybrid cross between A. arborea and A. laevis that typically has larger, slender and longer flowers than its parents. Ripe fruits are sweet and edible.

Amelanchier × grandiflora 'Robin Hill'

[Robin Hill Serviceberry]

A. x grandiflora is a hybrid cross between A. arborea and A. laevis that typically has larger, slender and longer flowers than its parents. Ripe fruits are edible.

Amelanchier laevis 'Rogers' [sold as Lustre®]

[Lustre Allegheny Serviceberry]

Lustre Allegheny Serviceberry is a medium-size tree and is a good choice for attracting birds as the berries are edible.

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Massachusetts'

[Massachusetts Bearberry]

'Massachusetts' is known for having a large amount of flowers and fruits and its disease resistance to leaf gall and leaf spot. Also has smaller leaves than any other plant in the species.

Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Bailoptics' [sold as Fiber Optics®]

[Fiber Optics Buttonbush]

Fiber Optics® has a compact form with shoots that appear as a reddish-brown on new growth. It also has white fragrant flowers that appear as a sphere-like shape.

Diospyros virginiana 'Meader'

[Meader Persimmon]

Most usually dioecious. Flowers attract bees. Fruit attracts birds and many mammals. The fruit is astringent when green, sweet and edible when ripe. Fruits, twigs, and leaves can be a littler problem. Deep tap root makes large plants difficult to transplant. Can be poisonous to horses. ‘Meader’ is a self-fertile cultivar usually producing fruit after 2-3 years.

Juniperus virginiana 'Brodie'

[Brodie Eastern Red Cedar]

Avoid planting near apple trees.

Magnolia virginiana 'Northern Belle'

[Northern Belle Sweetbay Magnolia]

The most cold-hardy evergreen magnolia. Large white blossoms that open with the scent of vanilla. This is great around woodlands and near water, where it still grows in very wet soil. Can take full sun or partial shade. Pests and diseases are almost never a problem and has some resistance to drought.

Nyssa sylvatica 'David Odom' [sold as Afterburner® Tupelo]

[Afterburner® Tupelo]

Female trees must have a male pollinator to set fruit, difficult to transplant due to taproot.

Thuja occidentalis 'Congabe'

[Fire Chief Globe Arborvitae]