The following list of plant species includes shade trees, ornamental trees and shrubs which are acceptable for landscaping in this area of the state. A few species are labeled as "discouraged" due to marginal hardiness in this zone, to disease susceptibility, or to overuse.
Shade Trees | |
Botanical Name | Common Name |
Shade Trees | |
Botanical Name | Common Name |
Acer rubrum | Red maple |
Acer saccharum | Sugar maple |
Amelanchier canadensis | Serviceberry |
Betula nigra | River birch |
Carya illinoensis | Pecan |
Carya ovata | Shagbark hickory |
Carya glabra | Pignut hickory |
Carya cordiformis | Bitternut hickory |
Cedrus deodara | Deodar cedar |
Celtis occidentalis | Hackberry |
Cupressocyparis leylandii | Leyland cypress (discouraged) |
Diospyros virginiana | Persimmon |
Fagus grandiflora | American beech |
Fraxinus americana | White ash |
Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Green ash |
Ginkgo biloba | Ginkgo |
Juniperus virginiana | Eastern red cedar |
Liquidambar styraciflua | Sweetgum |
Liriodendron tulipifera | Tulip poplar |
Magnolia grandiflora | Southern magnolia |
Nyssa sylvatica | Black gum |
Pinus echinata | Short leaf pine |
Pinus nigra | Austrian pine |
Pinus thunbergi | Japanese black pine |
Pinus taeda | Loblolly pine |
Pinus virginiana | Virginia pine |
Platanus acerifolia | London planetree |
Quercus acutissima | Sawtooth oak |
Quercus alba | White oak |
Quercus bicolor | Swamp white oak |
Quercus coccinea | Scarlet oak |
Quercus falcata | Southern red oak |
Quercus laurifolia | Laurel oak |
Quercus nigra | Water oak |
Quercus phellos | Willow oak |
Quercus borealis | Northern red oak |
Quercus shumardi | Shumard oak |
Quercus velutina | Black oak |
Quercus virginiana | Live oak |
Sophora japonica regent | Japanese pagoda tree |
Taxodium distichum | Bald cypress |
Ulmus parvifolia | Lacebark elm |
Ulmus alata | Winged elm |
Zelkova serrata | Japanese zelkova |
Ornamental Trees | |
Botanical Name | Common Name |
Ornamental Trees | |
Botanical Name | Common Name |
Acer buergeranum | Trident maple |
Acer campestre | Hedge maple |
Acer palmatum | Japanese maple |
Carpinus betulus | European hornbeam |
Carpinus caroliniana | American hornbeam |
Cercis canadensis | Eastern redbud |
Cornus florida | Flowering dogwood |
Cornus kousa | Kousa dogwood |
Crataegus phaenopyrum | Washington hawthorne |
Eleganus angustifolia | Russian olive |
Halesia carolina | Carolina silverbell |
Hammamelis mollis | Chinese witch-hazel |
Ilex fosteri | Foster holly |
Ilex opaca | American holly |
Ilex opaca hume | Hume holly |
Ilex x attenuata savannah | Savannah holly |
Koelreutaria paniculata | Golden rain-tree |
Lagerstroemia indica | Crapemyrtle |
Magnolia soulangeana | Saucer magnolia |
Magnolia stellata | Star magnolia |
Malus hybrids | Flowering crabapple |
Ostrya virginiana | Ironwood |
Oxydendrum arboreum | Sourwood |
Primus cerasifera pissardii | Purpleleaf plum |
Prunus serrulata kwanzan | Kwanzan cherry |
Prunus subhirtella pendula | Weeping cherry |
Prunus yedoensis | Yoshino cherry |
Prunus caroliniana | Carolina cherry laural |
Pyrus calleryana 'Redspire' | Redspire pear (discouraged) |
Pyrus calleryana 'Capital' | Capital pear (discouraged) |
Shrubs | |
Botanical Name | Common Name |
Shrubs | |
Botanical Name | Common Name |
Abelia grandiflora | Glossy abelia |
Aucuba japonica | Japanese aucuba |
Azalea hybrida | Glenn dale azalea |
Azalea indica | Indian azalea |
Azalea obtusum Kaempferi | Kaempferi azalea |
Bambusa multiplex | Hedge bamboo |
Berberis julianae | Wintergreen barberry |
Brberis thunbergii | Japanese barberry |
Camellia japonica | Camellia |
Camellia sasanqua | Sasanqua Camellia |
Chaenomeles speciosa | Flowering quince |
Cleyera japonica | Cleyera |
Euonymus alatus | Winged euonymus |
Euonymus japonicus | Evergreen euonymus |
Eleagnus pungens | Eleagnus |
Forsythia intermedia | Forsythia |
Hammamelis virginiana | Witch-hazel |
Hydrangea quercifolia | Oakleaf hydrangea |
Ilex aquifolium | English holly |
Ilex cornuta | Chinese holly |
Ilex cornuta burfordi | Burford holly |
Ilex cornuta burfordi nana | Dwarf burford holy |
Ilex crenata 'convexa' | Convex Japanese holly |
Ilex crenata 'hetzi' | Hetzi Japanese holly |
Ilex crenata 'rotundifolis' | Roundleaf Japanese holly |
Ilex "Emily Brunner" | Emily brunner holly |
Ilex glabra | Inkberry holly |
Ilex latifolia | Lusterleaf holly |
Ilex pernyi | Perny holly |
Ilex vomitoria | Yaupon holly |
Juniperus chinensis pfitzeriana | Pfltzer juniper |
Juniperus chinesis hetzi | Hetzi juniper |
Laurus nobilis | Laurel |
Ligustrum japonicum | Japanese privet |
Ligustrum lucidum | Glossy privet |
Ligustrum vicaryi | Vicary golden privet |
Loropetalum chinense | Lotopetalum |
Mahonia bealei | Leatherleaf mahonia |
Myrica cerifera | Wax myrtle |
Nandina domestica | Nandina |
Osmanthus fortunei | Fortune tea olive |
Osmanthus fragrans | Fragrant tea olive |
Osmanthus heterophyllus | Holly osmanthus |
Osmanthus heterophyllus rotundifolius | Curly leaf tea olive |
Pieris floribunda | Mountain andromeda |
Pieris japonica | Japanese andromeda |
Pittosporum tobira | Pittosporum (discouraged) |
Prunus laurocerasus | English laurel |
Prunus laurocerasus "Zabel" | "Zabel" Skip laurel |
Podocarpus macrophyllus maki | Podocarpus (discouraged) |
Prunus laurocerasus angustifolia | Narrow leafed english laurel |
Pyracantha coccinea | Scarlet firethorn |
Raphiolepsis umbellata | Yeddo-hawthorn |
Raphiolepsis indica | India hawthorn |
Spirea cantoniensis | Reves spirea |
Spirea thunbergi | Thunberg spirea |
Spirea prunifolia plena | Bridalwreath spirea |
Spirea vanhouttei | Vanhoutte spirea |
Taxus cuspidata | Japanese yew |
Viburnum rhytidophyllum | Leatherleaf viburnum |
Viburnum tinus | Laurestinus viburnum |
(Ord., Addendum, passed - -)