Quercus ilicifolia Growing Information • Plant Type: Shrub • Sunlight: Sun • Soils: Dry, average • Bloom Time: Insignificant • Size: 12-20 feet in height Scrub Oak is also called Bear Oak and is one of the smaller and more gnarled oaks in New England. It recolonizes...
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin Growing Information • Plant Type: Shrub • Sunlight: Sun to shade • Soils: Wet, average • Bloom Time: Yellow flowers in April, May • Size: 6-12 feet in height; 6-12 foot spread Plant in naturalized woodland gardens with both male and female plants for...
Shadbush
Amelanchier canadensis Growing Information • Plant Type: Shrub • Sunlight: Sun, part shade • Soils: Acidic moist, well-drained, average • Bloom Time: White flowers in April, May • Size: 10-18 feet in height; 5-10 foot spread Also called Serviceberry, it is good for...
Bayberry
Morella caroliniensis Growing Information • Plant Type: Shrub • Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade • Soils: Moist to dry • Bloom Time: Inconspicuous flowers appear in early spring- May • Size: 5-10 feet in height Ubiquitous on Cape Cod, it is adapted to the Cape’s...
New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus Growing Information • Plant Type: Shrub • Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade • Soils: Well-drained, moderate to dry • Bloom Time: White flowers in June, July, August • Size: 2-3 feet in height; 2-3 foot spread This low growing shrub can serve as...
Pasture Rose
Rosa carolina Growing Information • Plant Type: Shrub • Sunlight: Sun, part shade • Soils: Average to wet • Bloom Time: Showy pink flowers in June, July, August • Size: 2-4 feet in height; 3-4 foot spread Plant the low maintenance native rose shrub in borders, mass...
Sweet Fern
Comptonia peregrina Growing Information • Plant Type: Shrub • Sunlight: Sun, part shade • Soils: Sandy, acidic, dry to moist • Bloom Time: Inconspicuous yellowish green flowers in April, May, June • Size: 1-3 feet in height; 4-8 foot spread Plant the nitrogen-fixing...
American Elderberry
Sambucus nigra L. ssp. canadensis Growing Information • Plant Type: Shrub • Sunlight: Sun to part shade • Soils: Wet to dry • Bloom Time: White flowers in May, June, July • Size: 5-8 feet in height; 3-8 foot spread Plant this native as a hedge or alone. Berries and...
Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum Growing Information • Plant Type: Shrub • Sunlight: Sun - Shade • Soils: Moist to dry • Bloom Time: White flowers in May, June • Size: 3-12 feet in height; 3-7 foot spread Highbush Blueberry is excellent for naturalized landscaping. Provides...
Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa Growing Information • Plant Type: Shrub • Sunlight: Sun, Part Shade • Soils: Moist to dry, average • Bloom Time: White flowers in May, June • Size: 3-10 feet in height; 3-6 foot spread Plant this multi-stemmed shrub in a wildlife or mixed shrub...