Size: Small

Mature height: 15-25'

Light: Full Sun to Shade

Moisture: Moist

Features: White blooms in March-April yield edible berries in June; host to 105 species moths & butterflies (including io & luna moths); does not tolerate drought

Size: Medium

Mature height: 30-50'

Light: Full Sun to Part Shade

Moisture: Moist

Features: Spectacular scarlet foliage in fall; small flowers host plant to 26 species moths & butterflies; fruit ripen to dark blue and eaten by many birds

Size: Small

Mature height: 15-30'

Light: Full Sun to Part Shade

Moisture: Moist

Features: One of the earliest blooming trees, pink to purple flowers cover tree in very early spring, providing an important food source for native pollinators; large, heart shaped leaves turn yellow/green in fall; pollinated flowers form leguminous pods in fall, eaten by birds and squirrels; very sensitive to lawn herbicides/chemicals

Size: Medium

Mature height: 40-60'

Light: Full Sun to Part Shade

Moisture: Moist, wet

Features: Red flowers, stems, twigs, & fall foliage; one of our earliest spring blooming native trees & thus important food source for pollinators; host to some moths; seeds eaten by mammals & birds

Size: Large

Mature height: 50-70'

Light: Full Sun to Part Shade

Moisture: Moist, wet

Features: host plant to 411 species of moths & butterflies; seeds eaten by birds; interesting bark; fast growing

Size: Large

Mature height: 50-60'

Light: Full Sun to Part Shade

Moisture: Dry, Moist, Wet

Features: Considered essential “keystone” plants! Supports over 500 species of butterflies & moths; acorns are food source for large variety of birds & mammals; multi-colored fall foliage; beautiful specimen trees - don’t be misled by the name!

Size: Small

Mature height: 10-20'

Light: Sun, part shade

Moisture: Moist, wet

Features: Fruits attractive to variety of birds & small mammals; host to 21 species of moths & butterflies; white flowers have light lemon scent