Regional Trees Research database

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1	Region		Common Tree Name	Species name	USDA Hardiness Zones	Seedling source (website, nursery, state forest dept,...)	Germination time	Germination conditions	Time to grow before ready to transplant	Planting conditions (ideal season)	Watering needs	Ideal weather conditions (sun/shade, arid/humid...)	Range of temperature degrees tolerance	Soil needs for planting	Soil moisture tolerance	Data Source	Wildlife Value	Drought Tolerant (Y/N)	Fire Tolerant (Y/N)	Salt Tolerant (Y/N)	Size at Maturity	Notes
2	Southeast	Anandadevi	Longleaf Pine	Pinus palustris	7-10	NA	NA	NA	NA	Fall to Spring	low	sun/part shade	fire tolerant	Acidic sandy loam, clay loam	well drained	ifas/ufl.edu	Food (cones,bark)	yes	Fire dependent	yes	60-100 ft	Nesting habitat for Red Cockaded woodpeckers (endangered) May live to 500 years
3	Southease	Anandadevi	Southern Live Oak	Quercus Virginina	8-10	NA	NA	NA	NA	Summer to Fall	moist	sun/part shade	heat & humidity	moist acidic,sand,loam,clay	high alkalinity	thespruce.com	food (acorns)	yes	no	yes	40-80 ft	Lifespan up to 500 years
4	Southeast	Anandadevi	Cabbage Palm	Sabal Palmetto	8a-11	NA	18 days	moist 85-95 degrees	NA	Spring after frost	moderate	sun/part shade	sun to part shade	wide adaptability	adaptable	florida-palm-trees.com	edible black fruit	yes	yes	yes	40-80 ft
5	Southeast	Anandadevi	Weeping Bottle Brush	Calistemon Viminalis	9b & south	NA	NA	NA	NA	Spring after frost	regular	sun/part shade	cold hardy to hot	top soil or compost cow manure	moderate	south-florida-plant-guide.com	butterflies, humming birds, honeybees	yes	no	yes	15-25 ft
6	Southeast	Anandadevi	Red Rhododendron	Rhododendrum ferrugineum	4-8	BrighterBlooms.com	NA	NA	NA	Spring after frost				Acidic, rich loam	moisture retentive, well drained	missouribotanicalgrden.org	Hummingbirds, Butterflies				5-8 ft
7	Southeast	Anandadevi	Slavatski Russian Red Pomegranate	Punica granatum Salavatski	4-9	BrighterBlooms.com	NA	NA	NA	Spring after frost				Well drained fertile loam	drought toleratnt	missouribotanicalgrden.org	Edible fruit				8-10 ft
8	Southeast	Anandadevi	Meyer Lemon	Citrus x meyeri	4-10	BrighterBlooms.com	NA	NA	NA	Spring after frost				Loam, sand	good drainage, moist	ncsu.edu	Bees, pollinators				6-10 ft
9	Southeast	Anandadevi	Dogwood Red-Barked	Cornus alba "Elegantissima"	4-11	BrighterBlooms.com	NA	NA	NA	Spring after frost				Organic matter, loam, sand	Rich moist soil/	ncsu.edu	Butterflies, bees, songbirds				8-10 ft
10	Southeast	Anandadevi	Red Twig Dogwood Shrub	Cornus sericea	4-12	BrighterBlooms.com	NA	NA	NA	Summer				Organic matter, loam, sand	moisture retentive, well drained	ncsu.edu	Butterflies, bees, songbirds				8-10 ft
11	Southeast	Anandadevi	BerBlu-Climax (Blueberry bushes)	Vaccinium Corymbosum	4-13	TyTy.com	NA	NA	NA	Fall				Good drainage, moist, occassionally dry	good drainage, moist	ncsu.edu	Bees, butterflies, pollinators, songbirds				3-12 ft
12	Southeast	Anandadevi	HoneyCrisp Apple Trees	Malus domestica 'Honeycrisp'	4-14	TyTy.com	NA	NA	NA	Fall				rich, moist soil	good drainage, moist	ncsu.edu	Bees, butterflies, pollinators, songbirds				12-15 ft
13	Southeast	Anandadevi	Abelia "Sunny Anniversary" Bushes	Linnaea chinensis	4-15	BlueStone Perennials	NA	NA	NA	Spring/Fall				good drainage, moist	drought tolerant	ncsu.edu	Butterflies, hummingbirds, pollinators				5-7 ft
14	Southeast	Anandadevi	Bloomerang Dwarf Lilacs	Syringa oblata	4-16	Easytogrow.com	NA	NA	NA	Spring/Fall				good drainage, moist	organic matter, moist, well-drained	ncsu.edu	Butterflies, hummingbirds, pollinators				3 ft
15	Southeast	Anandadevi	Hana Fuyu Persimmon Tree	Diospyros kaki	4-17	TyTy.com	NA	NA	NA	Spring/Fall				loam, sand	drought tolerant	ncsu.edu	Bees, small mammals, songbirds				15-25 ft
16	Southeast	Anandadevi	Santa Rosa Plum	Prunus cerasifera 'Santa Rosa'	4-18	TyTy.com	NA	NA	NA	Spring/Fall				clay, loan, sand	Good drainage, moist	ncsu.edu	Bees, small mammals, songbirds				15-25 ft
17	Southeast	Anandadevi	Bing Cherry Tree	Prunus avium	4-19	TyTy.com	NA	NA	NA	Spring/Fall				sandy soil	well-drained, sandy soil	ncsu.edu	Birds and small mammals				35 ft
18	Southeast	Anandadevi	Lapins Cherry Tree	Prunus avium	4-20	TyTy.com	NA	NA	NA	Spring/Fall				sandy soil	well-drained, sandy soil	ncsu.edu	Birds and small mammals				40-50 ft
19	Southeast	Anandadevi	Pear	Pyrus communis 'Bartlette'	4-21	Local Nursery	NA	NA	NA	Spring/Fall				clay, loam, sand	good drainage, occassionally dry	ncsu.edu	Butterflies, songbirds				40-50 ft
20	Southeast	Anandadevi	Asian Pear	Pyrus pyrifolia	4-22	Local Nersery	NA	NA	NA	Spring/Fall				Good drainage	clay, sand, loam	ncsu.edu	Butterflies, polinators				30-40 ft
21	Southeast	Anandadevi	Peach	Prunus persica	4-23	Local Nersery	NA	NA	NA	Spring/Fall				Good drainage	clay, sand, loam	ncsu.edu	Butterflies, polinators				15-25 ft
22	Southeast	Anandadevi	Apricot	Prunus armeniaca	4-24	Local Nersery	NA	NA	NA	Spring/Fall				Good drainage, moist	occassionally dry	ncsu.edu	Bees, butterflies, pollinators, small mammals. songbirds				10-15 ft
23	Southeast	Anandadevi	Fig Tree	Ficus carica "Brown Turkey"	4-25	Branch Stock	NA	NA	NA	Spring-Fall				High organic matter, loam, sand	sand, loam	ncsu.edu	Birds, small animals, bats, pollinators				10-15 ft
24	Southeast	Anandadevi	Lemon Trees	Citrus	4-26	Local Nursery	NA	NA	NA	Spring/Fall				High organic matter, loam, sand	sand, loam	ncsu.edu	Birds, pollinators, bees				10-15 ft
25	Southeast	Anandadevi	Yellow Delicious Apple Tree	Malus domestica 'Golden delicious'	4-27	Settlemeyer's Nursery	NA	NA	NA	Fall				good drainage, moist	moist	ncsu.edu	Bees, butterflies				12-15 ft
26	Southeast	Anandadevi	Canadian x Poplar	Populus canadensis	4-9	NA	NA	NA	NA	Fall	moist to wet	sun/part shade	warm	Acidic to alkaline	moist	ifas/ufl.edu	butterflies and catapillars	no	no	yes	50-165 ft	Tolerate wet and hot conditions
27	Southeast	Anandadevi	Magnolia	Magnoliaceae	6-10	NA	NA	NA	NA
28	Southeast	Anandadevi	Sweet Cherries	Prunus avium	5-7	NA	NA	NA	NA
29	SouthWest	Mukta Clarke	Alder	Alnus	5b	Douglas Cty Conservation District	NA	NA	NA	Creekside: Spring/Fall
30	SouthWest	Mukta Clarke	Redtwig Dogwood	Cornus Sericea	5b	Douglas Cty Conservation District	NA	NA	NA	Creekside: Spring/Fall
31	SouthWest	Mukta Clarke	Willow	Salix	5b	Douglas Cty Conservation District	NA	NA	NA	Creekside: Spring/Fall
32	SouthWest	Purnima	Desert Olive	Forestiera Pubescens	5b	NA	NA	NA	NA	Fall
33	East	Mangala	Eastern White Oak	Quercus alba	3-9	Casey Trees (MD, VA)	NA	NA	NA	Spring/Fall		prefers sun	minimum -43F	well-drained		plants.usda.gov; ncsu.edu	songbirds, small mammals, butterflies	medium	no	medium	>100 ft
34	East	Mangala	American Sycamore	Plantanus occidentalis	4-9	Casey Trees (MD, VA)	NA	NA	NA	Spring/Fall		direct sun	minimum -34F	tolerates poor soil		plants.usda.gov; ncsu.edu	songbirds, small mammals	low	medium	no	100 ft	Useful for rehab of various sites; disease resistant, resistant to air pollution except ozone
35	East	Mangala	Tulip Tree	Liriodendron tulipifera	4-9	Casey Trees (MD, VA)	NA	NA	NA	Spring/Fall		full sun		rich, moist soil		plants.usda.gov; ncsu.edu	birds, mammals, butterflies, moths, bees	low	no	low	80-120 ft	Long-lived
36	East	Mangala	American Sweetgum	Liquidambar styraciflua	6-9	Casey Trees (MD, VA)	NA	NA	NA	Spring/Fall		full sun	minimum -21F	rich, moist soil	tolerates a variety of soil conditions	plants.usda.gov; ncsu.edu	birds, small mammals	low	low	no	100 ft	Long-lived
37	East	Mangala	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	2-9	Casey Trees (MD, VA)	NA	NA	NA	Spring/Fall		sun/shade	minimum -47F	variety of soils	tolerates wetter soils	plants.usda.gov; ncsu.edu	birds, squirrels	no	no	no	68 ft
38	East	Mangala	River Birch	Betula nigra	4-9	Casey Trees (MD, VA)	NA	NA	NA	Spring/Fall		sun	minimum -31F	near streams	moist areas	plants.usda.gov; ncsu.edu	birds, butterflies	low	no	no	30-70 ft	Used in erosion control
39	East	Mangala	Sweetbay magnolia	Magnolia virginiana	5a-10b	Casey Trees (MD, VA)	NA	NA	NA	Spring/Fall		sun/part shade	minimum 17F	moist, rich soil	good for rain gardens	plants.usda.gov; ncsu.edu	humming birds, butterflies	no	no	no	20-40 ft	Provides wildlife cover in winter
40	East	Mangala	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	5-9	Casey Trees (MD, VA)	NA	NA	NA	Spring/Fall		partial shade	minimum -28F	well-drained soil	poor, dry sites	plants.usda.gov; ncsu.edu	songbirds, butterflies, bees	low	medium	no	30 ft	Used in urban forestry projects
41	East	Mangala	Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	5-9	Casey Trees (MD, VA)	NA	NA	NA	Spring/Fall		partial shade	minimum -27F	rich, moist soil		plants.usda.gov; ncsu.edu	small mammals, Zebra swallowtail	low	no	no	25 ft	Edible fruit
42	East	Mangala	Virginia pine	Pinus virginiana	4-8	Casey Trees (MD, VA)	NA	NA	NA	Spring/Fall		sun	minimum -23F	all soil types	tolerates poor, dry soil	plants.usda.gov; ncsu.edu		high	no	no	25 ft
43	East	Mangala	Smooth Witherod shrub	Viburnum nudum	6a-9b					seeds/stem cuttings		sun/part shade		low, wet areas, rain gardens	acidic, moist soil	plants.ces.ncsu.edu	pollinators, song birds, turkeys	yes	yes		5-12 ft	Drupes for jam; showy white flowers
44	East	Mangala	Oakleaf Hydrangea shrub	Hydrangea quercifolia	5a-9b		NA	NA	NA	Spring/Fall		sun/part shade		rich, well-drained soil	medium moisture	plants.usda.gov; ncsu.edu	pollinators, song birds	yes	no	no	4-8 ft	Showy white flowers
45	East	Mangala	Common Witch Hazel shrub	Hamamelis virginiana	3a-9b		NA	NA	NA	Spring/Fall		sun/part shade		rich, acidic, well-drained soil	moist	plants.usda.gov; ncsu.edu	pollinators, song birds,small mammals	low	yes	no	15-20 ft	Yellow flowers in late fall and winter
46	East	Mangala	Common Winterberry bush	Ilex verticilata	3a-9b		NA	NA	NA	Spring/Fall		sun/shade		acidic soil	moist	plants.usda.gov; ncsu.edu	birds, small mammals, pollinators	no	no	no	3-15 ft	Berries poisonous to humans; good wildlife food; tolerant of heat and soil compaction
47	East	Mangala	Red Chokeberry shrub	Aronia arbutifolia	3a-9b		NA	NA	NA	Spring/Fall		sun/part shade	minimum -18F	average soil	medium moisture	plants.usda.gov; ncsu.edu	birds, mammals, pollinators	low	medium	low	5-12 ft	Bitter berries may be used in jam; rain garden	use in rain gardens
48	East	Mangala	Northern Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	5a-9b		NA	NA	NA	Spring/Fall		partial shade	minimum -23F	moist soil	moist	plants.usda.gov; ncsu.edu	song birds, small mammals, pollinators	low	no	none	8-15 ft	Medicinal benzoin is a different species; rain gardens
49	East	Mangala	Oxeye Daisy (perennial)	Heliopsis helianthoides	3a-9b		4 wks	Soil temp 60-70F	NA	Sow seeds Mar/Apr		sun/part shade		poor to average soil		plants.usda.gov; ncsu.edu	song birds	yes		no	3-5 ft	Blooms July/Aug for up to 2 mos
50	East	Mangala	Yarrow (perennial)	Achillea millefolium	3a-9b		NA	NA	NA	Spring		full sun		rich, well-drained soil		plants.usda.gov; ncsu.edu	butterflies, bees	medium	no	no	3 ft	Resitant to pollution
51	East	Mangala	Eastern Purple Coneflower(perennial)	Echinacea purpurea	3a-8b		NA	NA	NA	Spring		sun/part shade	minimum -33	wide range of soil textures	Will not tolerate water logging	plants.usda.gov; ncsu.edu	song birds, pollinators	low	medium	low	1-3 ft
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