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Source Code:
Ng = The Natural Gardens, Inc. | W = Wildlife Nurseries | Pn = Prairie Nursery | K = Kester's Wild Game Food Nurseries |
Pm = Prairie Moon Nurseries | Pp = The Planter's Palette | M = Missouri Wildflowers Nursery
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| Height | Comments | |
| Shrubs | ||
| Service Berry Amelanchier arborea |
25' | White flowers, attracts wildlife |
| Lead Plant Amorpha canescens |
1-3' | Legume, purple flowers, butterfly friendly |
| New Jersey Tea Cenothus americanus |
2-3' | White flowers, butterfly friendly |
| Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis |
10-15' | White ball-like flowers |
| Silky Dogwood Cornus obliqua |
10' | White flowers, blue berries |
| Red Osier Dogwood Cornus stolonifera |
6-8' | White flowers and berries |
| Hazelnut Corylus americana |
15' | Bronze leaves in fall, edilble fruit |
| Wild Plum Prunus americana |
15-20' | White flowers |
| Meadowseet Spirea alba |
12"-3.5' | White flowers |
| Bladdernut Staphylea trifolia |
5-15' | Unusual balloon-like fruit |
| Arrowwood Viburnum Viburnum dentatum |
10' | Yellow to red fall color |
| Nannyberry Viburnum dentatum |
15-18' | Purplish red in the fall |
| Blackhaw Viburnum prunifolium |
15' | Cream flower, red fall color |
| Trees | ||
| Sugar Maple Acer saccharum |
60' | Beautiful yellow fall color |
| Ohio Buckeye Aesculus glabra |
40' | White flowers, stately form |
| Bitternut Hickory Carya cordiformis |
60' | Yellow fall color, edible fruit |
| Shagbark Hickory Carya ovata |
80' | Yellow fall color; edilble fruit |
| Hackberry Celtis accidentalis |
60' | Similar to elm, but disease resistant |
| White Ash Fraxinus americanus |
70-80' | Purple fall color |
| Black Walnut Juglans nigra |
100' | Edible fruit; fall colors |
| Ironwood Ostrya virginiana |
35' | Delicate branching pattern |
| Black Cherry Prunus serotina |
75' | Tiny white flowers |
| White Oak Quercus alba |
80' | Very strong, food for wildlife |
| Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa |
80' | Very sturdy, food for wildlife |
| Red Oak Quercus rubra |
80' | Very sturdy, food for wildlife |
| Linden or Basswood Tilia americana |
80' | Yellow fall color |
| American Elm Ulmus americana |
80-100' | Susceptible to Dutch Elm Disease |
| Slippery Elm Ulmus rubra |
40-60' | Yellow fall color |
| Vines | ||
| Bittersweet Celastrus scandens |
Orange fruit; Great for floral arrangements | |
| Virgin's Bower Clematis virginiana |
Small white flowers; Profuse bloomer |
Source Code:
Ng = The Natural Gardens, Inc. | W = Wildlife Nurseries | Pn = Prairie Nursery | K = Kester's Wild Game Food Nurseries |
Pm = Prairie Moon Nurseries | Pp = The Planter's Palette | M = Missouri Wildflowers Nursery
For locations, phone numbers and websites, click here.
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