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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Height (feet) |
Evergreen |
Grows in wet/
swampy sites
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Shrubs |
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Amelanchier spp. |
Serviceberry |
varies w/ species |
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Andromeda polifolia |
Bog rosemary |
1-2 |
*
|
*
|
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Aronia arbutifolia |
Red chokeberry |
6-10 |
|
*
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Calycanthus floridus |
Carolina allspice |
6-9 |
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Cephalanthus occidentalis |
Buttonbush |
3-6 + |
|
*
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Chionanthus virginicus |
Fringetree |
12-20 |
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Clethra alnifolia |
Summersweet |
3-8 |
|
*
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Cornus alba 'Sibirica' |
Siberian dogwood |
8-10 |
|
|
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Cornus racemosa |
Gray dogwood |
10-15 |
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Cornus amomum |
Silky dogwood |
6-10 |
|
*
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Cornus sericea (C. stolonifera) |
Red osier dogwood |
7-9 |
|
*
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Ilex glabra |
Inkberry |
6-8, varies |
*
|
*
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Ilex verticillata |
Winterberry |
6-10+ |
|
*
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Itea virginica |
Virginia sweetspire |
3-5 + |
|
*
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Kalmia latifolia |
Mountain laurel |
7-15, varies |
*
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|
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Ledum groenlandicum |
Labrador tea |
2-4 |
*
|
*
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Lindera benzoin |
Spicebush |
6-12 |
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Potentilla fruticosa |
Shrubby cinquefoil |
1-4 |
|
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Rhododendron arborescens |
Sweet azalea |
8-20 |
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Rhododendron calendulaceum |
Flame azalea |
4-15, varies |
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Rhododendron vaseyi |
Pinkshell azalea |
5-10 |
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Rhododendron viscosum |
Swamp azalea |
1-8 |
|
*
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Sambuscus canadensis |
American elderberry |
5-12, varies |
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Salix purpurea |
Purpleosier willow |
8-10 |
|
*
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Salix purpurea 'Streamco' |
Streamco Willow |
|
|
*
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Salix spp. |
Willows |
varies w/ species |
|
*
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Vaccinium corymbosum |
Highbush blueberry |
6-12 |
|
*
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Vaccinium vitis-idaea |
Cowberry |
10 inches |
|
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Viburnum alnifolium |
Hobblebush |
9-12 |
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Viburnum cassinoides |
Witherod |
5-6 |
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Viburnum dentatum |
Arrowwood |
6-8 + |
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Viburnum lentago |
Nannyberry |
15-18+ |
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Viburnum opulus |
European cranberrybush |
8-12 + |
|
*
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Viburnum trilobum |
American cranberrybush |
8-12 + |
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Trees |
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Acer rubrum |
Red maple |
40-60 + |
|
*
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Alnus sp.. |
Alder |
varies w/ species |
|
*
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Amelanchier spp. |
Serviceberry |
varies w/ species |
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Betula nigra |
River birch |
40-70 + |
|
*
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Betula papyrifera |
Paper birch |
50-70 + |
|
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Ilex opaca |
American holly |
15-30 + |
*
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Larix decidua |
Common larch |
70-75 + |
|
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Liquidambar styraciflua |
American sweetgum |
60-75 + |
|
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Magnolia virginiana |
Sweet bay magnolia |
10-20 |
|
*
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Nyssa sylvatica |
Black gum, black tupelo |
30-50 |
|
*
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Picea glauca |
White spruce |
40-60 |
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Quercus bicolor |
Swamp white oak |
50-60 |
|
*
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Quercus palustris |
Pin oak |
60-70 + |
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Salix spp. |
Willow |
varies w/ species |
|
*
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Taxodium distichum |
Bald Cypress |
50-70 |
|
*
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Thuja occidentalis |
American arborvitae |
40-60 |
*
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Adapted from the Cornell Cooperative Extension, 2001
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