Fedco Seeds: Trees and Shrubs - Plants Native To North America

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Honeylocust

Bare-Root Trees

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Gleditsia triacanthos 50' x 30-35'. Beautiful fast-growing nitrogen-fixing tree. Good for erosion control. Tolerates drought, pollution, salt, disease and insects. Z4.

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Eastern Hophornbeam

Bare-Root Trees

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Ostrya virginiana 20-40' x 15-20'. Small native upland understory tree is tougher than nails. Shaggy bark. Seeds mature in papery cones resembling hops. Z3.

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American Linden

Bare-Root Trees

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Tilia americana 60-80' x same. Tall stately tree with rounded crown and low-hung spreading branches. Sweetly fragrant yellow June flowers. Z3.

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Sugar Maple

Bare-Root Trees

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Acer saccharum 50-100'. Largest of our native maples. Colorful fall foliage. Valued for shade, syrup and lumber. Boil sap to make real maple syrup. Z3.

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Bur Oak

Bare-Root Trees

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Quercus macrocarpa 70-80' x same. Hardiest of the white oaks with a deeply grooved massive trunk and a wide-spreading crown. Dark green foliage. Large fringed acorns. Z3.

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Northern Red Oak

Bare-Root Trees

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Quercus rubra 60-75' x 45'. The most common oak in northern New England. Magnificent open rounded crown. Fast growing. Tolerant of different conditions. Z4.

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Scarlet Oak

Bare-Root Trees

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Quercus coccinea 50-70' × 40-50'. Important canopy species of Appalachian mountains. Native to Maine though rare. Scarlet red foliage in fall. Z5.

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Swamp White Oak

Bare-Root Trees

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Quercus bicolor 50-60' x same. Massive rounded shade tree with short deeply ridged trunk and fan of branches. Yellow to reddish-purple fall foliage. Native. Z3.

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White Oak

Bare-Root Trees

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Quercus alba 50-80' x same. Spectacular broad irregularly rounded oak. Wood valued for lumber and firewood. Slow growing and long-lived. Z3.

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Osage Orange

Bare-Root Trees

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Maclura pomifera 35-60' x same. Long-lived native shade tree. Strong orange rot-resistant wood. Great for fences or hedges. Strange grapefruit-sized fruits inedible for humans. Seed collected in Maine. Z4.

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Sweetgum

Bare-Root Trees

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Liquidambar styraciflua 60-80' x 40-60'. Delightful star-shaped leaves and hard round prickly gumball-like “fruit”. Colorful fall display. Native from CT into Mexico. Z5.

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American Sycamore

Bare-Root Trees

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Platanus occidentalis 75-100' x same. Extraordinary native shade tree. Trunks and stems are strikingly mottled. Remarkable against the winter sky. Z4/5.

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Tuliptree

Bare-Root Trees

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Liriodendron tulipifera 60-90' x 30-50'. Also called Tulip Poplar. Highly ornamental shade tree. Large tulip-like flowers attract hummingbirds. Native to eastern U.S. Z4/5.

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Tupelo

Bare-Root Trees

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Nyssa sylvatica 40-85' x 20-30'. Medium-sized deciduous tree produces fruits that feed migrating birds. Vibrant fall colors. Can live up to 650 years! Z4.

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Blackhaw Viburnum

Bare-Root Plants

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Viburnum prunifolium 12-15' x 8-12'. Rounded shrub with creamy white cymes in early spring. Suckering habit, but can be pruned. Bluish-black edible fruit clusters in fall. Z3.

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Highbush Cranberry Seedling Viburnum

Bare-Root Plants

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Viburnum opulus var. americanum 8–12' × same. Also known as Crampbark. Medicinal multi-stemmed native shrub. Add to the biological diversity of your garden. No two seedlings are exactly alike. Z2.

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Nannyberry Viburnum

Bare-Root Plants

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Viburnum lentago 15-20' x 10-12'. Large shrub with edible blue-black berries. Fragrant creamy white flowers. Plant multiples for fruit production. Z2.

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Northern Arrowwood Viburnum

Bare-Root Plants

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Viburnum dentatum 8-15' x 4-10'. Vase-shaped native shrub traditionally used for making arrow shafts. Small blue-black fruits loved by birds. Adaptable. Forms colonies, makes a great hedge plant. Z2/3.

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Northern Wild Raisin Viburnum

Bare-Root Plants

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Viburnum cassinoides 5-6' × same. Dense suckering native shrub. White flowers from spring to early summer. Edible black fruit. Plant more than one for fruit. Z3.

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