Fedco Trees: Plants Native To North America

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American Elderberry Seedling

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Sambucus canadensis 6-12' x same. Each grown from a cold-hardy seed and will be a totally unique plant. Some of our best plants grew from batches of such seedlings. Z3.

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Bob Gordon American Elderberry

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Sambucus canadensis 6-8' x same. Large clusters of large dark berries. High Brix level; great for winemaking. Upright, slightly spreading habit. Z4.

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Goodbarn American Elderberry

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Sambucus canadensis 5-10' x same. Blooms heavily and produces large elderberry crops annually. Hardy, vigorous with apparent self-fertility. Z3.

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Johns American Elderberry

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Sambucus canadensis Up to 10' tall. Very vigorous. We observed one particular specimen grow five feet in one summer! Z3.

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Mattawamkeag American Elderberry

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Sambucus canadensis 6-12' x same. Fedco intro. Sourced from a wide swath of plants growing in Aroostook County. Robust elderberry with consistently high fruit yields. Z3.

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Nova American Elderberry

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Sambucus canadensis 6-8' x same. Large sweet berries are good for wine, pie and jelly. Matures early and uniformly. Z3.

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Ranch American Elderberry

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Sambucus canadensis Up to 5'. Moderate yields of medium-sized berries ripen uniformly and early. From the same program as Wyldewood, a staff fave. Z3.

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Wyldewood American Elderberry

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Sambucus canadensis 6-12' x same. Vigorous consistently high-yielding elderberry cultivar. Competitive with Adams and ripens a little bit later. Z3.

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York American Elderberry

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Sambucus canadensis 4-10' x same. An old reliable elderberry, considered by some to be the largest-fruited and heaviest-bearing cultivar. Rounded shrub. Z3.

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Respect Your Elders Collection

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Sambucus canadensis Five different American black elderberry cultivars to feed you (and maybe the birds). Z4.

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Leatherwood Fern

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Dryopteris marginalis 20-30" tall. Strong stems and slightly glossy leathery grey-green fronds make this one of the best ferns for floral arrangements. Evergreen leaves in winter. Z3.

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‘Max Frei’ Bloody Cranesbill Geranium

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Geranium sanguinium 4-9" tall. Magenta cups with purple-blue anthers cover tidy deep green lacy foliage. Compact form works well in containers. Considered more drought tolerant than others in the genus. Z3.

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Spotted Cranesbill Geranium

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Geranium maculatum 12-24" tall and sprawling. Native wildflower attracts beneficial insects. Also known as Wild Geranium. Z4.

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Gold Sneezeweed Helenium - Organic

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Helenium autumnale 4-5' tall. Rich and blazing yellow lends itself to a vibrant end-of-summer display. Easy to grow, excellent cutflower. Z3.

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‘Dropmore Scarlet’ Brown’s Honeysuckle

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Lonicera × brownii 10-20'. Tall climbing honeysuckle. Non-invasive! Attractive to pollinators, especially hummingbirds. Species is native to North America. Z3.

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‘Major Wheeler’ Trumpet Honeysuckle

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Lonicera sempervirens 6–10' long. Scarlet-red and yellow flowers. Straight species. Selected for excellent blossom set and outstanding resistance to powdery mildew. Z3.

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Northern Blue Flag Iris - Organic

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Iris versicolor 30-36" tall. Northeastern native species with gorgeous blue-violet flowers with bold purple veining and a white and lemon-yellow blaze. Early. Z2.

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Hollow Stem Joe Pye Weed - Organic

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Eutrochium fistulosum 4-6' tall. Dusky-rose flowers are held on beautiful wine-red stems dusted with a light purplish bloom. Adaptable to wet soils. Z4.

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Spotted Joe Pye Weed - Organic

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Eutrochium maculatum 4-7' tall. Whimsical flat-topped terminal flower clusters bloom midsummer. Seed clusters add interest to the winter landscape. Attractive to pollinators. Z4.

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Sweet Joe Pye Weed - Organic

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Eutrochium purpureum 4-6' tall. Massive vanilla-scented pinkish-purple domed flowers in midsummer. Often found in average to dry woodland edges. Z3.

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Floristan White Blazing Star Liatris

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Liatris spicata 30-36" tall. Dreamy white flower wands above fine grass-like foliage. Blooms from July to September. Great for cutflowers. Z3.

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Prairie Blazing Star Liatris - Organic

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Liatris pycnostachya 40-48" tall. . North American native with tall brilliant purple wands loved by butterflies in midsummer. Great cutflowers. Z3.

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Purple Blazing Star Liatris

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Liatris spicata 20-30" tall. Magenta-purple flower spikes above fine grass-like foliage. Blooms from July to September. Great for cutflowers. Z3.

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Swamp Red Milkweed - Organic

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Asclepias incarnata 3–5' tall. Charming flat-topped clusters of upturned red-rose flowers. Long willow-like leaves. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Native. Z3.

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Butternut Seedling

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Juglans cinerea 40-60' x same. Very large impressive shade tree with broad open crown. Produces oblong edible nuts. Nice cabinet wood. Native. Z3.

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American Chestnut Seedling

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Castanea dentata Up to 100'. Once common in the eastern US. Important food source for people and wildlife. Not immune to blight but likely to thrive 10-30 years. Fast growing and precocious. Z4.

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American Chinquapin Seedling

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Castanea pumila 15-30' x 10-20'. Once an important food for indigenous peoples. Somewhat resistant to chestnut blight. Native to much of central/eastern U.S. Z4.

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American Hazelnut Seedling

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Corylus americana 12-18' x 10-15'. Multi-stemmed native shrub with sweet nuts. Showy catkins in spring. Patchwork of colors in autumn. Can bear in 3-5 years. Z4.

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Shagbark Hickory Seedling

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Carya 70-90' × 50-70'. Straight trunked with shaggy bark and branches that curve up at the tips. Bears sweet edible nuts in 40 years. Z4.

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Shellbark Hickory Seedling

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Carya laciniosa 60-80' × 40-60'. Tall nut tree of bottomlands and floodplains. Resembles shagbark hickory but with less shaggy bark. Native. Z5.

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Black Walnut Seedling

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Juglans nigra 70-90'. Spectacular shade tree with open rounded crown. Nuts have sweet earthy rich flavor. May begin to bear in 5-10 years. Z4.

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Blue False Indigo Baptisia - Organic

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Baptisia australis 3-4' x same. Vibrant blue lupine-like flowers in early summer. Bushy habit and shrub-like structure once mature. Good for erosion control. Z3.

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Blue Ridge Buckbean - Organic

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Thermopsis caroliniana 36-48" tall. Native to Appalachia. Early season blooms look like bright yellow lupine. Nitrogen-fixer. Z4.

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Willow-leaf Bluestar - Organic

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Amsonia tabernaemontana var. salicifolia 24–36" tall. Fine grassy willow-like foliage. Clusters of powder-blue florets in early summer. Best planted en masse. Z3.

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Culver’s Root - Organic

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Veronicastrum virginicum 4-6' tall. Elegant towering native plant sends up large flower spikes of densely clustered tiny white blossoms. Attracts pollinators. Z3.

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Stiff Goldenrod - Organic

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Oligoneuron rigidum 2-5' tall. The gorgeous yellow-gold vibrancy of goldenrod packed into a dense, showy, flat-topped cluster. Attractive lush slate-green foliage. Z3.

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Jack-in-the-Pulpit

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Arisaema triphyllum 12–24" tall. Magical Northeastern woodland native prefers dappled shade and moist rich woodland soil. Appears midspring. Z3.

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Obedient Plant - Organic

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Physotegia virginiana 2-3' tall. North American native flower provides late-season forage for pollinators. Adaptable. Z3.

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Rattlesnake Master Rattlesnake Plant - Organic

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Eryngium yuccifolium 3-6' tall. Globe-thistle-like 1" greenish-white flowerheads. Subtle honey-like scent. North american native. Great for cutflower production. Z3.

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Black Cohosh

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Actaea racemosa 5-7' tall. Long arching racemes of creamy white serpentine flower spikes. Flowers mid to late summer. Medicinal. Woodland native and pollinator powerhouse. Z3.

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Mountain Mint - Organic

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Pycnanthemum virginianum 24-36" tall. Makes a tasty minty tea traditionally used to settle indigestion. Spreads readily. Densely flowered, attractive to pollinators. Native. Z4.

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Sweetflag

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Acorus americanus 24-36" tall. Water-loving bog plant with broad sword-like foliage that smells sweetly of citrus and vanilla when crushed. Roots traditionally used as an aromatic bitter for digestive upsets. Z3.

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Common Blue Violet - Organic

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Viola sororia 6-10" tall. North American native with cheery blue-purple flowers and attractive heart-shaped leaves, all edible. Larval host plant for multiple species of butterflies. Z3.

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Canadian Wild Ginger

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Asarum canadense 6–12" tall. Heart-shaped leaves up to 7" wide spread into a beautiful groundcover. Aromatic roots used medicinally. Needs shade. Z3.

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Michigan Huckleberry

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Gaylussacia baccata 1-3' x 2-4'. Cousin of the blueberry. Less acidic, more mildly sweet flavor. Flowers in June, fruits in August. Full sun to part shade but fruits best in sun. Native to eastern U.S. and Canada. Z3/4.

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Carolina Allspice

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Calycanthus floridus 6-10' x 6-12'. Beautiful native shrub with dark burgundy-maroon flowers and shiny leaves. Blooms early, flowers through summer. Highly fragrant. Z4/5.

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Bayberry

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Myrica pensylvanica Waxy blue skin. 5-10' x same. A common sight along Maine’s rocky shores. Fragrant glossy deep green leaves and small waxy berries. Fixes nitrogen and feeds wildlife. Z2.

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Beach Plum

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Prunus maritima 6' × 5-6'. Rounded dense suckering shrub found along ocean beaches. Showy white blooms in spring. Edible plums in late summer. Plant two for fruit. Z3.

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Bearberry

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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 6-10". Low-growing evergreen groundcover. Can sprawl to 15'. Pinkish-white flowers in spring. Small red berries persist into winter. Self-pollinating. Z2.

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Buttonbush

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Cephalanthus occidentalis 6-10' x 8'. Loose rounded branchy shrub with masses of ornamental blooms that appear 4–6 weeks in summer. Attractive to pollinators. Z4.

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