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Trees and Shrubs
Native to James City County, New Kent and Charles
City |
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W = wet
(near water)
M = moist
D = dry
DT =
drought tolerant |
SU = full sun
SH = shade
PS = partial shade
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L = lowland
U = upland
B = both
areas
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Scientific
Name |
Common
Name |
Soil |
Light |
Height |
Comments |
Locale |
Riparian Zones |
VA Wildflower of
the Year |
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Medium to Large
Trees |
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Acer rubrum |
red maple |
M-W |
SU |
40'-100' |
red flowers, red
leaves in fall |
B |
1-4 |
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Betula nigra |
river birch |
M-W |
SU |
50'-100' |
bark interesting |
L |
2-3 |
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Carya alba (C.
tomentosa) |
mockernut hickory |
D-M |
PS-SH |
60'-100' |
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U |
3-4 |
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Carya glabra |
pignut hickory |
D-M |
SU-PS |
60'-100' |
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U |
3-4 |
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Celtis occidentalis |
hackberry,
sugarberry |
D-M |
SU-PS |
40'-100' |
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B |
2-4 |
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Diospyros
virginiana |
persimmon |
D-M |
SU-PS |
50'-75' |
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L |
2-4 |
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Fagus grandifolia |
American beech |
M |
SU-PS |
50'-100' |
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U |
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Fraxinus americana |
white ash |
M |
SU-PS |
50'-100' |
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U |
2-4 |
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Fraxinus
pennsylvanica |
green ash, swamp
ash |
D-W |
SU-PS |
50'-75' |
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L |
2-3 |
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Juniperus
virginiana |
Eastern red cedar |
D, DT |
SU |
10'-75' |
blue fruit,
evergreen |
B |
2-4 |
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Liquidambar
styraciflua |
sweetgum |
M-W |
SU-PS |
60'-100' |
messy gumballs, red
leaves in fall |
U |
2-4 |
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Liriodendron
tulipifera |
tulip tree, yellow
poplar |
M |
SU-PS |
70'-100' |
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U |
3-4 |
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Nyssa aquatica |
water tupelo |
W |
SU-PS |
70'-100' |
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L |
1 |
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Nyssa sylvatica |
Black gum, Sour gum |
D-W |
SU-PS |
30'-75' |
white blooms, red
in fall, blue fruit |
L |
2-4 |
Back
to Top |
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Oxydendrum arboreum |
sourwood |
D-M |
PS-SH |
15'-50' |
white blooms, red
in fall |
U |
3-4 |
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Pinus echinata |
shortleaf pine,
yellow pine |
D-M |
SU |
100' |
evergreen |
U |
3-4 |
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Pinus strobus |
Eastern white pine |
D-M |
SU |
75'-100' |
evergreen |
U |
3-4 |
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Pinus taeda |
loblolly pine |
D-W |
SU |
70'-90' |
evergreen |
U |
2-4 |
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Pinus virginiana |
Virginia pine |
D-M |
SU |
50'-80' |
evergreen |
U |
2-4 |
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Platanus
occidentalis |
sycamore |
M-W |
SU-PS |
75'-100' |
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L |
2-4 |
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Quercus alba |
white oak |
D-M |
SU-PS |
75'-100' |
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U |
3-4 |
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Quercus coccinea |
scarlet oak |
D-M |
SU |
40'-70' |
red fall foliage |
U |
3-4 |
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Quercus falcata |
southern red oak |
D-M |
SU |
70'-80' |
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U |
3-4 |
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Quercus michauxii |
swamp chestnut oak |
M-W |
SU |
50'-80' |
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L |
2-4 |
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Quercus nigra |
water oak |
M-W |
PS-SH |
50'-80' |
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L |
2-4 |
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Quercus palustris |
pin oak |
M-W |
SU |
50'-80' |
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L |
2-3 |
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Quercus phellos |
willow oak |
M-W |
SU-PS |
80'-100' |
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L |
2-4 |
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Quercus prinus (Q.
montana) |
Chestnut oak |
D |
SU-SH |
40'-80' |
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U |
3-4 |
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Quercus rubra |
northern red oak |
D-M |
SU-SH |
90' |
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U |
3-4 |
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Quercus stellata |
post oak |
D-M |
SU |
35'-50' |
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U |
3-4 |
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Quercus velutina |
black oak |
D-M |
SU |
75'-100' |
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U |
3-4 |
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Sassafras albidum |
sassafras |
D-M |
SU-PS |
35'-50' |
red fall foliage;
blue fruit |
U |
2-4 |
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Taxodium distichum |
bald cypress |
M-W |
SU |
50'-100' |
prefers wet but
also grows on dry land |
B |
1-3 |
Back
to Top |
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Small Trees |
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Amelanchier arborea |
downy serviceberry,
shadbush |
M |
PS |
15'-40' |
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U |
4 |
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Amelanchier
canadensis |
Canada serviceberry |
M |
PS |
35'-50' |
white blooms, red
in fall, red fruit |
U |
2-4 |
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Asimina triloba |
paw paw |
M |
PS-SH |
20'-35' |
Red blooms |
U |
3-4 |
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Cercis canadensis |
eastern redbud |
M, DT |
PS-SH |
20'-35' |
pink flowers |
U |
2-4 |
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Chionanthus
virginicus |
white fringe tree |
M |
SU-PS |
12'-35' |
white blooms, blue
fruit |
U |
3-4 |
1997 WF |
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Cornus florida |
flowering dogwood |
D-M |
PS |
15'-50' |
white blooms, red
fruit |
U |
3-4 |
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Crataegus
phaenopyrum |
Washington
hawthorne |
M-D |
SU |
25'-35' |
white blooms, red
fruit & fall foliage |
U |
3-4 |
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Ilex opaca |
American holly |
D |
SU-SH |
15'-50' |
white flowers, red
fruit; evergreen |
B |
2-4 |
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Magnolia virginiana |
sweetbay magnolia |
W-M |
SU-SH |
10'-30' |
white flowers, red
fruit |
L |
2-3 |
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Morus rubra |
red mulberry |
M |
SH |
35'-60' |
messy fruit |
U |
3-4 |
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Ostrya virginiana |
eastern hop
hornbeam |
M |
SH |
25'-50' |
calcareous |
U |
4 |
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Persea borbonia (P.
palustris) |
redbay, sweet bay |
M |
PS-SH |
30'-65' |
evergreen, dark
blue fruit |
U |
4 |
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Prunus americana |
American wild plum |
M |
SU-SH |
20'-35' |
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U |
4 |
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Prunus serotina |
wild black cherry |
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SU |
40'-75' |
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U |
3-4 |
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Salix nigra |
black willow |
M |
SU-PS |
35'-50' |
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L |
1-3 |
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Shrubs |
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Alnus serrulata |
common (smooth)
alder |
W-M |
SU |
12'-20' |
Purple catkins,
flood tolerant |
L |
1-3 |
Back
to Top |
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Aronia
arbutifolia (Photinia
pyrifolia) |
red chokeberry |
M |
PS |
2'-12' |
white blooms, red
in fall |
U |
2-4 |
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Aronia melanocarpa |
black chokeberry |
D-W |
SU |
3'-6' |
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U |
2-4 |
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Baccharis
halimifolia |
groundsel tree,
high tide bush |
W-D |
SU |
6'-12' |
salt-tolerant,
showy, erosion control |
B |
2-4 |
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Callicarpa
americana |
American
beautyberry |
D-M |
SH-PS |
6' |
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