Native Tree List
TreeVitalize advises planting native species whenever possible. Below are suggested native tree species.
Large Trees
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Red Maple
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Acer rubrum cvs.
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Sugar maple
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Acer saccharum
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Shagbark Hickory
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Carya ovata |
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Northern Catalpa
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Catalpa speciosa
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Common Hackberry
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Celtis occidentalis
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Thornless Honeylocust
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Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis
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Kentucky Coffeetree
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Gymnocladus dioicus
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Black Walnut
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Juglans nigra
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Eastern Larch
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Larix laricina
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Sweetgum
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Liquidambar styraciflura
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Tuliptree/Yellow-poplar
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Liriodendron tulipifera
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Cucumber Magnolia
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Magnolia acuminate
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Black Tupelo/Black Gum
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Nyssa sylvatica
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American Sycamore
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Platanus occidentalis
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White Oak
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Quercus alba
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Swamp White Oak
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Quercus bicolor
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Scarlet Oak
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Quercus coccinea
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Northern Pin Oak
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Quercus ellipsoidalis
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Shingle Oak
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Quercus imbricaria
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Bur Oak
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Quercus macrocarpa
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Pin Oak
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Quercus palustris
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Willow Oak
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Quercus phellos
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Red Oak
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Quercus rubra
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Shumard Oak
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Quercus shumardii
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Baldcypress
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Taxodium distichum
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American Linden
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Tilia americana
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Elm species
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Ulmus spp.
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Medium Trees
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Heritage River Birch
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Betula nigra 'Heritage'
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American Hornbeam
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Carpinus caroliniana
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Eastern Redbud
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Cercis canadensis cvs.
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| American Yellowwood
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Cladrastis lutea
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Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn
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Crataegus crusgalli var. 'Inermis'
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Winterking Hawthorn
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Crataegus viridis 'Winterking'
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Carolina Silverbell
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Halesia carolina
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Hophornbeam
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Ostrya virginiana
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Sourwood
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Oxydendrum arboretum
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Common Chokecherry
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Prunus virginiana
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| Sassafras
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Sassafras albidum
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Small Trees
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Striped Maple
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Acer pennsylvanicum
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Shadblow Serviceberry
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Amelanchier canadensis
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Allegheny Serviceberry
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Amelanchier laevis
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Pagoda Dogwood
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Cornus alternifolia
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Crabapple species; many
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Malus spp.
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Common Chokecherry
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Prunus virginiana 'Schubert'
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