Trees and Plants For Specific Purposes

Please note this list is only a guideline and not all-inclusive

Plants for:

Windbreaks:
    
Pines-All Varieties
      Canadian Hemlock
      Norway Spruce
      American Arborvitae
      Eastern Red Cedar

Hedges:
    
Autumn Olive
      Canadian Hemlock
      American Arborvitae
      Winterberry
      Eastern Red Cedar
      Japanese Yew

Wet, Swampy Areas:
    
White Pine
      Canadian Hemlock
      American Arborvitae
      Black Spruce
      Norway Spruce      
      Balsam Fir
      Canaan Fir
      Red Maple
      Pin Oak
      American Sycamore
      White Birch

Mine Reclamation:
    
Black Locust
      Scotch Pine

Areas affected by Road Salt:
    
Japanese Black Pine
      Austrian Pine

 

Wildlife Food and Cover:
    
Butternut
      Chinese Chestnut
     Dogwood
      Oaks
     Autumn Olive
      Black Walnut
     Winterberry

Dry, Windy, and Exposed Areas:
    
Pines-All Varieties
      Spruce-All Varieties

Rocky or Dry Soils:
    
Concolor Fir
      Ponderosa Pine
      Scotch Pine
      Butternut

Clay Soils:
    
Colorado Blue Spruce
      Pines-All Varieties

Total Shade:
    
Canadian Hemlock

Sandy Soils:
    
Japanese Black Pine
      American Red Pine

Sea Shore Conditions:
    
Austrian Pine
      Japanese Black Pine
      Mugho Pine
      Scotch Pine