Genus species Cultivar common name list # family tr/sh/vn alt/opp simp/cpd ht hardy FC
Acer palmatum Bloodgood Japanese maple 11 aceraceae tr opp simp 20 5  
Acer rubrum October Glory Oct Glory Red Maple 11 aceraceae tr opp simp 60 3  
Acer nikoense   Nikko Maple 11 aceraceae tr opp cpd 30 5  
Acer ginnala Flame Flame Amur maple 11 aceraceae tr opp simp 18 2  
Acer buergeranum   Trident maple 11 aceraceae tr opp simp 25 5  
Acer platanoides Crimson King Crimson King maple 11 aceraceae tr opp simp 50 3  
Acer campestre   Hedge mapld 11 aceraceae tr opp simp 35 5  
Acer saccharum   Sugar Maple, Hard Maple 11 aceraceae tr opp simp 75 4  
Acer negundo   Box elder, Ash leaved maple 11 aceraceae tr opp cpd 50 2  
Acer saccharinum   Silver maple, soft maple 11 aceraceae tr opp simp 70 3  
Acer truncatum   Shantung maple 11 aceraceae tr opp simp 25 4  
Acer griseum   Paperbark maple 11 aceraceae tr opp   30 4  
Acer pseudoplatanus   Sycamore maple 11 aceraceae tr opp simp 60 4  
Acer japonicum Aconitifolium' Full Moon Maple 24 aceraceae tr opp simp 10 5  
Aesculus glabra   Ohio buckeye 2 hippocastanaceae tr opp cpd 40 3  
Aesculus hippocastanum Baumannii Baumann Horsechestnut 4 hippocastanaceae tr opp cpd 75 3  
Aesculus x carnea Briotti Red horsechestnut 2 hippocastanaceae tr opp cpd 40 4  
Ailanthus altissima   Tree of Heaven 16 simaroubaceae tr alt cpd 60 4  
Akebia quinata   Fiveleaf Akebia 17 lardizabalaceae tr alt cpd 40 4  
Alnus  glutinosa   Black alder 2 betulaceae tr alt simp 60 3  
Amelanchier x grandiflora   Apple Serviceberry 15 rosaceae tr alt simp 25 4  
Aralia spinosa   Devil's Walking stick 12 araliaceae sh alt cpd 20 9  
Aronia arbutifolia   Red Chokecherry 15 rosaceae tr alt simp 10 4  
Aronia melanocarpa   Black Chokecherry 24 rosaceae sh alt simp 8 3  
Asimina triloba   Common Pawpaw 2 annonaceae tr alt simp 20 5  
Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpuro Crimson Pigmy Japanese barberry 16 berbericaceae tr alt simp 6 4  
Berberis x mentorensis   Mentor Barberry 16 berbericaceae sh alt simp 5 5  
Berberis thunbergii  Rose Glow Rose Glow Barberry 17 berbericaceae sh alt simp 6 4  
Betula nigra   River birch 2 betulaceae tr alt simp 70 4  
Betula platyphylla   Asian white burch 3 betulaceae tr alt simp 50 4  
Buddleia  davidii   Butterfly bush 4 loganiaceae sh opp simp 15 5  
Buxus microphylla var.korean   Korean boxwood 19 buxaceae sh opp simp 2.5 4  
Buxus microphylla  Wintergreen Wintergreen boxwood 21 buxaceae sh opp simp 4 4  
Callicarpa dichotoma   Purple Beautyberry 17 verbenaeae sh opp simp 4 5  
Calycanthus floridus   Sweetshrub 12 calycanthaceae sh opp simp 9 4  
Campis radicans   Trumpet vine 2 bignoneaceae vn opp cpd 40 4  
Carpinus betulus Columnaris Columnar European hornbeam 15 betulaceae tr alt simp 60 4  
Carpinus caroliniana   American Hornbeam 17 betulaceae tr alt simp 30 3  
Carya laciniosa   Shell barkhickory 5 juglandaceae tr alt cpd 80 5  
Carya illinoensis   Pecan 12 juglandaceae tr alt cpd 100 5  
Caryopteris x clandonensis Longwood Blue Blue Mist spirea 8 verbenaeae sh opp simp 2 7  
Catalpa speciosa   Northern Catalpa 16 bignoniaceae tr opp simp 60 4  
Celtis occidentalis   Common Hackberry 3 ulmaceae tr alt simp 60 2  
Celtis  laevigata   Sugar Hackberry 14 ulmaceae tr alt simp 80 5  
Cercidiphyllum japonicum   Katsura tree 6 cercidiphyllaceae tr opp simp 60 4  
Cercis reniformis Oklahoma Oklahoma redbud 3 fabaceae tr alt simp 12 7  
Cercis canadensis Forest Pansy Eastern Redbud 9 fabaceae tr alt simp 30 4  
Chaenomeles  speciosa   Common flowering quince 1 rosaceae sh alt simp 10 4  
Chamaecyparis obtusa   Hinoki Falsecypress 22 cupressaceae tr nle   75 4  
Chamaecyparis pisifera Boulevard Japanese falescypress 22 cupressaceae tr nle   70 4  
Chamaecyparis pisifera Filifera Sawara falsecypress 22 cupressaceae tr nle   50 4  
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis   Nootka falsecypress 22 cupressaceae tr nle   50 4  
Chionanthus virginicus   Fringe tree; Old Man's Beard 10 calycanthaceae tr opp simp 30 3  
Cladrastus kentuckea   Yellowwood 2 fabaceae tr alt cpd 50 4  
Clematis maximowicziana   Sweetautumn clematis 2 ranunculaceae vn opp cpd 20 4  
Clethra alnifolia   Summersweet 6 clethraceae sh alt simp 6 3  
Cornus mas   Corneliancherry dogwood 3 cornaceae sh opp simp 25 4  
Cornus kousa   Kousa Dogwood 3 cornaceae tr opp simp 30 5  
Cornus florida   Flowering dogwood 3 cornaceae tr opp simp 20 5  
Cornus alternifolia   Pagoda dogwood  5 cornaceae tr alt simp 20 3  
Corylus colurna   Turkish Filbert 12 betulaceae tr alt simp 50 4  
Corylus  americana   American filbert 7 betulaceae sh alt simp 18 4  
Corylus  avellana Contorta Harry Lauder's Walkingstick 8 betulaceae sh alt simp 10 4  
Cotinus coggygira   Smoketree 8 anacardiaceae tr alt simp 15 4  
Cotoneaster divaricatus   Spreading cotoneaster 12 rosaceae sh alt simp 6 4  
Crataegus phaenopyrum   Washington Hawthorne 1 rosaceae tr alt simp 30 3  
Crataegus viridis Winter King Green Hawthorne 6 rosaceae tr alt simp 35 4  
Crataegus crusgalli   Cockspur hawthorn 15 rosaceae tr alt simp 30 3  
Deutzia lemoinei   Lemoine Deutzia 10 saxifragaceae sh opp simp 7 4  
Diosipyros virginiana   Common Persimmon 9 ebenaceae tr alt simp 60 4  
Eucommia ulnoides   Hardy rubber tree 10 eucomiaceae tr alt simp 60 4  
Euonymus alatus Compactus Winged Euonymus 4 celastraceae sh opp simp 10 4  
Euonymus fortunei var. coloratus   Wintercreeper Euonymus 16 celastraceae vn opp simp 8 4  
Exochorda racemosa   Common pearlbush 9 rosaceae sh alt simp 15 4  
Fagus sylvatica Rosea-marginata Tricolor beech 5 fagaceae tr alt simp 60 4  
Fagus sylvatica Atropurpurea Purple European beech 6 fagaceae tr alt simp 60 4  
Forsythia virdissima Bronxensis' Bronxensis greenstem forsythia 21 oleaceae 2 opp simp 10 5  
Forsythia x intermedia   Forsythia 9 oleaceae sh alt simp 10 4  
Fothergilla gardenii   Dwarf Fothergilla 1 hammamelidaceae sh alt simp 3 5  
Fraxinus  pennsylvanica   Green ash 1 oleaceae tr opp cpd 60 3  
Fraxinus  americana Rosehill White ash 5 oleaceae tr opp cpd 80 3  
Fraxinus  quadrangulata   Blue Ash 7 oleaceae tr opp cpd 70 4  
Fraxinus  excelsior Hessei European Ash 12 oleaceae tr opp cpd 60 5  
Ginko biloba   Ginko 5 ginkoaceae tr alt simp 80 3  
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis   Thornless honeylocust 5 fabaceae tr alt cpd 70 3  
Gymnocladus dioicus   Kentucky coffeetree 7 fabaceae tr alt cpd 75 3  
Hammamelis vernalis   Vernal Witch Hazel 16 hammamelidaceae sh alt simp 10 4  
Hammamelis x intermedia Jelena' Jelena Hybrid Witchhazel 19 hammamelidaceae sh alt simp 15 5 r
Hibiscus syriacus   Rose-of-Sharon 17 malyaceae sh alt simp 12 5  
Hydrangea quercifolia   Oak-leafed hydrangea 2 hydrangeaceae sh opp simp 6 5  
Hydrangea arborescens Grandiflora Hills of Snow hydrangea 10 hydrangeaceae sh opp simp 5 3  
Hypericum frondosum Sunburst' Shrubby St. Johnswort 15 hypericaceae sh opp simp 4 5  
Hypericum   Hidecote Hidecote St. Johnswort 17 guttiferae sh opp simp 3 5  
Ilex opaca   American Holly 19 aquifoliaceae tr alt simp 50 5  
Ilex deciduous   Deciduous holly 19 aquifoliaceae sh alt simp 15 5  
Ilex crenata Wayne' Wayne Japanese holly 21 aquifoliaceae sh opp simp 3 5  
Ilex  verticillata Winter Red Winterberry,Black alder 10 aquifoliaceae tr alt simp 10 3  
Ilex  x attenuata Fosteri" Foster's holly 19 aquifoliaceae tr alt simp 30 6  
Ilex  glabra Nordic' Inkberry 23 aquifoliaceae sh alt simp 4 4  
Ilex  crenata Hetzii' Hetz Japanese holly 22 aquifoliaceae sh alt simp 10 5  
Ilex x meserveae Blue Angel' Blue holly  22 aquifoliaceae sh alt spiny 10 5  
Itea virginica Henry's Garnet Virginia Sweetspire 7 saxifragaceae sh alt simp 5 5  
Juglans nigra   Black walnut 8 juglandaceae tr alt cpd 75 4  
Juniperus virginiana Canaertii' Canaert juniper 18 cupressaceae tr nle   50 2  
Juniperus chinensis Robusta Green' Chinese Juniper 19 cupressaceae sh nle   15 3  
Juniperus conferta   Shore juniper 21 cupressaceae sh nle   9 6  
Juniperus horizontalis Wiltoni' Wilton creeping juniper 21 cupressaceae sh nle   6 3  
Juniperus scopulorum Welchii' Welch upright juniper 21 cupressaceae tr nle   8 3  
Juniperus procumbens "Nana' Dwarf Japanese garden juniper 21 cupressaceae sh nle   12 4  
Juniperus chinensis Nicks Compact Nick's dwarf spreading juniper 21 cupressaceae sh nle   3 3  
Juniperus horizontalis Princeof Wales' Prince of Wales juniper 21 cupressaceae sh nle   6 3  
Juniperus squamata  Blue Star Blue Star Juniper 22 cupressaceae sh nle   4 4  
Juniperus chinensis Kallays Compacta' Kally Chinese juniper 23 cupressaceae sh nle   6 3  
Juniperus sabina Arcadia' Arcadia savin juniper 23 cupressaceae sh nle   4 3  
Juniperus chinensis Sea Green' Sea Green Chinese juniper 23 cupressaceae sh nle   8 3  
Juniperus virginiana Grey Owl' Grey Owl juniper 23 cupressaceae sh nle   2 2  
Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii Glauca' Sargent juniper 23 cupressaceae sh nle   6 3  
Juniperus sabina Broadmoor' Savin Juniper 23 cupressaceae sh nle   2 4  
Koelreuteria paniculata   Panicled Goldenraintree 14 sapindaceae tr alt cpd 40 5  
Kolwitzia amabilis   Beautybush 12 caprifoliaceae sh opp simp 10 4  
Leucothoe fontanesiana Girard's Rainbow' Drooping Leucothoe 24 ericaceae sh alt simp 6 4  
Lingstrum vulgare   European privet 4 oleaceae sh opp simp 15 4  
Liquidambar styraciflua   American sweetgum 7 hammamelidaceae tr alt simp 75 5  
Liriodendron tulipifera   Tulip popular 6 magnoliaceae tr alt simp 90 4  
Lonicera sempervirens   Trumpet honeysuckle 8 caprifoliaceae vn opp simp 20 5  
Lonicera tatarica   Tatarian honeysuckle 8 caprifoliaceae sh opp simp 12 3  
Lonicera maackii   Amur honeysuckle 12 caprifoliaceae sh opp simp 15 2  
Lonicera x heckrottii   Goldflame Honeysuckle 16 caprifoliaceae vn opp simp 20 4  
Magnolia virginiana   Sweetbay, Swamp magnolia 5 magnoliaceae tr alt simp 20 5  
Magnolia grandiflora   Southern Magnolia 10 magnoliaceae tr alt simp 80 6  
Magnolia acuminata   Cucumbertree magnolia 14 magnoliaceae tr alt simp 80 3  
Magnolia x soulangiana   Saucer magnolia 3 magnoliaceae tr alt simp 30 4  
Mahonia aquifolium   Oregon grapeholly 19 berbericaceae sh alt cpd 6 4  
Mahonia repens   Creeping mahonia 23 aquifoliaceae sh alt cpd 10 5  
Malus spp.   Flowering crabapple 6 rosaceae tr alt simp 50 3  
Malus   Red Jade Red Jade Crabapple 14 rosaceae tr alt simp 15 4  
Malus sargentii   Sargent crabapple 14 rosaceae tr alt simp 8 4  
Metasequoia glyptostroboides   Dawn Redwood 5 taxodiaceae tr opp linear 100 4  
Morus  rubra   Red Mulberry 14 moraceae tr alt simp 70 5  
Myrica  pensylvanica   Northern bayberry 15 myicaceae   alt simp 12 3  
Nandina domestica   Heavenly Bamboo 17 berbericaceae sh alt cpd 8 6  
Nyssa sylvatica   Black gum 2 nyssaceae tr alt simp 50 3  
Ostrya  virginiana   American hophornbeam 2 betulaceae tr alt simp 40 3  
Parrotia persica   Persian Parrotia 10 hammamelidaceae tr alt simp 40 4  
Parthenocissus tricuspidata   Boston Ivy 17 vitaceae vn alt simp 50 4  
Phellodendron amurense   Amur corktree 6 rutaceae tr opp cpd 45 7  
Philadelphus coronarius   Mockorange 15 saxifragaceae sh opp simp 12 4  
Picea abies   Norway Spruce 18 pinaceae tr nle   60 2  
Picea omorika   Serbian Spruce 20 pinaceae tr nle   60 4  
Picea glauca Conica' Dwarf Alberta spruce 22 pinaceae tr nle   60 2  
Picea glauca   White Spruce 23 pinaceae tr nle   60 2  
Picea pungens   Colorado spruce 23 pinaceae tr nle   60 2  
Pinus nigra   Austrian pine 18 pinaceae tr nle   60 4  
Pinus strobus   White pine 18 pinaceae tr nle   80 3  
Pinus sylvestris   Scotch pine 18 pinaceae tr nle   60 2  
Pinus mugo   Swiss mountain pine 19 pinaceae sh nle   20 2  
Pinus flexilis Vandewolf's Pyramid' Limber pine 20 pinaceae tr nle   50 4  
Pinus ponderosa   Ponderosa Pine 20 pinaceae tr nle   100 3  
Pinus resinosa   Red pine 20 pinaceae tr nle   80 2  
Pinus cembra   Swiss Stone pine 20 pinaceae tr nle   40 4  
Pinus wallichiana   Himalayan pine 20 pinaceae tr nle   50 5  
Pinus densiflora Umbraculifera' Japanese red pine 20 pinaceae tr nle   60 3  
Pinus taeda   Loblolly pine 20 pinaceae tr nle   90 6  
Pinus echinata   Shortleaf pine 20 pinaceae tr nle   100 6  
Pinus thunbergiana   Japanese black pine 20 pinaceae tr nle   80 5  
Platanus x acerifolia Bloodgood Bloodgood,London Planetree 3 Platanaceae tr alt simp 100 4  
Populus deltoides   Eastern Cottonwood 4 salicacea tr alt simp 100 2  
Potentilla fruitcosa   Potentilla 15 rosaceae sh alt cpd 4 1  
Prunus cerasifera Thundercloud Purple leaf plum 3 rosaceae tr alt simp 30 5  
Prunus serrulata   Japanese Flowering Cherry 5 rosaceae tr alt simp 25 5  
Prunus maackii   Amur chokecherry 7 rosaceae tr alt simp 45 2  
Prunus virginiana Shubert Shubert chokecherry 14 rosaceae sh alt simp 30 2  
Prunus serotina   Black cherry 14 rosaceae tr alt simp 60 3  
Prunus  laurocerasus Schipkaensis' Common Cherrylaurel 24 rosaceae sh alt simp 10 6  
Pseudotsuga menziesii   Douglass fir 18 pinaceae tr nle   80 4  
Pyracantha coccinea Kasan Pyracnatha Firethorn 12 rosaceae sh alt simp 18 6  
Pyrus calleryana Aristocrat Bradford pear 1 rosaceae tr alt simp 50 5  
Quercus coccinea   Scarlet Oak 13 fagaceae tr alt simp 75 9  
Quercus palustrus   Pin oak 13 fagaceae tr alt simp 70 4  
Quercus phellos   Willow oak 13 fagaceae tr alt simp 60 5  
Quercus imbricaria   Shingle Oak 13 fagaceae tr alt simp 60 4  
Quercus alba   White oak 13 fagaceae tr alt simp 80 3  
Quercus rubra   Red oak 13 fagaceae tr alt simp 75 4  
Quercus macrocarpa   Bur oak 13 fagaceae tr alt simp 80 2  
Quercus shumardii   Shumard Oak  13 fagaceae tr alt simp 60 5  
Quercus robur   English oak 13 fagaceae tr alt simp 100 4  
Quercus muehlenbergei   Chinkapin Oak 13 fagaceae tr alt simp 50 5  
Quercus robur Fastigiata Columnar English Oak 13 fagaceae tr alt simp 60 4  
Quercus bicolor   Swamp white oak 13 fagaceae tr alt simp 60 3  
Rhamnus frangula Asplenifolla Alder Buckthorn 8 rhamnaceae sh alt simp 12 2  
Rhamnus cathartica   Common buckthorn 14 rhamnaceae tr opp simp 25 2  
Rhododendron   Exbury Exbury azalea 12 ericaceae sh alt simp 12 5  
Rhododendron prinophyllum   Rose Shell Azalea 19 ericaceae sh alt simp 8 3  
Rhododendron   Hindoegiri' " Kurume hybrid azalea 19 ericaceae sh alt simp 3 6  
Rhododendron catawbiense   Catawbiense rhododendron 22 ericaceae sh alt simp 10 4  
Rhododendron   P.J.M.' PJM hybrid rhododendrons 22 ericaceae sh alt simp 6 4  
Rhododendron x Girard Rose' Girard Rose Azalea 24 ericaceae sh alt simp 3 5  
Rhus  glabra   Smooth Sumac 6 anacardiaceae sh alt cpd 15 3 R
Rhus  aromatic   Fragrant Sumac 7 anacardiaceae sh alt cpd 10 3  
Ribes alpinum Green Mound Alpine current 7 Grossularieaceae sh alt simp 6 2  
Robinia pseudoacacia   Black locust 8 fabaceae tr alt cpd 50 3  
Rosa meidiland   Scarlet Meidiland Rose 16 rosaceae sh alt cpd 4 4  
Salix alba Tristis Golden Weeping Willow 8 salicacea tr alt simp 70 2  
Salix caprea   Goat Willow 16 salicacea sh alt simp 25 4  
Sophora japonica   Japanese pagodatree 6 fabaceae tr alt cpd 75 4  
Spiraea albiflora   Japanese white spirea 7 rosaceae sh alt simp 3 4  
Spiraea nipponica Snowmound Snowmound spirea 15 rosaceae sh alt simp 3 3  
Spiraea x bumalda Anthony Waterer Anthony Waterer spirea 1 rosaceae sh alt simp 3 3  
Spiraea x vanhouttei   Vanhoutte spirea 9 rosaceae sh alt simp 8 3  
Staphylea trifoliata   American Bladdernut 24 staphyleaceae sh opp cpd 15 4  
Stephanandra incisa Crispa Cutleaf stephanandra 7 rosaceae sh alt simp 7 3  
Styrax japonicus   Styrax, Japanese snowbell 5 styracaceae tr alt simp 30 5  
Syringa vulgaris   Common lilac 1 oleaceae sh opp simp 15 3  
Syringa meyer   Meyer lilac 8 oleaceae sh opp simp 8 3  
Syringa patula Miss Kim Miss Kim Lilac 15 oleaceae sh opp simp 3 3  
Syringa meyeri Palabin' Palibin Lilac 24 oleaceae sh opp simp 5 3  
Syringa  reticulata   Japanese tree lilac 6 oleaceae tr opp simp 30 3  
Syringa x persica   Persian Lilac 4 oleaceae sh opp simp 8 4  
Tamarix ramosissima   Tamarix 12 tamaricaceae tr alt simp 15 2  
Taxodium distichum   Baldcypress 9 taxodiaceae tr spiral simp 70 4  
Taxodium ascendens   Pond cypress 12 taxodiaceae tr     80 5  
Taxus  x media Hicksii Hicks yew 22 taxaceae sh nle   20 4  
Taxus x media   Anglojap yew 18 taxodiaceae sh nle   3 4  
Thuja  occidentalis   American aborvitae 18 cupressaceae tr nle   60 2  
Thuja  orientalis   Oriental Arborvitae 22 cupressaceae tr nle   25 5  
Tilia cordata Greenspire European little leaf linden 3 tiliaceae tr alt simp 70 3  
Tilia  tomentosa   Silver Linden 14 tiliaceae tr alt simp 70 4  
Tilia  americana   American Linden, Basswood 16 tiliaceae tr alt simp 80 2  
Tilia x euchlora   Crimean linden 3 tiliaceae tr alt simp 60 3  
Tsuga canadensis   Canadian Hemlock, Eastern hemlock 18 pinaceae tr nle   70 3  
Ulmus americana   American elm 2 ulmaceae tr alt simp 80 2  
Ulmus parvifolia   Chinese elm 9 ulmaceae tr alt simp 50 4  
Ulmus pumila   Siberian elm 14 ulmaceae tr alt simp 70 4  
Ulmus glabra Camperdownii Camperdown Elm 14 ulmaceae tr alt simp 100 4  
Ulmus carpinifolia Homestead Homestead Elm 15 ulmaceae tr alt simp 50 5  
Viburnum trilobum   American cranberrybush viburnum 4 caprifoliaceae sh opp simp 12 2  
Viburnum carlesii   Koren Spice Viburnum 4 caprifoliaceae sh opp simp 5 4  
Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum Shasta Double-file Viburnum 4 caprifoliaceae sh opp simp 10 5  
Viburnum prunifolium   Blackhaw viburnum 8 caprifoliaceae sh opp simp 15 3  
Viburnum dentatum   Arrowwood viburnum 10 caprifoliaceae sh opp simp 8 2  
Viburnum opulus Nanum Dwarf European Cranberrybush 10 caprifoliaceae sh opp simp 24 3  
Viburnum lentago   Nannyberry 10 caprifoliaceae sh opp simp 18 2  
Viburnum nudum Winterthur' Smooth Witherod Vib 24 caprifoliaceae sh opp simp 6 4  
Viburnum x rhytidophylloides Willowwood Willowwood viburnum 1 caprifoliaceae sh opp simp 10 4  
Viburnum x juddii   Judd Viburnum 9 caprifoliaceae sh opp simp 8 4  
Vitex  negundo   Chaste tree 9 verbenaeae tr opp cpd 15 5  
Weigela florida Minuet Old fashioned Weigela 9 caprifoliaceae sh opp simp 30 4  
Wisteria sinesnsis   Chinese Wisteria 17 fabaceae vn alt cpd 30 5  
Zelkova serrata Village Green Japanese Zelkova 4 ulmaceae tr alt simp 80 5  
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       


Last Updated on 12/9/00
By Starbuck