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Shrub and Grass Descriptions
**Explanations:
Description of soil conditions
needed is W for wet, M for moist and D for dry. The amount of sun
necessary is F for full sun, P for part sun and S for shade. The
conditions necessary for a species well-being is listed first with
conditions that it can tolerate last. For instance, Speckled Alder says,
part sun to full sun. That means that it prefers part sun, but can
tolerate full sun. The mature sizes are listed as height first and width
second. Speckled Alder will grow to 15' high with a 20' spread. Most
shrubs can be pruned to stay smaller.
Cost: Plants range in price from $10 to $60 depending on type of plant,
plant size and pot size.**
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Common Name |
Soil |
Sun |
Fall Color |
Mature Height |
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SHRUBS |
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Bladdernut |
M,D |
F,P,S |
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15"x8' |
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Buttonbush |
M,W |
F-P |
|
8'x6' |
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Cherry, Sand |
M,D |
F |
orange/yellow |
2'x6' |
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Chokeberry, Black |
W,M,D |
P-F |
purple |
8'x6' |
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Cinquefoil, Shrubby |
M,D |
F |
|
2'x2' |
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Currant, Eastern
Black |
M,D |
F-P |
|
5'x4' |
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Dogwood, Gray |
W,M,D |
F-P |
|
8'x8' |
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Dogwood, Red Osier |
W,M,D |
F-P |
maroon |
10'x8' |
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Dogwood,
Roughed-leaved |
M,D |
F-P |
red |
12'x8' |
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Dogwood, Round Leaf |
M,D |
F |
|
12'x6' |
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Dogwood, Silky |
M,W |
F-P |
|
10'x6' |
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Elderberry, Common |
M,W |
F-P |
|
10'x8' |
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Elderberry, Red |
M |
F-P |
|
10'x8' |
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Gooseberry, Northern |
M,D |
F-P |
|
4'x4' |
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Hawthorn, Black |
M |
F |
|
25'x20' |
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Hazelnut, American |
M,D |
F-P |
yellow |
12'x8' |
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Huckleberry, Black |
M,D |
F-S |
red/orange |
2'x4' |
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Kalm's St. John's Wort |
M,D |
F-P |
|
3'x3' |
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Labrador Tea |
M,D |
F-P |
evergreen |
20" |
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Leadplant |
D |
F-P |
|
3'x5' |
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Leatherleaf |
M,W |
F-P |
burgundy |
3'x3' |
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Meadowsweet |
W,D |
F-P |
|
5'x5" |
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New Jersey Tea |
M,D |
P-F |
green |
3'x3' |
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Ninebark |
M,D |
F-P |
|
10'x8' |
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Raspberry, Purple Flowering |
M |
F-P |
|
6'x8' |
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Shrubby St. John’s Wort |
M,D |
F-P |
|
6'x6' |
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Snowberry |
M, D |
F-P |
|
3'x4' |
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Soapberry or
Buffaloberry |
D,M |
F,P,S |
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6'x4' |
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Spicebush |
M,W |
P-S |
yellow/gold |
15'x15' |
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Steeplebush |
M,D |
F-P |
|
5'x5' |
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Sumac, Fragrant |
M,D |
F-P |
red/orange |
6'x10' |
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Viburnum, Arrowwood |
M,D |
F |
|
15'x15' |
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Viburnum, Black Haw |
M,D |
F-P |
maroon |
15'x15' |
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Viburnum, Highbush
Cranberry |
M,W |
F-P |
maroon |
12'x12' |
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Viburnum, Mapleleaf |
M,D |
F,S |
maroon |
6'x6' |
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Viburnum, Nannyberry |
W,M,D |
F-P-S |
maroon |
15'x12' |
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Winterberry Holly |
M,W |
F-P |
|
10'x10' |
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Witchhazel, American |
M,D |
P-S |
orange/yellow |
20'x20' |
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GRASSES - A large variety of native
grasses are available. |
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GROUNDCOVER & VINES |
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Bearberry |
M,D |
P-S, F |
bronze |
8"x4' |
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Bunchberry |
M |
P-S |
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6" |
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Cranberry, Creeping |
M,W |
F-P |
evergreen |
3"-28" |
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Virgin’s Bower |
M |
F-P,
S |
|
3'x8' |
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Wild
Strawberry |
M,D |
F-P |
red |
3"-6" |
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Wild Ginger |
M,D |
S-P |
|
4" |
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WILDFLOWERS - A variety of native
wildflowers are available. |
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**Explanations:
Description of soil conditions
needed is W for wet, M for moist and D for dry. The amount of sun
necessary is F for full sun, P for part sun and S for shade. The
conditions necessary for a species well-being is listed first with
conditions that it can tolerate last. For instance, Speckled Alder says,
part sun to full sun. That means that it prefers part sun, but can
tolerate full sun. The mature sizes are listed as height first and width
second. Speckled Alder will grow to 15' high with a 20' spread. Most
shrubs can be pruned to stay smaller.
Cost: Plants range in price from $10 to $60 depending on type of plant,
plant size and pot size.**
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