Maryland’s Best Native Plant Program
Plants are listed in Alphabetical Order by Common Name.
Sun Tolerance is given by "[SU PS SH]" - where SU=Sun, PS=Partial Sun and SH=Shade
Soil Moisture is given by "{W M D}" - where W=Wet, M=Moist and D=Dry.
American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) [SU PS SH] { M }
American Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana) [SU PS ] { M }
American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) [ SH] { M D}
Apple Serviceberry (Amelanchier ssp.) [SU PS SH] { M }
Apple Serviceberry (Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance') [SU PS SH] { M }
Black Gum (Nyssa sylvatica) [SU PS SH] { M D}
Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) [SU PS SH] {W M }
Cockspur Thorn (Crataegus crus-galli) [ SH] { M }
Eastern Hop Hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) [SU PS SH] { M }
Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) [SU PS SH] { M }
Flowering Crabapple (Malus coronaria) [ SH] { M }
Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) [SU PS SH] { M }
Fringe Tree (Chionanthus virginicus) [SU PS SH] { M }
Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) [ SH] { M }
Green Hawthorn (Crataegus viridis) [SU ] { M D}
Green Hawthorn (Crataegus viridis 'Winter King') [SU ] { M D}
Hackberry (Celts occidentalis) [SU PS SH] { M D}
Mockernut (Carya tomentosa) [SU PS SH] { M }
Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) [SU PS SH] { M D}
Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) [SU PS SH] {W M }
Pin Oak (Quercus palustris) [ SH] { M D}
Red Maple (Acer rubrum) [SU PS SH] { M D}
Red Oak (Quercus rubra) [ SH] {W M }
River Birch (Betula nigra) [SU PS SH] { M D}
Serviceberry (Amalanchier canadensis) [SU PS SH] { M }
Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata) [SU PS SH] { M }
Southern Red Oak (Quercus falcata) [ SH] {W M }
Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor) [ SH] { M D}
Sweet Bay Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana) [SU PS SH] { M D}
Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipfera) [ SH] { M }
Tulip Tree (Lupinus perennis) [SU PS SH] { M }
Water Oak (Quercus nigra) [ SH] { M D}
White Ash (Fraxinus americana) [ SH] { M }
White Oak (Quercus alba) [ SH] {W M }
White Oak (Quercus prinus) [ SH] {W M }
Willow Oak (Quercus phellos) [ SH] { M D}