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Great North American Trees for Sunny, Well-Drained Soils in New England

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Hardy native North American trees are important elements in New England gardens. They add depth and character to any garden and not only provide lovely blooms, but also attractive berries, showy fall color, and food for the birds.

Here is a list of native North American trees that thrive in sunny, well-drained conditions.

Guide Information

Hardiness 3 - 7
Heat Zones 1 - 3
Plant Type Trees
Exposure Full Sun
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained
Native Plants Northeast

Great North American Trees for Sunny, Well-Drained Soils in New England

Acer rubrum, Red Maple, Scarlet Maple, Swamp Maple, Canadian Maple, Tree with fall color, Fall color, Red Leaves, Red Autumn Leaves, Attractive bark Tree
Acer saccharum, Sugar Maple, Northern Sugar Maple, Rock Maple, Striped Maple, Acer palmifolium, Acer saccharophorum, Tree with fall color, Fall color, Red Leaves, Red Autumn Leaves,
Carpinus caroliniana, American Hornbeam, Blue Beech, Water Beech, Musclewood, Ironwood, Tree with fall color, Fall color, Attractive bark Tree
Chionanthus virginicus, Fringe Tree, Fragrant tree, White flowers, Fragrant flowers, berries, black berriesAward General
Cladrastis kentukea, Kentucky Yellowwood, Yellowwood, Gopherwood, Virgilia, Yellow Ash, Cladrastis lutea, Cladrastis tinctoria, fall color, White flowers
Fraxinus americana, American Ash, Canadian Ash, White Ash, Deciduous Tree, Fall Color
Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Green Ash, American Ash, Canadian Ash, Red American Ash, Red Ash, White Ash, Deciduous Tree, Fall Color
Gymnocladus dioica, Kentucky Coffeetree, Stump Tree, Chicot, fall color, Pink flowers
Hamamelis virginiana, Virginian Witch Hazel, American Witch Hazel, Snapping Hazel Nut, Spotted Alder, Winter Bloom, Yellow Flowers, Yellow Witch Hazel,
Ilex opaca, American Holly, White Holly, Prickly Holly, Evergreen Holly, Christmas Holly, Yule Holly, red berries, evergreen shrub, Aquifoliaceae, Berry, holly, Ilex, winter shrub
Juniperus communis, Common Juniper, Juniper, Juniperus intermedia, Evergreen Shrub, Evergreen Tree
Juniperus horizontalis, Creeping Juniper, Creeping Savin, Evergreen Shrub, Evergreen Tree
Juniperus virginiana, Cedar Oil Tree, Eastern Red Cedar, Pencil Cedar, Red Cedar, Virginia Cedar, Evergreen Shrub, Evergreen Tree
Sweet Gum
Liriodendron tulipifera, Tulip Tree, Canary Whitewood, Canoewood, Lyre Tree, North American Whitewood, Saddle Tree, Tulip Poplar, Western Poplar, Whitewood, Yellow Poplar
Magnolia acuminata, Cucumbertree, Cucumber Tree, Mountain Magnolia, Magnolia acuminata var. cordata, Magnolia acuminata var. subcordata
Magnolia virginiana, Sweet Bay Magnolia, Sweetbay, Sweetbay Magnolia, Southern Sweetbay, Swampbay, Swamp Magnolia, Sweet Magnolia, Small Magnolia, Laurel Magnolia, White Bay, White Laurel, Swamp Laurel, Beaver Tree, White magnolia, White flowers, Fragrant tree, semi-evergreen tree, evergreen tree
Ostrya virginiana, Eastern Hop-hornbeam, American Hop-hornbeam, Woolly Hop-hornbean, Eastern Ironwood, Roughbark Ironwood, Ironwood, Deerwood, Leverwood, Fall color,
Oxydendrum arboreum,Sorrel Tree, Sourwood, Titi, Andromeda arborea
Pinus banksiana, Jack Pine, Evergreen Conifer, Evergreen Shrub, Evergreen Tree,
Pinus resinosa, Red Pine,  Canadian Red Pine, Evergreen Conifer, Evergreen Shrub, Evergreen Tree,
Pinus strobus, Eastern White Pine, Weymouth Pine, North American Pumpkin Pine, North American White Pine, White Pine, Evergreen Tree, Evergreen Shrub, Conifer
Ptelea trifoliata, Hop Tree, Shrubby Trefoil, Stinking Ash, Swamp Devil's Bit, Swamp Dogwood, Wafer Ash, Water Ash, Wing Seed
Rhus copallinum, Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Mountain Sumac, Dwarf Sumac, Wing-rib Sumac, Black Sumac, Upland Sumac
Rhus Typhina, Staghorn Sumac, Velvet Sumac, Datisca hirta, Rhus hirta, Rhus typhina var. laciniata, Fall Color
Thuja Occidentalis, Arborvitae, Eastern Arborvitae, Northern White Cedar, Thuja occidentalis f. malonyana, Thuja occidentalis var. fastigiata, Thuja occidentalis var. nigra, Thuja occidentalis var. pyramidalis
Tilia americana, American Linden, American Basswood, American Lime, Deciduous Tree
Viburnum dentatum, Southern Arrowwood, American Arrow Wood, Arrow Wood, Shrub with fall color, fall color, shrub with berries, White Flowers, Black berries
Viburnum Lentago, Nannyberry, Sheepberry, Sweet Viburnum, Fragrant Shrub, Shrub with fall color, fall color, shrub with berries
Viburnum prunifolium,Blackhaw, Smooth Blackhaw, Blackhaw Viburnum, Smooth Blackhaw Viburnum, Stagbush, Viburnum bushii, Fragrant Shrub, Shrub with fall color, fall color, shrub with berriesAward General

 

Selecting the right shrub can be daunting for New England gardeners. You may want to review the guides below if you are looking for beautiful, low-maintenance, and hardy plants that thrive in the New England region. They will assist you in finding the top-performing plants that are perfectly suited to your garden.​

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While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.

Guide Information

Hardiness 3 - 7
Heat Zones 1 - 3
Plant Type Trees
Exposure Full Sun
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained
Native Plants Northeast
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New England
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New England Northeast

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