Native Shrubs

A shrub, or rarely small tree forming thickets found natively along watercourses. Nice rich green leaf, velvety beneath, that drop in fall while green. Flowers small white in the form of catkins... Read More

Upright in youth becoming twiggy at ends with age, to form upright spreading suckering shrub of medium vigour. Grows well in any soil but prefers moist and acidic soil. Good autumn color of red... Read More

As A. arbutifolia, but with black berries, also loved by songbirds. Aronia, the chokeberries, are two to three species of deciduous shrubs in the family Rosaceae, native to eastern North America... Read More

A hardy medium growing rounded shrub with glossy but coarse leaves turning yellow in fall. Grown mainly for their 2" star shaped reddish-brown fragrant (apple sweet) flowers borne throughout

Cephalanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the madder family, Rubiaceae. Different authorities accept between six and 15 species,[3] which are commonly known asButtonbushes. Cephalanthus... Read More

Deciduous tree or large shrub, grows as wide as high, with fragrant lacy white "fringe" flowers on drooping clusters in late spring as the leaves are emerging. Male and female flowers on seperate... Read More

A suckering deciduous shrub tolerant of both, infertile or acid, wet and dry soils. Use as specimen shrub or woodland gardens. Valued for late summer blooming fragrant white spirelike clusters... Read More

A multi-stemmed medium sized shrub with dull purple stems, young twigs can be red and showy in the winter. Flowers are small and white in flat topped clusters, June-July. Fruits bluish Aug.-Oct... Read More

Cornus amomum (Silky Dogwood) is a shrubby dogwood native to eastern North America, from Ontario and Quebec south to Arkansas and Georgia. Also found in other parts of North America. It is a ... Read More

Another multi-stemmed medium sized shrub with grey purple stems and light grey branchlets. It's claim to fame is it's wonderful white fruits.

Cornus sericea, syn. C. stolonifera, Swida sericea, (red osier dogwood) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cornaceae, native throughout northern and... Read More

Grown mainly for its wonderful bright red stems that are really shown off in winter. Has white flat flower clusters in late spring that aren't very showy, but they are followed by white fruits

Hamamelis vernalis is a species of Witch-hazel native to the Ozark Plateau in central North America, in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.

It is a deciduous large shrub growing to 4 m tall,... Read More

Large deciduous shrub best planted where you can enjoy fragrant yellow flowers in late fall, winter, and early spring depending on the year. Can be pruned to a manageable size for specimen, large... Read More

A moderately upright, large, rounded shrub. Grown mainly for its winter color and value.  The females are laden with bright red berries and the songbirds feed on them in late winter, after... Read More

This adaptive shrub is a must have for bird lovers. Lindera benzoin, or spicebush, is a flowering plant in the Lauraceae; native to eastern North America, ranging from Maine to Ontario in the... Read More

A tall shrub with many benefits to songbirds, including warblers, grouse, bobwhite, and pheasant. Myrica pensylvanica, the Northern Bayberry, is a species of ... Read More

Useful golden foliage shrub ideal for shrub borders or mass plantings for screen. Clusters of white flowers in early to mid summer, brown seed heads are maintained in winter for the songbirds