Howard County Bay-Wise Native Recommended Trees & Shrubs

A collection of flashcards detailing native trees and shrubs, recommended nurseries, and plant care instructions for Howard County.

Local Native Plant Nurseries

Lauren’s Garden Service, Herring Run, Howard EcoWorks, Chesapeake Natives, Kollar

Online Native Plant Nurseries

Izel Plants, Mid Atlantic Natives, DirectNativePlants, Ecoplantia

Young Tree and Shrub Deer Protection

All young shrubs and trees need protection from deer browse and antler rubbing.

Arrowwood Viburnum

Viburnum dentatum

American Beautyberry

Callicarpa americana

Azaleas

Rhododendron periclymenoides or viscosum

Black Chokeberry

Aronia melanocarpa

Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium

Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum or angustifolium

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalus

Carolina Allspice

Calycanthus floridus

Coast Leucothoe

Leucothoe axillaris

Coralberry

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica

Gray Dogwood

Cornus racemosa

Inkberry

Ilex glabra

New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

Northern Bayberry

Morella pensylvanica

Possumhaw Viburnum

Viburnum nudum

Purple Flowering Raspberry

Rubus odoratus

Red Osier Dogwood

Cornus sericea

Red Chokeberry

Aronia arbuitfolia

Rhododendron

Rhododendron catawbiense or maximum

Roses

Rosa caroliniana, virginica, palustris

Smooth Hydrangea

Hydrangea arborescens

Shrubby St. John’s Wort

Hypericum prolificum

Southern Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

Spicebush

Lindera benzoin

Summersweet

Clethra alnifolia

Virginia Sweetspire

Itea virginica

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Winterberry Holly

Ilex verticillata

American Arborvitae

Thuja occidentalis

American Crabapple

Malus coronaria

American Holly

Ilex opaca

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

American Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

American Wild Plum

Prunus americana

Black Gum

Nyssa sylvatica

Carolina Silverbell

Halesia caroliniana

Eastern Redbud

Cercis canadensis

Eastern Red Cedar

Juniorperus virginiana

Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

Hop Hornbeam

Ostrya virgianiana

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

Red Maple

Acer rubra

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

Sourwood

Oxydendron arboreum

Staghorn Sumac

Rhus typhina

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

White Fringe Tree

Chionanthus virginicus

American Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Black Walnut

Juglans nigra

Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis or laevigata

Hickory

Carya glabra, ovata, or cordiformis

Loblolly Pine

Pinus taeda

River Birch

Betula nigra

Swamp White Oak

Quercus bicolor

Sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

Tulip Poplar

Liriodendron tulipifera

Virginia Pine

Pinus virginiana

White Oak

Quercus alba

Willow Oak

Quercus phellos