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Urban Forestry

CHOOSE THE MEMBERS OF YOUR COASTAL FOREST

(TREE VARIETIES)

The following is a list of tree types recommended for planting in a coastal environment in Southeast Virginia and Coastal North Carolina.  The list is organized into Deciduous varieties, Evergreen varieties, and small shrubs.  Your choice of one variety over the other will depend on many factors, including: size, evergreen/non-evergreen, fruit quality for wildlife, shape, cost, and its appearance in relation to other nearby plantings.

Deciduous Varieties:

Acer platanoides                 Norway Maple 

Acer rubrum                          Red Maple 

Betula nigra                           River Birch 

Gleditsia triacanthos            Honeylocust 

Liquidambar styraciflua       Sweetgum 

Platanus occidentalis           Sycamore 

Prunus caroliniana                Carolina Cherrylaurel 

Quercus alba                          White Oak 

Quercus coccinea                  Scarlet Oak 

Quercus marilandica              Blackjack Oak 

Quercus stellata                      Post Oak 

Salix species                            Willow

Evergreen Varieties:

Begotia capitata                       Brazilian Butia 

Ilex opaca                                  American Holly 

Ilex vomitoria                             Yaupon Holly 

Juniperus virginiana                 Eastern Red Cedar 

Magnolia grandiflora                Southern Magnolia 

Magnolia virginiana                  Sweetbay 

Persea borbonia                         Redbay 

Picea glauca                                White Spruce 

Pinus densiflora                          Japanese Red Pine 

Pinus montana mughus             Mugho Pine 

Pinus nigra                                   Austrian Pine 

Pinus sylvestris                           Scotch Pine 

Pinus tarta                                     Loblolly Pine 

Quercus virginiana                       Live Oak 

Sabel palmetto                               Cabbage Palmetto

Deciduous/Semi-Evergreen Small Trees and Shrubs

Amelanchier canadensis              Downy Shadblow 

Baccharis halimifolia                     Eastern Baccharis 

Berberis thungergi                         Japanese Barberry 

Cornus florida                                 Flowering Dogwood 

Cotinus coggygria                         Common Smoketree 

Elaeagnus umbellata                      Autumn Elaeagnus 

Ligustrum ibota                               Ibota Privet 

Ligustrum ovalifolium                     Califronia Privet 

Lonicera tatarica                              Tatarian Honeysuckle 

Myrica pennsylvanica                    Northern Bayberry 

Prunus maritima                                Shrub Oak 

Rhus copallina                                  Flameleaf Sumac 

Rhus glabra                                       Smooth Sumac 

Rosa wichuraina                               Wichura Rose 

Spirea species                                   Spireas, all kinds 

Tamarix gallica                                   French Tamarisk

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