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Trees and shrubs for wildlife gardens
Trees and shrubs for wildlife gardens
Gordon
2018-04-16T14:36:30-04:00
Note: height is in metres (at maturity); moisture requirements, 1 = dry to 5 = wet.
Common name
French common name
Latin name
Height (m)
Light
requirement
Moisture
requirements
Alternate-leaf Dogwood
Cornouiller à feuilles alterne
Cornus alternifolia
6
7
1
American Beech
Hêtre à grandes feuilles
Fagus grandifolia
25
7
2
American Elder
Sureau blanc
Sambucus canadensis
3
6
4
Autumn Willow
Saule très tardif
Salix serissima
4
5
Balsam Fir
Sapin baumier
Abies balsamea
25
6
4
Balsam Poplar
Peuplier baumier
Populus balsamifera
25
4
4
Balsam Willow
Saule baumier
Salix pyrifolia
3
4
5
Basswood
Tilleul d’Amérique
Tilia americana
35
6
2
Beaked Hazel
Noisetier à long bec
Corylus cornuta
4
6
1
Bearberry
Arctostaphyle raisin d’ours
Arctostaphylus uva-ursi
0
6
3
Bebb Willow
Saule de Bebb
Salix bebbiana
6
4
5
Bitternut Hickory
Caryer cordiforme
Carya cordiformis
25
6
3
Black Ash
Frêne noir
Fraxinus nigra
20
4
5
Black Cherry
Cerisier tardif
Prunus serotina
22
6
2
Black Huckleberry
Gaylussaccia à fruits baccifor
Gaylussacia baccata
0
6
2
Black Maple
Érable noir
Acer nigrum
40
6
2
Black Raspberry
Ronce occidentale
Rubus occidentalis
2
6
1
Black Spruce
Épinette noire
Picea mariana
20
6
4
Black Willow
Saule noir
Salix nigra
20
6
5
Blackberry
Ronce alléghanienne
Rubus allegheniensis
2
4
2
Bladdernut
Staphylier à trois folioles
Staphylea trifolia
0
3
3
Blue-beech
Charme de Caroline
Carpinus caroliniana
8
4
3
Bog-rosemary
Andromède glauque
Andromeda glaucophylla
0
6
5
Bristly Blackberry
Ronce sétuleuse
Rubus setosus
2
6
4
Bristly Rose
Rosier aciculaire
Rosa acicularis
1
4
2
Bristly Sarsaparilla
Aralie hispide
Aralia hispida
1
4
2
Broad-leafed Meadowsweet
Spireé à larges feuilles
Spiraea latifolia
2
4
4
Buffalo Berry
Shepherdie du Canada
Shepherdia canadensis
2
4
1
Bur Oak
Chêne à gros fruits
Quercus macrocarpa
15
4
3
Butternut
Noyer cendré
Juglans cinerea
25
4
2
Button-bush
Céphalanthe occidental
Cephalanthus occidentalis
3
6
5
Canada Fly-honeysuckle
Chèvrefeuille du Canada
Lonicera canadensis
2
6
2
Canada Plum
Prunier noir
Prunus nigra
10
4
2
Canada Yew
If du Canada
Taxus canadensis
2
6
3
Choke Cherry
Cerisier de Virginie
Prunus virginiana
9
6
3
Chokeberry
Aronia noir
Aronia melanocarpa
2
6
3
Common Juniper
Genévrier commun
Juniperus communis
2
4
1
Common Raspberry
Framboisier
Rubus strigosus
2
4
4
Dotted Hawthorn
Aubépine ponctuée
Crataegus punctata
10
4
1
Downy Arrow-wood
Viorne de Rafinesque
Viburnum rafinesquianum
2
6
1
Downy Serviceberry
Amélanchier aborescent
Amelanchier arborea spp. arbor
10
6
2
Dwarf Birch
Bouleau nain
Betula pumila
2
4
5
Eastern Cottonwood
Peuplier deltoïde
Populus deltoides
30
4
3
Eastern Hemlock
Pruche du Canada
Tsuga canadensis
30
6
2
Eastern Red Elderberry
Sureau rouge
Sambucus pubens
3
6
2
Eastern Red Cedar
Genévrier de Virginie
Juniperus virginiana
10
4
2
Eastern White Pine
Pin blanc
Pinus strobus
30
6
2
Eastern White Cedar
Thuja occidental
Thuja occidentalis
15
6
4
European Mountain-ash
Sorbier des oiseaux
Sorbus aucuparia
15
6
3
Fanleaf Hawthorn
Aubépine flabelliforme
Crataegus flabellata
6
4
1
Fireberry Hawthorn
Aubépine dorée
Crataegus chrysocarpa
6
4
1
Fleshy Hawthorn
Aubépine succulente
Crategus succulenta
8
4
1
Fragrant Sumac
Sumac aromatique
Rhus aromatica
4
6
1
Grey Birch
Bouleau gris
Betula populifolia
12
6
3
Grey Dogwood
Cornouiller à grappes
Cornus racemosa
2
6
4
Hackberry
Micocoulier occidental
Celtis occidentalis
15
6
3
Hairy Honeysuckle
Chèvrefeuille hirsute
Lonicera hirsuta
3
6
3
Heartleaf Willow
Saule rigide
Salix eriocephala
4
4
4
Highbush Blueberry
Airelle corymbe
Vaccinium corymbosum
0
6
4
Hoary Willow
Saule tomenteux
Salix candida
3
4
5
Hobble-bush
Viorne à feuilles d’Aulne
Viburnum alnifolium
2
3
3
Ironwood
/Hop Hornbeam
Ostryer de Virginie
Ostrya virginiana
12
7
1
Jack Pine
Pin gris
Pinus banksiana
20
4
2
Labrador Tea
Lédon du Groënland
Ledum groenlandicum
0
6
5
Large Cranberry
Airelle à gros fruits
Vaccinium macrocarpon
0
6
5
Largetooth Aspen
Peuplier à grandes dents
Populus grandidentata
20
4
2
Leatherleaf
Cassandre caliculé
Chamaedaphne calyculata
0
2
5
Leatherwood
Dirca des marais
Dirca palustris
0
6
3
Low Blueberry
Airelle à feuilles étroites
Vaccinium angustifolium
0
6
1
Maple-leaved Viburnum
Viorne à feuilles d’érable
Viburnum acerifolium
2
6
1
Meadow Willow
Salix pétiolé
Salix petiolaris
3
4
5
Mountain Maple
Érable à épis
Acer spicatum
5
3
2
Mountain Serviceberry
Amélanchier de Bartram
Amelanchier bartramiana
2
6
4
Mountain-holly
Némopanthe mucroné
Nemopanthus mucronatus
3
6
5
Narrow-leafed Meadowsweet
Spirée blanche
Spiraea alba
2
6
5
New Jersey Tea
Céanothus d’Amérique
Ceanothus americanus
0
6
1
Ninebark
Bois à sept écorces
Physocarpus opulifolius
3
6
4
Northern Bush-honeysuckle
Dièreville chèvrefeuille
Diervilla lonicera
1
6
1
Northern Honeysuckle
Chèvrefeuille velu
Lonicera villosa
1
6
4
Peachleaf Willow
Saule à feuilles de pêcher
Salix amygdaloides
25
4
4
Pin Cherry
Cerisier de Pennsylvanie
Prunus pensylvanica
12
4
2
Purple-flowered Raspberry
Ronce odorante
Rubus odoratus
2
6
1
Pussy Willow
Saule discolore
Salix discolor
3
4
4
Quebec Hawthorn
Aubépine subsoyeuse
Crataegus submollis
10
4
1
Red Ash
Frêne rouge
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
25
6
3
Red Honeysuckle
Chèvrefeuille dioïque
Lonicera dioica
3
6
2
Red Maple
Érable rouge
Acer rubrum
25
6
3
Red Oak
Chêne rouge
Quercus rubra
25
4
2
Red Pine
Pin rouge
Pinus resinosa
25
4
2
Red-osier Dogwood
Cornouiller stolonifère
Cornus stolonifera
3
6
4
River Grape
Vigne des rivages
Vitis riparia
0
6
4
Rock Elm
Orme liège
Ulmus thomasii
25
4
3
Round-leaf Serviceberry
Amélanchier sanguin
Amelanchier sanguinea
3
2
2
Round-leaved Dogwood
Cornouiller rugueux
Cornus rugosa
3
6
1
Sand Cherry
Cerisier de sable
Prunus pumila
2
4
1
Sandbar Willow
Saule de l’intérieur
Salix exigua
3
4
5
Saskatoon
Amélanchier à feuilles d’aulne
Amelanchier alnifolia
3
6
2
Serviceberry
Amélanchier stolonifère
Amelanchier stolonifera
2
6
2
Shining Willow
Saule brillant
Salix lucida
10
4
5
Showy Mountain-ash
Sorbier décoratif
Sorbus decora
10
6
3
Silky Dogwood
Cornouiller oblique
Cornus obliqua
3
6
5
Silver Maple
Érable argenté
Acer saccharinum
35
6
4
Slippery Elm
Orme rouge
Ulmus rubra
25
4
3
Small Cranberry
Airelle canneberge
Vaccinium oxycoccus
0
6
5
Smooth Serviceberry
Amélanchier glabre
Amelanchier laevis
10
7
3
Smooth Wild Rose
Rosier inerme
Rosa blanda
2
4
2
Snowberry
Symphorine blanche
Symphoricarpos albus
1
6
2
Speckled Alder
Aulne rugueux
Alnus incana ssp. rugosa
4
6
5
Staghorn Sumac
Sumac vinaigrier
Rhus typhina
6
4
1
Steeple-bush
Spirée tomenteuse
Spiraea tomentosa
1
4
4
Striped Maple
Érable de Pennsylvanie
Acer pensylvanicum
10
7
2
Sugar Maple
Érable à sucre
Acer saccharum
35
7
2
Swamp Fly-honeysuckle
Chèvrefeuille à feuilles oblon
Lonicera oblongifolia
2
6
5
Sweet Fern
Comptonie voyageuse
Comptonia peregrina
0
6
1
Sweet Gale
Myrique baumier
Myrica gale
0
6
5
Sweet Viburnum
Viorne flexible
Viburnum lentago
10
6
4
Tamarack
Mélèze laricin
Larix laricina
25
4
4
Trailing Arbutus
Epigée rampante
Epigaea repens
0
6
1
Trembling Aspen
Tremble
Populus tremuloides
25
4
3
Upland Willow
Saule humble
Salix humilis
3
2
2
Virgin’s Bower
Clématie de Virginie
Clematis virginiana
0
6
3
Virginia Creeper
Vigne vierge
Parthenocissus vitacea
0
6
2
White Ash
Frêne blanc
Fraxinus americana
30
6
2
White Birch
/ Paper Birch
Bouleau à papier
Betula papyrifera
25
6
2
White Elm
Orme d’Amérique
Ulmus americana
35
6
4
White Oak
Chêne blanc
Quercus alba
35
7
2
White Spruce
Épinette blanche
Picea glauca
25
6
2
Wild Raisin
Viorne cassinoïde
Viburnum cassinoides
5
6
4
Winterberry
Houx verticillé
Ilex verticillata
4
6
5
Wintergreen
Gaulthérie couchée
Gaultheria procumbens
0
6
2
Witch Hazel
Hamamélis de Virginie
Hamamelis virginiana
6
7
2
Woodbine
Parthénocisse à cinq folioles
Parthenocissus quinquefolius
0
6
3
Yellow Birch
Bouleau jaune Other names: Sw
Betula alleghaniensis
25
7
4
This page was revised on 25 March 2018
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