I am confident in stating that this is probably one of the most important species of the lake/pond and stream/river shoreline. This colonial,...
Trees and Shrubs
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi – Bearberry
An outstanding little shrub that will grow in some really tough situations. I have seen it growing at the base of Mount Kineo, Moosehead Lake in...
Clethra alnifolia-Summersweet
This is such a common plant in the trade, where it has festooned into so many cultivars, it is hard to believe that it's a rare native plant for the...
Diervilla lonicera-Bush honeysuckle
Honeysuckles! Our first thought is non-native invasive Asiatic species like Morrow's. Relax; we do have a few native species of honeysuckle, like...
Larix laricina-Larch
This is a deciduous conifer; we associate conifers as being evergreen, like pines and hemlocks, but not this one. The needle shedding probably...
Prunus maritima-Beach plum
Dune dwelling shrub of the Atlantic coast; tolerates the salty, sandy, bare bones beach sand and thrives in garden loam; provides food for many...
Quercus alba-White oak
White oaks tend to be associated with slightly richer soils than red oaks, but its not uncommon to find them both growing in the same area. The...
Rosa carolina-Pasture rose
For a few glorious weeks in late June, we have three of our native roses flowering at once, including this one. These roses are low growing...
Rosa virginiana-Virginia rose
Native rose species tolerant of sandy, salty, poor soils, salt spray from ocean; this is a good native replacement for that ubiquitous beach rose...
Vaccinium angustifolium-Lowbush blueberry
Tolerates sun and shade, poor dry acidic soils. Spreads over large areas in time producing those delicious sweet blueberries. Early spring flowering...
Viburnum dentatum-Arrowood viburnum
Arrow wood viburnum is aptly named; poke your head inside a vase like clump of these beauties and you can see just how straight the wood is! A tall...