Native Trees and Shrubs

Common witchhazel is a deciduous shrub native throughout Maryland.

If you're looking for a lovely flowering Maryland native shrub for part-shady conditions, smooth hydrangea, also called wild hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens) might be for you.

Looking for a Maryland native shrub that produces fragrant flowers? Sweet pepperbush, also called summersweet (Clethra alnifolia) is a great flowering plant for a pollinator garden or rain garden.

A novel non-native microbe is locally impacting beech tree health and mortality throughout the northeastern United States and southern Canada. The microbe, Litylenchus crenatae mccannii, a subspecies of a nematode found in Japan, is causing beech leaf disease (BLD).

Spicebush is a deciduous flowering shrub native to Maryland.

Winterberry holly is a native shrub that provides berries for wildlife and winter interest in the garden.

White oak (Quercus alba), Maryland's state tree, is highly valuable to a variety of native wildlife.

This native shrub with fragrant flowers is adapted to the Maryland Coastal Plain.

Serviceberry (Amelanchier sp.) is a small Maryland native tree or large shrub that is suitable for home gardens. It flowers in early spring, bears edible fruits, and provides great fall color.

This native shrub offers multiple seasons of interest and is ideal for forest edges, bird gardens, or rain gardens.