Spicebush: Medium size wildlife shrub that will grow in full or partial shade on moist soils. Silver Maple: Adapted to stream bank soil, fast growth. Silky Dogwood: Wildlife cover and summer food, will grow at waters edge. Shumard Oak: Valuable timber on good soils, adapted to soils with high pH and wet, but not swampy soil, grows well on moist bottomland soil. Shingle Oak: Adapted from dry to wet soil, abundant acorn crops. Bark provides shelter for bats and nuts consumed by humans and wildlife. Long lived, large seeded hickory adapted to moist or wet soil. Scarlet Oak: Adapted to dry acid soil, abundant acorn crops. River Birch: Rapid growth and adapted to very wet soil. Red Pine: Windbreak for dry soil, best for central and N. Red Oak: Valuable timber on moist fertile soil, not suited for very wet or dry soil. Red Bud: Flowers-attractive to pollinators. Pitch Loblolly Pine: Replacement for red pine in southern Indiana.Įrosion control, timber, wildlife food & cover Pin Oak: Adapted to very wet soil, will not tolerate high pH soil. Persimmon: Excellent wildlife food and valuable timber. Indiana, grows well on moist bottomland soil. Pecan: Valuable timber on moist fertile soil, hardy to N. Native shrub growing in shade of trees but much more productive in full sun. Pawpaw: Pawpaw fruit is a valuable wildlife food. Overcup Oak: Valuable timber, adapted to very wet soil, natural range S. Norway Spruce: Windbreak for moist fertile soil. Northern Bayberry: Wildlife cover and food, improves soil by fixing nitrogen, adapted to all but very wet and very dry soil. Northern White Cedar: Excellent windbreak, severe damage from bagworms in S. Ninebark: Fast growing shrub for moist to wet soil, attractive flower. Kentucky Coffeetree: Suited for moist streambank sites. Highbush Cranberry: Red fruit persists until late winter providing wildlife food in severe winters. Hazelnut: Native hazelnut adapted to all but very wet very dry soils. Green Ash: Valuable timber on all but dry soil, adapted to wet soil. Gray dogwood: Medium size wildlife shrub with clusters of white flowers in spring and white fruit in fall. The red fruit is an important food for many species of wildlife. Small tree well-known for its white flowers in spring. Wildlife food & cover, windbreak, timber, post.Įlderberry: Medium size wildlife shrub producing large clusters of small white flowers in spring and small blue fruit in summer.įlowering Crabapple: Large crop of small fruit that persists into winter providing food for wildlife. The acorns are an important food source for wildlife.Ĭhinkapin Oak: Valuable timber, adapted to high pH soil.Ĭommon Chokecherry: Resembles Black CherryĮastern Red Cedar: Excellent food and cover, windbreak for dry or high pH soil, cedar apple rust can be a problem when planted near Washington Hawthorn or related species. Indiana, grows well on bottomland soil.Ĭhestnut oak: A member of the white oak family adapted to dry, rocky soils. Improves soil by fixing nitrogen-is a legume.īlack Oak: Valuable oak timber, adapted to dry soil, consistently produces acorns.īlack Walnut: Valuable timber, adapted to fertile, well drained soil.īur Oak: Valuable timber on moist to wet sites.īuttonbush: Wildlife cover-food on wet soils, will grow at edge of water.Ĭherrybark Oak: Valuable timber on moist fertile soil, natural range is S. American plum: Large wildlife shrub that produces abundant white flowers in spring and small edible plums in summer.īald Cypress: Will grow in swamp, also grows well on better soil.īlack Gum: Relatively low value for timber, blue berries in fall important food for wildlife.īlack Locust: Early fast growth & abundant root sprouts.