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Audubon experts recommend 96 native plants for DeKalb, IL, 60115.

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Alternate-Leaf Dogwood

SHRUBS / TREES

Alternate-Leaf Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Vireos
Thrushes
Woodpeckers
+10

May attract

Vireos
Thrushes
Woodpeckers
Crows & Jays
Orioles

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
American Basswood

TREES

American Basswood

Tilia americana

Waxwings
Sparrows
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
+11

May attract

Waxwings
Sparrows
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Woodpeckers
Wrens

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
American Elm

TREES

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Wrens
Crows & Jays
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
+11

May attract

Wrens
Crows & Jays
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Orioles
Woodpeckers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

Local resources
Your local Audubon offering native plant services is Audubon Great Lakes.
200 W. Madison Street, CHICAGO, IL 60606
| nicole.minadeo@audubon.org
 
American Hazelnut

SHRUBS

American Hazelnut

Corylus americana

Nuthatches
Waxwings
Woodpeckers
+11

May attract

Nuthatches
Waxwings
Woodpeckers
Wrens
Sparrows

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
American Hornbeam

TREES

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Woodpeckers
Wrens
+11

May attract

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Woodpeckers
Wrens
Crows & Jays
Waxwings

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
American Plum

SHRUBS / TREES

American Plum

Prunus americana

Wrens
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Waxwings
+10

May attract

Wrens
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Waxwings
Vireos
Nuthatches

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
American Sycamore

TREES

American Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

Crows & Jays
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Orioles
+11

May attract

Crows & Jays
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Orioles
Chickadees & Titmice
Wrens

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Ash-Leaf Maple

TREES

Ash-Leaf Maple

Acer negundo

Woodpeckers
Wood Warblers
Waxwings
+11

May attract

Woodpeckers
Wood Warblers
Waxwings
Sparrows
Orioles

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Black Cherry

TREES

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Crows & Jays
Vireos
+10

May attract

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Crows & Jays
Vireos
Wrens
Waxwings

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
Black Oak

TREES

Black Oak

Quercus velutina

Chickadees & Titmice
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Vireos
+11

May attract

Chickadees & Titmice
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Vireos
Wood Warblers
Orioles

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Black Raspberry

SHRUBS

Black Raspberry

Rubus occidentalis

Sparrows
Nuthatches
Vireos
+10

May attract

Sparrows
Nuthatches
Vireos
Thrushes
Woodpeckers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
Black Tupelo

TREES

Black Tupelo

Nyssa sylvatica

Waxwings
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Vireos
+10

May attract

Waxwings
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Vireos
Orioles
Sparrows

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

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