Native Plants

Alternate-Leaf Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia
Location

Native to

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Type
Shrubs, Trees
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Fruit

Also known as Pagoda Dogwood, this small, perennial, deciduous tree or large multi-stemmed shrub typically grows 15 to 25 feet tall with distinctive layered horizontal branching. Its flowers give way to bluish-black fruits on red stalks that mature during late summer. This plant grows in partial shade, and in cool, moist, acidic, well-drained soils, though it can tolerate poor soils and clay.

May Attract

Alternate-Leaf Dogwood is thought to attract these families of birds
Family
Cardinals, Grosbeaks and Buntings
Family
Chickadees and Titmice
Family
Crows, Magpies, Jays
Family
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Family
Nuthatches
Family
Blackbirds and Orioles
Family
New World Sparrows
Family
Thrushes
Family
Vireos
Family
Waxwings
Family
Wood Warblers
Family
Woodpeckers
Family
Wrens

Audubon Centers, State Offices & Chapters

These Audubon locations near you offer native plant services

In some parts of the country you may not have a "local" Audubon that is able to provide help with native plants for birds, but we will still show you the closest Audubon that can help.

Audubon Upper Mississippi River

2355 HIGHWAY 36 WEST, ROSEVILLE, MN 55113

651-739-9332 |

audubonumr@audubon.org

Services

  • Habitat installation/restoration projects

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Waxwings
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+11

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SHRUBS

American Hazelnut

Corylus americana

Finches
Nuthatches
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Local resources
Your local Audubon offering native plant services is Audubon Upper Mississippi River.
2355 HIGHWAY 36 WEST, ROSEVILLE, MN 55113
651-739-9332 | audubonumr@audubon.org
 
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TREES

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Sparrows
Crows & Jays
+11

May attract

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Sparrows
Crows & Jays
Finches
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Provides

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American Plum

SHRUBS / TREES

American Plum

Prunus americana

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Sparrows
Crows & Jays
+10

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Sparrows
Crows & Jays
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Wrens

Provides

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TREES

American Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

Crows & Jays
Woodpeckers
Vireos
+11

May attract

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Vireos
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Mockingbirds & Thrashers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

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Ash-Leaf Maple

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Wrens
Thrushes
Chickadees & Titmice
+11

May attract

Wrens
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Sparrows
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TREES

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Thrushes
Chickadees & Titmice
+10

May attract

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Thrushes
Chickadees & Titmice
Orioles
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TREES

Black Oak

Quercus velutina

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Nuthatches
Wood Warblers
+11

May attract

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Nuthatches
Wood Warblers
Waxwings
Cardinals & Grosbeaks

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
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SHRUBS

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Rubus occidentalis

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Thrushes
Orioles
+10

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Orioles
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