Native Plants

American Mountain-Ash

Sorbus americana
Location

Native to

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Type
Shrubs, Trees
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars

American Mountain-Ash is a smooth-barked, deciduous shrub or small tree that grows 10 to 30 feet tall in full sun to shade, and in cool, dry to moist soils. It has a short trunk, slender, spreading branches, and a narrow, open, round-topped crown. Its small, white flowers give way to clusters of bright red berries that attract birds.

May Attract

American Mountain-Ash 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.

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Allegheny Service-Berry

SHRUBS / TREES

Allegheny Service-Berry

Amelanchier laevis

Nuthatches
Woodpeckers
Thrushes
+10

May attract

Nuthatches
Woodpeckers
Thrushes
Chickadees & Titmice
Waxwings

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
Alternate-Leaf Dogwood

SHRUBS / TREES

Alternate-Leaf Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Wood Warblers
Woodpeckers
Wrens
+10

May attract

Wood Warblers
Woodpeckers
Wrens
Chickadees & Titmice
Cardinals & Grosbeaks

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
American Basswood

TREES

American Basswood

Tilia americana

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Vireos
Nuthatches
+11

May attract

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Vireos
Nuthatches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Thrushes

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

Local resources
Your local Audubon offering native plant services is The Seabird Institute.
12 Audubon Rd, Bremen, ME 04551
| puffin@audubon.org
 
American Beech

TREES

American Beech

Fagus grandifolia

Wrens
Thrushes
Finches
+11

May attract

Wrens
Thrushes
Finches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Chickadees & Titmice

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
American Elm

TREES

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Chickadees & Titmice
Sparrows
Waxwings
+11

May attract

Chickadees & Titmice
Sparrows
Waxwings
Orioles
Nuthatches

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
American Hazelnut

SHRUBS

American Hazelnut

Corylus americana

Chickadees & Titmice
Crows & Jays
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
+11

May attract

Chickadees & Titmice
Crows & Jays
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Woodpeckers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
American Hornbeam

TREES

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

Woodpeckers
Crows & Jays
Thrushes
+11

May attract

Woodpeckers
Crows & Jays
Thrushes
Wood Warblers
Vireos

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
American Larch

TREES

American Larch

Larix laricina

Vireos
Waxwings
Wrens
+11

May attract

Vireos
Waxwings
Wrens
Thrushes
Mockingbirds & Thrashers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Seeds

 
American Sycamore

TREES

American Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

Crows & Jays
Waxwings
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
+11

May attract

Crows & Jays
Waxwings
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Finches
Thrushes

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
American Witch-Hazel

SHRUBS / TREES

American Witch-Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Waxwings
Chickadees & Titmice
Finches
+11

May attract

Waxwings
Chickadees & Titmice
Finches
Orioles
Mockingbirds & Thrashers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

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