Native Plants

American Plum

Prunus americana
Location

Native to

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Type
Shrubs, Trees
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Fruit

American Plum, or Wild Plum, is a shrub or small tree with a short trunk, broad crown, and thorny, reddish-brown branches and twigs. Its large, showy, white flowers bloom in April and May, followed by fruit that ripens to bright red in August and September and provides an important source of food for many species of birds. American Plum grows up to 35 feet tall in full sun to shade, and in moist, rich, well-drained soils.

May Attract

American Plum 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

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Wood Warblers
Crows & Jays
Orioles
+10

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Wood Warblers
Crows & Jays
Orioles
Nuthatches
Sparrows

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Butterflies

Caterpillars

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SHRUBS / TREES

Alternate-Leaf Dogwood

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Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Wrens
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
+10

May attract

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Wrens
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Sparrows
Vireos

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
American Basswood

TREES

American Basswood

Tilia americana

Vireos
Waxwings
Crows & Jays
+11

May attract

Vireos
Waxwings
Crows & Jays
Nuthatches
Chickadees & Titmice

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

Local resources
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American Beech

TREES

American Beech

Fagus grandifolia

Waxwings
Orioles
Chickadees & Titmice
+11

May attract

Waxwings
Orioles
Chickadees & Titmice
Wrens
Thrushes

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
American Elm

TREES

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Vireos
Crows & Jays
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
+11

May attract

Vireos
Crows & Jays
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Nuthatches
Chickadees & Titmice

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
American Hazelnut

SHRUBS

American Hazelnut

Corylus americana

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Sparrows
Vireos
+11

May attract

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Sparrows
Vireos
Wrens
Chickadees & Titmice

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
American Hornbeam

TREES

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

Finches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Thrushes
+11

May attract

Finches
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Thrushes
Chickadees & Titmice
Sparrows

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
American Larch

TREES

American Larch

Larix laricina

Waxwings
Sparrows
Wrens
+11

May attract

Waxwings
Sparrows
Wrens
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Finches

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Seeds

 
American Mountain-Ash

SHRUBS / TREES

American Mountain-Ash

Sorbus americana

Wrens
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Chickadees & Titmice
+10

May attract

Wrens
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Chickadees & Titmice
Orioles
Waxwings

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

 
American Pokeweed

ANNUALS/PER.

American Pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Waxwings
Thrushes
+7

May attract

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Waxwings
Thrushes
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Orioles

Provides

Fruit

Nuts

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