Native Plants

Common Winterberry

Ilex verticillata
Location

Native to

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Type
Shrubs
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Fruit

This perennial, deciduous tree also goes by Michigan Holly, growing 6 to 10 feet tall normally, with purplish green foliage that turns black at the first frost. Small flowers bloom during the spring and early summer, followed by clusters of bright red berries that persist throughout the winter. This tree tolerates a variety of conditions, growing in full sun to shade, in dry to wet, sandy to clayey soils.

May Attract

Common Winterberry 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 Great Lakes

200 W. Madison Street, CHICAGO, IL 60606

nicole.minadeo@audubon.org

Services

  • Education programs & presentations
  • Habitat Ambassador volunteer training
  • Habitat installation/restoration projects
  • Municipal & corporate habitat planning & consultation
  • Native plant sales
  • Residential habitat improvement consultation

Local Nurseries

Find local nurseries and garden centers near you. It's a good idea to call ahead to verify native plant availability and learn what services they offer.

Northern Pines Nursery

2300 South Morey Road, Lake City, MI 49651

(231) 839-3277

Cold Stream Farm

8585 North Stephens Road, Free Soil, MI 49411

(231) 464-5809

Hramor Nursery (Wholesale Only)

2267 Merkey Road, Manistee, MI 49660

(231) 723-4846

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Allegheny Service-Berry

SHRUBS / TREES

Allegheny Service-Berry

Amelanchier laevis

Vireos
Woodpeckers
Thrushes
+10

May attract

Vireos
Woodpeckers
Thrushes
Orioles
Crows & Jays

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
Alternate-Leaf Dogwood

SHRUBS / TREES

Alternate-Leaf Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Crows & Jays
Waxwings
Wood Warblers
+10

May attract

Crows & Jays
Waxwings
Wood Warblers
Chickadees & Titmice
Thrushes

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
American Beech

TREES

American Beech

Fagus grandifolia

Wrens
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Nuthatches
+11

May attract

Wrens
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Nuthatches
Waxwings
Vireos

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 Elm

TREES

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Wrens
Sparrows
Orioles
+11

May attract

Wrens
Sparrows
Orioles
Nuthatches
Mockingbirds & Thrashers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
American Hornbeam

TREES

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

Chickadees & Titmice
Sparrows
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
+11

May attract

Chickadees & Titmice
Sparrows
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Nuthatches
Wood Warblers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
American Larch

TREES

American Larch

Larix laricina

Wrens
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Woodpeckers
+11

May attract

Wrens
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Woodpeckers
Orioles
Sparrows

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Seeds

 
American Mountain-Ash

SHRUBS / TREES

American Mountain-Ash

Sorbus americana

Woodpeckers
Wrens
Waxwings
+10

May attract

Woodpeckers
Wrens
Waxwings
Thrushes
Chickadees & Titmice

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

 
American Witch-Hazel

SHRUBS / TREES

American Witch-Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Waxwings
Thrushes
Vireos
+11

May attract

Waxwings
Thrushes
Vireos
Sparrows
Wrens

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Balsam Fir

EVERGREEN / TREES

Balsam Fir

Abies balsamea

Thrushes
Wrens
Chickadees & Titmice
+11

May attract

Thrushes
Wrens
Chickadees & Titmice
Crows & Jays
Vireos

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Seeds

 
Beaked Hazelnut

SHRUBS

Beaked Hazelnut

Corylus cornuta

Sparrows
Vireos
Chickadees & Titmice
+11

May attract

Sparrows
Vireos
Chickadees & Titmice
Orioles
Waxwings

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

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