Native Plants

Red Mulberry

Morus rubra
Location

Native to

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Type
Trees
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Fruit

Otherwise known as Moral, this medium-sized, perennial tree grows up to 60 feet tall, with a short trunk and a broad, rounded crown. It produces catkins that are highly attractive to birds, and turn from light green to red and then to black, blooming from March to June. It is adaptable to different conditions, growing in full sun to shade, and in dry to moist sandy, loam, and clay soils.

May Attract

Red Mulberry 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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Allegheny Service-Berry

SHRUBS / TREES

Allegheny Service-Berry

Amelanchier laevis

Vireos
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Nuthatches
+10

May attract

Vireos
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Nuthatches
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Waxwings

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
Alternate-Leaf Dogwood

SHRUBS / TREES

Alternate-Leaf Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Nuthatches
Orioles
Woodpeckers
+10

May attract

Nuthatches
Orioles
Woodpeckers
Vireos
Mockingbirds & Thrashers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
American Beauty-Berry

SHRUBS

American Beauty-Berry

Callicarpa americana

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Vireos
Woodpeckers
+10

May attract

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Vireos
Woodpeckers
Thrushes
Nuthatches

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Local resources
Your local Audubon offering native plant services is Northern Neck of Virginia Audubon Society.
PO Box 991, Kilmarnock, VA 22482
| nnaudubon@gmail.com
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American Beech

TREES

American Beech

Fagus grandifolia

Vireos
Thrushes
Waxwings
+11

May attract

Vireos
Thrushes
Waxwings
Woodpeckers
Nuthatches

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
American Holly

EVERGREEN / SHRUBS / TREES

American Holly

Ilex opaca

Orioles
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Sparrows
+10

May attract

Orioles
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Sparrows
Chickadees & Titmice
Nuthatches

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
American Hornbeam

TREES

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

Chickadees & Titmice
Thrushes
Crows & Jays
+11

May attract

Chickadees & Titmice
Thrushes
Crows & Jays
Wrens
Sparrows

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
American Pokeweed

ANNUALS/PER.

American Pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

Waxwings
Crows & Jays
Chickadees & Titmice
+7

May attract

Waxwings
Crows & Jays
Chickadees & Titmice
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Thrushes

Provides

Fruit

Nuts

 
American Sycamore

TREES

American Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

Sparrows
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
+11

May attract

Sparrows
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Chickadees & Titmice
Nuthatches

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Anise-Scented Goldenrod

ANNUALS/PER.

Anise-Scented Goldenrod

Solidago odora

Orioles
Waxwings
Nuthatches
+11

May attract

Orioles
Waxwings
Nuthatches
Chickadees & Titmice
Finches

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Black Cherry

TREES

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Wood Warblers
Nuthatches
Chickadees & Titmice
+10

May attract

Wood Warblers
Nuthatches
Chickadees & Titmice
Orioles
Sparrows

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

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