# How fast every tree and shrub we grow gets tall: growth rate, A to Z

> The growth rate of the 364 trees and shrubs we grow, all native but one, A to Z: slow, medium or fast, the feet each adds a year and its years to 20 feet.

Published 2026-10-16. Tags: Growth & age. By Blue Whale Trees, a native tree nursery in the United States. Web version: https://bluewhaletrees.com/articles/growth-rates/

The two tables below hold every species in our catalog, A to Z, with its class and the feet it climbs in a year while young. Each row also gives how tall it finally gets and how long a 3-foot sapling takes to pass 20 feet on an average site. Slow growers add about 1 foot a year, medium growers about 1.5 feet and fast growers about 2.75 feet, by the rules our [growth estimator](https://bluewhaletrees.com/tools/growth/index.html.md) uses. Of the 364 species, 138 are slow, 171 medium and 55 fast. The quickest pass 20 feet in 7 years and the slowest in 27, and a tree or shrub that never passes it says so.

## How to read the table

The class and the mature height are the ones Blue Whale Trees gives on each plant's page, and the mature height is the top of that page's range. The three classes follow the Missouri Department of Conservation's growth key. A slow tree adds 12 inches or less a year, a medium tree 12 to 24 inches and a fast tree 24 inches or more. Our estimator puts a slow grower at 1 foot a year on an average site, a medium grower at 1.5 feet and a fast grower at 2.75 feet. Those are the figures in the Feet a year column.

The years to 20 feet are the estimator's figures, not measurements. They start from a 3-foot sapling on an average site. Growth slows as a tree nears its mature height, so a tree that tops out near 20 feet takes far longer to get there than its class alone would say. A poor site grows at about two thirds of the average rate and a good site at about 1.3 times it. The estimator recomputes every figure here for a site, a starting size and a span of years of your choosing. A tree or shrub whose mature height is 20 feet or under never passes it, and its row says what it tops out at instead.

The first year or two after planting fall short of any rate while the roots take hold. The measured growth of our species, the inches a year that foresters have recorded, is in [How fast native trees grow](https://bluewhaletrees.com/articles/how-fast-native-trees-grow/index.html.md). This page is the table that article could not hold.

## The quickest to 20 feet

By the estimator's rules, 25 trees pass 20 feet in 7 years on an average site. They are the fast growers with a mature height well above it, and these are the ten tallest of them, with six more at 70 feet just below the list:

- **Cherrybark Oak**: 7 years to 20 feet, fast class. Zones 6 to 9, 80 to 120 feet.
- **Black Walnut**: 7 years to 20 feet, fast class. Zones 4 to 9, 70 to 100 feet.
- **Black Cherry**: 7 years to 20 feet, fast class. Zones 2 to 9, 50 to 80 feet.
- **Cucumber Magnolia**: 7 years to 20 feet, fast class. Zones 4 to 8, 50 to 80 feet.
- **Nuttall Oak**: 7 years to 20 feet, fast class. Zones 5 to 9, 50 to 80 feet.
- **Spruce Pine**: 7 years to 20 feet, fast class. Zones 7 to 9, 40 to 80 feet.
- **Sugarberry**: 7 years to 20 feet, fast class. Zones 5 to 10, 50 to 80 feet.
- **Northern Red Oak**: 7 years to 20 feet, fast class. Zones 3 to 8, 50 to 75 feet.
- **Tamarack**: 7 years to 20 feet, fast class. Zones 2 to 6, 50 to 75 feet.
- **Willow Oak**: 7 years to 20 feet, fast class. Zones 5 to 9, 40 to 75 feet.

## The slowest to 20 feet

Seven trees take 24 years or more to pass 20 feet, all slow growers with a mature height not far above it, and eight more tie at 21 years just below them. The seven:

- **Pear Hawthorn**: 27 years to 20 feet, slow class. Zones 4 to 8, 7 to 23 feet.
- **Chapman Oak**: 24 years to 20 feet, slow class. Zones 7 to 10, 10 to 25 feet.
- **Florida Yew**: 24 years to 20 feet, slow class. Zones 6 to 10, 12 to 25 feet.
- **Franklin Tree**: 24 years to 20 feet, slow class. Zones 5 to 9, 10 to 25 feet.
- **Littlehip Hawthorn**: 24 years to 20 feet, slow class. Zones 5 to 9, 10 to 26 feet.
- **Mountain Maple**: 24 years to 20 feet, slow class. Zones 2 to 7, 10 to 25 feet.
- **Pagoda Dogwood**: 24 years to 20 feet, slow class. Zones 3 to 8, 15 to 25 feet.

## Trees, A to Z

The table holds the 183 trees we grow, small, medium and large. A name opens the plant's page. A small tree that tops out at 20 feet or under never passes it, so its last column says the height it stops at.

Jump to a letter: [A](#a) [B](#b) [C](#c) [D](#d) [E](#e) [F](#f) [G](#g) [H](#h) [K](#k) [L](#l) [M](#m) [N](#n) [O](#o) [P](#p) [R](#r) [S](#s) [T](#t) [U](#u) [W](#w) [Y](#y)

### A

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Allegheny Chinquapin](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/allegheny-chinquapin/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 10 to 25 | 16 |
| [Allegheny Serviceberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/allegheny-serviceberry/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 15 to 25 | 16 |
| [American Basswood (Linden)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-basswood/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 60 to 90 | 12 |
| [American Beech](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-beech/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 50 to 80 | 18 |
| [American Chestnut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-chestnut/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 15 to 30 | 8 |
| [American Crabapple](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-crabapple/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 15 to 30 | 21 |
| [American Holly, select line](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-holly/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 20 to 50 | 19 |
| [American Hornbeam (Musclewood)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-hornbeam/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 20 to 35 | 20 |
| [American Mountain Ash](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-mountain-ash/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 15 to 30 | 21 |
| [American Persimmon](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-persimmon/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 35 to 60 | 18 |
| [American Plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-plum/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 15 to 25 | 9 |
| [American Smoketree](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-smoketree/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 20 to 30 | 21 |
| [Arkansas Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/arkansas-oak/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 20 to 60 | 12 |
| [Ashe's Magnolia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ashe-magnolia/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 10 to 30 | 8 |
| [Atlantic White Cedar](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/atlantic-white-cedar/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 40 to 60 | 12 |

### B

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bald Cypress](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bald-cypress/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 50 to 80 | 12 |
| [Bigleaf Magnolia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bigleaf-magnolia/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 30 to 40 | 19 |
| [Bitternut Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bitternut-hickory/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 50 to 80 | 12 |
| [Black Cherry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-cherry/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 50 to 80 | 7 |
| [Black Gum (Tupelo)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-gum/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 40 to 70 | 18 |
| [Black Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-hickory/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 30 to 80 | 18 |
| [Black Locust](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-locust/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 40 to 70 | 7 |
| [Black Maple](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-maple/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 60 to 75 | 12 |
| [Black Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-oak/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 50 to 80 | 18 |
| [Black Walnut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-walnut/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 70 to 100 | 7 |
| [Blackjack Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/blackjack-oak/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 20 to 40 | 19 |
| [Blue Ash](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/blue-ash/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 50 to 70 | 12 |
| [Blueberry Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/blueberry-hawthorn/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 20 to 50 | 13 |
| [Bluejack Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bluejack-oak/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 20 to 40 | 19 |
| [Bluff Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bluff-oak/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 40 to 60 | 12 |
| [Buckthorn Bully](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/buckthorn-bully/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 10 to 45 | 7 |
| [Buckwheat Tree](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/buckwheat-tree/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 12 to 18 | tops out at 18 |
| [Bur Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bur-oak/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 60 to 80 | 18 |
| [Butternut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/butternut/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 40 to 60 | 12 |

### C

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Canada Plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/canada-plum/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 10 to 30 | 14 |
| [Carolina Hemlock](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/carolina-hemlock/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 40 to 60 | 18 |
| [Carolina Laurelcherry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/carolina-laurelcherry/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 15 to 40 | 7 |
| [Carolina Silverbell](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/carolina-silverbell/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 30 to 40 | 13 |
| [Cedar Elm](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/cedar-elm/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 50 to 70 | 7 |
| [Chalk Maple](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chalk-maple/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 25 to 30 | 21 |
| [Chapman Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chapman-oak/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 10 to 25 | 24 |
| [Cherrybark Oak, Wye Island line](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/cherrybark-oak/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 80 to 120 | 7 |
| [Chestnut Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chestnut-oak/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 50 to 70 | 18 |
| [Chickasaw Plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chickasaw-plum/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 4 to 20 | tops out at 20 |
| [Chinese Chestnut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chinese-chestnut/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 40 to 60 | 12 |
| [Chinquapin Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chinquapin-oak/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 40 to 60 | 12 |
| [Chokecherry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chokecherry/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 20 to 30 | 14 |
| [Clammy Locust](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/clammy-locust/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 30 to 40 | 13 |
| [Cockspur Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/cockspur-hawthorn/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 20 to 30 | 14 |
| [Common Hackberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/common-hackberry/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 40 to 60 | 12 |
| [Common Hoptree (Wafer Ash)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/common-hoptree/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 10 to 20 | tops out at 20 |
| [Cucumber Magnolia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/cucumber-magnolia/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 50 to 80 | 7 |

### D

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dahoon](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/dahoon/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 20 to 30 | 14 |
| [Delta Post Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/delta-post-oak/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 60 to 80 | 12 |
| [Devil's Walking Stick](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/devils-walking-stick/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 10 to 20 | tops out at 20 |
| [Devilwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/devilwood/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 15 to 30 | 21 |
| [Downy Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/downy-hawthorn/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 20 to 40 | 13 |
| [Downy Serviceberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/downy-serviceberry/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 15 to 25 | 16 |
| [Durand Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/durand-oak/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 50 to 75 | 12 |
| [Dwarf Hackberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/dwarf-hackberry/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 15 to 30 | 21 |

### E

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Eastern Red Cedar](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/eastern-red-cedar/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 30 to 50 | 13 |
| [Eastern Redbud](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/eastern-redbud/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 20 to 30 | 14 |

### F

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Farkleberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/farkleberry/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 10 to 25 | 16 |
| [Fevertree](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/fevertree/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 10 to 20 | tops out at 20 |
| [Flatwoods Plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/flatwoods-plum/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 12 to 20 | tops out at 20 |
| [Florida Maple](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/florida-maple/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 20 to 60 | 12 |
| [Florida Torreya](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/florida-torreya/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 30 to 50 | 19 |
| [Florida Yew](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/florida-yew/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 12 to 25 | 24 |
| [Flowering Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/flowering-dogwood/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 15 to 30 | 21 |
| [Franklin Tree](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/franklin-tree/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 10 to 25 | 24 |
| [Fraser Fir](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/fraser-fir/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 30 to 55 | 18 |
| [Fraser Magnolia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/fraser-magnolia/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 30 to 50 | 13 |

### G

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Georgia Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/georgia-oak/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 25 to 50 | 19 |
| [Georgia Plume](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/georgia-plume/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 10 to 16 | tops out at 16 |
| [Gray Birch](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/gray-birch/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 20 to 40 | 7 |
| [Green Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/green-hawthorn/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 20 to 35 | 13 |
| [Gum Bumelia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/gum-bumelia/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 15 to 45 | 13 |

### H

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Harbison's Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/harbison-hawthorn/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 10 to 26 | 16 |
| [Hercules' Club](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/hercules-club/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 15 to 40 | 13 |
| [Hop Hornbeam](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/hop-hornbeam/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 25 to 40 | 19 |
| [Hortulan Plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/hortulan-plum/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 20 to 30 | 14 |

### K

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kentucky Coffeetree](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/kentucky-coffeetree/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 60 to 80 | 12 |

### L

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Laurel Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/laurel-oak/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 40 to 60 | 7 |
| [Little Walnut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/little-walnut/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 20 to 30 | 14 |
| [Littlehip Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/littlehip-hawthorn/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 10 to 26 | 24 |
| [Live Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/live-oak/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 40 to 80 | 12 |
| [Loblolly Bay](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/loblolly-bay/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 35 to 60 | 12 |
| [Longleaf Pine](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/longleaf-pine/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 60 to 120 | 12 |

### M

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Maple-leaf Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/maple-leaf-oak/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 20 to 50 | 19 |
| [Mayhaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mayhaw/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 10 to 40 | 19 |
| [Mexican Plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mexican-plum/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 10 to 35 | 13 |
| [Mockernut Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mockernut-hickory/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 60 to 80 | 18 |
| [Mountain Camellia (Mountain Stewartia)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mountain-camellia/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 10 to 20 | tops out at 20 |
| [Mountain Maple](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mountain-maple/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 10 to 25 | 24 |
| [Mountain Winterberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mountain-winterberry/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 20 to 40 | 19 |
| [Myrtle Dahoon](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/myrtle-dahoon/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 15 to 25 | 16 |
| [Myrtle Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/myrtle-oak/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 15 to 40 | 19 |

### N

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Northern Catalpa](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/northern-catalpa/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 40 to 70 | 7 |
| [Northern Pecan](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pecan/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 70 to 100 | 12 |
| [Northern Pin Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/northern-pin-oak/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 50 to 70 | 12 |
| [Northern Red Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/northern-red-oak/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 50 to 75 | 7 |
| [Northern White Cedar](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/northern-white-cedar/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 40 to 60 | 18 |
| [Nutmeg Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/nutmeg-hickory/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 80 to 100 | 18 |
| [Nuttall Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/nuttall-oak/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 50 to 80 | 7 |

### O

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ogeechee Tupelo](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ogeechee-tupelo/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 25 to 45 | 13 |
| [Oglethorpe Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/oglethorpe-oak/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 50 to 80 | 12 |
| [Ohio Buckeye](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ohio-buckeye/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 20 to 40 | 13 |
| [Overcup Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/overcup-oak/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 40 to 60 | 12 |
| [Ozark Chinquapin](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ozark-chinquapin/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 15 to 30 | 14 |

### P

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Pagoda Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pagoda-dogwood/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 15 to 25 | 24 |
| [Painted Buckeye](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/painted-buckeye/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 10 to 20 | tops out at 20 |
| [Parsley Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/parsley-hawthorn/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 7 to 25 | 16 |
| [Pawpaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pawpaw/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 15 to 30 | 14 |
| [Pear Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pear-hawthorn/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 7 to 23 | 27 |
| [Pignut Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pignut-hickory/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 50 to 80 | 18 |
| [Pin Cherry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pin-cherry/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 15 to 40 | 7 |
| [Pin Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pin-oak/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 50 to 70 | 7 |
| [Plateau Live Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/plateau-live-oak/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 20 to 40 | 13 |
| [Pond Cypress](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pond-cypress/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 30 to 70 | 12 |
| [Pond Pine](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pond-pine/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 40 to 70 | 12 |
| [Post Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/post-oak/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 35 to 50 | 19 |
| [Prairie Crabapple](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/prairie-crabapple/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 20 to 30 | 14 |
| [Pyramid Magnolia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pyramid-magnolia/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 10 to 30 | 14 |

### R

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Red Buckeye](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/red-buckeye/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 10 to 25 | 16 |
| [Red Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/red-hickory/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 60 to 100 | 18 |
| [Red Mulberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/red-mulberry/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 35 to 50 | 7 |
| [Red Spruce](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/red-spruce/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 60 to 75 | 12 |
| [Redbay](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/redbay/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 30 to 60 | 12 |
| [River Birch](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/river-birch/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 40 to 70 | 7 |
| [Rock Elm](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/rock-elm/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 70 to 90 | 18 |
| [Rusty Blackhaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/rusty-blackhaw/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 10 to 20 | tops out at 20 |

### S

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sand Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sand-hickory/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 40 to 100 | 18 |
| [Sand Pine](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sand-pine/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 25 to 40 | 19 |
| [Sand Post Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sand-post-oak/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 15 to 40 | 19 |
| [Sarvis Holly](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sarvis-holly/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 10 to 30 | 21 |
| [Sassafras](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sassafras/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 30 to 60 | 7 |
| [Scrub Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/scrub-hickory/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 10 to 30 | 14 |
| [September Elm](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/september-elm/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 60 to 70 | 7 |
| [Shadblow Serviceberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/shadblow-serviceberry/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 6 to 25 | 16 |
| [Shagbark Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/shagbark-hickory/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 60 to 90 | 18 |
| [Shellbark Hickory (Kingnut)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/shellbark-hickory/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 60 to 80 | 18 |
| [Shingle Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/shingle-oak/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 40 to 60 | 18 |
| [Shumard Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/shumard-oak/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 50 to 80 | 12 |
| [Silky Camellia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/silky-camellia/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 10 to 15 | tops out at 15 |
| [Sourwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sourwood/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 25 to 50 | 19 |
| [Southern Catalpa](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/southern-catalpa/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 30 to 60 | 7 |
| [Southern Crabapple](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/southern-crabapple/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 20 to 30 | 14 |
| [Southern Magnolia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/southern-magnolia/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 60 to 80 | 12 |
| [Southern Red Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/southern-red-oak/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 60 to 80 | 12 |
| [Southern Shagbark Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/southern-shagbark-hickory/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 70 to 125 | 18 |
| [Spruce Pine](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/spruce-pine/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 40 to 80 | 7 |
| [Striped Maple](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/striped-maple/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 15 to 35 | 20 |
| [Sugarberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sugarberry/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 50 to 80 | 7 |
| [Swamp Chestnut Oak, select line](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-chestnut-oak/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 60 to 90 | 12 |
| [Swamp Cottonwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-cottonwood/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 70 to 90 | 12 |
| [Swamp Privet](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-privet/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 8 to 30 | 14 |
| [Swamp Tupelo](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-tupelo/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 60 to 80 | 12 |
| [Swamp White Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-white-oak/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 50 to 60 | 12 |
| [Sweet Birch (Black Birch)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sweet-birch/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 40 to 70 | 12 |
| [Sweetbay Magnolia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sweetbay-magnolia/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 15 to 35 | 13 |
| [Sweetleaf](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sweetleaf/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 15 to 30 | 14 |

### T

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Table Mountain Pine](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/table-mountain-pine/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 20 to 40 | 19 |
| [Tamarack](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/tamarack/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 50 to 75 | 7 |
| [Texas Red Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/texas-red-oak/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 20 to 50 | 13 |
| [Tough Bully](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/tough-bully/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 12 to 30 | 14 |
| [Turkey Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/turkey-oak/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 20 to 50 | 13 |
| [Two-wing Silverbell](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/two-wing-silverbell/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 15 to 30 | 14 |

### U

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Umbrella Magnolia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/umbrella-magnolia/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 15 to 30 | 14 |

### W

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Washington Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/washington-hawthorn/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 20 to 30 | 14 |
| [Water Elm](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/water-elm/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 30 to 40 | 19 |
| [Water Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/water-hickory/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 80 to 100 | 18 |
| [Water Locust](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/water-locust/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 40 to 60 | 12 |
| [Water Tupelo](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/water-tupelo/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 60 to 100 | 12 |
| [Weeping Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/weeping-hawthorn/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 10 to 26 | 16 |
| [Western Mayhaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/western-mayhaw/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 20 to 30 | 14 |
| [White Fringetree](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/white-fringetree/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 12 to 20 | tops out at 20 |
| [White Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/white-oak/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 50 to 80 | 18 |
| [Willow Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/willow-oak/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 40 to 75 | 7 |
| [Winged Elm](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/winged-elm/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 40 to 60 | 7 |

### Y

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Yaupon](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/yaupon/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 10 to 25 | 16 |
| [Yellow Birch](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/yellow-birch/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 60 to 75 | 18 |
| [Yellow Buckeye](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/yellow-buckeye/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 50 to 75 | 12 |
| [Yellowwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/yellowwood/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 30 to 50 | 13 |

## Shrubs, A to Z

The table holds the 181 shrubs we grow. A shrub that tops out at 20 feet or under never passes it, and its last column says the height it stops at.

Jump to a letter: [A](#a-1) [B](#b-1) [C](#c-1) [D](#d-1) [E](#e-1) [F](#f-1) [G](#g-1) [H](#h-1) [I](#i) [L](#l-1) [M](#m-1) [N](#n-1) [O](#o-1) [P](#p-1) [R](#r-1) [S](#s-1) [T](#t-1) [U](#u-1) [V](#v) [W](#w-1) [Y](#y-1)

### A

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Alabama Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/alabama-azalea/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 4 to 6 | tops out at 6 |
| [Alabama Croton](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/alabama-croton/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 5 to 10 | tops out at 10 |
| [Alabama Snow-wreath](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/alabama-snow-wreath/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 3 to 10 | tops out at 10 |
| [Alderleaf Buckthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/alderleaf-buckthorn/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 2 to 5 | tops out at 5 |
| [Allegheny Plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/allegheny-plum/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 3 to 20 | tops out at 20 |
| [American Beautyberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-beautyberry/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 3 to 6 | tops out at 6 |
| [American Fly Honeysuckle](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-fly-honeysuckle/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 3 to 6 | tops out at 6 |
| [American Hazelnut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-hazelnut/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 8 to 12 | tops out at 12 |
| [American Snowbell](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-snowbell/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 6 to 15 | tops out at 15 |
| [Arrowwood Viburnum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/arrowwood-viburnum/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 5 to 10 | tops out at 10 |

### B

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bartram's Serviceberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bartram-serviceberry/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 2 to 8 | tops out at 8 |
| [Beach Plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/beach-plum/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 4 to 8 | tops out at 8 |
| [Beaked Hazelnut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/beaked-hazelnut/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 4 to 10 | tops out at 10 |
| [Bear Huckleberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bear-huckleberry/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 1 to 5 | tops out at 5 |
| [Bear Oak (Scrub Oak)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bear-oak/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 6 to 20 | tops out at 20 |
| [Bigleaf Snowbell](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bigleaf-snowbell/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 8 to 20 | tops out at 20 |
| [Bigleaf Witch Hazel](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bigleaf-witch-hazel/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 8 to 16 | tops out at 16 |
| [Black Chokeberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-chokeberry/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 3 to 6 | tops out at 6 |
| [Black Elderberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-elderberry/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 6 to 12 | tops out at 12 |
| [Black Huckleberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-huckleberry/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 1 to 3 | tops out at 3 |
| [Blackhaw Viburnum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/blackhaw/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 12 to 15 | tops out at 15 |
| [Bladdernut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bladdernut/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 8 to 15 | tops out at 15 |
| [Blue Ridge St. John's-wort](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/blue-ridge-st-johns-wort/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 1 to 2 | tops out at 2 |
| [Bog Spicebush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bog-spicebush/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 6 to 13 | tops out at 13 |
| [Bottlebrush Buckeye](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bottlebrush-buckeye/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 8 to 12 | tops out at 12 |
| [Box Huckleberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/box-huckleberry/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 1 to 2 | tops out at 2 |
| [Boynton Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/boynton-oak/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 6 to 20 | tops out at 20 |
| [Bracted Arrowwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bracted-arrowwood/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 6 to 10 | tops out at 10 |
| [Bristly Locust (Rose Locust)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/rose-locust/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 3 to 8 | tops out at 8 |
| [Broom Crowberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/broom-crowberry/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 1 to 2 | tops out at 2 |
| [Buttonbush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/buttonbush/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 5 to 12 | tops out at 12 |

### C

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Canada Buffaloberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/canada-buffaloberry/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 3 to 8 | tops out at 8 |
| [Canada Yew](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/canada-yew/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 3 to 6 | tops out at 6 |
| [Carolina Bog Laurel](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/carolina-bog-laurel/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 1 to 5 | tops out at 5 |
| [Carolina Buckthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/carolina-buckthorn/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 10 to 20 | tops out at 20 |
| [Carolina St. John's-wort](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/carolina-st-johns-wort/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 1 to 15 | tops out at 15 |
| [Catawba Rhododendron](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/catawba-rhododendron/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 6 to 10 | tops out at 10 |
| [Catberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/catberry/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 3 to 10 | tops out at 10 |
| [Chapman's St. John's-wort](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chapman-st-johns-wort/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 7 to 13 | tops out at 13 |
| [Cinnamon Clethra](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/cinnamon-clethra/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 8 to 20 | tops out at 20 |
| [Climbing Fetterbush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/climbing-fetterbush/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 1 to 3 | tops out at 3 |
| [Climbing Prairie Rose](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/climbing-prairie-rose/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 3 to 15 | tops out at 15 |
| [Clusterspike Indigobush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/clusterspike-indigobush/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 2 to 4 | tops out at 4 |
| [Coastal Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/coastal-azalea/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 2 to 6 | tops out at 6 |
| [Common Prickly Ash (Toothache Tree)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/common-prickly-ash/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 10 to 20 | tops out at 20 |
| [Conjurer's-nut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/conjurers-nut/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 1 to 4 | tops out at 4 |
| [Corkwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/corkwood/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 5 to 20 | tops out at 20 |
| [Creeping Blueberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/creeping-blueberry/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 1 to 2 | tops out at 2 |
| [Creeping Juniper](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/creeping-juniper/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 1 to 2 | tops out at 2 |
| [Cumberland Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/cumberland-azalea/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 3 to 7 | tops out at 7 |
| [Cumberland Rosemary](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/cumberland-rosemary/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 1 to 2 | tops out at 2 |

### D

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dangleberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/dangleberry/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 2 to 6 | tops out at 6 |
| [Deerberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/deerberry/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 5 to 15 | tops out at 15 |
| [Downy Arrowwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/downy-arrowwood/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 3 to 10 | tops out at 10 |
| [Dwarf Chinquapin Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/dwarf-chinquapin-oak/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 6 to 15 | tops out at 15 |
| [Dwarf Live Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/dwarf-live-oak/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 1 to 3 | tops out at 3 |
| [Dwarf Pawpaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/dwarf-pawpaw/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 3 to 12 | tops out at 12 |
| [Dwarf Tupelo](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/dwarf-tupelo/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 3 to 16 | tops out at 16 |
| [Dwarf Witch Alder](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/dwarf-witch-alder/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 2 to 3 | tops out at 3 |

### E

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Eastern Leatherwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/eastern-leatherwood/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 3 to 6 | tops out at 6 |
| [Eastern Wahoo](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/eastern-wahoo/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 6 to 20 | tops out at 20 |
| [Elliott's Blueberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/elliott-blueberry/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 4 to 10 | tops out at 10 |

### F

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Flag Pawpaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/flag-pawpaw/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 6 to 15 | tops out at 15 |
| [Flame Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/flame-azalea/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 4 to 12 | tops out at 12 |
| [Florida Anise](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/florida-anise/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 6 to 10 | tops out at 10 |
| [Florida Bully](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/florida-bully/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 5 to 15 | tops out at 15 |
| [Florida Flame Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/florida-flame-azalea/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 6 to 10 | tops out at 10 |
| [Florida Leucothoe](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/florida-leucothoe/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 8 to 12 | tops out at 12 |
| [Florida Swamp Privet](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/florida-swamp-privet/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 5 to 15 | tops out at 15 |
| [Florida Willow](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/florida-willow/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 6 to 20 | tops out at 20 |
| [Four-petal Pawpaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/four-petal-pawpaw/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 3 to 15 | tops out at 15 |
| [Fragrant Sumac](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/fragrant-sumac/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 2 to 6 | tops out at 6 |

### G

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Georgia Bully](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/georgia-bully/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 3 to 20 | tops out at 20 |
| [Georgia Indigobush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/georgia-indigobush/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 1 to 3 | tops out at 3 |
| [Godfrey's Swamp Privet](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/godfrey-swamp-privet/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 8 to 16 | tops out at 16 |
| [Golden Heather](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/golden-heather/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 1 to 2 | tops out at 2 |
| [Golden St. John's-wort](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/golden-st-johns-wort/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 2 to 10 | tops out at 10 |
| [Granite Gooseberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/granite-gooseberry/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 2 to 10 | tops out at 10 |
| [Gray Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/gray-dogwood/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 4 to 10 | tops out at 10 |

### H

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hairy Blueberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/hairy-blueberry/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 1 to 3 | tops out at 3 |
| [Hairy Laurel](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/hairy-laurel/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 1 to 2 | tops out at 2 |
| [Hillside Blueberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/hillside-blueberry/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 1 to 3 | tops out at 3 |
| [Hobblebush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/hobblebush/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 3 to 12 | tops out at 12 |
| [Honeycup](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/honeycup/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 3 to 6 | tops out at 6 |

### I

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Indigobush (False Indigo)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/indigobush/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 6 to 12 | tops out at 12 |
| [Inkberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/inkberry/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 5 to 10 | tops out at 10 |

### L

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lanceleaf Buckthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/lanceleaf-buckthorn/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 3 to 15 | tops out at 15 |
| [Leadplant](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/leadplant/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 1 to 3 | tops out at 3 |
| [Littleleaf Buckbrush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/littleleaf-buckbrush/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 1 to 2 | tops out at 2 |
| [Lloyd's St. John's-wort](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/lloyd-st-johns-wort/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 1 to 2 | tops out at 2 |
| [Long-stalked Holly](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/long-stalked-holly/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 10 to 13 | tops out at 13 |

### M

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Maleberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/maleberry/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 6 to 12 | tops out at 12 |
| [Mapleleaf Viburnum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mapleleaf-viburnum/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 3 to 6 | tops out at 6 |
| [May White Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/may-white-azalea/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 15 to 16 | tops out at 16 |
| [Miccosukee Gooseberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/miccosukee-gooseberry/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 2 to 5 | tops out at 5 |
| [Michaux's Sumac](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/michaux-sumac/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 1 to 3 | tops out at 3 |
| [Minnie-bush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/minnie-bush/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 3 to 6 | tops out at 6 |
| [Mountain Bush-honeysuckle](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mountain-bush-honeysuckle/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 3 to 6 | tops out at 6 |
| [Mountain Doghobble](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mountain-doghobble/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 3 to 6 | tops out at 6 |
| [Mountain Fetterbush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mountain-fetterbush/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 3 to 6 | tops out at 6 |
| [Mountain Indigobush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mountain-indigobush/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 3 to 6 | tops out at 6 |
| [Mountain Laurel](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mountain-laurel/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 5 to 12 | tops out at 12 |
| [Mountain Sweetbells](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mountain-sweetbells/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 3 to 12 | tops out at 12 |
| [Mountain Witch Alder](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mountain-witch-alder/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 6 to 10 | tops out at 10 |

### N

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Nannyberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/nannyberry/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 12 to 18 | tops out at 18 |
| [Nantucket Serviceberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/nantucket-serviceberry/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 2 to 6 | tops out at 6 |
| [Netted Pawpaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/netted-pawpaw/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 1 to 5 | tops out at 5 |
| [New Jersey Tea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/new-jersey-tea/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 2 to 3 | tops out at 3 |
| [Ninebark](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ninebark/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 5 to 10 | tops out at 10 |
| [Northern Bayberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/northern-bayberry/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 5 to 10 | tops out at 10 |

### O

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Oconee Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/oconee-azalea/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 6 to 8 | tops out at 8 |
| [Odorless Bayberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/odorless-bayberry/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 10 to 20 | tops out at 20 |
| [Ouachita Indigobush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ouachita-indigobush/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 3 to 6 | tops out at 6 |
| [Ozark Witch Hazel](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ozark-witch-hazel/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 6 to 10 | tops out at 10 |

### P

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Piedmont Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/piedmont-azalea/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 6 to 15 | tops out at 15 |
| [Piedmont Rhododendron](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/piedmont-rhododendron/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 3 to 10 | tops out at 10 |
| [Pinkshell Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pinkshell-azalea/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 5 to 15 | tops out at 15 |
| [Pinxterbloom Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pinxterbloom-azalea/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 3 to 6 | tops out at 6 |
| [Piratebush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/piratebush/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 6 to 12 | tops out at 12 |
| [Plumleaf Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/plumleaf-azalea/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 8 to 12 | tops out at 12 |
| [Pondberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pondberry/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 2 to 6 | tops out at 6 |
| [Pondspice](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pondspice/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 10 to 15 | tops out at 15 |
| [Possumhaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/possumhaw/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 7 to 15 | tops out at 15 |
| [Possumhaw Viburnum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/possumhaw-viburnum/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 5 to 12 | tops out at 12 |
| [Prairie Redroot](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/prairie-redroot/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 2 to 3 | tops out at 3 |
| [Pygmy Fringetree](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pygmy-fringetree/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 3 to 12 | tops out at 12 |

### R

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rabbiteye Blueberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/rabbiteye-blueberry/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 6 to 15 | tops out at 15 |
| [Red Chokeberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/red-chokeberry/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 6 to 12 | tops out at 12 |
| [Red Elderberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/red-elderberry/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 8 to 12 | tops out at 12 |
| [Red Hills Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/red-hills-azalea/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 8 to 20 | tops out at 20 |
| [Red Osier Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/red-osier-dogwood/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 6 to 12 | tops out at 12 |
| [Rhodora](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/rhodora/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 1 to 3 | tops out at 3 |
| [Rosebay Rhododendron](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/rosebay-rhododendron/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 10 to 15 | tops out at 15 |
| [Roughleaf Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/roughleaf-dogwood/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 6 to 15 | tops out at 15 |
| [Roundleaf Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/roundleaf-dogwood/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 3 to 10 | tops out at 10 |
| [Roundleaf Serviceberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/roundleaf-serviceberry/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 3 to 23 | 18 |
| [Runner Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/runner-oak/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 3 to 6 | tops out at 6 |

### S

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sand Cherry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sand-cherry/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 1 to 8 | tops out at 8 |
| [Sand Myrtle](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sand-myrtle/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 1 to 3 | tops out at 3 |
| [Sandhill Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sandhill-oak/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 5 to 16 | tops out at 16 |
| [Scentless Mock Orange](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/scentless-mock-orange/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 6 to 12 | tops out at 12 |
| [Schwerin's Indigobush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/schwerin-indigobush/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 3 to 10 | tops out at 10 |
| [Scrub Plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/scrub-plum/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 2 to 6 | tops out at 6 |
| [Seaside Alder](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/seaside-alder/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 12 to 30 | 14 |
| [Shining Indigobush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/shining-indigobush/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 3 to 10 | tops out at 10 |
| [Silky Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/silky-dogwood/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 6 to 12 | tops out at 12 |
| [Silverleaf Hydrangea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/silverleaf-hydrangea/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 3 to 6 | tops out at 6 |
| [Slimleaf Pawpaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/slimleaf-pawpaw/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 3 to 6 | tops out at 6 |
| [Smooth Alder (Swamp Alder)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/smooth-alder/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 10 to 20 | tops out at 20 |
| [Smooth Winterberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/smooth-winterberry/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 6 to 10 | tops out at 10 |
| [Smooth-bark St. John's-wort](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/smooth-bark-st-johns-wort/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 6 to 10 | tops out at 10 |
| [Softleaf Arrowwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/softleaf-arrowwood/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 6 to 12 | tops out at 12 |
| [Southern Bush-honeysuckle](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/southern-bush-honeysuckle/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 3 to 5 | tops out at 5 |
| [Southern Pawpaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/southern-pawpaw/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 1 to 2 | tops out at 2 |
| [Spicebush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/spicebush/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 6 to 12 | tops out at 12 |
| [Squashberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/squashberry/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 2 to 7 | tops out at 7 |
| [Staggerbush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/staggerbush/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 2 to 6 | tops out at 6 |
| [Staghorn Sumac](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/staghorn-sumac/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 15 to 25 | 9 |
| [Strawberry Bush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/strawberry-bush/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 4 to 6 | tops out at 6 |
| [Streambank Mock Orange](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/streambank-mock-orange/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 3 to 10 | tops out at 10 |
| [Swamp Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-azalea/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 3 to 8 | tops out at 8 |
| [Swamp Doghobble](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-doghobble/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 4 to 10 | tops out at 10 |
| [Sweet Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sweet-azalea/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 8 to 20 | tops out at 20 |
| [Sweet Pepperbush (Summersweet)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sweet-pepperbush/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 4 to 8 | tops out at 8 |
| [Sweetshrub](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sweetshrub/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 6 to 12 | tops out at 12 |

### T

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Three-flower Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/three-flower-hawthorn/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 3 to 20 | tops out at 20 |
| [Titi](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/titi/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 8 to 30 | 14 |
| [Toughleaf Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/toughleaf-dogwood/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 6 to 13 | tops out at 13 |

### U

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Upland Swamp Privet](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/upland-swamp-privet/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 6 to 10 | tops out at 10 |

### V

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Virginia Spiraea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/virginia-spiraea/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 3 to 13 | tops out at 13 |
| [Virginia Sweetspire](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/virginia-sweetspire/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 3 to 6 | tops out at 6 |

### W

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Walter's Viburnum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/walter-viburnum/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 10 to 20 | tops out at 20 |
| [White Wicky](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/white-wicky/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 2 to 5 | tops out at 5 |
| [Wild Black Currant](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/wild-black-currant/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 3 to 6 | tops out at 6 |
| [Wild Hydrangea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/wild-hydrangea/index.html.md) | Fast | 2.75 | 3 to 6 | tops out at 6 |
| [Winterberry Holly](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/winterberry/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 6 to 12 | tops out at 12 |
| [Witch Hazel](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/witch-hazel/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 12 to 20 | tops out at 20 |
| [Woolly Beach Heather](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/woolly-beach-heather/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 1 to 2 | tops out at 2 |
| [Woolly Huckleberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/woolly-huckleberry/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 1 to 3 | tops out at 3 |
| [Woolly Pawpaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/woolly-pawpaw/index.html.md) | Slow | 1 | 4 to 6 | tops out at 6 |

### Y

| Species | Class | Feet a year | Height, feet | Years to 20 feet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Yellow Anise](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/yellow-anise/index.html.md) | Medium | 1.5 | 10 to 20 | tops out at 20 |

## Common questions

### How fast do native trees grow?

A slow grower adds about a foot a year while young, a medium one about a foot and a half and a fast one about 2.75 feet, on an average site. The first year or two after planting fall short of any rate while the roots take hold.

### Which native trees grow fastest?

Cherrybark oak, black walnut, black cherry and cucumber magnolia are among the 25 trees that pass 20 feet in about 7 years from a 3-foot sapling on an average site. The fast class holds 55 of the 364 species we grow.

### How many years does a tree take to reach 20 feet?

From a 3-foot sapling on an average site, about 7 years for the quickest fast growers and 27 for the slowest trees that get there at all. Most medium growers that mature well above 20 feet take 12 to 13 years.

### Why does the site change the rate?

The estimator's site factor stands for the water, soil depth and drainage a spot gives. A poor site runs at about two thirds of the average rate and a good one at 1.3 times it, and the table's years are for an average site.

## Sources

- [Tree Growth Information](https://mdc.mo.gov/trees-plants/tree-seedlings/tree-growth-information): Missouri Department of Conservation: the growth key behind the three classes, slow at 12 inches or less a year, medium at 12 to 24 inches and fast at 24 inches or more.

## Related

- Next step: [Open the growth estimator](https://bluewhaletrees.com/tools/growth/index.html.md)
- [How fast native trees grow: a year's growth by species, soil and sun](https://bluewhaletrees.com/articles/how-fast-native-trees-grow/index.html.md)
- [Why a small sapling catches up with a big transplanted tree, and often passes it](https://bluewhaletrees.com/articles/small-sapling-or-big-transplant/index.html.md)
- [What a young tree looks like: first-year seedlings of oak, walnut, hickory, chestnut, maple and redbud, and the weed trees to pull](https://bluewhaletrees.com/articles/what-a-young-tree-looks-like/index.html.md)