# Native Shrubs

> Understory and hedgerow shrubs for birds, pollinators and privacy.

151 native shrubs and ten small trees for hedgerows, the understory and wet corners: [spicebush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/spicebush/index.html.md), [winterberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/winterberry/index.html.md), [black elderberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-elderberry/index.html.md), [ninebark](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ninebark/index.html.md), twelve viburnums, northern bayberry, mountain laurel, pinxterbloom azalea and more. They run from knee-high leadplant to small trees of 20 feet and over, hardy from USDA zone 2 to zone 10 depending on the species. Most [feed birds](https://bluewhaletrees.com/articles/native-trees-for-birds/index.html.md) or pollinators, many take wet ground, and several are rarely sold anywhere. All are offered as saplings and 157 of them as seed.

66 of 364 plants matching full sun, dry soil. Web version: https://bluewhaletrees.com/shop/shrubs/?moisture=dry&sun=full. Each plant links to its own Markdown page with the full facts, description and growing guide.

Columns: Zones are the USDA hardiness zones the plant takes, from the coldest to the warmest it is rated for (zone 2 is the coldest, 10 the warmest); Height is mature height in feet; Sun and Soil list every condition the plant takes; Grown from is what the nursery offers it as (saplings, or acorns, nuts or seed to sow); Price is the lowest current price, or "ask" when the plant is not yet priced online (email captain@bluewhaletrees.com or join the waitlist on the web page).

This table accepts the shop's filters as query parameters on this address: size (shrub, small-tree, medium-tree, large-tree), sun (full, part, shade), moisture (dry, average, wet), zone (2 to 10), native (a state's two-letter code in capitals, such as PA: the plants native to that state by the USDA PLANTS records), want (a trait: flowers, fall-color, wildlife, honey, edible, evergreen, rare, drought, wet-tolerant, shade, early-bearing, screening, nitrogen-fixing, salt, winter-interest, street-tree, erosion-control; rare means uncommon in the wild or in nurseries, honey a nectar source for bees), as (acorns, seed, nuts, saplings) and q (a search word). Several values may be joined with commas.

| Plant | Botanical name | Group | Type | Height (ft) | Zones | Sun | Soil | Grown from | Price |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Nannyberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/nannyberry/index.html.md) | *Viburnum lentago* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 12–18 | 2–8 | Full, Part, Shade | Dry, Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Blackhaw Viburnum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/blackhaw/index.html.md) | *Viburnum prunifolium* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 12–15 | 3–9 | Full, Part, Shade | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Black Huckleberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-huckleberry/index.html.md) | *Gaylussacia baccata* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–3 | 3–7 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Ninebark](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ninebark/index.html.md) | *Physocarpus opulifolius* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 5–10 | 2–8 | Full, Part | Dry, Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Staghorn Sumac](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/staghorn-sumac/index.html.md) | *Rhus typhina* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 15–25 | 3–8 | Full | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Indigobush (False Indigo)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/indigobush/index.html.md) | *Amorpha fruticosa* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–12 | 4–9 | Full, Part | Dry, Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Leadplant](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/leadplant/index.html.md) | *Amorpha canescens* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–3 | 2–8 | Full | Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Black Chokeberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-chokeberry/index.html.md) | *Aronia melanocarpa* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–6 | 3–8 | Full, Part | Dry, Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Carolina Buckthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/carolina-buckthorn/index.html.md) | *Frangula caroliniana* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 10–20 | 5–9 | Part, Full, Shade | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Bristly Locust (Rose Locust)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/rose-locust/index.html.md) | *Robinia hispida* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–8 | 5–8 | Full | Dry, Average | Saplings | ask |
| [American Beautyberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-beautyberry/index.html.md) | *Callicarpa americana* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–6 | 6–10 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [New Jersey Tea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/new-jersey-tea/index.html.md) | *Ceanothus americanus* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 2–3 | 4–8 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Northern Bayberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/northern-bayberry/index.html.md) | *Morella pensylvanica* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 5–10 | 3–7 | Full, Part | Dry, Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Pinxterbloom Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pinxterbloom-azalea/index.html.md) | *Rhododendron periclymenoides* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–6 | 4–9 | Part, Full, Shade | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Gray Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/gray-dogwood/index.html.md) | *Cornus racemosa* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 4–10 | 4–8 | Full, Part, Shade | Dry, Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Arrowwood Viburnum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/arrowwood-viburnum/index.html.md) | *Viburnum dentatum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 5–10 | 2–8 | Full, Part, Shade | Dry, Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Deerberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/deerberry/index.html.md) | *Vaccinium stamineum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 5–15 | 5–9 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Common Prickly Ash (Toothache Tree)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/common-prickly-ash/index.html.md) | *Zanthoxylum americanum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 10–20 | 3–8 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Maleberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/maleberry/index.html.md) | *Lyonia ligustrina* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–12 | 5–9 | Full, Part | Wet, Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Nantucket Serviceberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/nantucket-serviceberry/index.html.md) | *Amelanchier nantucketensis* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 2–6 | 3–8 | Full | Dry, Average | Saplings | ask |
| [Rusty Blackhaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/rusty-blackhaw/index.html.md) | *Viburnum rufidulum* | Native Shrubs | Small tree | 10–20 | 5–9 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Flame Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/flame-azalea/index.html.md) | *Rhododendron calendulaceum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 4–12 | 5–7 | Part, Full | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Farkleberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/farkleberry/index.html.md) | *Vaccinium arboreum* | Native Shrubs | Small tree | 10–25 | 6–10 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Coastal Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/coastal-azalea/index.html.md) | *Rhododendron atlanticum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 2–6 | 5–8 | Part, Full | Average, Wet, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Cinnamon Clethra](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/cinnamon-clethra/index.html.md) | *Clethra acuminata* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 8–20 | 6–7 | Part, Full, Shade | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Mapleleaf Viburnum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mapleleaf-viburnum/index.html.md) | *Viburnum acerifolium* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–6 | 3–8 | Part, Shade, Full | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Walter's Viburnum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/walter-viburnum/index.html.md) | *Viburnum obovatum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 10–20 | 7–10 | Full, Part | Average, Wet, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Roughleaf Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/roughleaf-dogwood/index.html.md) | *Cornus drummondii* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–15 | 5–8 | Full, Part, Shade | Average, Dry, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Alabama Croton](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/alabama-croton/index.html.md) | *Croton alabamensis* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 5–10 | 6–8 | Part, Full, Shade | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Fragrant Sumac](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/fragrant-sumac/index.html.md) | *Rhus aromatica* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 2–6 | 3–9 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Possumhaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/possumhaw/index.html.md) | *Ilex decidua* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 7–15 | 5–9 | Full, Part | Average, Wet, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Yaupon](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/yaupon/index.html.md) | *Ilex vomitoria* | Native Shrubs | Small tree | 10–25 | 7–9 | Full, Part, Shade | Average, Dry, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Ouachita Indigobush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ouachita-indigobush/index.html.md) | *Amorpha ouachitensis* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–6 | 5–8 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Clusterspike Indigobush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/clusterspike-indigobush/index.html.md) | *Amorpha herbacea* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 2–4 | 7–10 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Mountain Indigobush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mountain-indigobush/index.html.md) | *Amorpha glabra* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–6 | 7–8 | Part, Full | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Shining Indigobush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/shining-indigobush/index.html.md) | *Amorpha nitens* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–10 | 7–9 | Part, Full | Average, Wet, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Golden St. John's-wort](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/golden-st-johns-wort/index.html.md) | *Hypericum frondosum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 2–10 | 5–8 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Lloyd's St. John's-wort](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/lloyd-st-johns-wort/index.html.md) | *Hypericum lloydii* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–2 | 6–9 | Full | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Bear Huckleberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bear-huckleberry/index.html.md) | *Gaylussacia ursina* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–5 | 7–8 | Part, Full | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Broom Crowberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/broom-crowberry/index.html.md) | *Corema conradii* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–2 | 5–7 | Full | Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Creeping Blueberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/creeping-blueberry/index.html.md) | *Vaccinium crassifolium* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–2 | 6–9 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Hairy Blueberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/hairy-blueberry/index.html.md) | *Vaccinium hirsutum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–3 | 7–8 | Part, Full | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Minnie-bush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/minnie-bush/index.html.md) | *Rhododendron pilosum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–6 | 5–7 | Part, Full | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Hairy Laurel](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/hairy-laurel/index.html.md) | *Kalmia hirsuta* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–2 | 8–9 | Full | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Golden Heather](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/golden-heather/index.html.md) | *Hudsonia ericoides* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–2 | 5–8 | Full | Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Woolly Beach Heather](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/woolly-beach-heather/index.html.md) | *Hudsonia tomentosa* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–2 | 2–8 | Full | Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Alabama Snow-wreath](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/alabama-snow-wreath/index.html.md) | *Neviusia alabamensis* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–10 | 4–8 | Part, Full, Shade | Average, Dry | Saplings | ask |
| [Climbing Prairie Rose](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/climbing-prairie-rose/index.html.md) | *Rosa setigera* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–15 | 4–8 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Michaux's Sumac](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/michaux-sumac/index.html.md) | *Rhus michauxii* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–3 | 7–8 | Full | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Pygmy Fringetree](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pygmy-fringetree/index.html.md) | *Chionanthus pygmaeus* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–12 | 7–10 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Florida Swamp Privet](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/florida-swamp-privet/index.html.md) | *Forestiera segregata* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 5–15 | 8–10 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Upland Swamp Privet](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/upland-swamp-privet/index.html.md) | *Forestiera ligustrina* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–10 | 6–9 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Littleleaf Buckbrush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/littleleaf-buckbrush/index.html.md) | *Ceanothus microphyllus* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–2 | 8–10 | Full, Part | Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Prairie Redroot](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/prairie-redroot/index.html.md) | *Ceanothus herbaceus* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 2–3 | 4–8 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Southern Bush-honeysuckle](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/southern-bush-honeysuckle/index.html.md) | *Diervilla sessilifolia* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–5 | 4–8 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Bracted Arrowwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bracted-arrowwood/index.html.md) | *Viburnum bracteatum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–10 | 6–8 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Downy Arrowwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/downy-arrowwood/index.html.md) | *Viburnum rafinesqueanum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–10 | 3–8 | Part, Shade, Full | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Cumberland Rosemary](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/cumberland-rosemary/index.html.md) | *Conradina verticillata* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–2 | 5–9 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Piratebush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/piratebush/index.html.md) | *Buckleya distichophylla* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–12 | 6–7 | Part, Full | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Scentless Mock Orange](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/scentless-mock-orange/index.html.md) | *Philadelphus inodorus* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–12 | 5–10 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Streambank Mock Orange](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/streambank-mock-orange/index.html.md) | *Philadelphus hirsutus* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–10 | 4–10 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Canada Buffaloberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/canada-buffaloberry/index.html.md) | *Shepherdia canadensis* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–8 | 2–8 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Creeping Juniper](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/creeping-juniper/index.html.md) | *Juniperus horizontalis* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–2 | 2–9 | Full | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Schwerin's Indigobush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/schwerin-indigobush/index.html.md) | *Amorpha schwerinii* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–10 | 7–8 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Lanceleaf Buckthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/lanceleaf-buckthorn/index.html.md) | *Rhamnus lanceolata* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–15 | 5–8 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Conjurer's-nut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/conjurers-nut/index.html.md) | *Nestronia umbellula* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–4 | 7–8 | Part, Full | Dry, Average | Saplings | ask |