# 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.

55 of 364 plants matching native to Arkansas. Web version: https://bluewhaletrees.com/shop/shrubs/?native=AR. 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Spicebush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/spicebush/index.html.md) | *Lindera benzoin* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–12 | 4–9 | Part, Shade, Full | 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 |
| [Witch Hazel](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/witch-hazel/index.html.md) | *Hamamelis virginiana* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 12–20 | 3–8 | Part, Shade, Full | Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Bladdernut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bladdernut/index.html.md) | *Staphylea trifolia* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 8–15 | 4–8 | Part, Shade | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Black Elderberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-elderberry/index.html.md) | *Sambucus canadensis* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–12 | 3–9 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Smooth Alder (Swamp Alder)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/smooth-alder/index.html.md) | *Alnus serrulata* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 10–20 | 4–9 | Full, Part | Wet | 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 |
| [Eastern Leatherwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/eastern-leatherwood/index.html.md) | *Dirca palustris* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–6 | 4–9 | Shade, Part | Average, Wet | 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 |
| [Winterberry Holly](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/winterberry/index.html.md) | *Ilex verticillata* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–12 | 3–9 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | 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 |
| [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 |
| [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 |
| [Devil's Walking Stick](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/devils-walking-stick/index.html.md) | *Aralia spinosa* | Native Shrubs | Small tree | 10–20 | 4–9 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Virginia Sweetspire](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/virginia-sweetspire/index.html.md) | *Itea virginica* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–6 | 5–9 | Part, Full, Shade | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Silky Camellia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/silky-camellia/index.html.md) | *Stewartia malacodendron* | Native Shrubs | Small tree | 10–15 | 6–9 | Part, Shade | Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Mountain Witch Alder](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mountain-witch-alder/index.html.md) | *Fothergilla major* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–10 | 4–8 | Full, Part | Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Ozark Witch Hazel](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ozark-witch-hazel/index.html.md) | *Hamamelis vernalis* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–10 | 3–8 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | 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 |
| [American Snowbell](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-snowbell/index.html.md) | *Styrax americanus* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–15 | 6–10 | Part, Full, Shade | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Bigleaf Snowbell](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bigleaf-snowbell/index.html.md) | *Styrax grandifolius* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 8–20 | 6–9 | Part, Shade, Full | Average | 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 |
| [Piedmont Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/piedmont-azalea/index.html.md) | *Rhododendron canescens* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–15 | 5–10 | Part, Full | Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Swamp Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-azalea/index.html.md) | *Rhododendron viscosum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–8 | 4–9 | Part, Full | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Possumhaw Viburnum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/possumhaw-viburnum/index.html.md) | *Viburnum nudum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 5–12 | 5–9 | Full, Part, Shade | Average, Wet | 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 |
| [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 |
| [Strawberry Bush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/strawberry-bush/index.html.md) | *Euonymus americanus* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 4–6 | 6–9 | Part, Shade | Average, Wet | 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 |
| [Softleaf Arrowwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/softleaf-arrowwood/index.html.md) | *Viburnum molle* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–12 | 5–7 | Part, Shade | Average | 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 |
| [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 |
| [Staggerbush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/staggerbush/index.html.md) | *Lyonia mariana* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 2–6 | 5–9 | Part, Full | Average, Wet | 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 |
| [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 |
| [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 |
| [Pondberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pondberry/index.html.md) | *Lindera melissifolia* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 2–6 | 7–9 | Part, Shade, Full | Wet, Average | 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 |
| [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 |
| [Eastern Wahoo](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/eastern-wahoo/index.html.md) | *Euonymus atropurpureus* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–20 | 3–9 | Part, Full, Shade | Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Inkberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/inkberry/index.html.md) | *Ilex glabra* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 5–10 | 4–10 | Full, Part, Shade | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Wild Hydrangea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/wild-hydrangea/index.html.md) | *Hydrangea arborescens* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–6 | 3–9 | Part, Full, Shade | Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Buttonbush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/buttonbush/index.html.md) | *Cephalanthus occidentalis* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 5–12 | 4–10 | Full, Part | Wet, 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 |