# Native Shrubs

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

Blue Whale Trees, a native tree nursery in the United States. Web version: https://bluewhaletrees.com/shop/shrubs/?sun=full&zone=3

205 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 207 of them as seed.

62 of 444 plants matching full sun, zone 3. 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 price for sale, a plant size's first and a packet's apart, or Sold out for a priced plant with nothing for sale, 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 | 2–9 | Full, Part, Shade | Dry, Average, 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 |
| [Leadplant](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/leadplant/index.html.md) | *Amorpha canescens* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–3 | 2–9 | Full | Dry | 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 |
| [Woolly Beach Heather](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/woolly-beach-heather/index.html.md) | *Hudsonia tomentosa* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–1 | 2–8 | Full | Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Squashberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/squashberry/index.html.md) | *Viburnum edule* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 2–7 | 2–8 | Full, Part, Shade | Average, Wet | 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 |
| [Red Osier Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/red-osier-dogwood/index.html.md) | *Cornus sericea* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–12 | 2–7 | Full, Part, Shade | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Common Juniper](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/common-juniper/index.html.md) | *Juniperus communis var. depressa* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 2–10 | 2–9 | Full | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Sweet Gale](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sweet-gale/index.html.md) | *Myrica gale* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 2–6 | 2–6 | Full, Part | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Labrador Tea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/labrador-tea/index.html.md) | *Rhododendron groenlandicum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–5 | 2–8 | Full, Part | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Green Alder](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/green-alder/index.html.md) | *Alnus viridis subsp. crispa* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–14 | 2–8 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Sheep Laurel](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sheep-laurel/index.html.md) | *Kalmia angustifolia* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–5 | 2–8 | Full, Part | Average, Wet, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Clove Currant](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/clove-currant/index.html.md) | *Ribes aureum var. villosum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–10 | 2–7 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Large Cranberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/large-cranberry/index.html.md) | *Vaccinium macrocarpon* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–1 | 2–7 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Lingonberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/lingonberry/index.html.md) | *Vaccinium vitis-idaea subsp. minus* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–1 | 2–6 | Full, Part | Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Prickly Rose](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/prickly-rose/index.html.md) | *Rosa acicularis subsp. sayi* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–8 | 2–6 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Velvetleaf Blueberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/velvetleaf-blueberry/index.html.md) | *Vaccinium myrtilloides* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–4 | 2–7 | Full, Part, Shade | Average, Dry, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Hairy Honeysuckle](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/hairy-honeysuckle/index.html.md) | *Lonicera hirsuta* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–16 | 2–6 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Shrubby Cinquefoil](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/shrubby-cinquefoil/index.html.md) | *Dasiphora fruticosa* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–4 | 2–7 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Bearberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bearberry/index.html.md) | *Arctostaphylos uva-ursi* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–1 | 2–7 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Sweet Pepperbush (Summersweet)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sweet-pepperbush/index.html.md) | *Clethra alnifolia* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 4–8 | 3–9 | Full, Part, Shade | 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 | 3–9 | Part, Shade, Full | Average | 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 |
| [Red Elderberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/red-elderberry/index.html.md) | *Sambucus racemosa* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 8–12 | 3–7 | Part, Full, Shade | Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Staghorn Sumac](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/staghorn-sumac/index.html.md) | *Rhus typhina* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 15–25 | 3–9 | Full | Dry, Average | 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 |
| [New Jersey Tea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/new-jersey-tea/index.html.md) | *Ceanothus americanus* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 2–3 | 3–8 | 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 |
| [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 |
| [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 |
| [Seaside Alder](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/seaside-alder/index.html.md) | *Alnus maritima* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 12–30 | 3–9 | Full, Part | Wet, 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 |
| [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 |
| [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 |
| [Catberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/catberry/index.html.md) | *Ilex mucronata* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–10 | 3–7 | Full, Part | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Rhodora](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/rhodora/index.html.md) | *Rhododendron canadense* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–3 | 3–6 | Part, Full | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Alderleaf Buckthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/alderleaf-buckthorn/index.html.md) | *Rhamnus alnifolia* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 2–5 | 3–7 | Part, Shade, Full | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [American Fly Honeysuckle](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-fly-honeysuckle/index.html.md) | *Lonicera canadensis* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–6 | 3–7 | Part, Shade, Full | Average, Wet | 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 |
| [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 |
| [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 |
| [Prairie Rose](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/prairie-rose/index.html.md) | *Rosa arkansana* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–5 | 3–7 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Running Serviceberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/running-serviceberry/index.html.md) | *Amelanchier spicata* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–6 | 3–8 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Limber Honeysuckle](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/limber-honeysuckle/index.html.md) | *Lonicera dioica* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–10 | 3–9 | Full, Part, Shade | Average, Dry, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Mountain Fly Honeysuckle](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mountain-fly-honeysuckle/index.html.md) | *Lonicera villosa* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–5 | 3–6 | Part, Full, Shade | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Bebb's Willow](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bebb-willow/index.html.md) | *Salix bebbiana* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 10–25 | 3–7 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings | ask |
| [Missouri River Willow](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/missouri-river-willow/index.html.md) | *Salix eriocephala* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–20 | 3–9 | Full | Wet, Average | Saplings | ask |
| [Northern Snowberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/northern-snowberry/index.html.md) | *Symphoricarpos occidentalis* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–5 | 3–7 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Roseshell Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/roseshell-azalea/index.html.md) | *Rhododendron prinophyllum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–10 | 3–8 | Part, Full, Shade | Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Virginia Creeper](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/virginia-creeper/index.html.md) | *Parthenocissus quinquefolia* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 30–50 | 3–10 | Full, Part, Shade | Average, Dry, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [American Wisteria](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-wisteria/index.html.md) | *Wisteria frutescens* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 15–30 | 3–9 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [American Bittersweet](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-bittersweet/index.html.md) | *Celastrus scandens* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 15–40 | 3–8 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Shrubby St. John's-wort](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/shrubby-st-johns-wort/index.html.md) | *Hypericum prolificum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–6 | 3–9 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Three-toothed Cinquefoil](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/three-toothed-cinquefoil/index.html.md) | *Sibbaldia tridentata* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–1 | 3–9 | Full | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Purple-flowering Raspberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/purple-flowering-raspberry/index.html.md) | *Rubus odoratus* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–6 | 3–8 | Part, Full, Shade | Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Prairie Willow](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/prairie-willow/index.html.md) | *Salix humilis* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–10 | 3–8 | Full | Dry, Average | Saplings | ask |
| [Silky Willow](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/silky-willow/index.html.md) | *Salix sericea* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–12 | 3–8 | Full, Part | Wet, Average | Saplings | ask |