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Bloom and fruit calendar

Try what flowers in May, what fruits in October or a planting of white oak, flowering dogwood and downy serviceberry.

The calendar shows, month by month, when each of the 423 trees and shrubs we grow is in flower and when its fruit, nuts or acorns ripen. Narrow the grid to the trees and shrubs that suit your zone, sun and soil, then pick the ones you are planting. The months come from each one's own page, or the Woody Plant Seed Manual where a page gives none. The 45 common natives we do not grow have a group of rows of their own under them, with the months their sources give. The calendar marks the months your planting leaves with nothing in flower or fruit, and names the trees that suit the site and would fill them. Bees want flowers from March to November and birds want fruit from June to March.

This device remembers the zone you choose, for the other tools too. The months are the same in every zone, and many span a tree's range from south to north. By Hopkins' rule, as Alabama Extension gives it, spring comes about four days later for each degree of latitude north. In a cold zone, expect spring flowers late in each span.
Sets the zone above from the 2023 USDA listing. The lookup runs in your browser, so the ZIP code is not sent.
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On paper this page prints the example alone. Pick trees and the planting prints; the grid of every species stays on the web page.

304 of the 423 trees and shrubs are in flower in May

Their months are below. Add trees to your planting to see the gaps it leaves.

May: 304 trees and shrubs are in flower.

Skip the grid: reading the calendar, or the common questions.

B on honey: in flower. P on green: a conifer shedding pollen. F on rose: fruit, nuts or acorns.
TreeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alabama Azalea
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, capsules Sep–Nov
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Alabama Snow-wreath
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, dry fruit May–Oct
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Alderleaf Buckthorn
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, berries Aug–Sep
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Allegheny Chinquapin
Small tree, flowers May–Jul, nuts Sep–Oct
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Allegheny Plum
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, plums Aug–Sep
BBFF
American Beech
Large tree, flowers Mar–May, nuts Sep–Nov
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American Bittersweet
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, capsules Sep–Jan
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American Crabapple
Small tree, flowers May, crabapples Aug–Dec
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American Elm
Large tree, flowers Feb–May, winged seeds Mar–Jun
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American Fly Honeysuckle
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, berries Jun–Aug
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American Holly, select line
Medium tree, flowers May–Jun, berries Sep–Feb
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American Hornbeam (Musclewood)
Small tree, flowers Apr–May, nutlets Oct
BBF
American Mountain Ash
Small tree, flowers May–Jul, berries Aug–Mar
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American Persimmon
Medium tree, flowers May–Jun, persimmons Sep–Nov
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American Plum
Small tree, flowers Apr–May, plums Aug
BBF
American Smoketree
Small tree, flowers May–Jun, dry fruit Jun–Sep
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American Snowbell
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, dry fruit Aug–Oct
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American Wisteria
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, pods Aug–Oct
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Arkansas Oak
Medium tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Nov
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Arrowwood Viburnum
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Jul–Sep
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Ashe's Magnolia
Small tree, flowers Apr–Jun, cones Aug–Sep
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Balsam Poplar
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, cottony seed May–Jul
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Bartram's Serviceberry
Shrub, flowers May–Aug, berries Jul–Sep
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Beach Plum
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, plums Aug–Oct
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Beaked Hazelnut
Shrub, flowers Feb–May, nuts Aug–Sep
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Bear Huckleberry
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Jul–Sep
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Bear Oak (Scrub Oak)
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, acorns Aug–Oct
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Bebb's Willow
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, capsules May–Jun
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Bigleaf Magnolia
Medium tree, flowers May–Jun, cones Aug–Sep
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Bigleaf Snowbell
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, dry fruit Aug–Sep
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Bitternut Hickory
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, nuts Sep–Oct
BBFF
Black Cherry
Large tree, flowers Apr–Jun, cherries Jun–Sep
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Black Chokeberry
Shrub, flowers May, berries Aug–Feb
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Black Gum (Tupelo)
Large tree, flowers May–Jun, berries Sep–Oct
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Black Hickory
Medium tree, flowers Apr–May, nuts Sep–Oct
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Black Huckleberry
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Jul–Aug
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Black Locust
Large tree, flowers May–Jun, pods Sep–Oct
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Black Maple
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, winged seeds Sep–Oct
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Black Oak
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, acorns Aug–Oct
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Black Walnut
Large tree, flowers Apr–Jun, nuts Sep–Oct
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Blackhaw Viburnum
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Sep–Oct
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Blackjack Oak
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Nov
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Bladdernut
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, pods Aug–Oct
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Blueberry Hawthorn
Small tree, flowers Apr–May, haws Aug–Nov
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Bluejack Oak
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Oct
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Bluff Oak
Medium tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Oct–Nov
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Box Huckleberry
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Aug
BBF
Boynton Oak
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Oct
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Bracted Arrowwood
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, berries Jul–Oct
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Bristly Locust (Rose Locust)
Shrub, flowers May, pods Jul–Sep
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Broom Crowberry
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, dry fruit May–Jun
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Buckwheat Tree
Small tree, flowers Feb–May, winged fruit Jun–Aug
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Bur Oak
Large tree, flowers Apr–Jun, acorns Aug–Nov
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Butternut
Medium tree, flowers Apr–Jun, nuts Sep–Oct
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Canada Buffaloberry
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, berries Jun–Aug
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Canada Plum
Small tree, flowers Apr–Jun, plums Aug–Sep
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Carolina Bog Laurel
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, capsules Sep–Oct
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Carolina Buckthorn
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Sep–Oct
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Carolina Silverbell
Medium tree, flowers Apr–May, winged fruit Aug–Sep
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Carolina St. John's-wort
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jul, capsules Sep–Jan
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Carolina Willow
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, cottony seed Apr–Jun
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Catawba Rhododendron
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, capsules Jul–Oct
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Catberry
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Jul–Oct
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Chapman Oak
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Nov
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Cherrybark Oak, Wye Island line
Large tree, flowers Feb–May, acorns Sep–Nov
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Chestnut Oak
Medium tree, flowers Apr–May, acorns Sep–Oct
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Chinquapin Oak
Medium tree, flowers Apr–Jun, acorns Sep–Oct
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Chokecherry
Small tree, flowers Apr–Jun, cherries Jul–Sep
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Clammy Locust
Small tree, flowers Mar–Jun, pods Sep–Nov
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Climbing Fetterbush
Shrub, flowers Dec–May, capsules Oct–Nov
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Climbing Prairie Rose
Shrub, flowers May–Aug, hips Aug–Oct
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Clove Currant
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, berries Jun–Aug
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Clusterspike Indigobush
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, pods Jul–Sep
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Coastal Azalea
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, capsules Aug–Oct
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Cockspur Hawthorn
Small tree, flowers May–Jun, haws Sep–Jan
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Common Hackberry
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, berries Sep–Mar
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Common Hoptree (Wafer Ash)
Small tree, flowers May–Jun, winged seeds Jul–Nov
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Conjurer's-nut
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, berries Jun–Aug
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Coral Bean
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jul, pods Jul–Sep
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Creeping Blueberry
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, berries Jun–Sep
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Crossvine
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, pods Aug–Oct
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Cucumber Magnolia
Large tree, flowers Apr–Jul, cones Aug–Sep
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Cumberland Rosemary
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, nutlets Jun–Jul
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Dahoon
Small tree, flowers Apr–Jun, berries Oct–Mar
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Dangleberry
Shrub, flowers Mar–Jun, berries Jun–Aug
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Deerberry
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, berries Aug–Sep
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Delta Post Oak
Large tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Nov
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Devilwood
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, fleshy fruit Aug–Mar
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Downy Arrowwood
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, berries Jul–Oct
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Downy Hawthorn
Small tree, flowers Apr–May, haws Aug–Sep
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Durand Oak
Large tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Oct
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Dwarf Chinquapin Oak
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, acorns Aug–Oct
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Dwarf Hackberry
Small tree, flowers Apr–May, berries Aug–Dec
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Dwarf Live Oak
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Nov
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Dwarf Palmetto
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, berries Sep–Nov
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Dwarf Pawpaw
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, pawpaws Jul–Sep
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Dwarf Tupelo
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, berries Sep–Feb
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Dwarf Witch Alder
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, capsules Sep–Oct
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Eastern Redbud
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, pods Jul–Sep
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Eastern Wahoo
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, capsules Sep–Oct
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Eve's Necklace
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, pods Aug–Nov
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Evergreen Bayberry
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, berries Aug–Feb
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Farkleberry
Small tree, flowers Apr–Jun, berries Sep–Jan
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Fevertree
Small tree, flowers May–Aug, capsules Sep–Nov
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Flag Pawpaw
Shrub, flowers Feb–Jun, pawpaws Jul–Sep
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Flame Azalea
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, capsules Jul–Sep
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Florida Anise
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, pods Aug–Oct
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Florida Bully
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, berries Aug–Oct
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Florida Leucothoe
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, capsules Sep–Oct
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Four-petal Pawpaw
Shrub, flowers Mar–Jul, pawpaws Aug–Sep
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Fragrant Sumac
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, berries Jun–Mar
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Fraser Magnolia
Medium tree, flowers Apr–Jun, cones Aug–Sep
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Georgia Bully
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Aug–Oct
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Georgia Indigobush
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, pods Jul–Sep
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Georgia Oak
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Nov
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Golden Heather
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, capsules Aug–Sep
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Granite Gooseberry
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, berries Jun–Jul
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Grape Honeysuckle
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Sep–Oct
BBFF
Gray Birch
Small tree, flowers Apr–May, cones Sep–Oct
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Gray Dogwood
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Aug–Oct
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Green Alder
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, cones Sep–Nov
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Green Hawthorn
Small tree, flowers Apr–May, haws Sep–Jan
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Hairy Laurel
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, capsules Sep–Oct
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Harbison's Hawthorn
Small tree, flowers May, haws Sep–Nov
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Heartleaf Paper Birch
Medium tree, flowers May–Jun, cones Aug–Oct
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Hercules' Club
Small tree, flowers Apr–May, pods Jul–Sep
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Hillside Blueberry
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, berries Jun–Aug
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Hobblebush
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Aug–Sep
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Honeycup
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, capsules Sep–Oct
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Hop Hornbeam
Medium tree, flowers Mar–Jun, nutlets Aug–Oct
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Hortulan Plum
Small tree, flowers Apr–May, plums Aug–Sep
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Indigobush (False Indigo)
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, pods Aug
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Inkberry
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Sep–Mar
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Kentucky Coffeetree
Large tree, flowers May–Jun, pods Sep–Oct
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Labrador Tea
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jul, capsules Aug–Oct
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Lanceleaf Buckthorn
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, berries Jul–Aug
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Large Cranberry
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, berries Sep–Oct
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Limber Honeysuckle
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Jul–Sep
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Lingonberry
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, berries Aug–Sep
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Little Walnut
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, nuts Aug–Oct
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Littlehip Hawthorn
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, haws Sep–Oct
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Littleleaf Buckbrush
Shrub, flowers Mar–Jun, capsules Aug–Oct
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Live Oak
Large tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Nov
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Long-stalked Holly
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Aug–Feb
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Maple-leaf Oak
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Nov
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Mapleleaf Viburnum
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, berries Aug–Dec
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May White Azalea
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, capsules Sep–Nov
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Michaux's Sumac
Shrub, flowers Apr–Aug, berries Aug–Oct
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Minnie-bush
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, capsules Aug–Oct
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Missouri River Willow
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, capsules May–Jul
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Mockernut Hickory
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, nuts Sep–Oct
BBFF
Mountain Doghobble
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, capsules Oct–Nov
BBBFF
Mountain Fetterbush
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, capsules Oct–Nov
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Mountain Fly Honeysuckle
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Jun–Aug
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Mountain Indigobush
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, pods Jul–Sep
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Mountain Laurel
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, capsules Sep–Oct
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Mountain Maple
Small tree, flowers May–Jun, winged seeds Sep–Oct
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Mountain Sweetbells
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, capsules Aug–Oct
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Mountain Winterberry
Small tree, flowers May–Jun, berries Sep
BBF
Mountain Witch Alder
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, capsules Sep–Oct
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Muscadine
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, berries Aug–Oct
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Myrtle Dahoon
Small tree, flowers Apr–Jun, berries Nov–Mar
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Myrtle Oak
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Aug–Sep
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Nannyberry
Shrub, flowers May, berries Sep
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Nantucket Serviceberry
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, berries Jun–Jul
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Needle Palm
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jul, fleshy fruit Sep–Nov
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Netted Pawpaw
Shrub, flowers Dec–May, pawpaws Apr–Aug
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New Jersey Tea
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, capsules Aug–Oct
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Ninebark
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, capsules Jul–Dec
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Northern Bayberry
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jul, berries Aug–Apr
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Northern Catalpa
Large tree, flowers May–Jun, pods Oct
BBF
Northern Pecan
Large tree, flowers Mar–May, nuts Sep–Oct
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Northern Pin Oak
Medium tree, flowers Apr–May, acorns Aug–Dec
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Northern Red Oak
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, acorns Aug–Oct
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Nutmeg Hickory
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, nuts Sep–Oct
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Oconee Azalea
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, capsules Sep–Nov
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Ogeechee Tupelo
Medium tree, flowers Mar–May, fleshy fruit Jul–Dec
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Ohio Buckeye
Medium tree, flowers Mar–May, buckeyes Sep–Oct
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Ouachita Indigobush
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, pods Jul–Sep
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Overcup Oak
Large tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Oct
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Ozark Chinquapin
Small tree, flowers May–Jun, nuts Sep–Nov
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Pagoda Dogwood
Small tree, flowers May–Jun, berries Jul–Sep
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Painted Buckeye
Small tree, flowers Apr–May, buckeyes Jul–Aug
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Pawpaw
Small tree, flowers Apr–May, pawpaws Aug–Oct
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Peachleaf Willow
Medium tree, flowers Apr–Jun, cottony seed May–Jun
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Pear Hawthorn
Small tree, flowers May–Jun, haws Sep–Oct
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Piedmont Azalea
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, capsules Sep–Oct
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Piedmont Rhododendron
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, capsules Sep–Oct
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Pignut Hickory
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, nuts Sep–Oct
BBFF
Pin Cherry
Small tree, flowers Apr–Jun, cherries Jul–Sep
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Pin Oak
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, acorns Sep–Nov
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Pinkshell Azalea
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, capsules Aug–Oct
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Pinxterbloom Azalea
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, capsules Sep–Oct
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Piratebush
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, fleshy fruit Aug–Sep
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Plateau Live Oak
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Oct
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Possumhaw
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, berries Sep–Mar
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Possumhaw Viburnum
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, berries Aug–Oct
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Post Oak
Medium tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Nov
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Prairie Crabapple
Small tree, flowers Apr–May, crabapples Sep–Oct
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Prairie Redroot
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, capsules Aug–Sep
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Prairie Rose
Shrub, flowers May–Aug, hips Aug–Oct
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Pyramid Magnolia
Small tree, flowers Apr–May, cones Aug
BBF
Rabbiteye Blueberry
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, berries Jun–Aug
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Red Buckeye
Small tree, flowers Mar–Jun, buckeyes Sep–Oct
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Red Chokeberry
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, berries Sep–Jan
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Red Elderberry
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Jun–Aug
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Red Hickory
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, nuts Sep–Oct
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Red Hills Azalea
Shrub, flowers May, capsules Sep–Nov
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Red Mulberry
Medium tree, flowers Apr–May, berries Jun–Aug
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Red Osier Dogwood
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Jul–Oct
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Redbay
Medium tree, flowers Apr–Jun, berries Aug–Dec
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Rhodora
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, capsules Aug–Oct
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River Birch
Medium tree, flowers Mar–May, cones May–Jun
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Riverbank Grape
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Jul–Oct
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Rock Elm
Large tree, flowers Mar–May, winged seeds May–Jun
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Roseshell Azalea
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, capsules Aug–Oct
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Roughleaf Dogwood
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Aug–Oct
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Roundleaf Dogwood
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, berries Aug–Oct
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Roundleaf Serviceberry
Shrub, flowers Mar–Jun, berries May–Sep
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Running Serviceberry
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, berries Jul–Aug
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Rusty Blackhaw
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, berries Sep–Oct
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Sand Cherry
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, cherries Jul–Sep
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Sand Live Oak
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Aug–Oct
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Sand Myrtle
Shrub, flowers Mar–Jun, capsules Sep–Oct
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Sand Post Oak
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Nov
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Sandhill Oak
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Nov
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Sarvis Holly
Small tree, flowers Apr–May, berries Aug–Apr
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Saskatoon
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, berries Jun–Aug
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Saw Palmetto
Shrub, flowers Mar–Jul, berries Sep–Oct
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Scentless Mock Orange
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, capsules Jun–Aug
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Schwerin's Indigobush
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, pods Jun–Oct
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Shadblow Serviceberry
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, berries May–Jul
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Shagbark Hickory
Large tree, flowers Apr–Jun, nuts Sep–Oct
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Shellbark Hickory (Kingnut)
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, nuts Sep–Nov
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Shingle Oak
Medium tree, flowers Apr–May, acorns Sep–Oct
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Shining Indigobush
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, pods Jun–Aug
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Showy Mountain Ash
Small tree, flowers May–Jul, berries Aug–Mar
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Silky Camellia
Small tree, flowers May–Jun, capsules Sep–Oct
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Silky Dogwood
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Aug–Sep
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Silverleaf Hydrangea
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, capsules Oct–Nov
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Slimleaf Pawpaw
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jul, pawpaws Jun–Oct
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Slippery Elm
Medium tree, flowers Feb–May, winged seeds Apr–Jun
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Smooth Winterberry
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, berries Sep–Feb
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Smooth-bark St. John's-wort
Shrub, flowers May–Oct, capsules Sep–Jan
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Softleaf Arrowwood
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Jul–Sep
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Southern Catalpa
Medium tree, flowers May–Jun, pods Oct–Dec
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Southern Crabapple
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, crabapples Aug–Sep
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Southern Magnolia
Large tree, flowers Apr–Jun, cones Sep–Nov
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Southern Pawpaw
Shrub, flowers Mar–Jun, pawpaws Jul–Oct
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Southern Red Oak
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, acorns Sep–Oct
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Southern Shagbark Hickory
Large tree, flowers Mar–May, nuts Sep–Oct
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Spanish Dagger
Shrub, flowers Apr–Nov, fleshy fruit Nov–Dec
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Squashberry
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, berries Aug–Oct
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Staggerbush
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, capsules Sep–Oct
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Staghorn Sumac
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, berries Sep–Mar
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Strawberry Bush
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, capsules Sep–Oct
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Streambank Mock Orange
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, capsules Jun–Aug
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Striped Maple
Small tree, flowers May–Jun, winged seeds Sep–Nov
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Sugarberry
Large tree, flowers Mar–May, berries Sep–Jan
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Swamp Azalea
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, capsules Jul–Oct
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Swamp Chestnut Oak, select line
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, acorns Sep–Oct
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Swamp Cottonwood
Large tree, flowers Mar–May, cottony seed Apr–Jul
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Swamp Doghobble
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, capsules Sep–Oct
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Swamp Tupelo
Large tree, flowers Apr–Jun, berries Aug–Dec
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Swamp White Oak
Medium tree, flowers Apr–Jun, acorns Sep–Oct
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Sweet Azalea
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, capsules Jul–Oct
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Sweet Birch (Black Birch)
Medium tree, flowers Apr–May, cones Aug–Sep
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Sweet Gale
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, nutlets Oct
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Sweetbay Magnolia
Small tree, flowers Apr–Jul, cones Aug–Sep
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Sweetleaf
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, dry fruit Aug–Sep
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Sweetshrub
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jul, pods Sep–Oct
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Texas Red Oak
Medium tree, flowers Mar–Jun, acorns Sep–Nov
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Three-flower Hawthorn
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, haws Sep–Nov
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Titi
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, capsules Aug–Dec
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Tough Bully
Small tree, flowers May–Jun, berries Aug–Oct
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Toughleaf Dogwood
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, berries Aug–Sep
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Trailing Arbutus
Shrub, flowers Feb–May, capsules Jun–Jul
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Trumpet Honeysuckle
Shrub, flowers Mar–Jul, berries Jul–Sep
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Turkey Oak
Small tree, flowers Apr–May, acorns Sep–Oct
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Two-wing Silverbell
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, winged fruit Aug–Oct
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Umbrella Magnolia
Small tree, flowers Apr–May, cones Aug–Sep
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Velvetleaf Blueberry
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, berries Jul–Sep
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Virginia Creeper
Shrub, flowers May–Aug, berries Aug–Feb
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Virginia Spiraea
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, pods Aug–Sep
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Virginia Sweetspire
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, capsules Aug–Feb
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Water Elm
Small tree, flowers Mar–May, nuts Apr–May
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Water Hickory
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, nuts Sep–Nov
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Water Locust
Medium tree, flowers Apr–Jun, pods Aug–Dec
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Western Soapberry
Medium tree, flowers May–Jun, berries Sep–Feb
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White Fringetree
Small tree, flowers May, berries Jul–Sep
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White Oak
Large tree, flowers Mar–May, acorns Sep–Oct
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White Wicky
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, capsules Sep–Oct
BBFF
Wild Black Currant
Shrub, flowers Apr–Jun, berries Jul–Sep
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Wild Hydrangea
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, capsules Jul–Sep
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Willow Oak
Large tree, flowers Feb–May, acorns Aug–Oct
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Woolly Beach Heather
Shrub, flowers May–Jul, capsules Jul–Sep
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Woolly Huckleberry
Shrub, flowers Mar–May, berries Jul–Aug
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Woolly Pawpaw
Shrub, flowers Mar–Jun, pawpaws Jun–Oct
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Yaupon
Small tree, flowers Apr–May, berries Sep–Feb
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Yellow Anise
Shrub, flowers May–Jun, pods Aug–Oct
BBFFF
Yellow Birch
Large tree, flowers Apr–May, cones Aug–Oct
BBFFF
Yellow Buckeye
Large tree, flowers Apr–Jun, buckeyes Sep
BBBF
Yellow Honeysuckle
Shrub, flowers Apr–May, berries Aug–Sep
BBFF
Yellowwood
Medium tree, flowers May, pods Aug–Sep
BFF
In flower210782103041684482212
In fruit30221381641761632491978342

F covers the months the fruit ripens and falls, and the months it hangs on where birds or mammals still eat it. Months are as the plant pages give them, with the bees article's or the Woody Plant Seed Manual's where a page gives none. Many span a tree's range from south to north, and a Georgia spring runs weeks ahead of a Maine one.

Reading the calendar

Each tree's months come from its own page, with the bees article's bloom calendar or the Woody Plant Seed Manual's flowering and fruiting dates where a page gives none. A tree's flowers matter to bees for a week or two; its fruit can matter to birds for a season, since the fruits marked as hanging on, winterberry's and the hawthorn's among them, feed birds in the winter gaps that count most. A dry pod, capsule or winged seed is marked only while it ripens, unless its page says birds or mammals eat it later. A conifer has no flowers, and its pollen months are marked P and left out of the flowers counted for bees. The 45 common natives we do not grow, in the grid's last group, take their months from Silvics of North America, the Woody Plant Seed Manual and the Fire Effects Information System; they stand outside the counts and the sign-up, and a planting may pick them.

A planting is checked for the months from March to November with nothing of it in flower and the months from June to March with nothing in fruit. Those are the months bees want flowers and birds want fruit. The trees and shrubs offered for a gap suit the site set above, and those that cover the most bare months come first, six at most. A planting that flowers from March to November and fruits from June to the following spring is the aim, and the gap finder above says what yours is missing.

The months do not change with the zone you set. Alabama Extension's page on Hopkins' bioclimatic law gives the rule of thumb. "Other things being equal, this variation is at the rate of four days for each degree of latitude, five degrees of longitude, and 400 feet of altitude." Spring comes later the farther north and the higher up you are, so a cold zone sees spring flowers late in each span.

The bees article has the bloom calendar in words, with what each flower gives; the birds article has the fruit. The bundles that were built for this are Honey Tree Trio, Native Edible Orchard and Bird & Berry Hedgerow.

Month by month

Common questions

When does flowering dogwood bloom?

Flowering dogwood flowers in April, and its berries are in season in September and October. Spring comes later the farther north and the higher up you are, so a cold zone sees its flowers late.

What trees bloom in the fall?

Among the trees and shrubs we grow, Franklin tree flowers from July to October, and witch hazel, a shrub, from October to December. Buttonbush and seaside alder, both shrubs, still flower in September.

What trees bloom in summer?

Among the trees we grow, American basswood flowers in June, sourwood from June to August and devil's walking stick in July and August. Sweet pepperbush, a shrub, flowers in July and August.

Do trees bloom later in colder zones?

Yes, by Hopkins' rule, as Alabama Extension gives it: spring comes about four days later for each degree of latitude north and each 400 feet of altitude. The calendar's months are the same in every zone, so a cold zone sees spring flowers late in each span.

How can I have something in bloom all season?

Choose trees and shrubs whose months together cover March to November, when bees want flowers, and June to March, when birds want fruit. The calendar marks the months a planting leaves bare and names the trees that suit the site and would fill them.

The table as a file

The files and the citation below name this table Bloom and fruit calendar: the months every species flowers and fruits. Download it as CSV or JSON: 423 rows, one for one tree or shrub the nursery grows, with the columns below. It is one of the reference tables on the open data page. The figures are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license: use them with a credit to bluewhaletrees.com and a link to this page. Updated 2026-10-28.

What each column means

  • slug: the plant page's address word: the page is https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ followed by the slug and a slash
  • name: the common name the page uses
  • bloom_first: the first month in flower, 1 to 12
  • bloom_last: the last month in flower, 1 to 12
  • fruit_first: the first month the fruit, nuts or seed ripen, 1 to 12
  • fruit_last: the last month, 1 to 12
  • kind: what ripens: acorns, nuts, berries, seed, cones and so on
  • pollen: true for a conifer, whose bloom months are when it sheds pollen
  • note: the calendar's own note on the plant, with the regions where the months differ

How the table is made

The months are the plant page's own, read from the sources its page names, across the plant's native range. A southern plant flowers earlier than the table's first month in the far South and later in the North. The files are written from the calendar records and checked against them at every release.

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A reference, in APA style

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The address carries the bloom and fruit calendar's inputs, so a link opens it filled in, and Copy link on a result writes one: plants (the slugs of the plants in the planting, joined by commas), zone (a whole number from 2 to 10), sun (full, part or shade), moisture (dry, average or wet), month (a month from 1 to 12), kind (bloom, fruit, or both joined by a comma). For example, /tools/calendar/?plants=american-persimmon,pawpaw&zone=6&kind=bloom,fruit.