# Arkansas: the native trees and shrubs we grow

> 176 trees and shrubs native to Arkansas by the USDA PLANTS records, from 44 large trees to 60 shrubs, all grown from seed, with zones and size on every card.

Blue Whale Trees, a native tree nursery in the United States. Web version: https://bluewhaletrees.com/tools/native/?state=AR

Pick a state and see which of the 364 trees and shrubs we grow are recorded growing wild there, by the USDA PLANTS Database. Some of our trees have spread well beyond their native range. Those count as native only in the states their original range reaches, and elsewhere they are listed apart with their page's own sentence. A state record is a start, not a verdict on your ground. The [planting-site check](https://bluewhaletrees.com/tools/site-check/index.html.md) asks about the location itself.

## 176 of our 364 trees and shrubs are native to Arkansas

Recorded there by the USDA PLANTS Database, and native there by the rules below.

PLANTS has no record of Three-flower Hawthorn and Upland Swamp Privet in Arkansas. NatureServe places them there.

Native here does not mean hardy where you are. Each card gives its zones, and the [ZIP code tool](https://bluewhaletrees.com/tools/zone/index.html.md) finds yours.

## 44 large trees

- [Cherrybark Oak, Wye Island line](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/cherrybark-oak/index.html.md) (*Quercus pagoda*): Large tree, Zones 6–9, 80–120 ft, Price on request
- [Swamp Chestnut Oak, select line](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-chestnut-oak/index.html.md) (*Quercus michauxii*): Large tree, Zones 5–9, 60–90 ft, Price on request
- [Black Gum (Tupelo)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-gum/index.html.md) (*Nyssa sylvatica*): Large tree, Zones 4–9, 40–70 ft, Price on request
- [American Basswood (Linden)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-basswood/index.html.md) (*Tilia americana*): Large tree, Zones 3–8, 60–90 ft, Price on request
- [Delta Post Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/delta-post-oak/index.html.md) (*Quercus similis*): Large tree, Zones 7–9, 60–80 ft, Price on request
- [Black Locust](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-locust/index.html.md) (*Robinia pseudoacacia*): Large tree, Zones 4–8, 40–70 ft, Price on request
- [Northern Catalpa](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/northern-catalpa/index.html.md) (*Catalpa speciosa*): Large tree, Zones 4–8, 40–70 ft, Price on request
- [Cucumber Magnolia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/cucumber-magnolia/index.html.md) (*Magnolia acuminata*): Large tree, Zones 4–8, 50–80 ft, Price on request
- [Kentucky Coffeetree](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/kentucky-coffeetree/index.html.md) (*Gymnocladus dioicus*): Large tree, Zones 3–8, 60–80 ft, Price on request
- [Bald Cypress](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bald-cypress/index.html.md) (*Taxodium distichum*): Large tree, Zones 4–10, 50–80 ft, Price on request
- [Blue Ash](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/blue-ash/index.html.md) (*Fraxinus quadrangulata*): Large tree, Zones 4–7, 50–70 ft, Price on request
- [Northern Pecan](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pecan/index.html.md) (*Carya illinoinensis*): Large tree, Zones 5–9, 70–100 ft, Price on request
- [Shagbark Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/shagbark-hickory/index.html.md) (*Carya ovata*): Large tree, Zones 4–8, 60–90 ft, Price on request
- [Black Walnut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-walnut/index.html.md) (*Juglans nigra*): Large tree, Zones 4–9, 70–100 ft, Price on request
- [Overcup Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/overcup-oak/index.html.md) (*Quercus lyrata*): Large tree, Zones 5–9, 40–60 ft, Price on request
- [Common Hackberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/common-hackberry/index.html.md) (*Celtis occidentalis*): Large tree, Zones 3–9, 40–60 ft, Price on request
- [Mockernut Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mockernut-hickory/index.html.md) (*Carya tomentosa*): Large tree, Zones 4–9, 60–80 ft, Price on request
- [Pignut Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pignut-hickory/index.html.md) (*Carya glabra*): Large tree, Zones 4–9, 50–80 ft, Price on request
- [Shellbark Hickory (Kingnut)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/shellbark-hickory/index.html.md) (*Carya laciniosa*): Large tree, Zones 5–8, 60–80 ft, Price on request
- [Nutmeg Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/nutmeg-hickory/index.html.md) (*Carya myristiciformis*): Large tree, Zones 7–9, 80–100 ft, Price on request
- [Water Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/water-hickory/index.html.md) (*Carya aquatica*): Large tree, Zones 5–10, 80–100 ft, Price on request
- [Durand Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/durand-oak/index.html.md) (*Quercus sinuata*): Large tree, Zones 5–9, 50–75 ft, Price on request
- [Sand Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sand-hickory/index.html.md) (*Carya pallida*): Large tree, Zones 5–9, 40–100 ft, Price on request
- [Bitternut Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bitternut-hickory/index.html.md) (*Carya cordiformis*): Large tree, Zones 4–9, 50–80 ft, Price on request
- [Rock Elm](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/rock-elm/index.html.md) (*Ulmus thomasii*): Large tree, Zones 2–9, 70–90 ft, Price on request
- [September Elm](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/september-elm/index.html.md) (*Ulmus serotina*): Large tree, Zones 4–8, 60–70 ft, Price on request
- [Nuttall Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/nuttall-oak/index.html.md) (*Quercus texana*): Large tree, Zones 5–9, 50–80 ft, Price on request
- [Black Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-oak/index.html.md) (*Quercus velutina*): Large tree, Zones 3–9, 50–80 ft, Price on request
- [Southern Red Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/southern-red-oak/index.html.md) (*Quercus falcata*): Large tree, Zones 6–9, 60–80 ft, Price on request
- [Cedar Elm](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/cedar-elm/index.html.md) (*Ulmus crassifolia*): Large tree, Zones 6–9, 50–70 ft, Price on request
- [Swamp Tupelo](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-tupelo/index.html.md) (*Nyssa biflora*): Large tree, Zones 6–9, 60–80 ft, Price on request
- [Water Tupelo](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/water-tupelo/index.html.md) (*Nyssa aquatica*): Large tree, Zones 6–10, 60–100 ft, Price on request
- [Sugarberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sugarberry/index.html.md) (*Celtis laevigata*): Large tree, Zones 5–10, 50–80 ft, Price on request
- [Black Maple](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-maple/index.html.md) (*Acer nigrum*): Large tree, Zones 3–8, 60–75 ft, Price on request
- [Swamp Cottonwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-cottonwood/index.html.md) (*Populus heterophylla*): Large tree, Zones 6–9, 70–90 ft, Price on request
- [Red Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/red-hickory/index.html.md) (*Carya ovalis*): Large tree, Zones 4–8, 60–100 ft, Price on request
- [American Beech](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-beech/index.html.md) (*Fagus grandifolia*): Large tree, Zones 3–9, 50–80 ft, Price on request
- [Shumard Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/shumard-oak/index.html.md) (*Quercus shumardii*): Large tree, Zones 5–9, 50–80 ft, Price on request
- [White Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/white-oak/index.html.md) (*Quercus alba*): Large tree, Zones 3–9, 50–80 ft, Price on request
- [Bur Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bur-oak/index.html.md) (*Quercus macrocarpa*): Large tree, Zones 3–8, 60–80 ft, Price on request
- [Black Cherry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-cherry/index.html.md) (*Prunus serotina*): Large tree, Zones 2–9, 50–80 ft, Price on request
- [Northern Red Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/northern-red-oak/index.html.md) (*Quercus rubra*): Large tree, Zones 3–8, 50–75 ft, Price on request
- [Pin Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pin-oak/index.html.md) (*Quercus palustris*): Large tree, Zones 4–8, 50–70 ft, Price on request
- [Willow Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/willow-oak/index.html.md) (*Quercus phellos*): Large tree, Zones 5–9, 40–75 ft, Price on request

## 21 medium trees

- [American Holly, select line](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-holly/index.html.md) (*Ilex opaca*): Medium tree, Zones 5–9, 20–50 ft, Price on request
- [Yellowwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/yellowwood/index.html.md) (*Cladrastis kentukea*): Medium tree, Zones 4–8, 30–50 ft, Price on request
- [Hop Hornbeam](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/hop-hornbeam/index.html.md) (*Ostrya virginiana*): Medium tree, Zones 3–9, 25–40 ft, Price on request
- [Carolina Silverbell](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/carolina-silverbell/index.html.md) (*Halesia tetraptera*): Medium tree, Zones 4–8, 30–40 ft, Price on request
- [Red Mulberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/red-mulberry/index.html.md) (*Morus rubra*): Medium tree, Zones 4–9, 35–50 ft, Price on request
- [American Persimmon](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-persimmon/index.html.md) (*Diospyros virginiana*): Medium tree, Zones 4–9, 35–60 ft, Price on request
- [Sassafras](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sassafras/index.html.md) (*Sassafras albidum*): Medium tree, Zones 4–9, 30–60 ft, Price on request
- [Shingle Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/shingle-oak/index.html.md) (*Quercus imbricaria*): Medium tree, Zones 4–8, 40–60 ft, Price on request
- [Post Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/post-oak/index.html.md) (*Quercus stellata*): Medium tree, Zones 5–9, 35–50 ft, Price on request
- [Arkansas Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/arkansas-oak/index.html.md) (*Quercus arkansana*): Medium tree, Zones 5–9, 20–60 ft, Price on request
- [Black Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-hickory/index.html.md) (*Carya texana*): Medium tree, Zones 5–9, 30–80 ft, Price on request
- [Butternut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/butternut/index.html.md) (*Juglans cinerea*): Medium tree, Zones 3–7, 40–60 ft, Price on request
- [Florida Maple](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/florida-maple/index.html.md) (*Acer floridanum*): Medium tree, Zones 5–9, 20–60 ft, Price on request
- [Bigleaf Magnolia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bigleaf-magnolia/index.html.md) (*Magnolia macrophylla*): Medium tree, Zones 5–9, 30–40 ft, Price on request
- [Winged Elm](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/winged-elm/index.html.md) (*Ulmus alata*): Medium tree, Zones 6–9, 40–60 ft, Price on request
- [Ohio Buckeye](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ohio-buckeye/index.html.md) (*Aesculus glabra*): Medium tree, Zones 3–7, 20–40 ft, Price on request
- [Redbay](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/redbay/index.html.md) (*Persea borbonia*): Medium tree, Zones 7–10, 30–60 ft, Price on request
- [Water Locust](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/water-locust/index.html.md) (*Gleditsia aquatica*): Medium tree, Zones 6–10, 40–60 ft, Price on request
- [Chinquapin Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chinquapin-oak/index.html.md) (*Quercus muehlenbergii*): Medium tree, Zones 3–8, 40–60 ft, Price on request
- [Eastern Red Cedar](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/eastern-red-cedar/index.html.md) (*Juniperus virginiana*): Medium tree, Zones 2–9, 30–50 ft, Price on request
- [River Birch](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/river-birch/index.html.md) (*Betula nigra*): Medium tree, Zones 3–9, 40–70 ft, Price on request

## 51 small trees

- [Allegheny Chinquapin](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/allegheny-chinquapin/index.html.md) (*Castanea pumila*): Small tree, Zones 5–9, 10–25 ft, Price on request
- [Sand Post Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sand-post-oak/index.html.md) (*Quercus margaretta*): Small tree, Zones 6–9, 15–40 ft, Price on request
- [Flowering Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/flowering-dogwood/index.html.md) (*Cornus florida*): Small tree, Zones 5–9, 15–30 ft, Price on request
- [Downy Serviceberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/downy-serviceberry/index.html.md) (*Amelanchier arborea*): Small tree, Zones 4–9, 15–25 ft, Price on request
- [Eastern Redbud](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/eastern-redbud/index.html.md) (*Cercis canadensis*): Small tree, Zones 4–9, 20–30 ft, Price on request
- [Sweetbay Magnolia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sweetbay-magnolia/index.html.md) (*Magnolia virginiana*): Small tree, Zones 5–10, 15–35 ft, Price on request
- [American Hornbeam (Musclewood)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-hornbeam/index.html.md) (*Carpinus caroliniana*): Small tree, Zones 3–9, 20–35 ft, Price on request
- [American Smoketree](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-smoketree/index.html.md) (*Cotinus obovatus*): Small tree, Zones 4–8, 20–30 ft, Price on request
- [White Fringetree](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/white-fringetree/index.html.md) (*Chionanthus virginicus*): Small tree, Zones 4–9, 12–20 ft, Price on request
- [Washington Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/washington-hawthorn/index.html.md) (*Crataegus phaenopyrum*): Small tree, Zones 4–8, 20–30 ft, Price on request
- [Pawpaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pawpaw/index.html.md) (*Asimina triloba*): Small tree, Zones 5–9, 15–30 ft, Price on request
- [American Plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-plum/index.html.md) (*Prunus americana*): Small tree, Zones 3–8, 15–25 ft, Price on request
- [American Crabapple](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-crabapple/index.html.md) (*Malus coronaria*): Small tree, Zones 4–8, 15–30 ft, Price on request
- [Common Hoptree (Wafer Ash)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/common-hoptree/index.html.md) (*Ptelea trifoliata*): Small tree, Zones 4–9, 10–20 ft, Price on request
- [Devil's Walking Stick](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/devils-walking-stick/index.html.md) (*Aralia spinosa*): Small tree, Zones 4–9, 10–20 ft, Price on request
- [Two-wing Silverbell](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/two-wing-silverbell/index.html.md) (*Halesia diptera*): Small tree, Zones 4–9, 15–30 ft, Price on request
- [Chalk Maple](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chalk-maple/index.html.md) (*Acer leucoderme*): Small tree, Zones 5–9, 25–30 ft, Price on request
- [Silky Camellia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/silky-camellia/index.html.md) (*Stewartia malacodendron*): Small tree, Zones 6–9, 10–15 ft, Price on request
- [Ozark Chinquapin](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ozark-chinquapin/index.html.md) (*Castanea ozarkensis*): Small tree, Zones 5–8, 15–30 ft, Price on request
- [Blackjack Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/blackjack-oak/index.html.md) (*Quercus marilandica*): Small tree, Zones 6–9, 20–40 ft, Price on request
- [Bluejack Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bluejack-oak/index.html.md) (*Quercus incana*): Small tree, Zones 6–9, 20–40 ft, Price on request
- [Rusty Blackhaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/rusty-blackhaw/index.html.md) (*Viburnum rufidulum*): Small tree, Zones 5–9, 10–20 ft, Price on request
- [Chickasaw Plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chickasaw-plum/index.html.md) (*Prunus angustifolia*): Small tree, Zones 5–9, 4–20 ft, Price on request
- [Southern Crabapple](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/southern-crabapple/index.html.md) (*Malus angustifolia*): Small tree, Zones 4–9, 20–30 ft, Price on request
- [Dwarf Hackberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/dwarf-hackberry/index.html.md) (*Celtis tenuifolia*): Small tree, Zones 4–9, 15–30 ft, Price on request
- [Farkleberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/farkleberry/index.html.md) (*Vaccinium arboreum*): Small tree, Zones 6–10, 10–25 ft, Price on request
- [Water Elm](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/water-elm/index.html.md) (*Planera aquatica*): Small tree, Zones 6–9, 30–40 ft, Price on request
- [Umbrella Magnolia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/umbrella-magnolia/index.html.md) (*Magnolia tripetala*): Small tree, Zones 4–9, 15–30 ft, Price on request
- [Prairie Crabapple](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/prairie-crabapple/index.html.md) (*Malus ioensis*): Small tree, Zones 2–8, 20–30 ft, Price on request
- [Cockspur Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/cockspur-hawthorn/index.html.md) (*Crataegus crus-galli*): Small tree, Zones 3–8, 20–30 ft, Price on request
- [Downy Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/downy-hawthorn/index.html.md) (*Crataegus mollis*): Small tree, Zones 3–8, 20–40 ft, Price on request
- [Green Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/green-hawthorn/index.html.md) (*Crataegus viridis*): Small tree, Zones 4–8, 20–35 ft, Price on request
- [Parsley Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/parsley-hawthorn/index.html.md) (*Crataegus marshallii*): Small tree, Zones 4–9, 7–25 ft, Price on request
- [Western Mayhaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/western-mayhaw/index.html.md) (*Crataegus opaca*): Small tree, Zones 6–9, 20–30 ft, Price on request
- [Maple-leaf Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/maple-leaf-oak/index.html.md) (*Quercus acerifolia*): Small tree, Zones 5–9, 20–50 ft, Price on request
- [Mexican Plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mexican-plum/index.html.md) (*Prunus mexicana*): Small tree, Zones 5–8, 10–35 ft, Price on request
- [Flatwoods Plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/flatwoods-plum/index.html.md) (*Prunus umbellata*): Small tree, Zones 4–10, 12–20 ft, Price on request
- [Chokecherry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chokecherry/index.html.md) (*Prunus virginiana*): Small tree, Zones 2–10, 20–30 ft, Price on request
- [Gum Bumelia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/gum-bumelia/index.html.md) (*Sideroxylon lanuginosum*): Small tree, Zones 5–10, 15–45 ft, Price on request
- [Swamp Privet](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-privet/index.html.md) (*Forestiera acuminata*): Small tree, Zones 6–9, 8–30 ft, Price on request
- [Hercules' Club](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/hercules-club/index.html.md) (*Zanthoxylum clava-herculis*): Small tree, Zones 6–10, 15–40 ft, Price on request
- [Pagoda Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pagoda-dogwood/index.html.md) (*Cornus alternifolia*): Small tree, Zones 3–8, 15–25 ft, Price on request
- [Sweetleaf](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sweetleaf/index.html.md) (*Symplocos tinctoria*): Small tree, Zones 7–9, 15–30 ft, Price on request
- [Yaupon](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/yaupon/index.html.md) (*Ilex vomitoria*): Small tree, Zones 7–9, 10–25 ft, Price on request
- [Red Buckeye](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/red-buckeye/index.html.md) (*Aesculus pavia*): Small tree, Zones 4–9, 10–25 ft, Price on request
- [Hortulan Plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/hortulan-plum/index.html.md) (*Prunus hortulana*): Small tree, Zones 5–7, 20–30 ft, Price on request
- [Blueberry Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/blueberry-hawthorn/index.html.md) (*Crataegus brachyacantha*): Small tree, Zones 4–9, 20–50 ft, Price on request
- [Pear Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pear-hawthorn/index.html.md) (*Crataegus calpodendron*): Small tree, Zones 4–8, 7–23 ft, Price on request
- [Littlehip Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/littlehip-hawthorn/index.html.md) (*Crataegus spathulata*): Small tree, Zones 5–9, 10–26 ft, Price on request
- [Buckthorn Bully](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/buckthorn-bully/index.html.md) (*Sideroxylon lycioides*): Small tree, Zones 7–9, 10–45 ft, Price on request
- [Pyramid Magnolia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pyramid-magnolia/index.html.md) (*Magnolia pyramidata*): Small tree, Zones 6–9, 10–30 ft, Price on request

## 60 shrubs

- [Dwarf Chinquapin Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/dwarf-chinquapin-oak/index.html.md) (*Quercus prinoides*): Shrub, Zones 4–8, 6–15 ft, Price on request
- [American Hazelnut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-hazelnut/index.html.md) (*Corylus americana*): Shrub, Zones 4–9, 8–12 ft, Price on request
- [Spicebush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/spicebush/index.html.md) (*Lindera benzoin*): Shrub, Zones 4–9, 6–12 ft, Price on request
- [Blackhaw Viburnum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/blackhaw/index.html.md) (*Viburnum prunifolium*): Shrub, Zones 3–9, 12–15 ft, Price on request
- [Black Huckleberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-huckleberry/index.html.md) (*Gaylussacia baccata*): Shrub, Zones 3–7, 1–3 ft, Price on request
- [Witch Hazel](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/witch-hazel/index.html.md) (*Hamamelis virginiana*): Shrub, Zones 3–8, 12–20 ft, Price on request
- [Bladdernut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bladdernut/index.html.md) (*Staphylea trifolia*): Shrub, Zones 4–8, 8–15 ft, Price on request
- [Black Elderberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-elderberry/index.html.md) (*Sambucus canadensis*): Shrub, Zones 3–9, 6–12 ft, Price on request
- [Smooth Alder (Swamp Alder)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/smooth-alder/index.html.md) (*Alnus serrulata*): Shrub, Zones 4–9, 10–20 ft, Price on request
- [Ninebark](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ninebark/index.html.md) (*Physocarpus opulifolius*): Shrub, Zones 2–8, 5–10 ft, Price on request
- [Eastern Leatherwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/eastern-leatherwood/index.html.md) (*Dirca palustris*): Shrub, Zones 4–9, 3–6 ft, Price on request
- [Indigobush (False Indigo)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/indigobush/index.html.md) (*Amorpha fruticosa*): Shrub, Zones 4–9, 6–12 ft, Price on request
- [Leadplant](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/leadplant/index.html.md) (*Amorpha canescens*): Shrub, Zones 2–8, 1–3 ft, Price on request
- [Winterberry Holly](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/winterberry/index.html.md) (*Ilex verticillata*): Shrub, Zones 3–9, 6–12 ft, Price on request
- [Black Chokeberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-chokeberry/index.html.md) (*Aronia melanocarpa*): Shrub, Zones 3–8, 3–6 ft, Price on request
- [Carolina Buckthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/carolina-buckthorn/index.html.md) (*Frangula caroliniana*): Shrub, Zones 5–9, 10–20 ft, Price on request
- [American Beautyberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-beautyberry/index.html.md) (*Callicarpa americana*): Shrub, Zones 6–10, 3–6 ft, Price on request
- [New Jersey Tea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/new-jersey-tea/index.html.md) (*Ceanothus americanus*): Shrub, Zones 4–8, 2–3 ft, Price on request
- [Gray Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/gray-dogwood/index.html.md) (*Cornus racemosa*): Shrub, Zones 4–8, 4–10 ft, Price on request
- [Arrowwood Viburnum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/arrowwood-viburnum/index.html.md) (*Viburnum dentatum*): Shrub, Zones 2–8, 5–10 ft, Price on request
- [Deerberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/deerberry/index.html.md) (*Vaccinium stamineum*): Shrub, Zones 5–9, 5–15 ft, Price on request
- [Common Prickly Ash (Toothache Tree)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/common-prickly-ash/index.html.md) (*Zanthoxylum americanum*): Shrub, Zones 3–8, 10–20 ft, Price on request
- [Maleberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/maleberry/index.html.md) (*Lyonia ligustrina*): Shrub, Zones 5–9, 6–12 ft, Price on request
- [Virginia Sweetspire](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/virginia-sweetspire/index.html.md) (*Itea virginica*): Shrub, Zones 5–9, 3–6 ft, Price on request
- [Mountain Witch Alder](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mountain-witch-alder/index.html.md) (*Fothergilla major*): Shrub, Zones 4–8, 6–10 ft, Price on request
- [Ozark Witch Hazel](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ozark-witch-hazel/index.html.md) (*Hamamelis vernalis*): Shrub, Zones 3–8, 6–10 ft, Price on request
- [American Snowbell](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-snowbell/index.html.md) (*Styrax americanus*): Shrub, Zones 6–10, 6–15 ft, Price on request
- [Bigleaf Snowbell](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bigleaf-snowbell/index.html.md) (*Styrax grandifolius*): Shrub, Zones 6–9, 8–20 ft, Price on request
- [Piedmont Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/piedmont-azalea/index.html.md) (*Rhododendron canescens*): Shrub, Zones 5–10, 6–15 ft, Price on request
- [Swamp Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-azalea/index.html.md) (*Rhododendron viscosum*): Shrub, Zones 4–9, 3–8 ft, Price on request
- [Dwarf Pawpaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/dwarf-pawpaw/index.html.md) (*Asimina parviflora*): Shrub, Zones 7–10, 3–12 ft, Price on request
- [Red Chokeberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/red-chokeberry/index.html.md) (*Aronia arbutifolia*): Shrub, Zones 3–9, 6–12 ft, Price on request
- [Possumhaw Viburnum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/possumhaw-viburnum/index.html.md) (*Viburnum nudum*): Shrub, Zones 5–9, 5–12 ft, Price on request
- [Mapleleaf Viburnum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mapleleaf-viburnum/index.html.md) (*Viburnum acerifolium*): Shrub, Zones 3–8, 3–6 ft, Price on request
- [Roughleaf Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/roughleaf-dogwood/index.html.md) (*Cornus drummondii*): Shrub, Zones 5–8, 6–15 ft, Price on request
- [Strawberry Bush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/strawberry-bush/index.html.md) (*Euonymus americanus*): Shrub, Zones 6–9, 4–6 ft, Price on request
- [Elliott's Blueberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/elliott-blueberry/index.html.md) (*Vaccinium elliottii*): Shrub, Zones 5–9, 4–10 ft, Price on request
- [Hillside Blueberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/hillside-blueberry/index.html.md) (*Vaccinium pallidum*): Shrub, Zones 5–9, 1–3 ft, Price on request
- [Rabbiteye Blueberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/rabbiteye-blueberry/index.html.md) (*Vaccinium virgatum*): Shrub, Zones 7–9, 6–15 ft, Price on request
- [Fragrant Sumac](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/fragrant-sumac/index.html.md) (*Rhus aromatica*): Shrub, Zones 3–9, 2–6 ft, Price on request
- [Possumhaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/possumhaw/index.html.md) (*Ilex decidua*): Shrub, Zones 5–9, 7–15 ft, Price on request
- [Softleaf Arrowwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/softleaf-arrowwood/index.html.md) (*Viburnum molle*): Shrub, Zones 5–7, 6–12 ft, Price on request
- [Ouachita Indigobush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ouachita-indigobush/index.html.md) (*Amorpha ouachitensis*): Shrub, Zones 5–8, 3–6 ft, Price on request
- [Shining Indigobush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/shining-indigobush/index.html.md) (*Amorpha nitens*): Shrub, Zones 7–9, 3–10 ft, Price on request
- [Staggerbush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/staggerbush/index.html.md) (*Lyonia mariana*): Shrub, Zones 5–9, 2–6 ft, Price on request
- [Three-flower Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/three-flower-hawthorn/index.html.md) (*Crataegus triflora*): Shrub, Zones 7–8, 3–20 ft, Price on request
- [Sand Cherry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sand-cherry/index.html.md) (*Prunus pumila*): Shrub, Zones 3–6, 1–8 ft, Price on request
- [Alabama Snow-wreath](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/alabama-snow-wreath/index.html.md) (*Neviusia alabamensis*): Shrub, Zones 4–8, 3–10 ft, Price on request
- [Climbing Prairie Rose](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/climbing-prairie-rose/index.html.md) (*Rosa setigera*): Shrub, Zones 4–8, 3–15 ft, Price on request
- [Upland Swamp Privet](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/upland-swamp-privet/index.html.md) (*Forestiera ligustrina*): Shrub, Zones 6–9, 6–10 ft, Price on request
- [Prairie Redroot](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/prairie-redroot/index.html.md) (*Ceanothus herbaceus*): Shrub, Zones 4–8, 2–3 ft, Price on request
- [Pondberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pondberry/index.html.md) (*Lindera melissifolia*): Shrub, Zones 7–9, 2–6 ft, Price on request
- [Downy Arrowwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/downy-arrowwood/index.html.md) (*Viburnum rafinesqueanum*): Shrub, Zones 3–8, 3–10 ft, Price on request
- [Granite Gooseberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/granite-gooseberry/index.html.md) (*Ribes curvatum*): Shrub, Zones 7–9, 2–10 ft, Price on request
- [Streambank Mock Orange](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/streambank-mock-orange/index.html.md) (*Philadelphus hirsutus*): Shrub, Zones 4–10, 3–10 ft, Price on request
- [Eastern Wahoo](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/eastern-wahoo/index.html.md) (*Euonymus atropurpureus*): Shrub, Zones 3–9, 6–20 ft, Price on request
- [Inkberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/inkberry/index.html.md) (*Ilex glabra*): Shrub, Zones 4–10, 5–10 ft, Price on request
- [Wild Hydrangea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/wild-hydrangea/index.html.md) (*Hydrangea arborescens*): Shrub, Zones 3–9, 3–6 ft, Price on request
- [Buttonbush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/buttonbush/index.html.md) (*Cephalanthus occidentalis*): Shrub, Zones 4–10, 5–12 ft, Price on request
- [Lanceleaf Buckthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/lanceleaf-buckthorn/index.html.md) (*Rhamnus lanceolata*): Shrub, Zones 5–8, 3–15 ft, Price on request

## Native only to part of the country

PLANTS records these growing wild in Arkansas, but their native range does not reach it. Each has spread here from planting or rests on an old or mistaken record. The sentence under each gives its native range or the reason.

**[Sourwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sourwood/index.html.md)** (*Oxydendrum arboreum*)

It grows wild from southwest Pennsylvania, southern Ohio and Indiana south to Louisiana and northwest Florida, and east to the Atlantic coast from southern Virginia to central North Carolina, up to about 5,000 feet.

**[Bristly Locust (Rose Locust)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/rose-locust/index.html.md)** (*Robinia hispida*)

It grows wild in the mountains from Virginia to Kentucky and south to Georgia and Alabama, in open woods, on mountain slopes and on sand hills, and it has spread far beyond that range.

**[Longleaf Pine](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/longleaf-pine/index.html.md)** (*Pinus palustris*)

It has also been recorded in Arkansas, where it is not native and may have been planted.

**[Southern Magnolia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/southern-magnolia/index.html.md)** (*Magnolia grandiflora*)

It grows wild on the Coastal Plain from southeastern North Carolina to central Florida and west to eastern Texas. Birds carry its seed from planted trees, and it now grows wild well north and inland of that range.

**[Carolina Laurelcherry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/carolina-laurelcherry/index.html.md)** (*Prunus caroliniana*)

Most inland stands, as in Arkansas, grew from garden plants spread by birds, and now and then it escapes in California.

**[Southern Catalpa](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/southern-catalpa/index.html.md)** (*Catalpa bignonioides*)

Its native ground is the Gulf coastal plain, from southwest Georgia and the Florida panhandle west through Alabama and Mississippi to Louisiana. After three centuries of planting it grows wild across most of the East.

**[Scentless Mock Orange](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/scentless-mock-orange/index.html.md)** (*Philadelphus inodorus*)

It is native from Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky south to Florida and Mississippi, and it grows wild as an introduced plant in many states to the north and west.

### 181 of our trees and shrubs are not recorded in Arkansas

Not recorded growing wild there by PLANTS. Many still grow well there when planted: hardiness, soil and sun decide that, not the state line. Each page gives the tree's zones.

[Alabama Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/alabama-azalea/index.html.md), [Alabama Croton](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/alabama-croton/index.html.md), [Alderleaf Buckthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/alderleaf-buckthorn/index.html.md), [Allegheny Plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/allegheny-plum/index.html.md), [Allegheny Serviceberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/allegheny-serviceberry/index.html.md), [American Chestnut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-chestnut/index.html.md), [American Fly Honeysuckle](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-fly-honeysuckle/index.html.md), [American Mountain Ash](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-mountain-ash/index.html.md), [Ashe's Magnolia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ashe-magnolia/index.html.md), [Atlantic White Cedar](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/atlantic-white-cedar/index.html.md), [Bartram's Serviceberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bartram-serviceberry/index.html.md), [Beach Plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/beach-plum/index.html.md), [Beaked Hazelnut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/beaked-hazelnut/index.html.md), [Bear Huckleberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bear-huckleberry/index.html.md), [Bear Oak (Scrub Oak)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bear-oak/index.html.md), [Bigleaf Witch Hazel](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bigleaf-witch-hazel/index.html.md), [Blue Ridge St. John's-wort](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/blue-ridge-st-johns-wort/index.html.md), [Bluff Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bluff-oak/index.html.md), [Bog Spicebush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bog-spicebush/index.html.md), [Bottlebrush Buckeye](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bottlebrush-buckeye/index.html.md), [Box Huckleberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/box-huckleberry/index.html.md), [Boynton Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/boynton-oak/index.html.md), [Bracted Arrowwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bracted-arrowwood/index.html.md), [Broom Crowberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/broom-crowberry/index.html.md), [Buckwheat Tree](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/buckwheat-tree/index.html.md), [Canada Buffaloberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/canada-buffaloberry/index.html.md), [Canada Plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/canada-plum/index.html.md), [Canada Yew](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/canada-yew/index.html.md), [Carolina Bog Laurel](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/carolina-bog-laurel/index.html.md), [Carolina Hemlock](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/carolina-hemlock/index.html.md), [Carolina St. John's-wort](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/carolina-st-johns-wort/index.html.md), [Catawba Rhododendron](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/catawba-rhododendron/index.html.md), [Catberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/catberry/index.html.md), [Chapman Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chapman-oak/index.html.md), [Chapman's St. John's-wort](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chapman-st-johns-wort/index.html.md), [Chestnut Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chestnut-oak/index.html.md), [Chinese Chestnut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chinese-chestnut/index.html.md), [Cinnamon Clethra](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/cinnamon-clethra/index.html.md), [Clammy Locust](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/clammy-locust/index.html.md), [Climbing Fetterbush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/climbing-fetterbush/index.html.md), [Clusterspike Indigobush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/clusterspike-indigobush/index.html.md), [Coastal Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/coastal-azalea/index.html.md), [Conjurer's-nut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/conjurers-nut/index.html.md), [Corkwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/corkwood/index.html.md), [Creeping Blueberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/creeping-blueberry/index.html.md), [Creeping Juniper](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/creeping-juniper/index.html.md), [Cumberland Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/cumberland-azalea/index.html.md), [Cumberland Rosemary](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/cumberland-rosemary/index.html.md), [Dahoon](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/dahoon/index.html.md), [Dangleberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/dangleberry/index.html.md), [Devilwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/devilwood/index.html.md), [Dwarf Live Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/dwarf-live-oak/index.html.md), [Dwarf Tupelo](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/dwarf-tupelo/index.html.md), [Dwarf Witch Alder](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/dwarf-witch-alder/index.html.md), [Fevertree](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/fevertree/index.html.md), [Flag Pawpaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/flag-pawpaw/index.html.md), [Flame Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/flame-azalea/index.html.md), [Florida Anise](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/florida-anise/index.html.md), [Florida Bully](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/florida-bully/index.html.md), [Florida Flame Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/florida-flame-azalea/index.html.md), [Florida Leucothoe](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/florida-leucothoe/index.html.md), [Florida Swamp Privet](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/florida-swamp-privet/index.html.md), [Florida Torreya](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/florida-torreya/index.html.md), [Florida Willow](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/florida-willow/index.html.md), [Florida Yew](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/florida-yew/index.html.md), [Four-petal Pawpaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/four-petal-pawpaw/index.html.md), [Franklin Tree](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/franklin-tree/index.html.md), [Fraser Fir](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/fraser-fir/index.html.md), [Fraser Magnolia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/fraser-magnolia/index.html.md), [Georgia Bully](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/georgia-bully/index.html.md), [Georgia Indigobush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/georgia-indigobush/index.html.md), [Georgia Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/georgia-oak/index.html.md), [Georgia Plume](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/georgia-plume/index.html.md), [Godfrey's Swamp Privet](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/godfrey-swamp-privet/index.html.md), [Golden Heather](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/golden-heather/index.html.md), [Golden St. John's-wort](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/golden-st-johns-wort/index.html.md), [Gray Birch](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/gray-birch/index.html.md), [Hairy Blueberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/hairy-blueberry/index.html.md), [Hairy Laurel](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/hairy-laurel/index.html.md), [Harbison's Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/harbison-hawthorn/index.html.md), [Hobblebush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/hobblebush/index.html.md), [Honeycup](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/honeycup/index.html.md), [Laurel Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/laurel-oak/index.html.md), [Little Walnut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/little-walnut/index.html.md), [Littleleaf Buckbrush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/littleleaf-buckbrush/index.html.md), [Live Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/live-oak/index.html.md), [Lloyd's St. John's-wort](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/lloyd-st-johns-wort/index.html.md), [Loblolly Bay](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/loblolly-bay/index.html.md), [Long-stalked Holly](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/long-stalked-holly/index.html.md), [May White Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/may-white-azalea/index.html.md), [Mayhaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mayhaw/index.html.md), [Miccosukee Gooseberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/miccosukee-gooseberry/index.html.md), [Michaux's Sumac](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/michaux-sumac/index.html.md), [Minnie-bush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/minnie-bush/index.html.md), [Mountain Bush-honeysuckle](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mountain-bush-honeysuckle/index.html.md), [Mountain Camellia (Mountain Stewartia)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mountain-camellia/index.html.md), [Mountain Doghobble](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mountain-doghobble/index.html.md), [Mountain Fetterbush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mountain-fetterbush/index.html.md), [Mountain Indigobush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mountain-indigobush/index.html.md), [Mountain Laurel](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mountain-laurel/index.html.md), [Mountain Maple](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mountain-maple/index.html.md), [Mountain Sweetbells](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mountain-sweetbells/index.html.md), [Mountain Winterberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mountain-winterberry/index.html.md), [Myrtle Dahoon](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/myrtle-dahoon/index.html.md), [Myrtle Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/myrtle-oak/index.html.md), [Nannyberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/nannyberry/index.html.md), [Nantucket Serviceberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/nantucket-serviceberry/index.html.md), [Netted Pawpaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/netted-pawpaw/index.html.md), [Northern Bayberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/northern-bayberry/index.html.md), [Northern Pin Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/northern-pin-oak/index.html.md), [Northern White Cedar](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/northern-white-cedar/index.html.md), [Oconee Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/oconee-azalea/index.html.md), [Odorless Bayberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/odorless-bayberry/index.html.md), [Ogeechee Tupelo](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ogeechee-tupelo/index.html.md), [Oglethorpe Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/oglethorpe-oak/index.html.md), [Painted Buckeye](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/painted-buckeye/index.html.md), [Piedmont Rhododendron](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/piedmont-rhododendron/index.html.md), [Pin Cherry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pin-cherry/index.html.md), [Pinkshell Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pinkshell-azalea/index.html.md), [Pinxterbloom Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pinxterbloom-azalea/index.html.md), [Piratebush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/piratebush/index.html.md), [Plateau Live Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/plateau-live-oak/index.html.md), [Plumleaf Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/plumleaf-azalea/index.html.md), [Pond Cypress](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pond-cypress/index.html.md), [Pond Pine](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pond-pine/index.html.md), [Pondspice](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pondspice/index.html.md), [Pygmy Fringetree](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pygmy-fringetree/index.html.md), [Red Elderberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/red-elderberry/index.html.md), [Red Hills Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/red-hills-azalea/index.html.md), [Red Osier Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/red-osier-dogwood/index.html.md), [Red Spruce](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/red-spruce/index.html.md), [Rhodora](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/rhodora/index.html.md), [Rosebay Rhododendron](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/rosebay-rhododendron/index.html.md), [Roundleaf Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/roundleaf-dogwood/index.html.md), [Roundleaf Serviceberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/roundleaf-serviceberry/index.html.md), [Runner Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/runner-oak/index.html.md), [Sand Myrtle](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sand-myrtle/index.html.md), [Sand Pine](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sand-pine/index.html.md), [Sandhill Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sandhill-oak/index.html.md), [Sarvis Holly](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sarvis-holly/index.html.md), [Schwerin's Indigobush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/schwerin-indigobush/index.html.md), [Scrub Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/scrub-hickory/index.html.md), [Scrub Plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/scrub-plum/index.html.md), [Seaside Alder](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/seaside-alder/index.html.md), [Shadblow Serviceberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/shadblow-serviceberry/index.html.md), [Silky Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/silky-dogwood/index.html.md), [Silverleaf Hydrangea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/silverleaf-hydrangea/index.html.md), [Slimleaf Pawpaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/slimleaf-pawpaw/index.html.md), [Smooth Winterberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/smooth-winterberry/index.html.md), [Smooth-bark St. John's-wort](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/smooth-bark-st-johns-wort/index.html.md), [Southern Bush-honeysuckle](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/southern-bush-honeysuckle/index.html.md), [Southern Pawpaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/southern-pawpaw/index.html.md), [Southern Shagbark Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/southern-shagbark-hickory/index.html.md), [Spruce Pine](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/spruce-pine/index.html.md), [Squashberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/squashberry/index.html.md), [Staghorn Sumac](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/staghorn-sumac/index.html.md), [Striped Maple](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/striped-maple/index.html.md), [Swamp Doghobble](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-doghobble/index.html.md), [Swamp White Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-white-oak/index.html.md), [Sweet Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sweet-azalea/index.html.md), [Sweet Birch (Black Birch)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sweet-birch/index.html.md), [Sweet Pepperbush (Summersweet)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sweet-pepperbush/index.html.md), [Sweetshrub](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sweetshrub/index.html.md), [Table Mountain Pine](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/table-mountain-pine/index.html.md), [Tamarack](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/tamarack/index.html.md), [Texas Red Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/texas-red-oak/index.html.md), [Titi](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/titi/index.html.md), [Tough Bully](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/tough-bully/index.html.md), [Toughleaf Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/toughleaf-dogwood/index.html.md), [Turkey Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/turkey-oak/index.html.md), [Virginia Spiraea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/virginia-spiraea/index.html.md), [Walter's Viburnum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/walter-viburnum/index.html.md), [Weeping Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/weeping-hawthorn/index.html.md), [White Wicky](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/white-wicky/index.html.md), [Wild Black Currant](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/wild-black-currant/index.html.md), [Woolly Beach Heather](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/woolly-beach-heather/index.html.md), [Woolly Huckleberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/woolly-huckleberry/index.html.md), [Woolly Pawpaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/woolly-pawpaw/index.html.md), [Yellow Anise](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/yellow-anise/index.html.md), [Yellow Birch](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/yellow-birch/index.html.md), [Yellow Buckeye](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/yellow-buckeye/index.html.md)

## Email me when any of these 12 is ready to order

For Cherrybark Oak, Wye Island line, Swamp Chestnut Oak, select line, Black Gum (Tupelo), American Basswood (Linden), Delta Post Oak, Black Locust, Northern Catalpa, Cucumber Magnolia, Kentucky Coffeetree, Bald Cypress, Blue Ash, Northern Pecan: one email per plant when it is priced or back in stock, and nothing else.

## How the lists are made

- **Recorded in the state.** The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service's PLANTS Database, the national standard for plant distribution, records a species in a state when a specimen or a published record places it growing there on its own. The lists hold the trees and shrubs we grow that it records in the state.
- **Native there.** PLANTS gives native status for a region, the lower 48 states as one, rather than for each state. So a species native to the East that has escaped from planting in a western state is recorded there as native to the region. A tree or shrub counts as native in a state PLANTS gives it as native, unless a narrower range is on record.
- **A narrower range.** For 95 of our trees and shrubs the records carry the states their native range reaches. They come from the Forest Service's Silvics of North America and range descriptions, NatureServe Explorer's state records, the NRCS plant guides, the Biota of North America Program's atlas and the state floras.
- **How a state is set apart.** A state where NatureServe calls a tree or shrub introduced is set apart when the range on its own page does not reach it. So is a western state where NatureServe has no record of it, far from that range. So is a state clearly outside the native range that Silvics of North America gives.
- **Listed apart.** In a state its native range does not reach, a tree or shrub PLANTS records there is listed apart, under a sentence from its page on its range or on the record. Some trees and shrubs have spread far beyond their native range. Black locust, rose locust and the two catalpas have spread the farthest, each into 32 or 33 other states.
- **Added from another record.** Where the range on a plant page reaches a state PLANTS lacks, the state is added, and its heading names the record that places the tree or shrub there. Bigleaf witch hazel was described in 2006, and PLANTS records it in Alabama and Mississippi only, so its Florida, Georgia and Texas records are NatureServe's. Another 24 trees and shrubs each carry a state or two this way, such as long-stalked holly's Georgia and Tennessee.
- **Introduced.** A species PLANTS lists as introduced to the region is listed as introduced, not native.
- **Not recorded.** The rest of our trees and shrubs, which PLANTS does not record growing wild in the state, are named in the fold under the lists. Many still grow well there when planted.
- **Your zone.** The line under the heading counts the natives rated for the zone this device remembers, by each card's own zones, as the shop's zone filter counts them. Native here does not mean hardy where you are.
- **The order.** The natives come by mature size, from large trees to shrubs. Within each size, Featured is the shop's own order.

A state line is a surveyor's line. A species recorded in the next state, on the same river and the same soil, belongs on your ground as much as anything on this list, and one recorded in your state may be native only to a corner of it. [Why the range maps are wrong](https://bluewhaletrees.com/articles/range-maps-are-wrong/index.html.md) goes through the errors every range map carries and what to trust instead: herbarium records, state atlases and your own eyes. Each plant page states the native range in words, from the Forest Service's silvics and the state extension services.

Sources: USDA, NRCS. The PLANTS Database (https://plants.usda.gov), state records read on 2026-09-23. National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA. NatureServe. 2026. NatureServe Explorer (https://explorer.natureserve.org), state records read on 2026-10-05. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Burns, R. M. and B. H. Honkala, technical coordinators. 1990. Silvics of North America. Agriculture Handbook 654. USDA Forest Service, Washington, DC.
