# The District of Columbia: the native trees and shrubs we grow

> 104 trees and shrubs native to the District of Columbia by the USDA PLANTS records, from 22 large trees to 46 shrubs, all grown from seed.

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

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.

## 104 of our 364 trees and shrubs are native to the District of Columbia

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

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.

## 22 large trees

- [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
- [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
- [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
- [Bitternut Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bitternut-hickory/index.html.md) (*Carya cordiformis*): Large tree, Zones 4–9, 50–80 ft, Price on request
- [Yellow Buckeye](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/yellow-buckeye/index.html.md) (*Aesculus flava*): Large tree, Zones 3–8, 50–75 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
- [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
- [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
- [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

## 13 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
- [Hop Hornbeam](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/hop-hornbeam/index.html.md) (*Ostrya virginiana*): Medium tree, Zones 3–9, 25–40 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
- [Butternut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/butternut/index.html.md) (*Juglans cinerea*): Medium tree, Zones 3–7, 40–60 ft, Price on request
- [Chestnut Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chestnut-oak/index.html.md) (*Quercus montana*): Medium tree, Zones 4–8, 50–70 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
- [Swamp White Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-white-oak/index.html.md) (*Quercus bicolor*): Medium tree, Zones 3–8, 50–60 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

## 23 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
- [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
- [Allegheny Serviceberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/allegheny-serviceberry/index.html.md) (*Amelanchier laevis*): Small tree, Zones 4–8, 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
- [White Fringetree](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/white-fringetree/index.html.md) (*Chionanthus virginicus*): Small tree, Zones 4–9, 12–20 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
- [Blackjack Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/blackjack-oak/index.html.md) (*Quercus marilandica*): Small tree, Zones 6–9, 20–40 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
- [American Chestnut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-chestnut/index.html.md) (*Castanea dentata*): Small tree, Zones 4–8, 15–30 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
- [Umbrella Magnolia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/umbrella-magnolia/index.html.md) (*Magnolia tripetala*): Small tree, Zones 4–9, 15–30 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
- [Shadblow Serviceberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/shadblow-serviceberry/index.html.md) (*Amelanchier canadensis*): Small tree, Zones 3–8, 6–25 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
- [Table Mountain Pine](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/table-mountain-pine/index.html.md) (*Pinus pungens*): Small tree, Zones 5–7, 20–40 ft, Price on request

## 46 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
- [Staghorn Sumac](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/staghorn-sumac/index.html.md) (*Rhus typhina*): Shrub, Zones 3–8, 15–25 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
- [Rosebay Rhododendron](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/rosebay-rhododendron/index.html.md) (*Rhododendron maximum*): Shrub, Zones 3–7, 10–15 ft, Price on request
- [Mountain Laurel](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mountain-laurel/index.html.md) (*Kalmia latifolia*): Shrub, Zones 4–9, 5–12 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
- [Swamp Doghobble](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-doghobble/index.html.md) (*Eubotrys racemosa*): Shrub, Zones 5–9, 4–10 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
- [Silky Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/silky-dogwood/index.html.md) (*Cornus amomum*): Shrub, Zones 4–8, 6–12 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
- [Northern Bayberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/northern-bayberry/index.html.md) (*Morella pensylvanica*): Shrub, Zones 3–7, 5–10 ft, Price on request
- [Pinxterbloom Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pinxterbloom-azalea/index.html.md) (*Rhododendron periclymenoides*): Shrub, Zones 4–9, 3–6 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
- [American Snowbell](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-snowbell/index.html.md) (*Styrax americanus*): Shrub, Zones 6–10, 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
- [Red Chokeberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/red-chokeberry/index.html.md) (*Aronia arbutifolia*): Shrub, Zones 3–9, 6–12 ft, Price on request
- [Coastal Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/coastal-azalea/index.html.md) (*Rhododendron atlanticum*): Shrub, Zones 5–8, 2–6 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
- [Strawberry Bush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/strawberry-bush/index.html.md) (*Euonymus americanus*): Shrub, Zones 6–9, 4–6 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
- [Dangleberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/dangleberry/index.html.md) (*Gaylussacia frondosa*): Shrub, Zones 5–9, 2–6 ft, Price on request
- [Wild Black Currant](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/wild-black-currant/index.html.md) (*Ribes americanum*): Shrub, Zones 3–7, 3–6 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
- [Smooth Winterberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/smooth-winterberry/index.html.md) (*Ilex laevigata*): Shrub, Zones 5–8, 6–10 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
- [Prairie Redroot](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/prairie-redroot/index.html.md) (*Ceanothus herbaceus*): Shrub, Zones 4–8, 2–3 ft, Price on request
- [Roundleaf Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/roundleaf-dogwood/index.html.md) (*Cornus rugosa*): Shrub, Zones 2–8, 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
- [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

## Native only to part of the country

PLANTS records these growing wild in the District of Columbia, 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.

**[Black Locust](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-locust/index.html.md)** (*Robinia pseudoacacia*)

It grows wild in two blocks, the Appalachians from central Pennsylvania and southern Ohio south to northern Georgia and Alabama, and the Ozarks of Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma. It has since spread across the country.

**[Northern Catalpa](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/northern-catalpa/index.html.md)** (*Catalpa speciosa*)

Its native ground is a small area of the central Mississippi Valley in western Tennessee, northeast Arkansas, eastern Missouri, western Kentucky and southern Illinois and Indiana. After 200 years of planting it grows across most eastern states.

**[Washington Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/washington-hawthorn/index.html.md)** (*Crataegus phaenopyrum*)

It grows wild from Virginia south to Georgia and Alabama and west to Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas, in low swamps and river bottoms in the east and on mountain ridges farther west.

**[Chalk Maple](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chalk-maple/index.html.md)** (*Acer leucoderme*)

It grows wild from North Carolina south to northwest Florida and west to eastern Oklahoma and Texas.

**[Bigleaf Magnolia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bigleaf-magnolia/index.html.md)** (*Magnolia macrophylla*)

It grows wild in scattered stands from Ohio and Kentucky south to Georgia and Louisiana, in alluvial woods, sheltered valleys and rich ravines.

**[Water Tupelo](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/water-tupelo/index.html.md)** (*Nyssa aquatica*)

It grows wild on the Coastal Plain from southeast Virginia to south Georgia, and from northwest Florida along the Gulf to southeast Texas. It reaches up the Mississippi valley to southern Illinois.

**[Spruce Pine](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/spruce-pine/index.html.md)** (*Pinus glabra*)

It has also been recorded in the District of Columbia, where it is not native.

**[Bottlebrush Buckeye](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bottlebrush-buckeye/index.html.md)** (*Aesculus parviflora*)

Farther north it grows wild only where it has escaped from gardens, as in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

**[Sweetshrub](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sweetshrub/index.html.md)** (*Calycanthus floridus*)

It grows wild in woods, along streams and at woodland edges from Virginia, eastern Kentucky and central Tennessee south to the Florida Panhandle and west to eastern Louisiana. Centuries of planting have blurred that range, and in states such as Missouri, Pennsylvania, New York and Massachusetts it grows wild only where it has escaped from gardens.

**[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.

**[Climbing Prairie Rose](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/climbing-prairie-rose/index.html.md)** (*Rosa setigera*)

In New England, along much of the Atlantic coast and in Mississippi and Louisiana, it was brought in from the Midwest or escaped from gardens.

**[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.

## Introduced, not native

PLANTS records these growing wild in the District of Columbia and lists them as introduced to the region.

- [Chinese Chestnut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chinese-chestnut/index.html.md) (*Castanea mollissima*): Not native, Medium tree, Zones 4–8, 40–60 ft, Price on request

### 247 of our trees and shrubs are not recorded in the District of Columbia

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), [Alabama Snow-wreath](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/alabama-snow-wreath/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), [American Beautyberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-beautyberry/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), [American Smoketree](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-smoketree/index.html.md), [Arkansas Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/arkansas-oak/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), [Bald Cypress](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bald-cypress/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 Snowbell](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bigleaf-snowbell/index.html.md), [Bigleaf Witch Hazel](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bigleaf-witch-hazel/index.html.md), [Black Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-hickory/index.html.md), [Blue Ash](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/blue-ash/index.html.md), [Blue Ridge St. John's-wort](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/blue-ridge-st-johns-wort/index.html.md), [Blueberry Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/blueberry-hawthorn/index.html.md), [Bluejack Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bluejack-oak/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), [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), [Bristly Locust (Rose Locust)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/rose-locust/index.html.md), [Broom Crowberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/broom-crowberry/index.html.md), [Buckthorn Bully](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/buckthorn-bully/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 Buckthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/carolina-buckthorn/index.html.md), [Carolina Hemlock](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/carolina-hemlock/index.html.md), [Carolina Laurelcherry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/carolina-laurelcherry/index.html.md), [Carolina Silverbell](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/carolina-silverbell/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), [Cedar Elm](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/cedar-elm/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), [Cherrybark Oak, Wye Island line](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/cherrybark-oak/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), [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), [Cucumber Magnolia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/cucumber-magnolia/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), [Delta Post Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/delta-post-oak/index.html.md), [Devilwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/devilwood/index.html.md), [Downy Arrowwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/downy-arrowwood/index.html.md), [Downy Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/downy-hawthorn/index.html.md), [Durand Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/durand-oak/index.html.md), [Dwarf Live Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/dwarf-live-oak/index.html.md), [Dwarf Pawpaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/dwarf-pawpaw/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), [Elliott's Blueberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/elliott-blueberry/index.html.md), [Farkleberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/farkleberry/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), [Flatwoods Plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/flatwoods-plum/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 Maple](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/florida-maple/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), [Granite Gooseberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/granite-gooseberry/index.html.md), [Gray Birch](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/gray-birch/index.html.md), [Gray Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/gray-dogwood/index.html.md), [Green Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/green-hawthorn/index.html.md), [Gum Bumelia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/gum-bumelia/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), [Hercules' Club](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/hercules-club/index.html.md), [Hobblebush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/hobblebush/index.html.md), [Honeycup](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/honeycup/index.html.md), [Hortulan Plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/hortulan-plum/index.html.md), [Inkberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/inkberry/index.html.md), [Kentucky Coffeetree](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/kentucky-coffeetree/index.html.md), [Lanceleaf Buckthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/lanceleaf-buckthorn/index.html.md), [Laurel Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/laurel-oak/index.html.md), [Leadplant](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/leadplant/index.html.md), [Little Walnut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/little-walnut/index.html.md), [Littlehip Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/littlehip-hawthorn/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), [Longleaf Pine](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/longleaf-pine/index.html.md), [Maple-leaf Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/maple-leaf-oak/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), [Mexican Plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mexican-plum/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 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), [Mountain Witch Alder](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mountain-witch-alder/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 Pecan](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pecan/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), [Nutmeg Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/nutmeg-hickory/index.html.md), [Nuttall Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/nuttall-oak/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), [Ohio Buckeye](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ohio-buckeye/index.html.md), [Ouachita Indigobush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ouachita-indigobush/index.html.md), [Overcup Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/overcup-oak/index.html.md), [Ozark Chinquapin](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ozark-chinquapin/index.html.md), [Ozark Witch Hazel](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ozark-witch-hazel/index.html.md), [Pagoda Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pagoda-dogwood/index.html.md), [Painted Buckeye](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/painted-buckeye/index.html.md), [Parsley Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/parsley-hawthorn/index.html.md), [Pear Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pear-hawthorn/index.html.md), [Piedmont Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/piedmont-azalea/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), [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), [Pondberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pondberry/index.html.md), [Pondspice](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pondspice/index.html.md), [Prairie Crabapple](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/prairie-crabapple/index.html.md), [Pygmy Fringetree](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pygmy-fringetree/index.html.md), [Pyramid Magnolia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pyramid-magnolia/index.html.md), [Rabbiteye Blueberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/rabbiteye-blueberry/index.html.md), [Red Buckeye](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/red-buckeye/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), [Redbay](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/redbay/index.html.md), [Rhodora](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/rhodora/index.html.md), [Rock Elm](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/rock-elm/index.html.md), [Roughleaf Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/roughleaf-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), [Rusty Blackhaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/rusty-blackhaw/index.html.md), [Sand Cherry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sand-cherry/index.html.md), [Sand Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sand-hickory/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), [Sand Post Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sand-post-oak/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), [September Elm](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/september-elm/index.html.md), [Shining Indigobush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/shining-indigobush/index.html.md), [Shumard Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/shumard-oak/index.html.md), [Silky Camellia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/silky-camellia/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-bark St. John's-wort](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/smooth-bark-st-johns-wort/index.html.md), [Softleaf Arrowwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/softleaf-arrowwood/index.html.md), [Sourwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sourwood/index.html.md), [Southern Bush-honeysuckle](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/southern-bush-honeysuckle/index.html.md), [Southern Magnolia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/southern-magnolia/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), [Squashberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/squashberry/index.html.md), [Streambank Mock Orange](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/streambank-mock-orange/index.html.md), [Striped Maple](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/striped-maple/index.html.md), [Swamp Chestnut Oak, select line](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-chestnut-oak/index.html.md), [Swamp Cottonwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-cottonwood/index.html.md), [Swamp Privet](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-privet/index.html.md), [Swamp Tupelo](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-tupelo/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), [Sweetleaf](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sweetleaf/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), [Three-flower Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/three-flower-hawthorn/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), [Two-wing Silverbell](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/two-wing-silverbell/index.html.md), [Upland Swamp Privet](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/upland-swamp-privet/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), [Water Elm](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/water-elm/index.html.md), [Water Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/water-hickory/index.html.md), [Water Locust](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/water-locust/index.html.md), [Weeping Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/weeping-hawthorn/index.html.md), [Western Mayhaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/western-mayhaw/index.html.md), [White Wicky](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/white-wicky/index.html.md), [Winged Elm](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/winged-elm/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), [Yaupon](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/yaupon/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), [Yellowwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/yellowwood/index.html.md)

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

For Black Gum (Tupelo), American Basswood (Linden), Shagbark Hickory, Black Walnut, Common Hackberry, Mockernut Hickory, Pignut Hickory, Shellbark Hickory (Kingnut), Bitternut Hickory, Yellow Buckeye, Black Oak, Southern Red Oak: 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.