Trees
Showing all 2 results
-
American Holly
Ilex opaca
Description: This quite popular prickly evergreen tree grows slowly and dignified with grace. As it is a holly, they are dioecious with male and female plants; only the females bare bright red fruit. While used as hedge or privacy screen, it can be used as a specimen planting on lawns. However, it should be shielded from our cold desiccating winds. American Holly’s fruit tends to be ignored by wildlife until winter, when little else is around. In the Spring, it makes great cover and nesting places for songbirds. Warning: somewhat toxic if ingested, children are most vulnerable.
Habitat
Habitat and Wetland Indicator Status: Woodlands, woodland edges, old fields (FACU)
Light: Sun, Part Shade, Shade
Soil Type and Moisture: Moist, well-drained, acidic soils. Acid- based, sandy, sandy loam, medium loam. Dry to wet.Characteristics
Bloom Color: Fruit are red
Bloom Period: March, April, May, June
Mature Height: 40 to 60 feetWildlife: Food source to pollinators. Attracts birds and butterflies. Host plant to Henry’s Elfin butterfly. Special value to honey bees.
Other Features: Deer Resistant, Salt Tolerant, Shade TolerantSold As
each -
White Oak
Quercus alba
Description: One of the best trees to support butterflies and moths, this tree is one of the hardier and long-lived options for your yard. It can be used in your front yard or on a hell strip. It even tolerates black walnut! This oak is also a wildlife magnet, as it provides food sources to hundreds of birds, small mammals, and almost 500 species of butterflies and moths! And its edible to humans! Ripe to tan-to-brown acorns are edible after the tannins are leached or boiled out. They can be ground into a meal and used as a flour; good source of protein and fat. It is a host plant for the Faded Gray Geometer and Oak hairstreak.
Habitat
Habitat and Wetland Indicator Status: Floodplain (river or stream floodplains), forests, swamps, woodlands (FACU).
Light: Sun, Part Shade, Shade
Soil Type and Moisture: Deep, moist, well-drained, loams and sands. Dry, Moist.Characteristics
Bloom Color: Yellow Green (M) to Reddish Green (F).
Bloom Period: March, April, May
Mature Height: 80 to 100 feetWildlife: Attracts birds and butterflies. Acorns are hoarded by birds and rodents such as squirrels and chipmunks. Food source for pollinators. Host for Edward’s’ Hairstreak, Oak Hairstreak, and Faded Gray Geometer.
Other Features: Salt Tolerant.Sold As: each