E271
Bulletin
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Landscape Plants Rated by Deer Resistance
Pedro Perdomo, Morris County Agricultural Agent
Peter Nitzsche, Morris County Agricultural Agent
David Drake, Ph.D., Extension Specialist in Wildlife Management
The following is a list of landscape plants rated according to their resistance to deer damage. The list was compiled with
input from nursery and landscape professionals, Cooperative Extension personnel, and Master Gardeners in Northern
N.J. Realizing that no plant is deer proof, plants in the Rarely Damaged, and Seldom Rarely Damaged categories would
be best for landscapes prone to deer damage. Plants Occasionally Severely Damaged and Frequently Severely Damaged
are often preferred by deer and should only be planted with additional protection such as the use of fencing, repellents,
etc. Success of any of these plants in the landscape will depend on local deer populations and weather conditions.
Latin Name
Common Name
ANNUALS
Rarely Damaged
Ageratum houstonianum
Antirrhinum majus
Brugmansia sp. (Datura)
Calendula sp.
Catharanthus rosea
Centaurea cineraria
Cleome sp.
Consolida ambigua
Euphorbia marginata
Helichrysum
Heliotropium arborescens
Lobularia maritima
Matricaria sp.
Myosotis sylvatica
Nicotiana sp.
Papaver sp.
Pimpinalla anisum
Rosmarinus officinalis
Ageratum
Snapdragon
Angel’s Trumpet
Pot Marigold
Annual Vinca
Dusty Miller
Spider Flower
Larkspur
Snow-on-the-Mountain
Strawflower
Heliotrope
Sweet Alyssum
False Camomile
Forget-Me-Not
Flowering Tobacco
Poppy
Anise
Rosemary
Latin Name
Petroselinum crispum
Salvia
Tagetes patula
Tropaeolum majus
Verbena x hybrida
Zinnia sp.
Occasionally Severely Damaged
Begonia semperflorens
Coleus sp.
Cosmos sp.
Dahlia sp.
Gerbera jamesonii
Helianthus sp.
Impatiens balsamina
Impatiens walleriana
Ipomea sp.
Pelargonium sp.
Petunia sp.
Viola sp.
Dill
Borage
Cock’s Comb
Bachelor’s Buttons
Wallflower
California Poppy
Candytuft
Lantana
Lobelia
Stocks
Basil
Shiso
Wax Begonia
Coleus
Cosmos
Dahlia
Gerbera Daisy
Sunflower
Balsam, Touch-Me-Not
Impatiens
Morning Glory
Geranium
Garden Petunia
Pansy
BIENNIALS
Seldom Severely Damaged
Anethumus graveolens
Borage officinalis
Celosia sp.
Centaurea cyanus
Cheiranthus sp.
Eschscholzia californica
Iberis umbellata
Lantana sp.
Lobelia sp.
Matthiola sp.
Ocimum basilicum
Perilla frutescens
Common Name
Parsley
Salvia
French Marigold
Nasturtium
Verbena
Zinnia
Rarely Damaged
Digitalis purpurea
Common Foxglove
Seldom Severely Damaged
Dianthus barbatus
Lunaria annua
Myosotis alpestris
Sweet William
Money Plant
Forget-Me-Not
Occasionally Severely Damaged
Campanula medium
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Canterbury Bells
Latin Name
Common Name
Latin Name
BULBS
Seldom Severely Damaged
Rarely Damaged
Allium sp.
Colchicum sp.
Endymion sp.
Eranthus hyemalis
Fritilaria imperialis
Galanthus nivalis
Narcissus sp.
Scilla siberica
Ornamental Onion
Autumn Crocus
Bluebell
Winter Aconite
Crown Imperial, Fritilia
Snowdrops
Daffodil
Siberian Squill
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Gaultheria procumbens
Liriope sp.
Vinca major
Vinca minor
Camassia
Canna Lily
Elephant Ear
Crocus
Gladiolus
Glory Lily
Hyacinth
Grape Hyacinth
Wood Sorrel
Calla Lily
Occasionally Severely Damaged
Caladium sp.
Lilium sp.
Caladium
Garden Lily
Frequently Severely Damaged
Tulip sp.
Tulip
FERNS
Rarely Damaged
Athyrium goeringianum
(nipponicum)
Cyrtomium falcatum
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Dryopteris marginalis
Matteuccia struthiopteris
Onoclea sensibilis
Osmunda cinnamomea
Osmunda regalis
Polystichum arcostichoides
Thelyptens noveboracensis
Japanese Painted Fern
Holly Fern
Hayscented Fern
Wood Fern
Ostrich Fern
Sensitive Fern
Cinnamon Fern
Royal Fern
Christmas Fern
New York Fern
GROUNDCOVERS
Rarely Damaged
Aegopodium podagaria
Ajuga reptans
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Convallaria majalis
Epimediurn sp.
Galium odoratum (Asperula
odorata)
Lamium sp.
Pachysandra procumbens
Pachysandra terminalis
Bishop’s Weed
Bugleweed
Bearberry
Lily of the Valley
Barrenwort
Sweet Woodruff
Spotted Deadnettle
Allegheny Spurge
Pachysandra
Plumbago
Creeping Wintergreen
Lilyturf
Large Periwinkle
Periwinkle
Occasionally Severely Damaged
Euonymus fortunei
Hedera helix
Wintercreeeper
English Ivy
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES
Seldom Severely Damaged
Camassia leichtlini
Canna sp.
Colocasia esculenta
Crocus sp.
Gladiolus sp.
Gloriosa superba
Hyacinthus sp.
Muscari sp.
Oxalis sp.
Zantedeschia sp.
Common Name
Rarely Damaged
Acorus sp.
Andropogon sp.
Arrhenatherum elatius
Arundo donax
Calamagrostis sp.
Carex sp.
Chasmanthium latifolium
Cortaderia selloana
Eragrostus curvula
Erianthus ravennae
Fargesia sp.
Festuca glauca
Hakonechloa macra
Helictotrichon sempervirens
Imperata cylindrica
Juncus Effusus
Koeleria glauca
Leymus arenarius glaucous
Miscanthus floridulis
Miscanthus sinensis
Molinia caerulea
Molinia caerulea ‘Variegata’
Panicum virgatum
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Pennisetum orientale
Phyllostachys aurea
Schizachyrium scoparium
Sorghastrum nutans
Japanese Sweet Flag
Big Bluestem
Varigated Oat Grass
Giant Reed
Feather Reed Grass
Japanese Sedge
Northern Sea Oats
Pampus Grass
Weeping Love Grass
Ravenna Grass
Clump Bamboo
Blue Fescue
Hakonechloa
Blue Oat Grass
Japanese Blood Grass
Hard Rush
Large Blue June Grass
Lyme Grass
Giant Japanese Silver Grass
Japanese Silver Grass
Purple Moor Grass
Variegated Purple Moor Grass
Switch Grass
Fountain Grass
Oriental Fountain Grass
Golden Bamboo
Little Bluestem
Indian Grass
Seldom Severely Damaged
Bambusa sp.
Carex pendula
Hystrix patula
Ophiopogon japonicus
Phalaris arundinaceae
Scirpus lacustris
Bamboo
Drooping Sedge
Bottlebrush Grass
Dwarf Mondo Grass
Ribbon Grass
Sedge
PERENNIALS
Rarely Damaged
Aconitum sp.
Agastache sp.
Allium sp.
Arabis caucasica
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Monkshood
Anise Hyssop
Ornamental Onion
Rock-Cress
Latin Name
Arisaema triphylum
Armoracia rusticana
Artemisia dracunculus
Artemisia sp.
Asarum canadense
Asarum europaeum
Aubretia deltoidea
Aurinia saxatilis
Baptisia australis
Bruneria macrophylla
(Brunnera)
Cactaceae sp.
Coreopsis verticillata
Corydalis sp.
Dicentra eximia
Dicentra spectabilis
Echinops ritro
Euphorbia sp. (except
‘Chameleon’)
Helleborus sp.
Hesperis matronalis
Hyssopus officinalis
Iris sp. (may eat buds)
Lavandula sp.
Ligularia dentata
Ligularia ‘The Rocket’
Limonium latifolium
Linaria vulgaris
Lychnis coronaria
Majorana
Marrubium vulgare
Melissa officinalis
Mentha sp.
Myosotis sp.
Nepeta sp.
Oreganum sp.
Paeonia sp. (may eat buds)
Perovskio atriplicifolia
Phlomis sp.
Podophyllum
Potentilla sp.
Pulmonaria sp.
Ranunculus sp.
Rodgersia sp.
Ruta sp.
Salvia officinalis
Santolina chamaecyparissus
Stachys byzantina
Tanacetum vulgare
Teucrium Chamaedrys
Thalictrum sp.
Thymus sp.
Yucca filimentosa
Common Name
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Horseradish
Tarragon
Silver Mound
Wild Ginger
European Ginger
Purple Rock-Cress
Basket of Gold
False Indigo
Siberian Bugloss
Cactus
Threadleaf Coreopsis
Corydalis
Fringed Bleeding Heart
Bleeding Heart
Small Globe Thistle
Spurge
Lenton or Christmas Rose
Dame’s Rocket
Hyssop
Iris
Lavendar
Bigleaf Goldenray
Rocket Ligularia
Statice
Butter & Eggs
Rose Campion
Marjoram
Horehound
Lemon Balm
Mint
Forget-Me-Not
Catmint
Oregano
Peony
Russian Sage
Greek Jerusalem Sage
May Apple
Potentilla, Cinquefoil
Lungwort
Buttercup
Rodgers Flower
Rue
Garden Sage
Lavender-Cotton
Lamb’s Ear
Common Tansy
Germander
Meadow Rue
Thyme
Yucca
Seldom Severely Damaged
Achillea filipendulina
Achillea millefolium
Agapanthus sp.
Alchemilla sp.
Yarrow
Common Yarrow
African Lily
Ladys’ Mantle
Latin Name
Anchusa sp.
Anemone x hybrida
Anemonella thalictroides
Aquilegia sp.
Armeria maritima
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias tuberosa
Asparagus officinalis
Aster sp.
Astilbe sp.
Bergenia sp.
Boltonia asteroides
Cerastium
Chrysanthemum parthenium
Cimcifuga sp.
Coreopsis lanceolata
Croscosmia sp.
Cyclamen sp.
Delphinium sp.
Dianthus sp.
Dictamus alba
Digitalis grandiflora
Echinacea purpurea
Erythronium
Eupatorium coelestinurn
Eupatorium rugosum
Geranium macrorrhizum
Gypsophila sp.
Helenium autumnale
Heuchera sp.
Hypericum calycinum
Iberis sempervirens
Kirengeshoma palmata
Kniphofia tritoma
Liatris sp.
Lobelia sp.
Lupinus sp.
Lychnis chalcedonica
Macleaya cordata
Mertensia virginica
Monarda didyma
Papaver orientale
Patrinia scabiosifolia
Physostegia sp.
Polemonium caeruleum
Primula sp.
Rheum rhabarbarum
Rudbeckia sp.
Salvia nemorosa
Saponaria sp.
Satureja montana
Scabiosa caucasica
Sempervivum sp.
Solidago sp.
Stokesia laevis
Symplocarpos foetidus
Tiarella cordifolia
Tradescantia sp.
Tricyrtis hirta
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Common Name
Bugloss
Japanese Anemone
Rue Anemone
Columbine
Sea Thrift
Swamp Milkweed
Butterfly Weed
Asparagus
Aster
Astilbe
Heartleaf Bergenia
White Boltonia
Snow-in-Summer
Feverfew
Snakeroot, Bugbane
Lance Coreopsis
Crocosmia
Cyclamen
Delphinium
Carnation, Pinks
Gas Plant
Yellow Foxglove
Purple Coneflower
Trout Lily
Mist Flower
White Snakeroot
Hardy Geranium
Baby’s Breath
Sneezeweed
Coralbells
St. John’s Wort
Candytuft
Yellow Wax-Bells
Red-Hot Poker
Blazing Star
Cardinal Flower
Lupine
Maltese Cross
Plume Poppy
Virginia Bluebells
Beebalm
Oriental Poppy
Patrinia
Obedient Plant
Jacob’s Ladder
Primrose
Rhubarb
Black-Eyed Susan
Meadow Sage
Soapwort
Savory
Pincushin Flower
Hens and Chickens
Goldenrod
Stokes’ Aster
Skunk Cabbage
Foam Flower
Spiderwort
Toad Lily
Latin Name
Trillium sp.
Verbascum sp.
Veronica sp.
Viola sp.
Common Name
Trillium
Mullein
Speedwell
Violets
Occasionally Severely Damaged
Alcea sp.
Aruncus sp.
Begonia grandis
Bellis perennis
Campanula glomerata
Centaurea montana
Chelone sp.
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum superbum
Erigeron sp.
Euphorbia dulcis ‘Chameleon’
Filipendula sp.
Gaillardia sp.
Geranium clarkei
Geranium sanguineum
Geranium x cantabrigiense
Geum sp.
Hemerocallis sp.
Hibiscus moscheutos
Leucanthemum maximum
Lysimachia clethroides
Lythrum sp.
Oenethera sp.
Penstemon sp.
Phlox sp.
Platycodon grandiflorus
Polygonatum sp.
Sedum spectabile
Sidalcia malviflora
Symphytum officinale
Trollius sp.
Hollyhock
Goat’s Beard
Hardy Begonia
English Daisy
Bellflower
Mountain Bluet
Pink Turtlehead
Fall Mums
Shasta Daisy
Fleabane
Spurge
Meadowsweet
Blanket Flower
Hardy Geranium
Hardy Geranium
Hardy Geranium
Geum, Avens
Daylily
Rose Mallow
Shasta Daisy
Gooseneck Loosestrife
Purple Loosestrife
Sundrops
Penstemon
Phlox
Balloon Flower
Solomon’s Seal
Showy Sedum
Checkermallow
Comfrey
Globeflower
Frequently Severely Damaged
Eryngium sp.
Fragraria sp.
Geranium endressii
Hosta sp.
Pardancanda x norrisii
Sea-Holly
Strawberry
Hardy Geranium
Hosta
Candy Lily
SHRUBS
Rarely Damaged
Aralia spinosa
Berberis sp.
Buddleia sp.
Buxus sempervirens
Calliuna sp.
Caryopteris clandonensis
Cephalotaxus harringtonia
Cytisus sp.
Daphne sp.
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Devil’s Walking Stick
Barberry
Butterfly Bush
Common Boxwood
Heather
Blue Mist Shrub
Japanese Plum Yew
Broom
Daphne
Russian Olive
Latin Name
Erica sp.
Ilex x ‘John T. Morris’
Ilex x ‘Lydia Morris’
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Prince
of Wales’
Juniperus scopulorum
‘Moonglow’
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Mahonia aquifolium
Mahonia bealei
Microbiota decussata
Myrica pensylvanica
Pieris floribunda
Pieris japonica
Potentilla fruticosa
Rhus aromatica
Sambucus racemosa
Sarcoccoca hookeriana
Skimmia japonica
Viburnum dentatum
Common Name
Heath
John T. Morris Holly
Lydia Morris Holly
Prince of Wales Juniper
Moonglow Juniper
Drooping Leucothoe
Oregon Grape Holly
Leatherleaf Mahonia
Russian Cypress
Bayberry
Mountain Pieris
Japanese Pieris, Andromeda
Bush Cinquefoil
Fragrant Sumac
Red Elderberry
Sweet Box
Japanese Skimmia
Arrowwood Viburnum
Seldom Severely Damaged
Abelia sp.
Abies balsamea
Andromeda polifolia
Aronia arbutifolia
Aucuba japonica
Callicarpa sp.
Calycanthus floridus
Calycanthus occidentalis
Chaenomeles japonica
Clerodendrum fargesii
Clethra sp.
Cornus alba
Cornus sericea
Corylus sp.
Cotinus coggygria
Cotoneaster apiculatus
Cotoneaster congestus
Cotoneaster dammeri
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Cotoneaster salicifolius
Deutzia sp.
Elaeagnus umbellatus
Enkianthus campanulatus
Forsythia x intermedia
Fothergila sp.
Halesia carolina
Hamamelis virginiana
Hibiscus syriacus
Hippophae rhamnoides
Hypericum prolificum
Ilex aquifolium
Ilex cornuta
Ilex glabra
Ilex verticillata
Itea virginica
Juniperus chinensis ‘Armstrongii’
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Glossy Abelia
Dwarf Balsam Fir
Bog Rosemary
Red Chokeberry
Goldust Plant
Beautyberry
Common Sweetshrub
California Sweetshrub
Japanese Flowering Quince
Harlequin Glorybower
Sweet Pepperbush
Red Twigged Dogwood
Red Osier Dogwood
Hazelnut
Smokebush
Cranberry Cotoneaster
Pyrenees Cotoneaster
Bearberry Cotoneaster
Rockspray Cotoneaster
Willowleaf Cotoneaster
Deutzia
Autumn Olive
Redvein Enkianthus
Forsythia
Fothergillia
Carolina Silverbell
Common Witchhazel
Rose of Sharon
Sea Buckthorn
St. John’s Wort
English Holly
Chinese Holly
Inkberry
Winterberry Holly
Virginia Sweetspire
Armstrong Juniper
Latin Name
Juniperus chinensis cv.*
Juniperus chinensis ‘Pfitzerana’
Juniperus horizontalis cv.*
Juniperus horizontalis
‘Youngstown’
Juniperus procumbens ‘Nana’
Juniperus sabin cv.
Juniperus scopulorum cv.*
Juniperus squamata ‘Blue Star’
Juniperus squamata cv.*
Kerria japonica
Kolkwitzia amabilis
Lagerstroemia indica
Leucothoe axillaris
Ligustrurn sp.
Lindera benzoin
Magnolia x soulangiana
Osmanthus heterophyllus
Philadelphus coronarius
Pinus mugo
Prunus laurocerasus
Pyracantha coccinea
Rhammus sp.
Ribes sp.
Rubus sp.
Sambucus canadensis
Spiraea japonica
Spiraea prunifolia
Spiraea x bumalda
Symphoricarpos albus
Symphoricarpos x chenaultii
Syringa reticulata
Syringa vulgaris
Viburnum carlesii
Viburnum opulus
Viburnum plicatum
tomentosurn
Viburnum prunifolium
Viburnum rhytidophyllum
Viburnum x juddii
Weigela florida
Common Name
Chinese Juniper
Pfitzer Juniper
Creeping Juniper
Youngstown Andorra Juniper
Japanese Garden Juniper
Savin/Tam Juniper
Mountain Juniper
Blue Star Juniper
Singleseed Juniper
Japanese Kerria
Beautybush
Crape Myrtle
Coast Leucothoe
Privet
Spicebush
Saucer Magnolia
Holly Osmanthus
Sweet Mock Orange
Mugo Pine
Cherry Laurel
Firethorn
Buckthorn
Currant
Brambles
Blueberry Elder, Sweet Elder
Japanese Spirea
Bridalwreath Spirea
Anthony Waterer Spirea
Snowberry
Coralberry
Japanese Tree Lilac
Common Lilac
Koreanspice Viburnum
Cranberry Bush
Doublefile Viburnum
Blackhaw Viburnum
Leatherleaf Viburnum
Judd Viburnum
Weigela
Occasionally Severely Damaged
Cornus racemosa
Cornus sanguinea
Corylopsis glabrescens
Euonymus alata
Euonymus japonica
Hydrangea arborescens
Hydrangea macrophylla
Hydrangea paniculata
Hydrangea quercifolia
Ilex crenata
Ilex x meserveae
Juniperus conferta
Kalmia latifolia
Nandina sp.
Panicled Dogwood
Bloodtwig Dogwood
Fragrant Winterhazel
Winged Euonymus
Japanese Euonymus
Smooth Hydrangea
Bigleaf Hydrangea
Panicle Hydrangea
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Japanese Holly
Blue Holly
Shore Juniper
Mountain Laurel
Heavenly Bamboo
Latin Name
Prunus x cistena
Rhododendron carolinianum
Rhododendron catawbiense
Rhododendron maximum
Rhododendron sp.*
Rosa multiflora
Rosa rugosa
Rosa x hybrid
Syringa villosa
Syringa x chinesis
Syringa x persica
Vaccinum corymbosum
Common Name
Purple Leaf Sand Cherry
Carolina Rhododendron
Catawba Rhododendron
Rosebay Rhododendron
Deciduous Azaleas
Multiflora Rose
Rugosa Rose
Hybrid Tea Rose
Late Lilac
Chinese Lilac
Persian Lilac
Highbush Blueberry
Frequently Severely Damaged
Euonymus fortunei
Rhododendron penclymenoides
Rhododendron sp.*
Rhododendron sp.*
Taxus sp.
Wintercreeper
Pinxterbloom Azalea
Evergreen Azaleas
Rhododendrons
Yews
TREES
Rarely Damaged
Aesculus parviflora
Albizia julibrissin
Asimina triloba
Betula nigra
Betula papyrifera
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Ilex opaca
Picea glauca ‘Conica’
Pinus resinosa
Pinus rigida
Pinus thunbergiana
Bottlebrush Buckeye
Mimosa
Pawpaw
River Birch
Paper Birch
Katsura Tree
American Holly
Dwarf Alberta Spruce
Red Pine
Pitch Pine
Japanese Black Pine
Seldom Severely Damaged
Acer griseurn
Acer palmatum
Acer pensylvanicum
Acer rubrum
Acer saccharum
Aesculus x carnea
Amelanchier arborea
Amelanchier canadensis
Amelanchier laevis
Betula albo-sinensis
Betula jacquemontii
Betula lutea
Betula pendula
Chaenomeles speciosa
Chamaecyparis pisifera
Chionanthus retusus
Cornus kousa
Crataegus laevigata
Cryptomeria japonica
Fagus sylvatica
Fraximus pennsylvanica
*Check other rating categories to find additional species or cultivars of this genus.
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Paperbark Maple
Japanese Maple
Striped Maple
Red Maple
Sugar Maple
Ruby Horsechestnut
Downy Serviceberry
Shadbush
Allegheny Serviceberry
Chinese Paper Birch
Himalayan Birch
Yellow Birch
European White Birch
Common Flowering Quince
Japanese Falsecypress
Chinese Fringe Tree
Kousa Dogwood
English Hawthorn
Japanese Cedar
European Beech
Green Ash
Latin Name
Fraxinus excelsior
Gleditsia triacanthos
Ilex x aquipernyi
Juniperus virginiana
Koelreuteria paniculata
Liriodendron tulipifera
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Oxydendrum arboreum
Picea abies
Picea glauca
Picea omorika
Picea pungens
Pinus densiflora
Pinus nigra
Pinus strobus
Pinus sylvestris
Prunus serrulata
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Salix matsudana tortuosa
Sassafras albidurn
Common Name
European Ash
Honey Locust
Dragon Lady, San Jose Holly
Eastern Red Cedar
Goldenrain Tree
Tulip Tree
Dawn Redwood
Sourwood
Norway Spruce
White Spruce
Serbian Spruce
Colorado Blue Spruce
Japanese Red Pine
Austrian Pine
Eastern White Pine
Scotch Pine
Japanese Flowering Cherry
Douglas Fir
Corkscrew Willow
Common Sassafras
Occasionally Severely Damaged
Abies balsamea
Abies concolor
Abies fraseri
Acer platanoides
Acer saccharinum
Aesculus hippocastanum
Cedrus atlantica
Cercis canadensis
Chamaecyparis obtusa
Chamaecyparis thyoides
Chionanthus virginicus
Cornus alternifolia
Cornus florida
Cornus mas
Cupressocyparis leyandii
Ilex pernyi
Ilex x ‘Nellie R. Stevens’
Larix decidua
Liquidambar styraciflua
Balsam Fir
White Fir
Fraser Fir
Norway Maple
Silver Maple
Common Horsechestnut
Atlas Cedar
Eastern Redbud
Hinoki Cypress
Atlantic White Cedar
White Fringe Tree
Alternate-Leaved Dogwood
Flowering Dogwood
Cornelian Cherry
Leyland Cypress
Pernyi Holly
Nellie Stevens Holly
European Larch
Sweetgum
Latin Name
Malus sp.
Prunus avium
Pyrus calleryana
Pyrus communis
Quercus alba
Quercus prinus
Quercus rubra
Rhus typhina
Robinia pseudoacia
Salix sp.*
Taxodium distichum
Thuja plicata
Tilia americana
Tilia cordata ‘Greenspire’
Tsuga canadensis
Tsuga caroliniana
Common Name
Apples
Sweet Cherry
Callery Pear
Common Pear
White Oak
Chestnut Oak
Northern Red Oak
Staghorn Sumac
Black Locust
Willows
Bald Cypress
Western Arborvitae
Basswood
Greenspire Littleleaf Linden
Eastern Hemlock
Carolina Hemlock
Frequently Severely Damaged
Prunus sp.
Prunus sp.*
Sorbus aucuparia
Thuja occidentalis
Plums
Cherries
European Mountain Ash
American Arborvitae
VINES
Seldom Severely Damaged
Celastrus scandens
Jasminum nudiflorum
Wisteria floribunda
American Bittersweet
Winter Jasmine
Wisteria
Occasionally Severely Damaged
Campsis radicans
Clematis sp.
Hedera helix
Hydrangea anomala petiolaris
Lonicera x heckrottii
Parthenocissus quinquifolia
Trumpet Creeper
Clematis
English Ivy
Climbing Hydrangea
Goldflame Honeysuckle
Virginia Creeper
Frequently Severely Damaged
Euonymus fortunei
Wintercreeper
*Check other rating categories to find additional species or cultivars of this genus.
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Helen Heinrich, Certified Landscape Architect; James Messina, Certified Landscape Architect, Landscape Plus;
Valerie Sudal, Garden Writer, The Newark Star-Ledger; and numerous landscapers, Master Gardeners, and
nurserymen who provided ratings.
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