Transcription of TREES & SHRUBS NATIVE IN IOWA
1 TREES & SHRUBS NATIVE IN IOWAC ommon NameScientific NameMature HeightGrowth RateShade ToleranceNatural Habitat / Soils / SitesUses / LimitationsftmAmerican BasswoodTilia americana8024fasttolerantmoist, upland woods protected bluffs & ravinesshade tree; spacious / intolerant of saltAmerican ElmUlmus americana7021mediumintermediatewoods; especially alluvial flatssusceptable to dutch elm diseaseAmerican HazelnutCorylus americana155mediumintermediatewoodland openings and bordersgreat for wildlifeAmerican HornbeamCarpinus caroliniana3511slowvery tolerantmoist, but sufficiently drainedsmall spaces; shady places / relatively disease-freeBalsam FirAbies balsamea5015slowvery tolerantsteep, N-facing bluffs, limited to extreme NEIowalimited sitesBalsam PoplarPopulus balsamifera5015fastvery intolerantmoist woods; woodland edgesBeaked HazelnutCorylus cornuta62mediumintermediateN-facing wooded slopes; algific talus slopes limited availabilityBebb WillowSalix bebbiana258fastintolerantmoist ground; N-facing talus slopes; fenslimited availabilityBigtooth AspenPopulus grandidentata4514fastvery intolerantmoist to dry; usually upland woodsBitternut HickoryCarya cordiformis7021slowintolerantupland woods; wooded slopes; bluffsshade tree; reforestation / limited availabilityBlack AshFraxinus nigra5015mediumintolerantmoist, wooded slopes; alluviumlimited availabilityBlack CherryPrunus serotina5015mediumintolerantmoist, wooded slopes; upland woodsneeds full sunBlack MapleAcer nigrum6018mediumvery tolerantmoist woods; wooded slopesexcellent shade tree on well drained sitesBlack OakQuercus velutina6018mediumintermediateupland woods; sandy, alluvial flatsreforestationBlack WalnutJuglans nigra8024fastintolerantmoist woodlands; especially alluvial woodsgreat timber / wildlife tree; good nut productionBlack WillowSalix nigra5015fastvery intolerantstreambanks.
2 Lake margins; alluvial woodsriparian areasBlackhaw ViburnumViburnum prunifolium124slowintermediatewoodland bordersgreat low growing treeBlackjack OakQuercus marilandica3511slowintermediateupland woods; SE Iowalimited availabilityBlue AshFraxinus quadrangulata4012mediumintermediaterocky bluffsshade tree; limited availabilityBoxelderAcer negundo5015fasttolerantalluvial woods; moist, disturbed areas; riparian areasriparian areas / short-lived; stormsBuffaloberrySheperdia argentea82mediumintermediatedry uplands; loess bluffs; prairie-woodland edgesBur OakQuercus macrocarpa10030slowintermediatedry uplands; slopesexcellent long term shade tree; spaciousJ:\Forestry\Shared\Johnw\ "common order"Page 1 of 5 TREES & SHRUBS NATIVE IN IOWAC ommon NameScientific NameMature HeightGrowth RateShade ToleranceNatural Habitat / Soils / SitesUses / LimitationsftmButternutJuglans cinerea6018slowintolerantmoist, wooded slopes; alluvial woodsnuts; shade tree / butternut declineCanada PlumPrunus nigra206mediumintolerantsteep, N- or E-facing, wooded slopeslimited availabilityCanadian YewTaxus canadensis31slowtolerantrocky bluffs; moist wooded slopesChinkapin Dwarf OakQuercus prinoides206slowintolerantdry ridges; rocky bluffslimited availabilityChinkapin OakQuercus muhlenbergii5015slowintolerantexposed bluffs; rocky slopesexcellent shade tree for southern half of IowaChokecherryPrunus virginiana206mediumvery intolerantopen woods; woodland borders; rocky bluffsextremely hardy / insects; black knot; short service lifeCockspur HawthornCrataegus crus-galli206slowintermediateopen, upland woods; pasturesattractive; thornlessCommon JuniperJuniperus communis103mediumintolerantdry, wooded bluffs; rocky slopesCommon PawpawAsimina triloba258mediumwooded alluvium.
3 Wooded slopes: limited to southern IowaCommon PersimmonDiospyros virginiana4012slowvery tolerantsandstone bluffsbest in southern IowaCottonwoodPopulus deltoides10030very fastvery intolerantmoist habitats; ususally on alluvium; ripariaareasfast growing tree; riparian areasCoyote WillowSalix exigua258fastintolerantstreambanks; sandbars; alluvial bottomsDotted HawthornCrataegus punctata258slowintermediateopen woods; pasturesadverse sites / rust; mildew; fruit litterDowny HawthornCrataegus mollis309slowintermediateopen, upland woods; sandy alluvium; openingsrust problemDowny ServiceberryAmelanchier arborea258mediumtolerantmoist, wooded slopes; rocky, wooded slopesvery attractiveEastern Red CedarJuniperus virginiana4012mediumvery intolerantdry, open woods; rocky bluffs; pasturesgreat windbrake treeEastern RedbudCercis canadensis155slowtolerantwooded ravines; wooded bluffs; alluvium; southern Iowastreet treeEastern WahooEuonymus atropurpureus155mediumtolerantmoist woodsvery attractiveElderberrySambucus canadensis82fastintermediateedges of moist woods; shorelines; fencerowsFleshy HawthornCrataegus succulenta309slowintermediateopen woods; woodland edgeslimited availabilityGray DogwoodCornus racemosa103mediumtolerantupland woodsgreat for wildlifeGreen AshFraxinus pennsylvanica6018fasttolerantalluvial or low, moist woodsgood shade treeJ:\Forestry\Shared\Johnw\ "common order"Page 2 of 5 TREES & SHRUBS NATIVE IN IOWAC ommon NameScientific NameMature HeightGrowth RateShade ToleranceNatural Habitat / Soils / SitesUses / LimitationsftmHackberryCeltis occidentalis6018slowintermediatemoist low woods; open, disturbed soilshade tree / nipple gall; powdery mildewHeart-Leaved WillowSalix rigida103fastvery intolerantstreambanks; wet lowlands; ditcheslimited availabilityHoneylocustGleditsia triacanthos7021fastintolerantalluvial woods; old pastures.
4 Sandy prairiesplazas; parking lots / insects; Thyronectria; thornsHoptree / Water AshPtelea trifoliata155slowintermediatealong streams; rocky bluffs; sandy habitats background shrubHortulan PlumPrunus hortulana155mediumvery intolerantroad cuts; low woodslimited availabilityInland ServiceberryAmelanchier interior206mediumtolerantdry sandstone ledgesvery attractiveIronwood / HophornbeamOstria virginiana309slowtolerantupland wood; wooded slopesshade tree / salt-sensitiveKentucky CoffeetreeGymnocladus dioicus6018mediumintolerantmoist, wooded ravines; alluviumshade tree / free of diseasesMargaret's HawthornCrataegus margaretta309slowintermediateupland woods; slopes; open alluvial woods limited availabilityMeadow WillowSalix petiolaris103fastvery intolerantmoist prairie remnants; marsh edges; fenslimited availabilityMexican PlumPrunus mexicana206mediumvery intolerantroadsides; fencerowslimited availabilityMissouri River WillowSalix eriocephala4012fastintolerantstreambanks ; wet lowlands; ditchesMountain MapleAcer spicatum206slowtolerantsteep, moist, N- & E-facing wooded slopes limited availabilityNannyberryViburnum lentago155mediumintermediateupland woodsgreat for wildlifeNorthern Pin OakQuercus ellipsoidalis5015mediumintolerantopen, sandy, upland woodsexcellent shade treeOhio BuckeyeAesculus glabra5015mediumtolerantmoist or sandy, lowland woodsleaf scorchPagoda DogwoodCornus alternifolia206slowtolerantmoist, upland woodsbackground treePaper BirchBetula papyrifera7021fastintolerantsteep, sheltered, rocky bluffs; N-facing slopes; limited to NE Iowaborer; problems off sitePeachleaf WillowSalix amygdaloides4012fastintolerantalong streamsriparian areasPear HawthornCrataegus calpodendron309slowintermediateprairie openings in upland woods; edgeslimited availabilityPecanCarya illinoensis7021slowintolerantalluvial woods.
5 SE IowanutsPignut HickoryCarya glabra7021slowintermediatedry, upland woodsreforestation / limited availabilityJ:\Forestry\Shared\Johnw\ "common order"Page 3 of 5 TREES & SHRUBS NATIVE IN IOWAC ommon NameScientific NameMature HeightGrowth RateShade ToleranceNatural Habitat / Soils / SitesUses / LimitationsftmPin CherryPrunus pennsylvanica309fastvery intolerantwoods; clearingsshort livedPin OakQuercus palustris6018slowintolerantalluvial woodslandscape tree; spacious / chlorosisPost OakQuercus stellata309slowintolerantdry, open, upland woods; SE Iowalimited availabilityPrairie CrabappleMalus ioensis227mediumintolerantdry, bushy uplands; open woods; prairie remnantsornamental / highly resistant to diseasesPrickly AshZanthoxylum americanum124slowintolerantedges; upland woods; openingsPussy WillowSalix discolor155fastintolerantstreambanks; low prairies; marsh edgesgreat riparian plantQuaking AspenPopulus tremuloides4012fastvery intolerantopen woods; moist praries; woodland edges background plantingRed MapleAcer rubrum5015mediumtolerantwooded bluffsexcellent shade treeRed MulberryMorus rubra3511mediumtolerantmoist, alluvial woods; wooded slopesfruit litterRed OakQuercus rubra7021mediumintermediatemoist, upland woodsexcellent shade treeRed-Osier DogwoodCornus stolonifera82fasttolerantshores; lake & pond margins; fensgreat for wildlifeRiver BirchBetula nigra8024fastintolerantalluvial woods; stream marginsleaf miner; moisture stress; short service lifeRock ElmUlmus thomasii7021mediumintermediatebases of moist, wooded slopesdutch elm diseaseRough-Leaf DogwoodCornus drummondii82mediumtolerantmoist woods; along streams; woodland bordersRoundleaf DogwoodCornus rugosa82mediumtolerantrich, upland woods; N-facing, wooded slopeslimited availabilityRoundleaf ServiceberryAmelanchier sanguinea206mediumtolerantsandstone ledges; algific slopesvery attractiveSandbar WillowSalix interior309fastintolerantstreambanks.
6 Sandbars; alluvial bottomsriparian areasSaskatoon ServiceberryAmelanchier alnifolia185mediumtolerantthickets; margin of lakesvery attractiveShagbark HickoryCarya ovata7021slowintermediatedry, upland woods; bluffs; statewidenuts; limited availabilityShellbark HickoryCarya laciniosa7021slowvery tolerantalluvial woods; southern Iowalimited availabilityShingle OakQuercus imbricaria4514slowintermediatebottomland s; dry hillsides; southern Iowastreet tree; for southern IowaShining WillowSalix lucida258fastintolerantlow, moist ground; lakeshores; streambanks; fensriparian areasJ:\Forestry\Shared\Johnw\ "common order"Page 4 of 5 TREES & SHRUBS NATIVE IN IOWAC ommon NameScientific NameMature HeightGrowth RateShade ToleranceNatural Habitat / Soils / SitesUses / LimitationsftmShowy MountainashSorbus decora206mediumintoleranthedges; woodland margins; sandstone outcropslimited availabilitySilky DogwoodCornus obliqua103mediumtolerantwet thickets; low woods; wet prairiesgreat for wildlifeSilver MapleAcer saccharinum12036very fasttolerantalluvial woods; riparian areasfast growing shade tree; consider cultivarsSlippery ElmUlmus rubra6018mediumtolerantwooded slopes & bluffssusceptable to dutch elm diseaseSmooth SumacRhus glabra155mediumintermediatewoodland openings; edges; disturbed areas great fall colorSpeckled AlderAlnus incana309mediumintermediatesandy soil in alluvial woods; streamsides; seepsStaghorn SumacRhus typhina206mediumintermediatedry openings in woods; edges; rocky slopes great fall colorSugar MapleAcer saccharum6018mediumvery tolerantmoist woods; wooded slopesexcellent shade treeSwamp White OakQuercus bicolor7021slowintermediatealluvial woodsexcellent shade treeSycamorePlatanus occidentalis10030fastintermediatealluvia l woodsshade tree / anthracnose; lace bugWhite AshFraxinus americana7021mediumintolerantupland woodsexcellent shade tree / drought.
7 Ash declineWhite OakQuercus alba10030slowintermediateuplands woods; dry slopesshade tree / sensitive to compaction & root damageWhite PinePinus strobus9027mediumintermediatesandy or rocky, steep, wooded slopes & ledgesworks best in eastern half of IowaWild PlumPrunus americana206fastvery intolerantfencerows; woodland edges; open woodsgreat for wildlifeWitchhazelHamamelis virginiana103mediumintermediatemoist, wooded, N-facing slopesYellow BirchBetula alleghaniensis10030mediumintermediateN-f acing, rocky, wooded slopesadapted from :Iowa State University Forestry Extension: TREES & SHRUBS NATIVE to Iowa; Ames, IA, 2001 Michael A. Dirr: Manual of Woody Landscape Plants; Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Uses; Athens, GE, 1990J:\Forestry\Shared\Johnw\ "common order"Page 5 of 5
