Beesponsible
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Photo by red.raleigh / CC BY 2.0

Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry to medium water needs
Zones 3 to 10


Note: Not recommended as a landscape tree. Better suited for unvisited hedgerows and shelterbelts.


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Photo by Rüdiger Wölk / CC BY-SA 2.5

Red Buckeye

Aesculus pavia

Native to the region

Partial shade
Wet water needs
Zones 4 to 8


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Photo by Bri Weldon​ ​/ CC BY​ ​2.0

Carolina Laurel Cherry

Prunus caroliniana

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Wet water needs
Zones 7 to 10


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Photo by Stephen Horvath ​/ CC BY-ND​ ​2.0

Southern Catalpa

Catalpa bignonioides

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Medium to wet water needs
Zones 5 to 9


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Photo by Sballal / CC BY-SA 3.0

Eastern Redbud

Cercis canadensis

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Wet water needs
Zones 4 to 8


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Photo by stanze​ ​/ CC BY-SA 2.0

Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera

Native to the region

Full shade to full sun
Medium to wet water needs
Zones 5 to 9


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American Holly

Ilex opaca

Native to the region

Full shade to full sun
Dry to wet water needs
Zones 5 to 9


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Photo by BenGrantham​ ​/ CC BY 2.0

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Wet water needs
Zones 3 to 9