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There are two tree-sized species of Amelanchier that occur in the Catskills, Downy Serviceberry (A. arborea) and Allegheny Serviceberry (A. laevis). They are difficult to tell apart and we’re not sure which species is pictured here, but both species bring a showy display to the spring woodland. The fruits of the latter species are tastier than the former and edible for humans - birds will probably eat the fruits from either species.
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Catskill Native Nursery
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Updated March 2007
Species
Common Name
Catskill Native?
Distribution
Available?
Abies balsamea
Balsam Fir
Yes
Newfoundland to Alberta south to Minnesota and West Virginia
No
Abies balsamea ‘Nana’
Dwarf Balsam Fir
Cultivar
-
No
Acer pensylvanicum
Striped Maple
Yes
Nova Scotia to Ontario south to Tennessee and North Carolina
Catskills
Acer rubrum
Red Maple
Yes
Newfoundland to Manitoba south to Texas and Florida
Yes
Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’
Red Maple
Cultivar
-
Yes
Acer saccharinum
Silver Maple
Lowlands
Maine to Minnesota south to Oklahoma, Mississippi and Georgia
Yes
Acer saccharum
Sugar Maple
Yes
Nova Scotia to Minnesota south to Missouri and North Carolina
Yes
Acer saccharum ‘Commemoration’
Sugar Maple
Cultivar
-
Yes
Acer saccharum ‘Fall Fiesta’
Sugar Maple
Cultivar
-
Yes
Acer spicatum
Mountain Maple
Yes
Newfoundland to Saskatchewan s to Tennessee and North Carolina
Catskills
Aesculus flava
Yellow Buckeye
No
Pennsylvania to Indiana south to Alabama and Georgia
Yes
Aesculus glabra
Ohio Buckeye
No
Pennsylvania to Iowa south to Texas and Alabama
Yes
Aesculus pavia
Red Buckeye
No
North Carolina to Missouri south to Texas and Florida
Yes
Amelanchier arborea
Downy Serviceberry
Yes
Newfoundland to Minnesota south to Texas and Florida
Yes
Amelanchier canadensis
Shadblow Serviceberry
Shawangunks
Nova Scotia to New York south to Georgia
Yes
Amelanchier canadensis ‘Rainbow Pillar’
Shadblow Serviceberry
Cultivar
-
Yes
Amelanchier laevis
Allegheny Serviceberry
Yes
Newfoundland to Minnesota south to Alabama and Georgia
Yes
Amelanchier x ‘Autumn Brilliance’
Serviceberry
Hybrid
-
Yes
Amelanchier x ‘Prince William’
Serviceberry
Hybrid
-
Yes
Amelanchier x ‘Robin Hill’
Serviceberry
Hybrid
-
Yes
Aralia spinosa
Devil's Walking Stick
Lowlands
New York to Missouri south to Texas and Florida
Limited
Asimina triloba
Pawpaw
No
New York and Ontario to Nebraska south to Texas and Florida
Yes
Asimina triloba ‘Wells’
Pawpaw
Cultivar
-
Yes
Betula alleghaniensis
Yellow Birch
Yes
Newfoundland to Minnesota south to Tennessee and Georgia
Yes
Betula lenta
Sweet Birch
Yes
Maine to Ohio south to
Alabama and Georgia
Yes
Betula nigra
River Birch
Lowlands
New Hampshire to Minnesota south to Texas and Florida
Yes
Betula nigra ‘Heritage’
River Birch
Cultivar
-
Yes
Betula nigra ‘Little King’
River Birch
Cultivar
-
Yes
Betula papyrifera
Paper Birch
Yes
Newfoundland to Alaska south to Oregon and North Carolina
Yes
Betula papyrifera ‘Renaissance Reflection’
Paper Birch
Cultivar
-
Yes
Betula populifolia
Gray Birch
Yes
Nova Scotia to Indiana south to Virginia
Yes
Betula populifolia ‘Whitespire’
Gray Birch
Cultivar
-
Yes
Carpinus caroliniana
American Hornbeam
Yes
Maine to Minnesota south to Texas and Florida
No
Carya cordiformis
Bitternut Hickory
Yes
New Hampshire to Minnesota south to Texas and Florida
Yes
Carya glabra
Pignut Hickory
Yes
New Hampshire to Illinois south to Texas and Florida
Yes
Carya illinoinensis ‘Lucus’
Northern Pecan
No
 
Yes
Carya illinoinensis ‘Michigan’
Northern Pecan
No
Ohio to Iowa south to
Texas and Florida
Yes
Carya illinoinensis ‘Peruque’
Northern Pecan
No
 
Yes
Carya laciniosa
Big Shellbark Hickory
No
New York to Iowa south to
Texas and Georgia
Yes
Carya ovalis
Red Hickory
Lowlands
New Hampshire to Iowa south to Louisiana and Florida
Yes
Carya ovata
Shagbark Hickory
Yes
Maine to Iowa south to
Texas and Georgia
Yes
Castanea dentata x
Hybrid Chestnut
Hybrid
-
Yes
Castanea dentata x ‘Timburr’
Hybrid Chestnut
Hybrid
-
Yes
Castanea pumila x
Hybrid Allegheny Chinkapin
Hybrid
-
Yes
Catalpa speciosa
Northern Catalpa
No
Indiana to Arkansas
Yes
Celtis occidentalis
Common Hackberry
No
New Hampshire to North Dakota south to Oklahoma and Virginia
Yes
Cercis canadensis
Eastern Redbud
No
Pennsylvania to Nebraska south to Texas and Florida
Yes
Cercis canadensis
Eastern Redbud - Clump
No
 
Yes
Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’
Eastern Redbud
Cultivar
-
Yes
Chamaecyparis thyoides
Atlantic White Cedar
No
Maine to Mississippi and Florida
Yes
Chionanthus virginicus
Fringe Tree
No
New Jersey to Missouri south to Texas and Florida
Yes
Cladrastis kentukea
Yellowwood
No
Indiana to Oklahoma south to Louisiana and Georgia
Yes
Cladrastis kentukea ‘Perkin’s Pink’
Yellowwood
No
-
Yes
Cornus alternifolia
Pagoda Dogwood
Yes
Nova Scotia to Minnesota south to Arkansas and South Carolina
Yes
Cornus florida
Flowering Dogwood
Rare; Lowlands
Maine to Missouri south to
Texas and Florida
Yes
Cornus florida ‘Cherokee Brave’
Pink Flowering Dogwood
Cultivar
-
Yes
Cornus florida ‘Cherokee Princess’
Pink Flowering Dogwood
Cultivar
-
No
Cornus florida ‘Cloud Nine’
Flowering Dogwood
Cultivar
-
Yes
Cornus x ‘Stellar Pink’
Dogwood
Hybrid
-
Yes
Crataegus crus-galli
Cockspur Hawthorne
No
Vermont to Michigan south to Tenneessee and Virginia
Yes
Crataegus phaenopyrum
Washington Hawthorne
No
Ohio to Missouri south to Tennessee and South Carolina
Yes
Crataegus viridis
Green Hawthorn
No
Pennsylvania to Kansas south to Texas and Florida
Yes
Crataegus viridis ‘Winter King’
Green Hawthorn
Cultivar
-
Yes
Diospyros virginiana
Persimmon
No
New Jersey to Nebraska south to Texas and Florida
Yes
Euonymus atropurpureus
Eastern Wahoo
No
New Jersey to Minnesota south to Kentucky and Virginia
June
Fagus grandifolia
American Beech
Yes
Nova Scotia to Wisconsin south to Texas and Florida
Yes
Gymnocladus dioicus
Kentucky Coffee Tree
No
New York to South Dakota south to Iklahoma and Tennessee
Yes
Halesia diptera var magniflora
Two-winged Silverbell
No
Georgia and Florida to Texas
Limited
Halesia tetraptera
Carolina Silverbell
No
Virginia to Kentucky south to South Carolina
Yes
Halesia tetraptera ‘Arnold Pink’
Carolina Silverbell
Cultivar
-
Yes
Halesia tetraptera var monticola
Mountain Silverbell
No
Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina and Gerogia
No
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch Hazel
Yes
Nova Scotia to Wisconsin south to Texas and Florida
Yes
Ilex opaca ‘Satyr Hill’
American Holly
No
Maine to Missouri south to
Texas and Florida
No
Juglans nigra
Black Walnut
No
New York to South Dakota south to Texas and Florida
Yes
Juniperus virginiana
Eastern Red Cedar
Yes