Replant Darien! Native Trees & Shrubs
Over the last couple of years, Darien experienced the removal of many valued old-growth native trees and shrubs. We know that this has been heartbreaking for many in our community, including us. And it wasn’t just our loss, it was a huge loss to our wildlife friends. But we’re here to help remedy this!
We’re excited to offer six gorgeous, wildlife-beneficial shrub and tree varieties in three-gallon pots.
🌳Northern Red Oak - Quercus Rubra🌳
🍁Can grow 100+ feet-tall and 30- to 50-feet-wide
🍁Native to Eastern North America, from Nova Scotia south through Georgia, and west to the great plains
🍁Host plant to over 500 species of butterflies and moths
🍁Acorns are an invaluable food source to many species of birds and mammals
🍁Red to purple fall foliage
🌳Sweet Birch/Betula Lenta🌳
🍁Grows 50- to 60-feet-tall and 15- to 20-feet-wide
🍁Native from Southern Maine south through the Appalachian mountain range
🍁Host to many species of butterflies and moths, most notably the eastern tiger swallowtail and cecropia silk moth
🍁Golden yellow fall foliage
🌳Sourwood - Oxydendrum Arboreum🌳
🍁Grows 20- to 30-feet-tall and 15- to 20-feet-wide
🍁Native to Eastern USA from Pennsylvania southwest to the gulf coast
🍁Most predominant in the Appalachian and Great Smoky mountain ranges
🍁Flowers are a favorite of both native and honeybees. Sourwood honey is highly coveted in the Appalachians.
🍁Fragrant white lily-of-the-valley-like flowers appear in June, long after most flowering trees have finished blooming
🍁Fiery red to purple fall foliage
🌳 Northern Spicebush/Lindera Benzoin 🌳
🍁Grows 6- to 12-feet-tall and wide
🍁Native to Eastern North America from Maine to Florida
🍁Host plant to spicebush swallowtail and promethazine moth
🍁Yellow flowers in early spring are very attractive to native bees
🍁Yellow to orange fall foliage
🌳Witch Hazel/Hamamelis virginiana🌳
🍁Grows 12- to 15-feet-tall and wide
🍁Native to Eastern North America, from Nova Scotia, south to Florida, and west to Minnesota
🍁Host plant to many small moths, most notably the witch hazel dagger moth
🍁Yellow flowers in winter are an important pollen source to native bees
🍁Beautiful, yellow fall foliage
🌳Blackhaw/Viburnum Prunifolium🌳
🍁Grows 12- to 15-feet-tall and 6- to 12-feet-wide
🍁Native from Connecticut, south to North Carolina, and west to Missouri
🍁A host plant, pollinator and wildlife superstar
🍁Larval host to many species of butterflies and moths, and an important pollen source to native bees and honeybees
🍁Many species of birds and mammals feed on berries produced in the fall
🍁White flowers in April/May
🍁Red to purple fall foliage
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