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Shrubs that Make Excellent Wildlife Plantings
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BEAKED
HAZELNUT Corylus cornuta
Our native hazelnut is very valuable to ruffed grouse as a winter food
source. Provides cover to a variety of birds. Has an upright, many branched
form and can produce thickets. This shrub grows on well-drained soils,
attains a height of about 6’ and has edible nuts.
HIGHBUSH
CRANBERRY Viburnum trilobum
 A
beautiful native shrub for landscaping or wildlife plantings. Produces
attractive white flowers and scarlet colored fruit which birds eat in
late winter. Tolerates a wide variety of soil sites and does best with
full sunlight. Can reach a height of 10 feet.
LILAC—COMMON
PURPLE Syringa vulgaris
Fragrant lilac colored blossoms in May. Can reach heights of 12–20 feet.
LILAC—PEKING (WHITE) Syringa pekinensis
A small tree lilac. Flowers creamy white, densely crowded in large panicles.
LILAC—PINK (LAKE LILAC) Syringa villosa
Dense shrub to 9 feet. Very hardy. Blooms later than other lilacs. Flowers very light rosy lilac to white.
NINEBARK Physocarpus opulifolius
A native wetland edge species growing up to 8 feet tall and up to 15 feet
across. Use full for borders and screens. The seeds are highly sought
by songbirds and grouse. Prefers full sun.
RUGOSA ROSE Rosa rugosa
Beautiful as shrub or hedge planting. Flower varies from plant to plant. Is a rapid grower.
SERVICEBERRY
Amelanchier canadensis
 An
excellent native wildlife shrub growing up to 25 feet tall. The white
flowers and the first to bloom in spring and the sweet purple berries
are highly sought after by birds. These berries are also edible for humans.
Does best with full sun and should be planted on well-drained soils. Also
a great landscaping shrub.
WINTERBERRY
Ilex verticillata
A native plant that will adapt to most soils with a pH of 5.0 to 6.5. The flowering is late June. Mature height of plant is 6 ft. sold in sets of 4 = 1 Male, Jim Dandy, and 3 Females, Oistewyk.
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