American Beech Tree (Fagus grandifolia)

3 gallon pot

Fall color; Attracts: 🐦🦋

Sun: Adaptable to a wide range of sun conditions

Soil: Prefers moist/wet soil

American beech is a sturdy, imposing tree, 50-80 ft. tall, with a maximum height of 120 ft. Its bark is very smooth and light gray, remaining so as the tree ages. Beechnuts are important food for wildlife.

American Hazelnut (Corylus americana)

1 gallon pot

Fall color; Attracts: 🐦

Sun: Adaptable to a wide range of sun conditions

Soil: Adaptable to any soil

If the fauna of New England held a little popularity contest for “favorite shrub,” you can bet American Hazelnut would be one of the top contenders. A whole host of insects will munch on the leaves, while the nuts provide a tasty snack to our mammalian and avian friends. This shrub will be happiest on the wood’s edge and should be planted in multiples to ensure pollination. You can expect the fruit within 2-3 years after planting. 15’ tall.

Arrowwood Viburnum Shrub (Viburnum dentatum)

1 gallon pot

Fall Color; Attracts: 🐝 🦋 🐦

Sun: Part sun/shade (4-6 hours of direct sun per day)

Soil: Prefers moist/wet soil

A renowned horticulturist, Dr. Michael Dirr once said: “A garden without a viburnum is akin to life without music or art.”  Viburnums do not get the credit the deserve: wonderful large white spring blooms, cold hardy, full leafy form, what is not to love? It attracts gamebirds, songbirds, small mammals, Eastern Bluebird, Northern Flicker, Gray Catbird, and American Robin. A 6-8 ft. shrub, sometimes taller, with multiple, erect-arching stems in a loose, round habit. White, flat-topped flower clusters are followed by dark blue berries. Lustrous, dark-green foliage turns yellow to wine-red in fall. Moist soil.

Bottlebrush Buckeye Shrub (Aesculus parviflora)

3 gallon pot

Fall color; Attracts: 🦋 🐦

Sun: Part sun/shade (4-6 hours of direct sun per day)

Soil: Prefers moist/wet soil

Bottlebrush buckeye is a handsome shrub that has memorable long fluffy white flower clusters in early July. It is useful as an understory planting in woodland gardens, as a specimen plant, or in a shrub border. Drought sensitive; water in dry periods.
Use only in large-scale plantings. Ideal for understory planting in native and woodland gardens.
Flowers on old wood, prune after flowering. 12'x12'.

Choke Cherry Tree (Prunus virginiana)

3 gallon pot

Fall berries; Attracts: 🐝 🦋 🐦 

Sun: Part sun/shade (4-6 hours of direct sun per day)

Soil: Adaptable to any soil

Chokecherry is widely regarded as an important wildlife food plant and provides habitat, watershed protection, and species diversity.Chokecherry is remarkably shade tolerant and has impressive resilience under variable growing conditions. A large, deciduous shrub or small understory tree, choke cherry grows 20-30 ft. tall and often forms thickets. Dense clusters of white flowers are followed by red fruit ripening to dark purple from August to September (north).

Common Witchhazel Shrub (Hamamelis virginiana)

3 gallon pot

Fall Color; Attracts: 🐝 🐦 🦋 

Sun: Part sun/shade (4-6 hours of direct sun per day)

Soil: Adaptable to any soil

If you have visited Gilbertie’s Farm before, surely you have noticed the field of witch hazel growing on the left as you approach the barn. This witch hazel is used in a variety of cosmetics. The plant itself, is easy going and is multi-stemmed and wide by nature, but can take significant pruning. Among pollinator fanatics, the plant is perhaps best know for its late season yellow flowers which provide crucial food when little else is blooming. 15’-20’, great for the wood’s edge.

Drooping Leucothoe Shrub (Leucothoe catasbei)

3 gallon pot

Fall Color; Attracts: 🐝

Sun: Part sun/shade (4-6 hours of direct sun per day)

Soil: Prefers moist/wet soil

Drooping Leucothoe or “Mountain Doghobble” is a 3 to 6 feet tall evergreen shrub with sharply toothed leaves on arching stems. From late April into June, bell-shaped, white flowers that are almost fluorescent . This plant is naturally found in very wet places such as ravines and streambanks.

Highbush Blueberry Shrub (Vaccinium corymbosum)
2 gallon pot

Fall Color; Attracts: 🐝 🐦 

Sun: Part sun/shade (4-6 hours of direct sun per day)

Soil: Adaptable to any soil

Whether you’re interested in Highbush Blueberry for spring’s delicate white flowers, summer’s rewarding fresh fruit or fall’s vibrant red color you won’t be disappointed! These shrubs will do well in moist sunny areas, but aren’t too picky. This plant will attract over 30 species of birds!  For more plentiful and larger fruit, Highbush Blueberries should be planted in multiples. They can self-pollinate, but benefit from cross pollination. 6'-12’.

Low Bush Blueberry Shrub (Vaccinium angustifolia)

1 gallon pot

Attracts: 🐝 🐦         

Sun: Part sun/shade (4-6 hours of direct sun per day)

Soil: Adaptable to any soil

A low, straggling shrub, usually 6 in. to 2 ft. tall and wide. Multiple stems; twiggy branches. Glossy foliage turns from red-green in spring to dark blue-green in summer to maroon-purple in fall. Small, white, pink-tinged, bell-shaped flowers are followed by edible blue fruit.  The berries are relished by wildlife and humans alike.

Meadowsweet Spirea Shrub (Spiraea alba)
1 gallon pot

Fall Color; Attracts: 🐝 🦋

Sun: Part sun/shade (4-6 hours of direct sun per day)

Soil: Adaptable to any soil

White Meadowsweet grows 3-6 ft tall in a variety of habitats. You can find it growing on many sites with nearly full sun. Although this shrub seems to prefer moist soil, it can also be found in fairly well-drained soil.

Mountain Laurel Shrub (Kalmia latifolia)

3 gallon pot

Evergreen; Attracts:🐦🦋

Sun: Part sun/shade (4-6 hours of direct sun per day)

Soil: Prefers moist/wet soil

This shade-tolerant North American shrub has gorgeous flowers that bloom in late spring and early summer. A close relative of rhododendrons and azaleas, it’s an excellent choice for a shady garden. It’s also evergreen, 6-15'. The flower cups look like origami rice bowls...the state shrub of CT.

Nannyberry Viburnum Shrub (Viburnum lentago)

3 gallon pot

Attracts: 🐝 🐦 🦋

Sun: Part sun/shade (4-6 hours of direct sun per day)

Soil: Prefers moist/wet soil

A tall viburnum, occasionally growing as a small tree, 20-25 ft. tall. Slender, erect-arching branches, somewhat open at maturity, often suckering. Attractive white flower clusters, dense dark-green summer foliage, wine-red fall color, blue-black berries which persist through winter. Moist soil.

Northern Red Oak Tree (Quercus rubra)

3 gallon pot

Attracts: 🦋 🐦

Sun: Adaptable to a wide range of sun conditions

Soil: Adaptable to any soil

Bristle-tipped leaves turn red in the fall. The leaves have 7 to 11 waxy lobes. A good street tree, tolerates pollution and compacted soil. Grows as much as two feet a year for 10 years. Grows to 60' to 75'.

Pagoda Dogwood Tree (Cornus alternifolia)

Large 6-gallon pot

Attracts: 🐦 🦋

Sun: Part sun/shade (4-6 hours of direct sun per day)

Soil: Adaptable to any soil

Pagoda dogwood is an excellent native plant for the four season garden. The unique horizontal  branching pattern has a distinct tiered habit, often catching snow in the winter. Clusters of white flowers show up in spring, dark green foliage turns a beautiful burgundy-red in fall, and blue-black berries attract many birds. Pagoda dogwood makes an excellent small tree or large shrub in a shade garden. 15-25' tall.

Red Twig Dogwood (Red-Osier Dogwood) Shrub (Cornus sericea)

3 gallon pot

Fall Color & Fruit; Attracts: 🐦 🦋

Sun: Part sun/shade (4-6 hours of direct sun per day)

Soil: Adaptable to any soil

Though it boasts four-season interest—with fragrant flowers, tiny berries birds love and showy foliage—the red twig dogwood saves its best for winter, when its stems are on fire. 6-8' tall.

Shadbush (Serviceberry) Shrub (Amelanchier canadensis)

3 gallon pot

Fall Color & Fruit; Attracts: 🐦 🦋

Sun: Adaptable to a wide range of sun conditions

Soil: Adaptable to any soil

Is one of the finest small trees for fall color, with leaves turning vivid shades of red and gold. The fruit this tree produces is loved by birds. Full sun and partial shade are best for this tree, meaning it prefers a minimum of four hours of direct, unfiltered sunlight each day. 10-15’.

Spice Bush Shrub (Lindera benzoin)

2 gallon pot

Fall Color; Attracts: 🐝 🐦 🦋

Sun: Part sun/shade (4-6 hours of direct sun per day)

Soil: Prefers moist/wet soil

This plant is thought of as the “forsythia of the wilds” because its early spring flowering gives a subtle yellow tinge to many lowland woods where it is common. 6-12'. Spicebush is a fast-growing shrub, useful in moist, shady places. A small amount of sun yields a bush with better form and more berries.Attracting butterflies is not just about having the right flowering plants, but also the right plants for caterpillars! The spicebush swallow tail butterfly spends its childhood on a spicebush. No spicebush, no butterfly. Beyond being a crucial pollinator host plant, spicebush provides tasty berries for birds.  Before leafing out, spicebush develops delicate, edible yellow flowers. In the summer it has a beautiful horizontal, leafy form, to return to its equinox color of yellow. Every part of the plant is aromatic, and you can use the trigs or leaves to make a lovely tea.

Summersweet, Sweet Pepperbush Shrub (Clethera alnifolia) 

2 gallon pot

Fall Color; Attracts: 🐝 🦋

Sun: Adaptable to a wide range of sun conditions

Soil: Prefers moist/wet soil

Sweet pepperbush, also known as summersweet, grows in wet woodlands and marshes, as well as along streams and seashores. It reaches around 3 to 8 feet tall with a 4- to 6-foot spread. During summer it produces long, fragrant flower spikes that tend to attract butterflies and bees.

Swamp Azalea Shrub (Azalea viscosum)

3 gallon pot

Fall Color; Attracts: 🐝

Sun: Part sun/shade (4-6 hours of direct sun per day)

Soil: Prefers moist/wet soil

Swamp azalea grows to 3’-5’ with open branching. May and June bring lovely white to light pink flowers. You can expect some visits from hummingbirds, butterflies, and a specialist native bee (Andrena cornelli) As the name suggests, it likes moist soils: perfect for the woodland edge. This is also good plant to use next to the home.

Swamp Rose Shrub - Pink (Rosa palustris) 

3 gallon pot

Produces fruit (hips); Attracts: 🐝 🐦 

Sun: Part sun/shade (4-6 hours of direct sun per day)

Soil: Prefers moist/wet soil

Swamp Rose occurs along stream banks, in swamps and marshes.  It grows best in slightly acidic, wet to moist soils in partial shade or full sunlight. Rosa palustris is extremely fragrant and the pink blooms last for six to eight weeks in midseason, generally June through July. The fruit (rose hip) is red and fleshy on the outside with a mass of seeds inside the rose hip. The rose hips are eaten and spread by birds.

Swamp Sweetbells Shrub (Eubotrys racemosus)

3 gallon pot

Fall Color; Attracts: 🐝 

Sun: Part sun/shade (4-6 hours of direct sun per day)

Soil: Prefers moist/wet soil

Small shrub for rock garden, on slopes, bank stabilizer, border, foundations or underplanting for larger shrubs.native to damp woodland soils along streambanks, pond peripheries and swamps Can be grown in full sun, but must have good moisture. Does not tolerate drought or windy conditions.

Sweet Azalea Shrub - White (Azalea arborescens)

3 gallon pot

Fall Color

Sun: Part sun/shade (4-6 hours of direct sun per day)

Soil: Prefers moist/wet soil

Tall 8'-12' and fast-growing for a native azalea. It is one of the hardiest native white azaleas, and one of the last azaleas to bloom in the spring. Drought sensitive, it requires moist, partially shaded sites.

Sweet Black Birch Tree (Betula lenta)

3 gallon pot 

Fall Color; Attracts: 🐦

Sun: Adaptable to a wide range of sun conditions

Soil: Adaptable to any soil

Sweet (black) birch is resistant to bronze birch borer,. Exhibits the best fall color of the  birches, 50-75' tall. High wildlife value.

Tupelo / Blackgum Tree (Nyssa sylvatica)

3 gallon pot

Fall Color; Attracts: 🐦 🦋

Sun: Adaptable to a wide range of sun conditions

Soil: Adaptable to any soil

One of the most attractive native trees around. Summer leaves are a dark green with a high-gloss appearance, but the most spectacular part of this tree is the fall foliage with many shades of yellow, orange, bright red, purple or scarlet that may appear on the same branch. 30-50' prefers well drained soil.

Winterberry - Female (Ilex verticillata)

2 gallon pot

Fall color & berries; Attracts: 🐦 

Sun: Adaptable to a wide range of sun conditions

Soil: Adaptable to any soil

Extremely showy in late fall and early winter when covered with their bright red fruit, these shrubs are either male or female--a trait typical of the holly family. Birds are readily attracted to them. Since this shrub grows in both wet and dry sites, it is an adaptable naturalizer.

Winterberry – Male “Jim Dandy” Shrub (Ilex verticillata)

3 gallon pot

Fall color but NO berries; Attracts: 🐦 🦋

Sun: Adaptable to a wide range of sun conditions

Soil: Adaptable to any soil

Jim Dandy is a male plant and is generally grown only as a pollinator for female winterberry plants to produce berries. One Jim Dandy will generally be sufficient for pollinating 9-10 female plants. Prune to shape in early spring just before new growth begins.