New England Wetland Plants, Inc grows conservation-grade, native trees from local seed sources. Conservation-grade trees are easy to plant and economical; perfect for use in erosion control, habitat restoration, and natural landscaping. Our trees range in size from 12 inches up to 6 ft. Trees are sold, according to height, in #2 nursery containers. Orders for potted plant material are available for delivery or pick-up at our nursery.
OBL: Obligate Wetland Species | Plants that almost always grow in wetlands (estimated probability >99%), under natural conditions. |
FACW: Facultative Wetland Species | Plants that usually grow in wetlands (estimated probability 67%-99%), but are occasionally found in non-wetlands areas. |
FAC: Facultative Species | Plants equally likely to occur in wetlands or non-wetlands (estimated probability 34%-66% in wetlands). |
FACU: Facultative Upland Species | Plants usually found in non-wetlands (estimated probability 67%-99%), but occasionally found in wetlands (estimated probability 1%-33%). |
UPL: Obligate Upland Species | Plants almost always found in non-wetlands or upland sites (estimated probability >99%). |
TREES TABLE
SPECIES | IMAGE | DESCRIPTION | WETLAND STATUS | SHADE TOLERANCE | HABITAT | SIZE | 1-50 | 51+ |
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Abies balsamea (Balsam Fir) Read More... | ![]() | This northern native evergreen (40-60′) is an excellent addition to buffer zone plantings or drier portions within or along the edges of wetland mitigation areas. Tolerates low fertility, acidic sites. A species of extremes, dry to wet sites. Provides winter cover for birds and small mammals. | FAC | Full Sun to Full Shade | Forested Wetlands and Wet Meadow | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $14.00 $15.00 $16.00 $17.00 | $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 $16.50 |
Acer negundo (Box Elder Maple) Read More... | ![]() | A medium height, fast growing tree (30-50′) of dry to moist soils. This maple has a compound leaf similar to an ash leaf. Tolerates compacted and low fertility sites. Song birds and squirrels eat the seeds. | FAC+ | Full Sun to Full Shade | Shore edges, wet meadows, forests | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | $9.50 $10.50 $11.50 $12.50 |
Acer pensylvanicum (Striped Maple) Read More... | ![]() | A small deciduous understory tree. An important wildlife food. These trees can change gender. Found on moist, acidic soils in deep valleys and on cool, moist, shaded north-facing slopes. | FACU | Partial to Full Shade | Forested, shady areas | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $15.00 $16.00 $17.00 $18.00 | $14.50 $15.50 $16.50 $17.50 |
Acer rubrum (Red Maple) Read More... | ![]() | A fast-growing tree (60-75′) with fall foliage. Seed, sap, and buds serve as food for wildlife. One of the most common trees in northeast wetlands. | FAC | Full Sun to Full Shade | Shore edges, wet meadows, forests | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 |
Acer saccharinum (Silver Maple) Read More... | ![]() | Rapid growing shade tree (60-80′). Grows in a wide range of soils. Common to floodplain forests. | FACW | Full Sun to Partial Shade | Shore edges, wet meadows, forests | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 |
Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple) Read More... | ![]() | A medium-tall tree (60-80′) of rich, moist, well drained soils. Seedlings are shade tolerant. Important source of browse and seeds for wildlife food. Sap is used in syrup production. | FACU- | Full Sun to Full Shade | Drier Forested Areas | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 |
Betula alleghaniensis (Yellow Birch) Read More... | ![]() | A medium-tall tree (60-70′) of cool, moist forests. Peeling, yellow bark in maturity. Tolerates a wide range of soil conditions. | FAC | Full Sun to Partial Shade | Wet meadows and forests | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 |
Betula lenta (Sweet Birch, Black Birch) Read More... | This tree is a pioneer species and tolerates low fertility soils, and grows to 60′. Aromatic when bark is peeled or cut. | FACU- | Full Sun | Wet meadows | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 |
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Betula nigra (River Birch) Read More... | Fast-growing, medium tall tree (50-70′). Mature tree has copper-colored, peeling bark. Found on stream banks. | FACW | Full Sun | Shores, Open Areas, Forests | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 |
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Betula papyrifera (Paper Birch) Read More... | This fast-growing (70-80′) pioneer species grows in clearings and has peeling white bark. | FACU | Full Sun | Drier Open Areas | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 |
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Betula populifolia (Gray Birch) Read More... | Fast-growing smaller tree (20-40′), sometimes multi- stemmed. Non-peeling white bark. Tolerates wide range of soil conditions. A pioneer species. | FAC | Full Sun | Shore edges to dry sites | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 |
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Carpinus caroliniana (American Hornbeam) Read More... | Small understory tree (20-30′) with distinctive smooth, gray trunk. Grows in moist to wet soils. Tolerates shade. Fall color. | FAC | Partial to Full Shade | Forests | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $14.00 $15.00 $16.00 $17.00 | $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 $16.50 |
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Chamaecyparis thyoides (Atlantic White Cedar) Read More... | Smaller (30-50′) tree of coastal bogs and swamps. Grows in dense stands. Excellent for wet sites. | OBL | Full Sun to Partial Shade | Shore Edges | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' | $15.00 $16.00 $17.00 $18.00 | $14.50 $15.50 $16.50 $17.50 |
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Cornus florida (Flowering Dogwood) Read More... | A beautiful, flowering, understory tree (20-30'). Large white flowers bloom in May. Grows best on rich, well-drained soils. Fruit is a valuable resource for a large variety of birds and mammals. | FACU | Full Sun to Partial Shade | Woodland Areas | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $14.00 $15.00 $16.00 $17.00 | $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 $16.50 |
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Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Green Ash) Read More... | Fast-growing tall tree (50-70′) with a handsome form. Will tolerate a wide range of soil conditions and partial shade. Provides food and cover for various birds. | FACW | Full Sun to Full Shade | Open Areas and Forests | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 |
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Juniperus virginiana (Eastern Red Cedar) Read More... | Small (20-40′) pioneering evergreen tree of meadows and disturbed land. Tolerates a wide variety of soil types. Prefers full sun and drier areas. Provides important protective and nesting cover and food for birds, especially the Cedar Waxwing. | UPL | Full Sun | Drier Open Areas | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 |
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Larix laricina (Eastern Larch/Tamarack) Read More... | This medium to tall tree (40-80′) is the only native deciduous conifer in the northeast. The needles and seeds provide food for grouse, snowshoe hare, deer and other wildlife. | FACW | Full Sun | Shore Edges and Wet Meadows | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 |
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Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip Tree) Read More... | Tallest of the native hardwoods (70-100′). A fast growing, strong, and long-lived tree. Prefers rich soils but can tolerate a wide range of soil and light conditions. Distinctive foliage and tulip-like flowers. Not favored by gypsy moths. | FACU | Full Sun | Buffer zone and Dry sites | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 |
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Nyssa sylvatica (Black Gum) Read More... | Medium to large tree (40-80′) of forested wetlands and moist woods. Unusual horizontal branching habit. Partial shade to full sun. Fruit provides food for wildlife. | FAC | Full Sun to Full Shade | Shores, Wet Meadows, Forests | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 |
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Picea mariana (Black Spruce) Read More... | An important tree of northern bogs and hilltops. This tree can withstand periodic flooding. Cones provide food for wildlife. | FACW- | Full Sun to Full Shade | Bogs, Riverbanks, Rocky Hillslides and Slopes | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $14.00 $15.00 $16.00 $17.00 | $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 $16.50 |
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Pinus rigida (Pitch Pine) Read More... | A medium size (to 50') pioneer species, this tree will colonize in low fertility dry/sandy soils. | FACU | Full Sun | Dry areas, occasionally swamps | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 |
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Pinus strobus (White Pine) Read More... | This tree often grows quite tall (80-100') in well drained soils. Provides important cover for many species of wildlife including deer and owls. | FACU | Full Sun to Partial Shade | Upland Forests, Wetland Edges | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 |
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Platanus occidentalis (Sycamore) Read More... | One of our most massive deciduous trees, occasionally over 100'. Exfoliating mature brown bark reveals white inner bark. | FACW- | Full Sun | Lowland areas along streams, rivers, and flood plains. | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 |
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Populus deltoides (Cottonwood) Read More... | A very fast growing tree reaching 75-100'. Expansive root systems make this a good plant for bioengineering and soil stabilization. Buds and catkins provide a food source for grouse, finches and other songbirds. | FAC | Full Sun | Flood Plains, Water Edges, Wet Meadows | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 |
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Populus tremuloides (Quaking Aspen) Read More... | This fast-growing pioneer species has the ability to root sucker, form colonies, and tolerate low fertility soils. Important food source for beaver and deer. | FACU | Full Sun | Drier sites | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 |
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Prunus serotina (Black Cherry) Read More... | The berries of this tree (30-40') are sought by a vast array of animals ranging from songbirds to the black bear. | FACU | Full Sun | Upland Areas | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 |
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Prunus virginiana (Chokecherry) Read More... | A bushy tree (25') with white flowers in spring. Dark red fruit feeds birds and other wildlife. Drought tolerant. | FACU | Full Sun | Upland Areas | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 |
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Quercus alba (White Oak) Read More... | Tall, stately tree that grows to over 100'. Acorns are a choice of food for a large variety of birds and mammals. Hybridizes with many other oaks. Tolerant of a wide range of soil conditions. | FACU | Full Sun to Partial Shade | Forested Wetlands, Wet Meadows, Upland Areas/Drier Sites | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $11.00 $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 | $10.50 $11.50 $12.50 $13.50 |
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Quercus bicolor (Swamp White Oak) Read More... | Majestic, widely spreading crown (50-80'). Tolerates seasonal flooding, drought and some salinity. Acorns feed many birds and other animals. | FACW+ | Full Sun to Partial Shade | Wet Meadows, Forested Wetlands | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 |
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Quercus coccinea (Scarlet Oak) Read More... | A tall tree (50-70') with exellent fall foliage. Drought tolerant and prefers sandy acidic soils. | UPL | Full Sun | Forested Wetlands, Dry Uplands | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 |
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Quercus ilicifolia (Scrub Oak) Read More... | A small to medium-sized deciduous tree notable for its holly-like leaves with spiny margins, adapting well to diverse habitats across eastern North America. | UPL | Full Sun to Part Shade | Dry, upland forests, rocky ridges, sandy/gravelly soils | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 |
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Quercus palustris (Pin Oak) Read More... | An important food source for wildlife, this wetland oak (60-70') also helps stabilize bottom land soils subject to flooding. Wide moisture tolerance. | FACW | Full Sun | Shore Edges, Wet Meadows, Forested Wetlands | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 |
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Quercus prinus (Chestnut Oak) Read More... | A rugged tree (60-70') that can tolerate a variety of soil types. | UPL | Full Sun to Partial Shade | Dry, rocky slopes, forested areas | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 |
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Quercus rubra (Northern Red Oak) Read More... | Common tree of the northeast. 80-100' | FACU- | Full Sun to Partial Shade | Buffer zone, dry sites | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 |
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Quercus velutina (Black Oak) Read More... | A medium to tall tree (50-60') common to the Eastern US. Tolerates a variety of soil conditions. Acorns are an important food for wildlife. | UPL | Full Sun to Partial Shade | Wet Meadows, Forested Wetlands | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 |
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Salix nigra (Black Willow) Read More... | A very fast-growing tree of small height (30-40') with expansive roots. Good plant for bioengineering and soil stabilization. Tolerates poor soil conditions. Provides a good food source for birds. | FACW+ | Full Sun | Shore Edge and Shallow Water, Wet Meadows | Tubelings 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $3.00 $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | _______ $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 |
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Taxodium distichum(Bald Cypress) Read More... | A deciduous conifer native to the southeastern United States. It is renowned for its distinctive, feathery foliage that turns a striking coppery color in the fall and its unique, knobby "knees" that emerge from the waterlogged soil where it often grows. | FACW | Full Sun to Partial Sun | Swamps, marshes, floodplains | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $14.00 $15.00 $16.00 | $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 |
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Thuja occidentalis (Northern White Cedar) Read More... | A medium, conical, evergreen tree, normally 40-50 feet at maturity. The dense canopy creates a winter habitat and food for wildlife. | FACW | Shade Tolerant | Wetlands, Dry Sites, Does not tolerate flooding | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $14.00 $15.00 $16.00 | $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 |
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Tilia americana (American Basswood) Read More... | A large, attractive tree (60-100'). The creamy yellow flowers are inconspicuous but extremely sweetly fragrant and strongly attract bees. | FACU | Full Sun (Preferred) to Partial Shade | Rich Woods, Uplands | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $14.00 $15.00 $16.00 $17.00 | $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 $16.50 |
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Tsuga canadensis (Eastern Hemlock) Read More... | An important tree of New England forests reaching 80-100'. Hemlock provides dense cover and browse for deer during winter months. | FACU | Full Shade | Forested areas, Upland areas | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $14.00 $15.00 $16.00 $17.00 | $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 $16.50 |
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Ulmus americana (American Elm) Read More... | This tall tree (60-80') inhabits moist to dry soils, forests, stream edges, and roadsides. | FAC | Full Sun to Full Shade | Forested Wetlands | 18"-24" 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-6' | $12.50 $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 | $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 |