Non-native Plants

Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis)

Native to the majority of central and eastern North America, this deciduous shrub is typically found growing in meadows, open…

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Japanese Pieris (Pieris japonica)

Also called Japanese andromeda, this evergreen shrub is native to Japan, Taiwan, and eastern China. It forms dense thickets in…

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Linden Arrowwood (Viburnum dilatatum)

Originally from East Asia, this deciduous shrub was introduced to the US as an ornamental plant in the early 19th…

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Bradford Pear (Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’)

The most common cultivar of Callery pear, this commercially available deciduous tree is originally from East Asia. It was imported…

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White Mulberry (Morus alba)

Native to India and central China, this rapidly spreading mulberry tree was introduced across the Americas, Australia, West Asia, and…

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Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea)

While native to most of eastern central Canada and the northeastern US, this evergreen fir’s range ends in western Massachusetts.…

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Norway Spruce (Picea abies)

Native to northern, central, and eastern Europe, this coniferous evergreen was brought to the Americas in the 18th century as…

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Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium)

Originally from western Eurasia and northern Africa, this deciduous tree’s yellow or red pitted fruits mature in the summer and…

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English Oak (Quercus robur)

Though native to western Asia, northern Africa, and the majority of Europe, this deciduous tree was brought to North America in…

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Copper Beech (Fagus sylvatica purpurea)

Native from northern Sicily to southern Sweden and sweeping East to West across Europe, this ornamental tree is a variety…

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