Fedco Trees: Plants Native To North America

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 4-6' tall. North American native. Blooms range from blue-purple to lavender-pink with yellow eyes. Attractive to pollinators. Z3.

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Smooth Blue Aster -

Symphyotrichum laeve 3-4' tall. North American native has Loose clusters of lavender-blue blossoms with yellow eyes. Smooth blue-green foliage. Attractive to pollinators in late season. Z3.

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Foxglove Beardtongue -

Penstemon digitalis 30-42" tall. Beckon the birds and bees to your garden! Deer resistant. Z3.

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Hairy Beardtongue -

Penstemon hirsutus 16-30" tall. Shorter than P. digitalis, with fuzzy stems topped by clusters of slender tubular nodding 1" lavender flowers with arching white lips. Z3.

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Wild Bergamot Bee Balm -

‘Bacchanal’ Bleeding Heart

Monarda fistulosa 3-4' tall. Our native wildflower species with aromatic lavender blossoms. This is the variety most commonly used for medicinal purposes. Z3.

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Down Low Blueberry Collection

Dicentra formosa 14-20" tall. Heart-shaped blossoms in late spring. With good moisture, the lacy foliage look nice all season. Full to dappled shade. Z3.

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Up High Blueberry Collection

Vaccinium corymbosum × angustifolium Three lowbush hybrids to start your Lilliputian blueberry patch. Z4.

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Aurora Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum Three highbush blueberry cultivars to support cross-pollination and span the ripening season. Z4.

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Bluejay Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum Late. Firm and tasty with a good shelf life. Extended picking season. Z5.

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Blueray Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum Early-Mid. 5-7'. One of the best blueberries for eating, freezing, canning and preserving. Loose clusters are easy to harvest. Productive bush is vigorous and upright. Disease resistant. Z4.

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Vaccinium corymbosum Early-Midseason. 4-6' Large firm high dessert quality berries are considered the best-tasting by nearly everyone who grows highbush blueberries. Very vigorous and consistently productive. Z4.

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Bonus Highbush Blueberry

Cara’s Choice Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum Mid-Late. 5-6'. Extra-large sweet berries. High-yielding upright bush. Fills a quart fast! Z4.

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Chandler Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum Early-Mid. Excellent post-harvest color retention makes them popular for markets. Sweet and sweetly scently firm berries. Z5.

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Chanticleer Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum Mid-Late. 5-6'. Huge excellent dark blue berries. Extended growing season. High-yielding vigorous upright bushes. Z5.

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Vaccinium corymbosum Early. Firm, mild, sweet berries with good shelf life. Showed strong resistance to mummyberry blight in trials. Z5.

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Duke Highbush Blueberry

Elizabeth Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum Early. 4-6'. Medium-large light blue firm fruit with excellent sweet flavor. Flavor holds up better than other varieties in the freezer. Vigorous upright high-yielding bush. Z4.

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Jersey Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum Mid-Late. 5-6'. Dense clusters of large fruit with exquisite balanced sweet and tart flavor. Stores well in refrigeration. Large vigorous upright shrub. Z4.

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Legacy Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum Mid-Late. 5-7'. Beloved old standard from 1928. Productive, adapted to a wide range of soils, highly praised, easy to grow and suited to the New England climate. Vigorous erect hardy bush. Z4.

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Little Giant Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum Mid. 6-8' × 5'. High-quality medium light blue berries are firm, sweet and low in acidity. High yielding. Upright bush has shown some tolerance to clay soils. Z5.

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Patriot Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum Midseason. Dark berries are petite, sweet and similar to lowbush fruit. Compact size and lovely fall foliage. Z4.

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Talisman Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum Early-Mid. 4'. Partial lowbush parentage. Large firm blueberries with excellent flavor. Z3.

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Blue Sunset Lowbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum Mid-Late. 5-6'. Medium-large berries are mild and sweet with low acidity. Uniform ripening, heavy yields, and good resistance to mummyberry. Z4.

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Little Crisp Lowbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum × angustifolium 4" tall. Lowbush-type with small sweet berries. Z3.

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Ruby Carpet Lowbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum × angustifolium 8-10" tall. Lowbush type with small berries and burgundy fall foliage. Z3.

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Vaccinium corymbosum × angustifolium

6" Seeds collected in ME; grown out for selection in Grand Junction, MI. Blue-black berries are bursting with

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Boneset -

Eupatorium perfoliatum 5-7' tall. Flat-topped clusters of white to lavender flowerheads. Stimulates the immune system. Fetching addition to the perennial border. Z3.

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Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa 18-30" tall. Native milkweed with vivid tangerine-orange flowers in summer. Full sun. Z4.

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Nelson Blackberry

‘Brilliantissima’ Red Chokeberry

Rubus spp. Midsummer. Moderately large and quite juicy fruit with true blackberry taste. Highly productive. Has survived Maine winters for over a century! Z3/4.

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‘McKenzie’ Black Chokeberry

Aronia arbutifolia 6-8' x 3-4'. Upright multi-stemmed form with dense clusters of small white flowers. Abundant persistent bright red fruit. Brilliant fall foliage. Z3/4.

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Black Chokeberry Seedling

Aronia melanocarpa 5-10' x same. Cultivar selected for use in windbreaks and wildlife conservation plantings. Fruits abundantly. Medicinal and edible. Z3/4.

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Aronia melanocarpa 3-6' x same. Each one is genetically unique. Plant several for an attractive edible hedge. Native. Z3/4.

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Red Chokeberry Seedling

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Aronia arbutifolia 6-10' x 3-6'. Each one is genetically unique. Beautiful in mass plantings and borders. Plant several in a hedge and make the birds happy! Native. Z3/4.

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Wild Columbine -

Aquilegia canadensis 12-24" tall. This eastern North American native features delicate red-spurred sepals with yellow petaled skirts. Blooms late May to early June. Irresistible to hummingbirds! Z3.

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Eastern White Cedar

Thuja occidentalis 20-60'. Narrow and tall with twiggy branches, soft fibrous orange-brown bark, and distinct flat foliage. Good for screens and hedges. Z2.

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Balsam Fir

Abies balsamea 45-75'. Native conifers with fragrant boughs used for wreaths. The best Christmas tree! Semi-shade tolerant. Good hedge tree. Z3.

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Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus 100'+. Magnificent and massive when mature. Smooth bark becomes rough, deeply furrowed with age. Makes a beautiful hedge. Shade tolerant. Z3.

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Jack Pine

Pinus banksiana

50-60' Northernmost growing of all the American pines. Commonly seen in downeast and northern Maine. Branches are spreading and

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Colorado Blue Spruce

Picea pungens var. glauca 30-60'. Very popular specimen tree with frosty blue needles. Excellent for privacy screens, as it is fast growing after 3'. Native to western U.S. Z2.

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White Spruce

Picea glauca 60-80'. Native conifer, one of the best trees for wind blocks and privacy screens. Adaptable and tolerant to wind, drought and cold. Z2.

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Gray Dogwood

Cornus racemosa 3-8' x 10-15'. Native multi-stemmed thickly branched suckering shrub with rounded domes of small 4-petaled white flowers that bloom in early summer. White berries on bright red fruit stalks. Z4.

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Pagoda Dogwood

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Cornus alternifolia 20' x 30-35'. Small tree or large multi-stemmed shrub with tiers of horizontal branches and fragrant white 2-3" flower clusters. Z3.

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Redosier Dogwood

Cornus sericea 8-10'. Multi-stemmed spreading shrub excellent for hedges and borders. Red stems admirable in the winter. Valuable native wildlife plant. Z2.

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Silky Dogwood

Purple Coneflower Echinacea -

Cornus amomum 8-12' x same. Large rounded long-limbed shrub. Effective for erosion control, wildlife or pollinator habitat. Maroon bark visible in winter. Suckers and spreads. Native to eastern U.S. Z4.

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Yellow Coneflower Echinacea -

Echinacea purpurea 3-5' tall. Spiny seedheads are a beautiful coppery yellow-brown, surrounded by a single row of reflexed lavender-purple petals. Tinctured roots boost the immune system. Z3.

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Adams No. 1 American Elderberry

Echinacea paradoxa 3-5' tall. Bright pure-yellow flowers with drooping petals surround spiky dark brown seed cones—irresistible to gobbling goldfinches! Z3.

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American Elderberry Seedling

Sambucus canadensis 6-12' x same. Large elderberries and fruit clusters make for easy and fast picking. Very large vigorous strong productive bush. Z3.

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Bob Gordon American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis 6-12' x same. Each grown from a cold-hardy seed and will be a totally unique plant. Some of our best plants grew from batches of such seedlings. Z3.

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Goodbarn American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis 6-8' x same. Large clusters of large dark berries. High Brix level; great for winemaking. Upright, slightly spreading habit. Z4.

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