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Calycanthus chinensis (Chinese Sweetshrub)

Native Region: Eastern China

Mature Size: Height 5′-10′ Spread 5′-10′

Habitat: Requires consistently moist soil; needs full sun to part shade

Hardiness Zone: Zone 6-8

Wildlife Use: Attracts bees, birds, and butterflies

Duration: Perennial

Leaves: Simple, opposite, deciduous; color green but turn yellow in fall

Flower Color: White/Yellow

Fruit Color: Green

Medicinal Use: Can relieve coughs; the flower and the root can be used as the treatment for stomachache.

Sources: http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=m380

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/98113/#b

http://garden.org/plants/view/371755/Chinese-Sweet-Shrub-Calycanthus-chinensis/

http://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%A4%8F%E8%9C%A1%E6%A2%85/2518273?fr=aladdin#7_2

#Calycanthus #Eastern China native #simple #opposite #deciduous #perennial #zone 6-8 #H <10'#white flower #yellow flower #green fruit #cough relief #stomachache treatment

Heptacodium miconioides (Seven Son Flower)

Native Region: China

Mature Size: Height 15′-20′ Spread 8′-10′

Habitat: Loves to grown in full sun; soil adaptable, but prefers a moist, well-drained fertile soil

Hardiness Zone: Zone 5-9

Wildlife Use: Good source for attracting butterflies

Duration: Perennial

Leaves: Simple, opposite, deciduous; color green but turn yellow-green in fall

Flower Color: White to pink

Fruit Color: Burgundy

Medicinal Use: Unknown

Sources: http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=k450

http://hort.uconn.edu/detail.php?pid=203

http://plants.echters.com/12130005/Plant/1783/Seven-Son_Flower

#Heptacodium #China native #simple #opposite #deciduous #perennial #zone 5-9 #H 10'-20'#white flower #pink flower #burgundy fruit #unknown medicinal use

Kalopanax pictus (Castor Aralia)

Native Region: China, Korea, Japan

Mature Size: Height 40′-60′

Habitat: Prefers full sun or partial shade on deep, fertile, moist, well-drained loam soil whether acidic or alkaline

Hardiness Zone: Zone 4-7

Wildlife Use: Attracts birds; pest free

Duration: Perennial

Leaves: Simple, alternate, deciduous; color green but turn yellow in fall

Flower Color: White

Fruit Color: Black

Medicinal Use: The plant is extracted for dietary health supplement; effective in the treatment of inflammation; also anti-rheumatoidal, liver support, anti-diabetic, anti-cancer effects, and etc.

Sources: http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/fieldbio/Verrill_Wolf/pages/castor_aralia.html

http://hort.uconn.edu/detail.php?pid=238

http://rslandscapedesign.blogspot.com/2010/05/kalopanax.html

https://www.forestfarm.com/product.php?id=2673

http://www.academicjournals.org/article/article1380373278_Hyun%20and%20Kim.pdf

#Kalopanax #East Asia native #simple #alternate #deciduous #perennial #zone 4-7 #H 40'-60'#white flower #black fruit #diet #anti-inflammatory #rheumatism treatment #liver support #anti-diabetic #anti-cancer

Betula jacquemontii (White Barked Himalayan Birch)

Native Region: Western China

Mature Size: Height 35′-40′ Spread 18′-20′

Habitat: Grows in full sun and moist soils

Hardiness Zone: Zone 5-6

Wildlife Use: Attracts birds

Duration: Perennial

Leaves: Simple, alternate, deciduous; color green but turn yellow to orange in fall

Flower Color: Yellowish brown for male and green for female

Fruit Color: Green

Medicinal Use: Unknown

Sources: http://www.monrovia.com/plant-catalog/plants/349/whitebarked-himalayan-birch/

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=e358

#Betula #Western China native #simple #alternate #deciduous #perennial #zone 5-6 #H 20'-40'#yellow flower #brown flower #green flower #green fruit #unknown medicinal use

Senecio cineraria (Dusty Miller)

Plant Community: New England Barrier Beach

Native Region: Mediterranean

Mature Size: Height 0.5′-1.5′ Spread 0.5′-1′

Habitat: Cannot grow in the shade; prefers dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought; can tolerate maritime exposure

Hardiness Zone: Zone 7-10

Wildlife Use: Attracts birds

Duration: Annual

Leaves: Simple, alternate; color silver-gray

Flower Color: White to yellow

Fruit Color: N/A

Medicinal Use: Leaf juice can solve some eye problems; but the plant itself is very toxic so no internal uses.

Sources: http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a608

http://www.pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Senecio+cineraria

https://bonnieplants.com/product/dusty-miller/

http://www.aihuhua.com/wenzhang/yanghua1cp.html

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fp544

#Senecio #NE Barrier Beach #Mediterranean native #simple #alternate #annual #zone 7-10 #H <10'#white flower #yellow flower #eye treatment

Diospyros virginiana (Common Persimmon)

Native Region: Eastern North America

Mature Size: Height 35′-60′ Spread 25′-35′

Habitat: Grows in various of soil conditions, but grows the best in moist, rich soil

Hardiness Zone: Zone 4-9

Wildlife Use: Attracts fruit birds, fruit mammals, and browse

Duration: Perennial

Leaves: Simple, alternate, deciduous; color green but turn yellow in fall

Flower Color: Yellow/Green

Fruit Color: Red orange

Medicinal Use: The fruit and inner-bark can easily stop from bleeding; the leaves contains abundant vitamin c which is used as an antiscorbutic; the inner bark can also used for oral or throat treatment; the plant can be used externally for skin problems even skin cancer.

Sources: http://hort.uconn.edu/detail.php?pid=159

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=h740

http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Diospyros+virginiana

http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=DIVI5

Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud)

Plant Community: Oak Hickory Forest

Native Region: Eastern & Central North America

Mature Size: Height 20′-30′ Spread 25′-35′

Habitat: Usually found next to woods, stream banks, or limestone bluffs

Hardiness Zone: Zone 4-8

Wildlife Use: Attracts birds

Duration: Perennial

Leaves: Simple, alternate, deciduous; color green but turn bright yellow/orange-red in fall

Flower Color: Pink

Fruit Color: Red/Brown

Medicinal Use: A tea made from the inner bark is great for stopping the bleeding; used in the treatment of fevers, diarrhea, and dysentery; also can solve some chest complaints, like whooping cough and congestion.

Sources: http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=h550

http://www.pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Cercis+canadensis

http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CECA4

#Cercis #Oak Hickory Forest #Eastern North America native #Central North America native #simple #alternate #deciduous #perennial #zone 4-8 #H 20'-40'#pink flower #red fruit #brown fruit #stop the bleeding #fever relief #diarrhea treatment #dysentery treatment #cough relief #congestion treatment

Cornus kousa (Kousa Dogwood)

Native Region: Japan, Korea, China

Mature Size: Height 15′-30′ Spread 15′-30′

Habitat: It can grow in light shade or no shade; prefers moist soil; Usually found under woodland garden canopy

Hardiness Zone: Zone 5-8

Wildlife Use: Attracts butterflies

Duration: Perennial

Leaves: Simple, opposite, deciduous; color green but turn red to red-purple in fall

Flower Color: Greenish yellow

Fruit Color: Raspberry red

Medicinal Use: Unknown

Sources: http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/detail.php?pid=125

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=j910

http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Cornus+kousa

#Cornus #East Asia native #simple #opposite #deciduous #perennial #zone 5-8 #H 10'-20'#H 20'-40'#green flower #yellow flower #red fruit #unknown medicinal use

Lindera obtusiloba (Japanese Spicebush)

Native Region: China, Japan, Korea

Mature Size: Height up to 19′

Habitat: Grows in acid and neutral soils and can tolerate very acid soils; can grow light shade and prefers moist soil

Hardiness Zone: Zone 5-9

Wildlife Use: Unknown

Duration: Perennial

Leaves: Simple, alternate, deciduous; color green but turn yellow to orange in fall

Flower Color: Yellow/Green

Fruit Color: Red

Medicinal Use: Unknown

Sources: http://www.pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Lindera+obtusiloba

#Lindera #East Asia native #simple #alternate #deciduous #perennial #zone 5-9 #H 10'-20'#yellow flower #green flower #red fruit #unknown medicinal use

Sassafras albidum (Sassafras)

Plant Community: New England Barrier Beach

Native Region: Eastern North America

Mature Size: Height 30′-60′ Spread 25′-40′

Habitat: Tolerate drought and clay soil; but usually found in open woodlands, roadsides, and fence rows

Hardiness Zone: Zone 4-9

Wildlife Use: Leaves and twigs eaten by white-tailed deer, woodchucks, and eastern cottontails. Stems munched on by American beaver; fruits eaten by great crested flycatchers, wild turkey, pileated woodpeckers, flickers, northern mockingbirds, and mall mammals; leaves eaten by caterpillars of butterflies

Duration: Perennial

Leaves: Simple, alternate, deciduous; color green but turn yellow to orange to red in fall

Flower Color: Greenish yellow

Fruit Color: Blue-black

Medicinal Use: Tonic effect upon body; the root bark relieves pain and is antiseptic; a tea made from this plant can be blood purifier; the plant can be widely used for internal treatment and externally as well like for skin eruptions; also can be used as the treatment for eye problems; the oil extracted from the tree has been applied externally to control lice and treat insect bites (though it can cause skin irritation).

Sources: http://hort.uconn.edu/detail.php?pid=454

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=i820

http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Sassafras+albidum

http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SAAL5

http://www2.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/sassafras.htm

Betula alleghaniensis (Yellow Birch)

Plant Community: Red Maple Swamp

Native Region: Northeastern North America

Mature Size: Height 60′-75′

Habitat: Likes cooler environment, so a cool moist soil is a plus; usually found at a sunny edge

Hardiness Zone: Zone 3-7

Wildlife Use: Attracts birds

Duration: Perennial

Leaves: Simple, alternate, deciduous; color green but turn bright yellow or orange in fall

Flower Color: Yellow/Green

Fruit Color: Green to tan

Medicinal Use: Little used medicinally; bark is the source of “oil of wintergreen”; mainly used as a flavoring in medicines.

Sources: http://hort.uconn.edu/detail.php?pid=65

http://www.pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Betula+alleghaniensis

http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=BEAL2

#Betula #Red Maple Swamp #Northeastern North America native #simple #alternate #deciduous #perennial #zone 3-7 #H 60'-80'#yellow flower #green flower #green fruit #tan fruit #little medicinal use #medicine flavoring

Betula papyrifera (Paper Birch)

Plant Community: Northern Hardwood Forest

Native Region: Northern North America

Mature Size: Height 50′-70′ Spread 35′

Habitat: Adapted to a variety of soils but it grows best in well-drained acid, sandy or silty loam, in cold soil temperatures and ample moisture; does not tolerate drought and compacted soils

Hardiness Zone: Zone 2-7

Wildlife Use: Browsed by moose, snowshoe hare, and white-tailed deer; buds, catkins, and seeds eaten by numerous birds and small mammals

Duration: Perennial

Leaves: Simple, alternate, deciduous; color green but turn bright yellow in fall

Flower Color: Yellow/Green

Fruit Color: Brown

Medicinal Use: Effective for treating skin problems; the bark is antirheumatic, can stop the bleeding, a treatment for visceral organ stones, and can calm patients down; internally treat dysentery and various diseases of the blood; also to ensure an adequate supply of milk in a nursing mother.

Sources: http://hort.uconn.edu/detail.php?pid=66

http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Betula+papyrifera

http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=BEPA

https://www.arborday.org/trees/treeguide/TreeDetail.cfm?ItemID=791

http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/pg_bepa.pdf

Betula populifolia (Gray Birch)

Plant Community: Northern Hardwood Forest

Native Region: Eastern North America

Mature Size: Height 20′-40′ Spread 10′-20′

Habitat: Prefers well-drained soil but can grow in heavy clay and nutritionally poor soils; does not tolerate wind or shade

Hardiness Zone: Zone 3-6

Wildlife Use: Bark chewed by beavers and porcupines; sap consumed by sapsuckers; seed consumed by songbirds; catkins and buds eaten by ruffed grouse; twigs browsed by snowshoe hare, moose, and white-tailed deer

Duration: Perennial

Leaves: Simple, alternate, deciduous; color green but turn yellow in fall

Flower Color: Green/Brown

Fruit Color: Brown

Medicinal Use: The bark can help to stop the bleeding; scrapings of the inner bark have been used to treat swellings in infected cuts; this plant can also treat rheumatism, and is good for internal uses.

Sources: http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/detail.php?pid=68

http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Betula+populifolia

http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/pg_bepo.pdf

#Betula #Northern Hardwood Forest #Eastern North America native #simple #alternate #deciduous #perennial #zone 3-6 #H 20'-40'#green flower #brown flower #brown fruit #stop the bleeding #skin treatment #rheumatism treatment #internal treatment

Betula pendula (European White Birch)

Native Region: Northern Europe & Northern Asia

Mature Size: Height 40′-60′ Spread 20′-40′

Habitat: Does not like excessive summer heat and heavy shade; needs a moist soil for good growth

Hardiness Zone: Zone 2-6

Wildlife Use: A fantastic choice for wildlife, supporting a wide range of species including moths and birds

Duration: Perennial

Leaves: Simple, alternate, deciduous; color green but turn yellow/yellow-green in fall

Flower Color: Greenish to brownish

Fruit Color: Brown

Medicinal Use: Anti-inflammatory; an oil obtained from the inner bark is god for stop the bleeding and skin problems treatment; the inner bark is also used for intermittent fever; the young leaves are a tonic, used in the treatment of rheumatism and some other internal treatments.

Sources: http://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/plant-finder/betula-pendula/

http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/puut/silver-birch

http://hort.uconn.edu/detail.php?pid=67

http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Betula+pendula

#Betula #Northern Europe native #Northern Asia native #simple #alternate #deciduous #perennial #zone 2-6 #H 40'-60'#green flower #brown flower #brown fruit #anti-inflammatory #stop the bleeding #skin treatment #fever relief #tonic #rheumatism treatment #internal treatment

Liquidambar styraciflua (American Sweetgum)

Plant Community: Oak Hickory Forest

Native Region: Eastern United States

Mature Size: Height 60′-80′ Spread 40′-60′

Habitat: Appreciates moist and sandy deep bottom-land soils; grows best in full sun but part shade is okay; does not tolerate drought and does not do well is polluted areas or small areas which limit root development

Hardiness Zone: Zone 5-9

Wildlife Use: Seeds eaten by many birds, chipmunks, and squirrels. Very young Sweetgum trees eaten by deer, rabbits, mice, and beaver

Duration: Perennial

Leaves: Simple, alternate, deciduous; color green but turn yellow to red in fall

Flower Color: Yellowish green

Fruit Color: Brown

Medicinal Use: A resin obtained from the trunk is antiseptic and can calm people down, good for external uses like skin problems; it can be chewed to treat sore throats, coughs, asthma, dysentery, and etc; the inner bark is used in the treatment of diarrhea and childhood cholera.

Sources: http://hort.uconn.edu/detail.php?pid=259

http://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Liquidambar+styraciflua

http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=LIST2

http://www2.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/sweetgum.htm

Juglans nigra (Black Walnut)

Plant Community: Oak Hickory Forest

Native Region: New England

Mature Size: Height 50′-75′

Habitat: Prefers moist, well-drained soil, rich and deep soil; also full sun

Hardiness Zone: Zone 4-9

Wildlife Use: Fruits gnawed by squirrels; attracts birds and butterflies

Duration: Perennial

Leaves: Compound, alternate, deciduous; color green but turn yellow in fall

Flower Color: Yellow/Green

Fruit Color: Green/Brown

Medicinal Use: The bark and leaves relieve pain, stop the bleeding, are blood tonic, and vermifuge; effective for skin diseases; black walnut is of the highest value in curing scrofulous diseases and can also treat for toothache and headache; it is anti-inflammatory; an infusion has been used to lower high blood pressure; good for treating some skin problems.

Sources: http://hort.uconn.edu/detail.php?pid=225

http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Juglans+nigra

http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=JUNI

Carya ovata (Shagbark Hickory)

Plant Community: Oak Hickory Forest

Native Region: Eastern North America

Mature Size: Height up to 80′

Habitat: Usually found in well-drained, fertile soils; can also grow in sandy, sandy loam, medium loam, clay loam, and clay condition; needs full sun to partial shade; sensitive to disturbance once established

Hardiness Zone: Zone 4-8

Wildlife Use: The seeds and catkins eaten by squirrels and birds; attracts fruit-birds, fruit-mammals, nesting site, cover, substrate-insectivorous birds

Duration: Perennial

Leaves: Compound, alternate, deciduous; color green but turn yellow to golden in fall

Flower Color: Green/Brown

Fruit Color: Green/Red/Brown

Medicinal Use: Effective for treating headaches and rheumatism.

Sources: http://hort.uconn.edu/detail.php?pid=87

http://www.pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Carya+ovata

http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CAOV2

#Carya #Oak Hickory Forest #Eastern North America native #compound #alternate #deciduous #perennial #zone 4-8 #H >80'#green flower #brown flower #green fruit #red fruit #brown fruit #headache treatment #rheumatism treatment

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