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10 Best Native Canopy Trees
10 Best Native Canopy Trees
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Southern Sugar Maple
Red Maple
River Birch
Pignut Hickory
Green Hawthorn
Tulip Poplar
American Beech
American Persimmon
Sweet Bay Magnolia
Basswood
Southern Sugar Maple
Scientific Name:
Amelanchier canadensis
Average Height:
15 feet to 25 feet
Butterfly Species Attracted:
Red-Spotted Purple
Notes:
Wet soils; multi-trunked
Red Maple
Scientific Name:
Acer rubrum
Average Height:
40 feet to 80 feet
Mature Limb Spread:
30 feet to 50 feet
Notes:
Red fall color; wet, swampy to dry soils
Sunlight:
Full sun / Partial sun
River Birch
Scientific Name:
Betula nigra
Average Height:
40 feet to 80 feet
Mature Limb Spread:
40 feet to 60 feet
Notes:
Prefers moist soil and riverbanks, peeling bark on immature trees
Sunlight:
Full sun / Partial sun
Pignut Hickory
Scientific Name:
Carya glabra
Average Height:
60 feet to 100 feet
Mature Limb Spread:
25 feet to 40 feet
Notes:
Prefers wet, moist or dry soil; produces a nut
Sunlight:
Full sun / Partial sun
Green Hawthorn
Scientific Name:
Crataegus virdis
Average Height:
20 feet to 35 feet
Mature Limb Spread:
20 feet to 35 feet
Notes:
Prefers swampy wetlands; red fruit; white flowers
Sunlight:
Full sun
Tulip Poplar
Scientific Name:
Liriodendron tulipfera
Average Height:
70 feet to 150 feet
Mature Limp Spread: 30 feet to 60 feet
Notes:
Produces yellow flowers; tallest hardwood
Sunlight:
Partial sun
American Beech
Scientific Name:
Fagus grandifolia
Average Height:
50 feet to 70 feet
Mature Limb Spread:
40 feet to 80 feet
Notes:
Shade-tolerant; prefers moist soils; densely branched
Sunlight:
Full sun / Partial sun / Shade
American Persimmon
Scientific Name:
Diospyros virginiana
Average Height:
30 feet to 70 feet
Mature Limb Spread:
20 feet to 35 feet
Notes:
Prefers dry soils; orange edible fruit
Sunlight:
Full sun / Partial sun
Sweet Bay Magnolia
Scientific Name:
Magnolia virginiana
Average Height:
20 feet to 60 feet
Mature Limb Spread:
10 feet to 35 feet
Notes:
Prefers moist soils; fragrant, creamy flowers; sporadic blooming
Sunlight:
Full sun / Partial sun
Basswood
Scientific Name:
Tilia americana
Average Height:
60 feet to 100 feet
Mature Limb Spread:
30 feet to 60 feet
Notes:
Prefers moist, well-drained soil; soft wood
Sunlight:
Full sun / Partial sun
About this page
The top 10 most compatible and popular large canopy (wide shade spread) native trees for the City of Wilmington are listed on this page.
This list was developed by the
Wilmington Tree Commission
in cooperation with the Arbor Day Foundation, the NC State Cooperative Extension.
Please contact your local nursery to determine if it has native plants in stock. Not all businesses are able to stock these plants, and some may only be available in certain seasons.
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