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Aesculus pavia
Use as a specimen plant or understory tree. May be single or multi-stemmed. , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Considertions, Toxic fruits and foliage. Leaves drop earlier than other deciduous trees. , Habitat, Upland hardwood forests. , Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
  • Requires protection from strong winds
  • Unique and prized
  • Attractive blue-green to silver leaflets
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Liriodendron tulipifera
While its common name is tulip poplar, it is not related to poplars--it is a member of the magnolia family. Source of the name probably comes from the , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Considertions, Not particularly wind tolerant as a stand-alone specimen because of brittle wood and shallow root system. , Wildlife, Provides cover for birds and mammals. Said to attract hummingbirds. , Habitat, Mesic forests, 2nd bottom, upland hardwood forests. , Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage Larval host for eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) Attracts bees.
  • Lovely dark green, shiny leaves
  • Sometime grows horozontially
  • Prominent pale green crownshaft
  • Arched, recurving fronds
  • Beautiful exotic foliage
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Nyssa aquatica
Wet garden. Rain garden. Shade tree for wet areas and along wetland edges. Leaves turn yellow in fall. Slow growing. , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Wildlife, Fruits eaten by birds and smal mammals. , Habitat, Floodplain forests , swamps, usually in water. , Did You Know?, Fall color Visited by bees and valued by commercial bee keepers as a source of exceptionally sweet honey.  Also said to be wind pollinated.
  • Majestic
  • Very fast growth rate
  • Intoxicating fragrance
  • Unique fluffy fronds
  • Attractive shade tree
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Funastrum clausum
Trellis or fence , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Considertions, This is an extremely aggressive vine. It can grow into mats that cover shrubs and small trees. , Habitat, Moist sites such as edges of wetlands. , Did You Know?, Showy flowers Larval host for monarch (Danaus plexippus), queen (Danaus gilippus), and soldier (Danaus eresimu) butterflies.  Apparently not a monarc
  • Majestic, sprawling canopy
  • Prominent pale green or blue-gray crownshaft
  • Very showy bright yellow flowers