Native trees

704 trees, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

Bebb's Willow Salix bebbiana keystone caterpillars 420 bees 11 hosts 30 food 91 flowers 144
Peachleaf Willow Salix amygdaloides keystone caterpillars 409 bees 13 hosts 32 food 86 flowers 173 shelter 1
Interior Sandbar Willow Salix interior keystone caterpillars 400 bees 11 hosts 31 food 85 flowers 185 shelter 1
Northern Red Oak Quercus rubra keystone caterpillars 398 hosts 95 food 185 flowers 39 shelter 4
Paper Birch Betula papyrifera keystone caterpillars 395 hosts 18 food 68 flowers 7 shelter 2
Shining Willow Salix lucida keystone caterpillars 393 bees 10 hosts 30 food 82 flowers 130
Tea-leafed Willow Salix planifolia keystone caterpillars 388 bees 8 hosts 24 food 60 flowers 126
Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa keystone caterpillars 384 hosts 98 food 135 flowers 47 shelter 5
Autumn Willow Salix serissima keystone caterpillars 384 bees 10 hosts 24 food 75 flowers 123
White Oak Quercus alba keystone caterpillars 383 hosts 104 food 163 flowers 49 shelter 6
Meadow Willow Salix petiolaris keystone caterpillars 381 bees 10 hosts 23 food 80 flowers 127
Chinkapin Oak Quercus muehlenbergii keystone caterpillars 378 hosts 92 food 115 flowers 51 shelter 2
Black Willow Salix nigra keystone caterpillars 372 bees 10 hosts 29 food 91 flowers 169
Heart-leaved Willow Salix eriocephala keystone caterpillars 368 bees 10 hosts 25 food 84 flowers 123
Black Oak Quercus velutina keystone caterpillars 367 hosts 98 food 113 flowers 32 shelter 2
Chokecherry Prunus virginiana keystone caterpillars 367 hosts 15 food 88 flowers 191 shelter 1
Scarlet Oak Quercus coccinea keystone caterpillars 361 hosts 88 food 115 flowers 26 shelter 2
Black Cherry Prunus serotina keystone caterpillars 361 hosts 15 food 114 flowers 183 shelter 2
Shumard Oak Quercus shumardii keystone caterpillars 360 hosts 95 food 111 flowers 33 shelter 2
Pin Oak Quercus palustris keystone caterpillars 359 hosts 90 food 161 flowers 32 shelter 2
Quaking Aspen Populus tremuloides caterpillars 355 hosts 21 food 79 flowers 34 shelter 3
Post Oak Quercus stellata keystone caterpillars 349 hosts 92 food 131 flowers 28 shelter 4
Blackjack Oak Quercus marilandica keystone caterpillars 346 hosts 95 food 122 flowers 29 shelter 2
Swamp Chestnut Oak Quercus michauxii keystone caterpillars 344 hosts 88 food 112 flowers 24 shelter 5
Water Oak Quercus nigra keystone caterpillars 342 hosts 97 food 121 flowers 29 shelter 2
Willow Oak Quercus phellos keystone caterpillars 341 hosts 99 food 123 flowers 38 shelter 2
Swamp White Oak Quercus bicolor keystone caterpillars 341 hosts 81 food 114 flowers 40 shelter 2
Dwarf Chinkapin Oak Quercus prinoides keystone caterpillars 339 hosts 81 food 106 flowers 27 shelter 2
Overcup Oak Quercus lyrata keystone caterpillars 336 hosts 88 food 108 flowers 28 shelter 2
Chestnut Oak Quercus montana keystone caterpillars 336 hosts 78 food 114 flowers 27 shelter 3
Southern Red Oak Quercus falcata keystone caterpillars 332 hosts 95 food 127 flowers 22 shelter 3
Cherrybark Oak Quercus pagoda keystone caterpillars 331 hosts 92 food 108 flowers 33 shelter 1
Shingle Oak Quercus imbricaria keystone caterpillars 329 hosts 87 food 108 flowers 36 shelter 2
Bear Oak Quercus ilicifolia keystone caterpillars 328 hosts 76 food 108 flowers 30 shelter 2
Balsam Willow Salix pyrifolia keystone caterpillars 323 bees 9 hosts 17 food 50 flowers 103
Southern Live Oak Quercus virginiana keystone caterpillars 321 hosts 91 food 107 flowers 28 shelter 2
Fire Cherry Prunus pensylvanica keystone caterpillars 320 hosts 12 food 63 flowers 94
Swamp Laurel Oak Quercus laurifolia keystone caterpillars 316 hosts 89 food 101 flowers 31 shelter 3
Scouler's Willow Salix scouleriana keystone caterpillars 316 bees 6 hosts 31 food 59 flowers 98
Silky Willow Salix sericea keystone caterpillars 313 bees 9 hosts 22 food 71 flowers 105
Yellow Birch Betula alleghaniensis keystone caterpillars 312 hosts 17 food 61 flowers 6 shelter 1
Bastard Oak Quercus sinuata keystone caterpillars 310 hosts 82 food 97 flowers 28 shelter 1
Sand Post Oak Quercus margaretiae keystone caterpillars 309 hosts 83 food 101 flowers 27 shelter 1
Blueleaf Willow Salix myricoides keystone caterpillars 305 bees 5 hosts 20 food 64 flowers 97
American Plum Prunus americana keystone caterpillars 304 hosts 14 food 64 flowers 167 shelter 1
Bluejack Oak Quercus incana keystone caterpillars 299 hosts 84 food 95 flowers 31
Northern Pin Oak Quercus ellipsoidalis keystone caterpillars 298 hosts 63 food 91 flowers 24 shelter 2
Balsam Poplar Populus balsamifera caterpillars 297 hosts 16 food 61 flowers 9 shelter 1
Darlington Oak Quercus hemisphaerica keystone caterpillars 290 hosts 85 food 94 flowers 31 shelter 1
Gray Birch Betula populifolia keystone caterpillars 290 hosts 15 food 48 flowers 6