Top native silverbells

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

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3 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Part shade 2 Dappled shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 2 Moist 1

Water use

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 2 Organic 2

Soil pH

Acid 3 Neutral 1

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Black walnut 1 Fire 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Open 2 Rounded 2 Irregular 1 Multi stemmed 1 Multi trunked 1 Pyramidal 1

Plant type

Perennial 3 Tree 3 Shrub 2