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Top native roses, elms, figs, and allies

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

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5 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 4 Part shade 3

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 2 Well drained 5 Moist 5

Water use

Medium 2 High 1

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 3 Loam 4 Clay 4 Organic 2

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 3 Alkaline 3

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 5

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Pollution 3 Fire 2 Black walnut 1 Dry soil 1 Heat 1 Urban conditions 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Erect 42 Rounded 27 Spreading 26 Dense 23 Multi stemmed 18 Arching 12 Open 12 Vase 9 Creeping 7 Pyramidal 7 Broad 5 Irregular 5 Multi trunked 5 Oval 5 Ascending 4 Clumping 4 Horizontal 4 Mounding 4 Prostrate 3 Climbing 2 Columnar 1 Conical 1

Plant type

Tree 5 Perennial 2 Shrub 2 Edible 1 Poisonous 1
  • Chokecherry Prunus virginiana keystone caterpillars 367 hosts 15 food 88 flowers 191 shelter 1
  • Downy Hawthorn Crataegus mollis caterpillars 125 hosts 6 food 29 flowers 63
  • Washington Hawthorn Crataegus phaenopyrum caterpillars 123 hosts 6 food 29 flowers 14
  • Slippery Elm Ulmus rubra caterpillars 67 hosts 5 food 63 flowers 23 shelter 2
  • Carolina Buckthorn Frangula caroliniana caterpillars 2 food 1 flowers 2

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