Top native spindletrees

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

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4 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 3 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 3 Moist 4

Water use

Soil

Sand 2 Loam 3 Clay 3 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 2

Toughness

Resists

Black walnut 1 Compaction 1 Fire 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Erect 1 Mounding 1 Multi stemmed 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Shrub 3 Perennial 2 Poisonous 2 Ground cover 1