Top native elders

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 2 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 1 Wet 2

Water use

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1 Organic 1

Soil pH

Toughness

Resists

Erosion 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Arching 1 Broad 1 Multi stemmed 1 Open 1 Rounded 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Perennial 2 Shrub 2 Tree 2 Edible 1 Poisonous 1