Common plants
A new initiative aimed at improving the information exchange between landscape designers and growers is underway — in an effort to connect those who include their favourite trees and shrubs in their designs with those who are the most knowledgeable about plants grown in Ontario.
Cross Fertilizing, a Designers and Growers Initiative
MASTER WOODY PLANT LIST
EVERGREENS TREES
Abies balsamea / Balsam Fir / encourage
Abies conclor / White Fir / encourage
Abies korenna / Korean Fir / discourage / hardiness issues
Juniperus / Juniper / native
Larix / Larch
Pinus strobus / White Pine / encourage / columnar form
Picea abies / Norway Spruce / encourage
Picea glauca / Black Hills Spruce / encourage
Picea maraina / Black Hills Spruce / encourage
Picea omorika / Serbian Spruce / encourage
Picea pungens / Colorado Spruce / overused / pest issues
Pseudotsuga / Douglas Fir / discourage / pest issues
Thuja / Cedar /
Tsuga / Hemlock /
EVERGREEN SHRUBS
Chamaecyparis / False Cypress
Juniperus / Juniper / carpet
Juniperus / Juniper / spreading
Juniperus / Juniper / vase
Juniperus / Juniper / upright
Juniperus / Juniper / standard
Microbiota / Siberian Carpet Cypress
Picea / Spruce
Pinus / Pine /
Taxus / Yew
Thuja / Cedar
Tsuga / Hemlock / shrub
BROADLEAF EVERGREEN GENERA
Azalea / Azalea
Buxus / Boxwood
Cotoneaster / Cotoneaster / broadleaf
Euonymus / Euonymus
Ilex / Holly / broadleaf
Kalmia / Mountain Laurel
Pieris / Pieris
Pyracantha / Firethorn
Rhododendron / Rhododendron
Yucca / Yucca
TREE GENERA
Acer / Maple
Acer platanoides / Norway Maple / encourage seedless varieties and cultivars
Acer palmatum / Japanese Maple / discourage / overused
Aesculus / Chestnut
Amelanchier / Serviceberry / encourage
Betula nigra / River Birch / encourage as an alternative / spring planting
Betula papyyrifera / Paper Birch / pest issues
Carpinus / European Hornbeam
Cercidiphyllum / Katsura
Cercis / Redbud
Cladrastis / Yellowwood / sheltered spot
Celtis / Hackberry
Cornus alternifolia / Pagoda Dogwood
Corylus / Turkish Hazel
Fagus / Beech /discourage / bark disease
Ginkgo / Ginkgo
Gleditsia / Honeylocust / discourage overused
Gymnocladus / Kentucky Coffee Tree / discourage: ESA status could affect future work near it
Hamamelis / Witch Hazel
Liriodendron / Tulip Tree / encouraged / sheltered spot
Magnolia / Magnolia
Malus / Crab Apple
Ostrya / Ironwood
Phellodendron / Amur Cork Tree
Platanus / London Plane Tree
Prunus / Japanese Cherry
Pyrus / Pear
Quercus / Oak
Syringia / Japanese Tree Lilac
Tilia / Linden
Ulmus ‘Accolade’ / Accolade Elm / 15 year proven survivor
Viburnum / Nannyberry
Zelkova / discourage / susceptible to Dutch Elm disease
SHRUB GENERA
Acer / Japanese Maple
Amelanchier / Saskatoonberry
Buddleja / Butterfly Bush
Ceoanothus / New Jersey Tea
Cercis / Redbud
Clethra / Summersweet
Cornus / Dogwood
Cotinus / Smoke Tree
Cotoneaster / Cotoneaster / deciduous
Diervilla / Bush Honeysuckle
Euonymus / Burning Bush / deciduous
Forsythia / Forsythia
Fothergillia / Fothergillia
Hamamelis / Witch Hazel
Hibiscus / Rose of Sharon
Hydrangea / Hydrangea
Hypericum / Saint John’s Wort
Ilex / Winterberry
Kerria / Kerria
Ligustrum / Privet
Lonicera / Honeysuckle
Myrica / Bayberry
Philadelphus / Mock-orange
Physocarpus / Ninebark
Potentilla / Cinquefoil
Prunus / Sand Cherry
Rhus ‘Dragon’s Eye’ / Dragon’s Eye Sumac / Japanese Maple substitute
Ribes / Alpine Currant / discourage host to White Pine blister rust
Rosa / Rose
Salix / Willow
Sambucus / Elder
Sorbaria / False Spirea
Spiraea / Spirea
Stephanadra / Stephanadra
Symphoricarpos / Snowberry
Syringia / Lilac
Viburnum / Viburnum
Weigela / Weigela
SECONDARY PLANT LIST
Larix / Larch
Metasequioa / Dawn Redwood
Buddha Pine / Sciadopitys
Taxodium / Bald Cypress
Leucothoe
Mahonia
Asimina / Pawpaw
Caragana
Cladratis / Yellow Wood
Crataegus / Hawthorn
Eleaeganus / Russian Olive
Halesia / Snowdrop Tree
Juglans / Butternut / Black Walnut
Koelreuteria / Golden Rain Tree
Laburnum / Golden Chain Tree
Liquidambar / Sweet Gum
Maackia
Maclura / Osaga Orange
Nyssa / Sourgum
Parrotia / Persian Ironwood
Phellodrendron / Amur Cork Tree
Platanus / Sycamore
Populus / Poplar
Sassafras
Sophora / Pagoda Tree
Sorbus / Mountain Ash
Zelkova
Abeliophyllium / White Forsythia
Acanthopanax / Five Leaf Aralia
Aesculus / Buckeye
Aralia / Devils’ Walking Stick
Aronia / Chokecherry
Berberis
Calycanthus / Allspice
Caryopteris / Bluebeard
Cephalanthus / Buttonbush
Chaenomeles / Quince
Chionanthus / Fringetree
Daphne
Deutzia
Enkianthus
Exochorda / Pearl Bush
Genista / Broom
Heptacodium / Seven Son Flower
Hippophae / Sea Buckthorn
Itea / Sweetspire
Kolkwitizia / Beautybush
Leptodermis
Lespedeza / Shrub Bush Clover
Lindera / Spice Bush
Tamarix
Vaccinium / Blueberry
Xanthorhiza / Yellow root
