Low = under 3 feet, Medium = 3 feet to 6 feet, Tall = over 6 feet
Scientific name USDA Zone Height X Width Description Common name Water Exposure Ardisia japonica 6 12" X 18" Evergreen. White flowers in fall. Marlberry High Shade Red berries. Good groundcover. Fothergilla gardenii 5 2' X 2' Deciduous. Small white flowers in Fothergilla Med. Part Shade Spring. Intense orange in fall. Pernettya mucronata - female 7 30" X 3' Evergreen. Tiny flowers. Pink, pur- Female Pernettya Med. Sun-Part ple, white or black berries. Pernettya mucronata - male 7 30" X 2' Evergreen. Tiny white flowers Male Pernettya Med. Sun-Part pollinate female flowers. Rhus aromatica 4 30" X 6' Deciduous. Fragrant leaves when Fragrant Sumac Low Sun crushed. Red fall leaves. Viburnum opulus 'Nana' 4 2' X 2' Deciduous. Dwarf ball. Red fall Dwarf Snowball Med. Sun-Part. leaves. Tolerates poor soil.
Scientific name USDA Zone Height X Width Description Common name Water Exposure Callicarpa bodinieri 'Profusion' 6 6' X 6' Deciduous. Pink to purple leaves Profusion Beautyberry Med. Sun-Part and purple berries in the fall. Cotoneaster species 5 3' X 4' Evergreen or deciduous. White flow- Cotoneaster Low Sun-Shade ers in spring. Red-orange berries Euonymus alata Compacta 4 6' X 6' Deciduous. Brilliant red leaves Dwarf Burning Bush Med. Sun-Part in the Fall. Itea virginica 5 6' X 6' Deciduous. Fragrant white flowers Sweetspire Med. Sun-Part in fall. Red-Purple fall leaves. Rhus aromatica 'Gro-low' 4 3' X 8' Low, spreading form. Red leaves in Gro-low Fragrant Sumac Low Sun-Shade Fall.
Scientific name USDA Zone Height X Width Description Common name Water Exposure Arbutus unedo 'Compacta' 7 8' X 6' Native evergreen. Edible red fruit Compact Strawberry Tree Low Sun-Shade has a mild strawberry flavor. Cotoneaster lacteus (parneyi) 7 8' X 8' Evergreen. White flowers in spring. Parney Cotoneaster Low Sun-Shade Orange berries in fall. Elaeagnus ebbingei 7 10' X 6' Evergreen. Silver leaves. Fragrant Autumn Olive Low Sun-Part white flowers in fall. Red fruit. Enkianthus campanulatus 5 10' X 4' Deciduous. Yellow/green/red flowers Redvein Enkianthus Med. Part Sun in May. Red fall leaves. Hamamelis virginiana 5 10' X 10' Deciduous. Golden yellow flowers Eastern Witchhazel Med. Sun and leaves in October-November. Salix drummondiana 3 10' X 10' Native deciduous. Distinctive long, Drummond Willow Med. Sun oval leaves. Yellow in Fall.
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