Strawberry bush
Greenbrier
Crabapple
American beautyberry
Muscadine
White Oak
Persimmon
Partridge pea
Northern red oak
Beggarweed
Southern red oak
- Between 82-98ft - Trunk up to 5ft in diameter - 3 to 5 points on leaves
Shown to support the most species out of all oak trees. It provides the most significant food value to a full range of animals.
Seeds are consumed by quail and other birds. It is a host plant for cloudless sulfur butterflies.
Flowering Dogwood
- 90-140 ft in height - trunks are 20-40 inches in diameter - bark appears to have shiny stripes down the center - during autumn its leaves turn rich red or brown
produces a sticky residue which not only protects it from most environmental microbes, but acts as a natural repellent to pests.
- 30 to 70 ft in height - shiny green leaves - fruits are harvested - leaves can be made into tea