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Indicator Plant Examples
Botanical
(and Common) Names
Zone
Abetiophyllum distichum (white forsythia) 5b
Acer platanoides (Norway maple) 4
Aesculus x camea (red horsechestnut) 4
Araucaria araucana (monkey puzzle) 7b
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (bearberry) 2b
Aristolochia durior (Dutchman's pipe) 4b
Aucuba japonica (Japanese aucuba) 7b
Berberis danvinii (Darwin barberry) 8
Betula pendula (European white birch) 3
Bouvardia 'Coral' (Coral bouvardia) 9
Butia capitata (Pindo palm) 8b
Camellia sasanqua (sasanqua camellia) 7b
Carya illinoinensis 'Major' (pecan) 5 (grows)
6 (fruits)
Casuarina equisetifolia (Australian pine) 9b
Ceanothus impressus (Santa Barbara ceanothus) 8
Cedrus deodara (deodar cedar) 7b
Cercis chinensis (Chinese redbud) 6b
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Lawson cypress) 6b
Chamaecyparis pisifera (Sawara cypress) 5
Cinnamomum camphora (camphor tree) 9
Cistus laurifolius (laurel rockrose) 7
Cistus x purpureus (purple rockrose) 8
Comus alba (Tatarian dogwood) 3
Comus kousa (Japanese dogwood) 5b
Cunninghamia lanceolata (cunninghamia) 7
Cytisus x praecox (Warminster broom) 6
Botanical
(and Common) Names
Zone
Elaeagnus multiflora (cherry elaeagnus) 5
Elaeagnus pungens (thorny elaeagnus) 7
Eriobotrya japonica (loquat) 8
Euonymus alatus (winged euonymus) 3b
Euphorbia pulcherrima (poinsettia) 10
x Fatshedera lizei (botanical-wonder) 8
Forsythia ovata (early forsythia) 4b
Forsythia suspensa (weeping forsythia) 5b
Fremontodendron mexicanum (flannel bush) 9
Ginkgo biloba
(ginkgo, maidenhair-tree)
5
Hibiscus
rosa-sinensis (Chinese hibiscus)
9b
Hibiscus
syriacus (shrub althea)
5b
Hypericum
'Hidcote' (Hidcote St. Johnswort)
6
Iberis sempervirens
(evergreen candytuft)
5
Ilex crenata
'Convexa' (convexleaf Japanese holly)
6b
Botanical
(and Common) Names
Zone
Jacaranda acutifolia (green ebony) 10
Juglans regia (English or Persian walnut) 6b
Juniperus horizontalis (creeping juniper) 3
Koelreuteria paniculata (golden rain-tree) 6
Laburnum
x watereri (Waterer laburnum)
7
Lagerstroemia
indica (crapemyrtle)
5b
Mahonia
aquitolium (Oregon hollygrape)
5b
Malus x
amoldiana (Arnold crabapple)
4
Melia azedarach
(chinaberry)
7b
Metasequoia
glyptostroboides (dawn redwood)
5b
Myrtus
communes (true myrtle)
8b
Nandina
domestics (heavenly bamboo)
7
Nerium
oleander (oleander)
8b
Botanical
(and Common) Names
Zone
Olea europaea (common olive) 8
Osmanthus heterophyflus (holly osmanthus) 7
Picea abies
(Norway spruce)
3
Pieris
japonica (Japanese andromeda)
6
Pinus mugo
var. mughus (Mugo pine)
3
Pinus radiata
(Monterey pine)
7b
Pinus strobus
(eastern white pine)
3b
Prunus
yedoensis (Yoshino cherry)
6
Rhaphiolepis
indica 'Rosea' (Indian hawthorn)
8
Rhododendron
'America' (hybrid rhododendron)
5
Rhododendron
'Loderi King George' (hybrid)
8
Rhododendron
mollis hybrids (mollis azalea)
4
Rhododendron
prinophyllum (roseum) (roseshell azalea)
7
Rhododendron
'Purple Splendor' (hybrid rhododendron)
8b
Rhododendron
southern Indian hybrids (Indian azalea)
3
Rosa rugosa
(rugosa rose)
Botanical
(and Common) Names
Zone
Schinus terebinthifolius (Brazilian pepper-tree) 9b
Sequoia sempervirens (redwood) 8
Sequoiadendron giganteum (giant sequoia) 7
Stewartia pseudocamellia (Japanese stewartia) 6
Syringa vulgaris (common lilac) 3b
Ulmus americana (American elm) 2
Vibumum burkwoodii (Burkwood viburnum) 5b
Zelkova serrata (Japanese zelkova) 5b
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