DECIDUOUS TREES AND SHRUBS FOR SHADE
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Sorbaria sorbifolia (Tree Astilbe )
Clethra alnifolia
FOTHERGILLA
(Native) (Deer Resistant)
Fothergilla Mt. Airy
Fothergilla gardenii (Dwarfed)
SPIREA
(Seldom severely damaged by deer)
Spirea Anthony Waterer
Spirea Snow Mound
VIBURNUM
Viburnum dentatum (Native) (Rarely damaged by deer)
Viburnum dentatum Blue Muffin (Rarely damaged by deer)
Viburnum dentatum Sparkler (Rarely damaged by deer)
Viburnum plicatums (a non native species)
Viburnum plicatum Mariesii
Viburnum plicatum Popcorn
Viburnum carlesii Spice Baby
DECIDUOUS TREES & SHRUBS
Amelanchier canadensis, Serviceberry (Native) (Seldom severely damaged by deer)
Aesculus parviflora (Bottlebrush Buckeye) (Native) (Rarely damaged by deer)
Deciduous Azaleas (Native) Deer love evergreen Azaleas but are less likely to eat deciduous ones.
Heptacodium micinoides (Seven-Son Flower) (Rarely damaged by deer) Fragrant flowers late in the season followed by beautiful fall display.
Rhus aromatica 'Gro Low' (Rarely damaged by deer)
Sorbaria sorbifolia (Tree Astilbe ) (Rarely damaged by deer) Spreads vigorously. Try 'SEM' for a more compact and controlled cultivar.
CLETHRA alnifolia
(All Native) (Rarely damaged by deer)
Clethra Vanilla Spice
Clethra Hummingbird
Clethra Ruby Spice
HYDRANGEA
Hydrangea arborescens (Native)
Hydrangea Macrophylla (Big Leaf) (Occasionally severely damaged by deer)
Hydrangea petiolaris (Climbing) (Occasionally severely damaged by deer)
Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf) (Occasionally severely damaged by deer)
Hydrangea macrophylla
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