Kennebec County Soil & Water Conservation District

“to protect and enhance Maine's soil and water resources by providing educational programs, conservation information and technical assistance to municipalities, schools, landowners and residents of Kennebec County."

 

Trees

Plant Name Zone Sun Part Sun Shade Wet Moist Dry Sandy
                 
Deciduous                
Basswood 3 X X X   X    
Beech 3 X       X    
Bigtooth Aspen 4 X       X X X
Box Elder 4 X X   X X X  
Cottonwood 4 X       X    
European Alder 4 X X   X      
Green Ash 3 X X   X X X  
Honey Locust 5 X     X X    
Katsura Tree 5 X X     X    
Littleleaf Linden 3 X       X X  
Mountain Ash 3 X         X X
Northern Red Oak 3 X       X X  
Paper Birch 3 X       X X  
Quaking Aspen 3 X       X X  
Red Maple 3 X X   X X X  
River Birch 4 X     X X X  
Silver Maple 3 X     X X    
Sugar Maple 3 X       X    
Swamp White Oak 4 X     X X    
Weeping Willow 3 X     X X    
White Ash 3 X       X    
Yellow Birch 3   X X   X    
                 
Evergreen                
Austrian Pine 4 X       X X  
Balsam Fir* 3 X X   X X    
Black Spruce 3 X     X X    
Colorado Blue Spruce 3 X       X    
Hemlock* 3 X X X   X    
Japanese Black Pine 5 X       X X X
Larch (Tamarack) 3 X     X X    
Norway Spruce 3 X       X X  
Red Pine 3 X       X X X
White Cedar* 3 X X   X X   X
White Pine 3 X X X   X X  
White Spruce 3 X X     X X  

*  also available in dwarf forms  

Small Trees and Large Shrubs

Plant Name Zone Sun Part Sun Shade Wet Moist Dry Sandy
                 
Deciduous                
American Hornbeam 4   X X   X X  
American Mountain Ash 3 X X     X    
Blackhaw 4   X     X X  
Canada Plum 3 X X X   X    
Chokecherry 3 X X     X    
Common Witchhazel 4 X X X   X    
Crabapple* 4 X       X X  
Eastern Wahoo 5     X   X    
Hawthorn* 4 X       X X X
Hop Hornbeam 3 X X X     X  
Kwanzan Cherry 5 X       X    
Laurel Willow 3 X     X      
Lilac* 3-4 X       X X  
Nannyberry 3 X X X   X X  
Ninebark 3 X X     X X  
Northern Arrowwood 3 X X     X    
Pagoda Dogwood 4 X X X   X    
Purpleosier Willow 3 X X X X X    
Pussy Willow 3 X     X X    
Serviceberry* 3-4 X X     X X  
Siberian Peashrub 3 X       X X  
Smooth Sumac 3 X X X     X  
Speckled Alder 3 X X X X X    
Staghorn Sumac 3 X X X     X  
Striped Maple 3   X X   X    
                 
Evergreen                
Eastern Redcedar* 4-5 X X X X X X X
Fraser Fir 4 X X     X X  
Japanese Yew 3 X X X   X X X
Mugo Pine* 3 X X X   X    

*  also available in dwarf forms  

Medium Shrubs

Plant Name Zone Sun Part Sun Shade Wet Moist Dry Sandy
                 
Deciduous                
Arrowwood Viburnum 3 X X X