Planting Suggestions
For Landscaping in the White Clay Creek
List of Plants
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Avoid Planting These Invasive Plants
| COMMON NAME | SCIENTIFIC NAME |
| Norway Maple | Acer platanoides |
| Tree-Of-Heaven | Ailanthus altissima |
| Princess Tree | Paulownia tomentosa |
| Bradford Pear | Pyrus calleryana |
| European Barberry | Berberis vulgaris |
| Burning Bush | Euonymus alatus |
| English Ivy | Hedera helix |
| Privet | Ligustrum vulgare |
| Periwinkle | Vinca minor |
Recommended Native Plants for Landscaping in the Watershed
TREES
| COMMON NAME | SCIENTIFIC NAME |
| Red Maple | Acer rubrum |
| Bitternut Hickory | Carya cordiformis |
| Pignut Hickory | Carya glabra |
| Shagbark Hickory | Carya ovata |
| Flowering Dogwood | Cornus florida |
| White Ash | Fraxinus americana |
| Green Ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica |
| American Holly | Ilex opaca |
| Eastern Red Cedar | Juniperus virginiana |
| Sweetgum | Liquidambar styraciflua |
| Sourgum/Blackgum | Nyssa sylvatica |
| Sycamore | Platanus occidentalis |
| Wild Black Cherry | Prunus serotina |
| White Oak | Quercus alba |
| Scarlet Oak | Quercus coccinea |
| Pin Oak | Quercus palustris |
| Willow Oak | Quercus phellos |
| Chestnut Oak | Quercus prinus |
| Red Oak | Quercus rubra |
| Shadbush | Amelanchier canadensis |
| Winterberry | Ilex verticillata |
| Maple-leaved Viburnum | Viburnum acerifolium |
PERENNIALS
| COMMON NAME | SCIENTIFIC NAME |
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa |
| New England Aster | Aster novae-angliae |
| Wild Ginger | Asarum canadense |
| Joe-Pye Weed | Eupatorium fistulosum |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta |
| New York Ironweed | Vernonia noveboracensis |