Garden Goal: Keystone Species

  • Tulip Poplar

    Tulip Poplar is a Virginia native local-ecotype tree that typically reaches 70–120 ft and blooms in late spring with yellow-green/orange flowers. It offers exceptional pollinator value, food or habitat for birds, and important larval-host relationships.

  • Red Maple

    Red Maple is a Virginia native local-ecotype tree that typically reaches 40–70 ft and blooms in early spring, mid spring, and late spring with red flowers. It offers valuable nectar and pollen, food or habitat for birds, and important larval-host relationships.

  • Red Oak

    Red Oak is a Virginia native local-ecotype tree that typically reaches 60–75 ft and blooms in mid spring and late spring with inconspicuous flowers. It offers exceptional pollinator value, food or habitat for birds, and important larval-host relationships.

  • Eastern Red Cedar

    Eastern Red Cedar is a Virginia native local-ecotype tree that typically reaches 30–60 ft and blooms in mid spring and late spring with inconspicuous flowers. It offers valuable nectar and pollen, food or habitat for birds, and important larval-host relationships.

  • Flowering Dogwood

    Flowering Dogwood is a Virginia native local-ecotype tree that typically reaches 15–30 ft and blooms in mid spring and late spring with white/pink bracts flowers. It offers valuable nectar and pollen, food or habitat for birds, and important larval-host relationships.

  • Chokecherry

    Chokecherry is a Virginia native shrub/small tree that typically reaches 20–30 ft and blooms in mid spring and late spring with white flowers. It offers exceptional pollinator value, food or habitat for birds, and important larval-host relationships.

  • Black Cherry

    Black Cherry is a Virginia native local-ecotype tree that typically reaches 50–80 ft and blooms in mid spring and late spring with white flowers. It offers exceptional pollinator value, food or habitat for birds, and important larval-host relationships.

  • Black Walnut

    Black Walnut is a Virginia native local-ecotype tree that typically reaches 50–75 ft and blooms in mid spring and late spring with inconspicuous flowers. It offers valuable nectar and pollen, food or habitat for birds, and important larval-host relationships.

  • American Sycamore

    American Sycamore is a Virginia native local-ecotype tree that typically reaches 75–100+ ft and blooms in mid spring and late spring with inconspicuous flowers. It offers valuable nectar and pollen, food or habitat for birds, and important larval-host relationships.