Angela’s Ideas
Pollinator-friendly Plants
- Aesculus parviflora (Bottlebrush Buckeye)
- Cephalanthus occidentalis (Buttonbush)
- Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud)
- Hamamelis vernalis (Vernal Witchhazel)
- Heptacodium miconioides (Seven-son Flower)
- Malus ‘Adirondack’ (Adirondack Crabapple)
- Prunus x incam ‘Okame’ (Okame Cherry)
- Tilia cordata ‘Greenspire’ (Greenspire Linden)
Underused Natives
- Acer pensylvanicum (Moosewood)
- Carpinus caroliniana (American Hornbeam)
- Cladastris kentukea (American Yellowwood)
- Juglans nigra (Black Walnut)
- Magnolia macrophylla (Bigleaf Magnolia)
- Morella pensylvanica (Northern Bayberry)
- Ostrya virginiana (American Hophornbeam)
- Oxydendrum arboreum (Sourwood)
- Sassafras albidum (Sassafras)
- Styrax americanus (American Snowbell)
Plants for Urban Sites
- Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis ‘Shademaster’ (Shademaster® Honeylocust)
- Nyssa sylvatica (Black Tupelo)
- Parrotia persica (Persian Ironwood)
- Platanus x acerifolia ‘Morton Circle’ (Exclamation!™ London Planetree)
- Quercus bicolor (Swamp White Oak)
- Syringa pekinensis ‘WFH2’ (Great Wall™ Lilac)
- Tilia tomentosa ‘Sterling’ (Sterling Silver Linden)
Plants to Feed the Birds
- Amelanchier x grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance’ (Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry)
- Betula papyrifera ‘Oenci’ (Renaissance Oasis Birch)
- Carya illinoinensis (Pecan)
- Chionanthus virginicus (White Fringetree)
- Cornus alternifolia (Pagoda Dogwood)
- Cotinus obovatus (American Smoketree)
- Diospyros lotus (Date Plum)
- Rhus typhina ‘Bailtiger’ (Tiger Eyes® Sumac)
Plants for Dry Sites
Plants for Wet Sites
- Asimina triloba (Common Pawpaw)
- Betula nigra ‘BNMTF’ (Dura Heat® River Birch)
- Diospyros virginiana (American Persimmon)
- Magnolia virginiana ‘Moonglow’ (Moonglow Magnolia)
- Salix matsudana ‘Golden Curls’ (Golden Curls Willow)
- Taxodium ascendens ‘Morris’ (Debonair® Pond Cypress)
- Taxodium distichum ‘Mickelson’ (Shawnee Brave™ Bald Cypress)
Raemelton Farm is a wholesale B&B tree nursery in Frederick County, Maryland.
There are 100 acres in nursery production with another 85 acres for future expansion. More than 300 varieties of trees are grown here–from traditional landscape trees, to fruit and nut bearing trees, and specimens that are often hard to find in the trade!
2313 New Design Road
Adamstown, MD 21710
717-496-5887
angela@raemelton.com