American Basswood
Tilia americana
Native to the region
Part shade to full sun
Dry to wet water needs
Zones 2 to 8
American Mountain Ash
Sorbus americana
Native to the region
Full shade to full sun
Dry to wet water needs
Zones 3 to 6
Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
Native to the region
Full sun
Dry to medium water needs
Zones 3 to 10
Note: Not recommended as a landscape tree. Better suited for unvisited hedgerows and shelterbelts.
Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Native to the region
Partial to full sun
Wet water needs
Zones 4 to 8
Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Native to the region
Full shade to full sun
Medium to wet water needs
Zones 5 to 9
American Holly
Ilex opaca
Native to the region
Full shade to full sun
Dry to wet water needs
Zones 5 to 9