swap_horiz Rhamnus cathartica Alternatives

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Ilex verticillata (Winterberry Holly)

Ilex verticillata, commonly known as Winterberry Holly, is a deciduous shrub native to eastern North America. It’s recog...

Winter Native Berries Deciduous

9.2 Excellent

2

Ilex decidua (Possumhaw)

Ilex decidua, commonly known as Possumhaw, is a native shrub found throughout the southeastern United States. It’s notab...

Native Berries Southeastern Us Deciduous

8.8 Great

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Viburnum lentago (Nannyberry)

Viburnum lentago, commonly referred to as nannyberry, is a large deciduous shrub or small tree native to northeastern an...

Wildlife Native Edible Deciduous

8.5 Great

4

Vaccinium corymbosum (Highbush Blueberry)

Vaccinium corymbosum is the highbush blueberry native to eastern North America and the primary species behind the global...

Wildlife Native Edible Blueberry

8.4 Great

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Ilex verticillata

Ilex verticillata, commonly called winterberry, is a deciduous holly native to eastern North America. Female plants can...

Wildlife Native Deciduous Wet Tolerant

8.2 Great

6

Sambucus nigra

Sambucus nigra, commonly called European elder or black elder, is a deciduous shrub or small tree native to Europe and p...

Wildlife Native Fast Growing Deciduous

8.1 Great

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Callicarpa americana

Callicarpa americana, commonly called American beautyberry, is a deciduous shrub native to the southeastern United State...

Wildlife Native Deciduous Purple Berries

8.1 Great

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Viburnum dentatum (Arrowwood Viburnum)

Viburnum dentatum, commonly known as arrowwood viburnum, is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub native to eastern North Amer...

Wildlife Native Deciduous Fall Color

8.0 Great

9

Lonicera involucrata (Twinberry Honeysuckle)

Lonicera involucrata, commonly known as Twinberry Honeysuckle, is a deciduous shrub belonging to the Caprifoliaceae fami...

Hummingbird Native Berries Deciduous

7.9 Good

10

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Cephalanthus occidentalis (buttonbush) is a North American wetland shrub distinguished by its spherical, pin-cushion whi...

Wildlife Native Deciduous White Flowers

7.9 Good

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Lindera benzoin

Lindera benzoin (spicebush) is an eastern North American native shrub whose aromatic bark and berries were used medicina...

Wildlife Fragrant Native Deciduous

7.9 Good

12

Rosa virginiana (Virginia Rose)

Rosa virginiana, commonly known as the Virginia Rose, is a deciduous, suckering shrub native to eastern North America an...

Wildlife Native Rose Deciduous

7.8 Good

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Cornus racemosa (Gray Dogwood)

Cornus racemosa, known as Gray Dogwood, is a deciduous, thicket-forming shrub native to eastern North America and a memb...

Wildlife Native White Berries Deciduous

7.8 Good

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Ribes sanguineum

Ribes sanguineum, commonly called flowering currant or red-flowering currant, is a deciduous shrub native to western Nor...

Wildlife Native Spring Blooming Deciduous

7.7 Good

15

Viburnum opulus

Viburnum opulus, commonly called guelder rose, is a deciduous shrub native to Europe, northern Africa, and parts of Asia...

Wildlife Native Berries Spring Blooming

7.6 Good

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Cornus amomum (Silky Dogwood)

Cornus amomum, commonly known as silky dogwood, is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub in the family Cornaceae native to eas...

Wildlife Wetland Native Deciduous

7.5 Good

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Physocarpus opulifolius (Common Ninebark)

Physocarpus opulifolius, known as common ninebark, is a hardy deciduous shrub in the rose family Rosaceae, native to Nor...

Wildlife Native Deciduous Peeling Bark

7.5 Good

18

Rosa canina

Rosa canina, commonly called dog rose, is a deciduous, scrambling shrub native to Europe, northwestern Africa, and weste...

Wildlife Native Deciduous Hedgerow

7.5 Good

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Viburnum lantana

Viburnum lantana, commonly known as the wayfaring tree, is a deciduous shrub native to Europe, northwestern Africa, and...

Wildlife Native Berries Deciduous

6.8 Fair

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Frangula alnus

Frangula alnus, commonly called alder buckthorn, is a deciduous shrub native to Europe and western Asia. It grows in dam...

Wildlife Native Berries Deciduous

6.6 Fair