Shrubs: List

STEP stars These are species which have demonstrated good performance in projects designed, installed and monitored by the Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program.

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Scientific Name	Common Name	Soil Moisture 1=Dry 2=Med 3=Wet	Partial shade tolerance	Drought Tolerance 1=Low 2=Med 3=High	Salt Tolerance 1=Low 2=Med 3=High	Pollution tolerance	Compaction tolerance	STEP star
Amelanchier arborea	Downy Serviceberry	1-2	Y	2	1
Amelanchier laevis	Allegheny Servicebery / Smooth Serviceberry	1-2	Y	2	2
Amelanchier sanguinea	Roundleaf Serviceberry / Dwarf Juneberry	1-2	Y	2-3	2		Y
Amelanchier spicata	Low Serviceberry / Shadbush serviceberry	1-2	Y	2	2		Y
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Bearberry	1-2	Y	2-3	2-3
Aronia melanocarpa (Photinia melanocarpa)	Black Chokeberry	1-3	Y	1-2	2-3
Cephalanthus occidentalis	Common Buttonbush	2-3	Y	2	2		Y
Cornus alternifolia	Alternate-leaf Dogwood	2	Y	2	1-2		Y
Cornus amomum ssp. obliqua	Silky Dogwood	2-3	Y	2	1		Y
Cornus foemina spp. racemosa	Stiff Dogwood / Gray Dogwood	1-2	Y	2	2-3		Y	☆
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea (Cornus stolonifera)	Red-Osier Dogwood	2-3	Y	2	1		Y
Corylus americana	American Hazelnut	1-2	Y	2	1		Y
Corylus cornuta	Beaked Hazelnut	1-2	Y	2	1		Y
Cotoneaster apiculatus C. divaricata C. horizontalis C. microphylla	Cotoneaster	2	Y	3	2-3	Y
Diervilla lonicera	Northern Bush-honeysuckle	1-2	Y	2	1-2		Y
Hamamelis virginiana	American Witch-hazel	1-2	Y	2	1
Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'	Annabelle Hydrangea	2	Y	1	3
Hypericum kalmianum	Shrubby/Kalm St. Johns-wort	2-3	Y	2-3	3		Y
Juniperus communis	Common Juniper	1		3	3	Y
Juniperus horizontalis	Creeping Juniper	1		3	3	Y
Kerria japonica	Japanese Rose	1-2	Y	3	3
Lindera benzoin	Spicebush	2-3	Y	2	2
Lonicera dioica	Glaucous Honeysuckle	1-2	Y	2	1-2		Y
Morella pensylvanica	Bayberry	1-2	Y	3	3			☆
Physocarpus opulifolius	Eastern Ninebark	1-3	Y	2-3	3
Potentilla fruticosa (Dasifora floribunda)	Shrubby Cinquefoil	1-3	Y	2-3	2		Y
Prunus pensylvanica	Pin Cherry	1-2		2-3	2		Y	☆
Prunus pumila var. pumila	Sand Cherry	1-3		3	2
Prunus virginiana	Chokecherry	1-2	Y	2	3		Y
Rhus aromatica	Fragrant Sumac	1-2	Y	2-3	2		Y
Rhus glabra	Smooth Sumac	1		3	3
Rhus hirta (Rhus typhina)	Staghorn Sumac	1-2		3	3	Y	Y
Ribes americanum	Wild Black Currant	2-3	Y	1	1		Y
Ribes cynosbati	Prickly Gooseberry	1-2	Y	2	1
Ribes triste	Swamp Red Currant	2-3	Y	1	1-2
Rosa blanda	Smooth Rose	1-2		2	1-2		Y
Rubus allegheniensis	Allegheny Blackberry	2	Y	2	1	Y
Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus	Common Red Raspberry	2-3	Y	2	2		Y
Rubus odoratus	Purple Flowering Raspberry	1-2	Y	2	2		Y
Rubus pubescens	Dwarf Red Raspberry	2	Y	1	1
Salix bebbiana	Bebb’s Willow	3	Y	1-2	?		Y
Salix discolor	Pussy Willow	3	Y	1-2	2		Y
Salix eriocephala	Woolly Headed Willow / Heart-Leaved Willow	3	Y	1-2	?
Salix exigua	Sandbar Willow	2-3		2-3	2	Y
Salix petiolaris	Meadow Willow	2-3		1-2	?	Y
Sambucus nigra canadensis	Common Elderberry	2-3	Y	1-2	1-2		Y	☆
Sambucus racemosa ssp. pubens	Red Elderberry	2	Y	2-3	2		Y
Shepherdia canadensis	Canada Buffalo-berry, Soapberry	1	Y	3	3	Y
Spiraea alba	Narrow-leaved Meadow-sweet	3	Y	2	1		Y	☆
Viburnum acerifolium	Maple-leaf Viburnum	2	Y	2	1
Viburnum dentatum	Arrowwood	1-2	Y	2	2
Viburnum lentago	Nannyberry	2-3		2	1-2	Y
Viburnum rafinesquianum	Downy Arrowwood	1	Y	3	2	Y

Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program

Mineral particles which are smaller than 2 mm, and which are free of appreciable quantities of clay and silt. Coarse sand usually designates sand grains with particle size between 0.2 and 0.02 mm.