{"id":2562,"date":"2012-09-18T09:55:59","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T13:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/?page_id=2562"},"modified":"2025-08-06T08:26:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T12:26:29","slug":"plants-for-the-maine-landscape","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/plants-for-the-maine-landscape\/","title":{"rendered":"Plants for the Maine Landscape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2566 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/09\/MGM18.jpg\" alt=\"Littlefield Garden, UMaine\" width=\"510\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/09\/MGM18.jpg 510w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/09\/MGM18-300x74.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/09\/MGM18-105x26.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/09\/MGM18-317x78.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/09\/MGM18-423x104.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,510px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Selected Readings and Content<\/h3>\n<p><strong>UMaine Extension Bulletins<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Maine Native Plants<\/strong><\/em>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Gardening to Conserve Maine's Native Landscape\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2500e\/\">Gardening to Conserve Maine\u2019s Native Landscape: Plants to Use and Plants to Avoid<\/a>, Bulletin #2500<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Native Trees and Shrubs for Maine Landscapes<\/strong><\/em>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2561e\/\">Striped Maple or Moosewood (Acer pensylvanicum)<\/a>, Bulletin #2561<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2562e\/\">Hazel Alder or Speckled Alder (Alnus incana ssp. rugosa)<\/a>, Bulletin #2562<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2563e\/\">Shadblow Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis)<\/a>, Bulletin #2563<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2564e\/\">Alleghany Serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis)<\/a>, Bulletin #2564<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2565e\/\">Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis)<\/a>, Bulletin #2565<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2566e\/\">Sweet Birch (Betula lenta)<\/a>, Bulletin #2566<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2567e\/\">Gray Birch (Betula populifolia)<\/a>, Bulletin #2567<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2568e\/\">American Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana)<\/a>, Bulletin #2568<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2569e\/\">Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia)<\/a>, Bulletin #2569<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2570e\/\">Common Witchhazel (Hamamelis virginiana)<\/a>, Bulletin #2570<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2571e\/\">Winterberry (Ilex verticillata)<\/a>, Bulletin #2571<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2572e\/\">Northern Bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica)<\/a>, Bulletin #2572<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2573e\/\">Mountain Holly (Nemopanthus mucronatus)<\/a>, Bulletin #2573<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2574e\/\">American Hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana)<\/a>, Bulletin #2574<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2575e\/\">Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)<\/a>, Bulletin #2575<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2576e\/\">Common Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)<\/a>, Bulletin #2576<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2577e\/\">Rosebay Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)<\/a>, Bulletin #2577<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2578e\/\">Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra)<\/a>, Bulletin #2578<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2579e\/\">Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina)<\/a>, Bulletin #2579<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2580e\/\">American Elder (Sambucus canadensis)<\/a>, Bulletin #2580<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2581e\/\">Scarlet Elder (Sambucus racemosa var. pubens)<\/a>, Bulletin #2581<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2582e\/\">Showy Mountain Ash (Sorbus decora)<\/a>, Bulletin #2582<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2583e\/\">Nannyberry Viburnum (Viburnum lentago)<\/a>, Bulletin #2583<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Flowering Crabapples in Maine\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2058e\/\">Flowering Crabapples in Maine<\/a>, Bulletin #2508<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Maine Invasive Plants<\/strong><\/em>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/mnap\/features\/invasive_plants\/invsheets.htm\">Maine Natural Areas Program Advisory List<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/php\/horticulture\/invasiveplants.shtml\">Maine Horticulture Invasive Plant Rules<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2536e\/\">Invasive Plants Threaten Maine\u2019s Natural Treasures<\/a>, Bulletin #2536<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UMaine Extension Videos<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/f4GLD5-X-7Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Native Plants in Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Books<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maine Forest Service, <em>Forest Trees of Maine<\/em>, Centennial Edition also available <a href=\"http:\/\/maine.gov\/dacf\/mfs\/publications\/handbooks_guides\/forest_trees\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mittlehauset, Gregory, Rooney and Weber <em>The Plants of Acadia National Park<\/em> Orono,\u00a0ME, <a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/umpress\/recently-published\/the-plants-of-acadia-national-park\/\">University of Maine Press<\/a> 2010\u00a0(<em>Plants of Baxter State Park<\/em> due out in 2017)<\/li>\n<li>Lawrence Newcomb, <em>Newcomb\u2019s Wildflower Guide<\/em> New York and Boston, Little,\u00a0Brown and Co. 1977, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XejJylmGN5U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video on how to use the guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Additional\u00a0Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mainenativeplants.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Native Plant Finder, Maine Audubon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/doc\/mfs\/pubs\/ftm\/ftm_centennial.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forest Trees of Maine, Centennial Edition \u2013\u00a01908 to 2008<\/a>, Maine Forest Service<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/php\/horticulture\/invasiveplants.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Invasive Plant Law<\/a>, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeplanttrust.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Native Plant Trust<\/a> (formerly the New England Wildflower Society)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantnative.org\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Plant Native<\/a>, Organization Website<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hort.uconn.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UConn Plant Database<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selected Readings and Content UMaine Extension Bulletins Maine Native Plants Gardening to Conserve Maine\u2019s Native Landscape: Plants to Use and Plants to Avoid, Bulletin #2500 Native Trees and Shrubs for Maine Landscapes Striped Maple or Moosewood (Acer pensylvanicum), Bulletin #2561 Hazel Alder or Speckled Alder (Alnus incana ssp. rugosa), Bulletin #2562 Shadblow Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis), 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