Native Trees for Northeast Landscapes

For those wanting to make positive environmental change, this guide demonstrates the why, what, and how of planting native trees to make your landscapes more biodiverse and ecologically resilient. Planted around homes and businesses, in parks and public open spaces, along city streets and highway margins, and even in parking lot islands, native trees offer countless benefits beyond their four-season beauty — purifying air, shading and cooling in hot weather, storing atmospheric carbon, minimizing flooding and stormwater runoff, and helping to sustain vital pollinators, birds, and other wildlife. Offering readers an ecological lens on local landscapes, this guide helps inspire thriving and impactful plantings in yards, neighborhoods and communities.

What’s Inside:

• Details on 31 stunning and stalwart native tree species for urban, suburban and rural landscapes of the Northeast
• Expert advice on buying organically grown, genetically diverse and budget-friendly native trees
• Guidance on growing native trees

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Wild Seed Project builds awareness of the vital importance of native plants and provides all people with the tools to restore biodiversity in their own communities. We equip community members, public officials and municipalities, and land-holding individuals and organizations – from farmers to land trusts – with the skills and resources they need to collectively repopulate landscapes with native plants that expand wildlife habitat, support biodiversity, and build climate resilience.