Park Naturalizations Species List
Park naturalization projects improve biodiversity by increasing the types and sizes of ground plants, shrubs and trees. These naturalization projects provide improvements in other measures of biodiversity such as species richness, species abundance, plant community richness and habitat variability.
Not all species will be used at every park planting, this list is not exact as our species do change from time to time.
Trees Species List
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Alternate Leaf Dogwood | Cornus alternifolia |
| American Basswood | Tilia americana |
| American Beech | Fagus grandifolia |
| American Plum | Prunus americana |
| Balsam Poplar | Populus balsamifera |
| Basswood | Tilia americana |
| Bitternut Hickory | Carya cordiformis |
| Black Cherry | Prunus serotina |
| Black Maple | Acer nigrum |
| Blue Beech | Carpinus caroliniana |
| Burr Oak | Quercus macrocarpa |
| Chinquapin Oak | Quercus muehlenbergii |
| Eastern Cottonwood | Populus deltoides |
| Eastern Hemlock | Tsuga canadensis |
| Eastern White Cedar | Thuja occidentalis |
| Freeman Maple | Acer fremanii |
| Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos |
| Kentucky Coffee Tree | Gymnocladus dioicus |
| Large-tooth Aspen | Populus grandidentata |
| Paw Paw | Asimina triloba |
| Red Maple | Acer rubrum |
| Red Oak | Quercus rubra |
| Sassafras | Sassafras albidum |
| Shagbark Hickory | Carya ovata |
| Shellbark Hickory | Carya laciniosa |
| Shumard Oak | Quercus shumardii |
| Silver Maple | Acer saccharinum |
| Sugar Maple | Acer saccharum |
| Swamp White Oak | Quercus bicolor |
| Sycamore | Plantus occidentalis |
| Tamarack | Larix laricina |
| Trembling Aspen | Populus tremuloides |
| Tulip Tree | Liriodendron tulipifera |
| White Birch | Betula papyifera |
| White Oak | Quercus alba |
| White Pine | Pinus strobus |
| Yellow Birch | Betula alleghaniensis |
Shrub Species List
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| American Hazlenut | Corylus americana |
| Bebb’s Willow | Salix bebbiana |
| Buttonbush | Cephalanthus occidentalis |
| Carolina Rose | Rosa carolina |
| Choke Cherry | Prunus virginiana |
| Common Elderberry | Sambucus canadensis |
| Downy Serviceberry | Amelanchier arborea |
| Fragrant Sumac | Rhus aromatic |
| Grey Dogwood | Cornus racemosa |
| Highbush Cranberry | Virburnum trilobum |
| Nannyberry | Virburnum lentago |
| Narrow-leaved Meadowsweet | Spiraea alba |
| Ninebark | Physocarpus opulifolius |
| Red Osier Dogwood | Cornus sericea |
| Silky Dogwood | Cornus amomum |
| Smooth Rose | Rosa blanda |
| Smooth Serviceberry | Amelanchier laevis |
| Staghorn Sumac | Rhus typhina |
| Swamp Rose | Rosa palustris |
| Wild Crabapple | Malus coronaria |
| Witch Hazel | Hamamelis virginiana |