Plants Database

Common Box

Buxus sempervirens

• Family: Buxaceae
• Growth: Slow
• Layer: Shrubs
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Japanese quince

Chaenomeles speciosa

• Family: Rosaceae
• Growth: Medium
• Edible: true
• Layer: Shrubs
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Cornelian cherry

Cornus mas

• Family: Cornaceae
• Growth: Medium
• Edible: true
• Layer: Trees
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Description: It's a deciduous shrub or small tree, reaching 5–12 m in height, with dark brown branches and gree...

Black walnut

Juglans nigra

• Family: Juglandaceae
• Growth: Fast
• Edible: true
• Layer: Tall trees
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Description: Black walnut is a large deciduous tree native to North America, growing up to 100 feet tall. It has ...

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

• Family: Annonaceae
• Growth: Slow
• Edible: true
• Layer: Trees
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Description: The Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) is a deciduous tree or shrub native to the eastern United States. It ty...

Blue false indigo

Baptisia australis

• Family: Fabaceae or leguminosae
• Growth: Slow
• Layer: Shrubs
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Pineapple guava

Acca sellowiana

• Family: Myrtaceae
• Growth: Slow
• Edible: true
• Layer: Trees
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

American hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

• Family: Betulaceae
• Growth: Slow
• Edible: true
• Layer: Trees
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Chinese Angelica Tree

Aralia chinensis

• Family: Araliaceae
• Growth: Medium
• Edible: true
• Layer: Shrubs
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Black locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

• Family: Fabaceae or leguminosae
• Growth: Fast
• Edible: true
• Layer: Trees
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Description: Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) is a fast-growing tree that is native to the eastern United Stat...

Chinese chestnut

Castanea mollissima

• Family: Fagaceae
• Growth: Medium
• Edible: true
• Layer: Tall trees
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Sea-buckthorn

Hippophae rhamnoides

• Family: Elaeagnaceae
• Growth: Medium
• Edible: true
• Layer: Shrubs
• Type: Plant
• Last Modified: 2025-05-28

Description: Sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) is a deciduous shrub that is native to Europe and Asia. It typi...