Large Trees: Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum), Red Maple (Acer rubrum), Birch (Betulanigra), Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga Canadensis), American Beech (Fagus grandifolia); Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera), Northern Red or White Oak (Quercus rubra or Quercus alba).
Native Plants for Berkshire County
Mid-size trees: Dogwood (Cornus florida); Shadblow (Amelanchier Canadensis); Black Cherry (Prunus serotine).
Shrubs: Oak Leaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quericifolia), Winterberry Holly (Ilexverticilata), Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia), American Witchhazel (Hamamelis virginiana), Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosom), Dogwoods – Grey, Yellow and Red Twig (Cornus sp.), Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis), Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia), Virginia Sweetspire (Itea Virginica).
Perennials: Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis), Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnate), Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis), and many more…
Deer Don’t Prefer (But their tastes change):
Shrubs: Juniper, Boxwood, Lilac, Spirea, Viburnum, Forsythia, Andromeda, Dogwood, Clethra, Itea, etc.
Perennials: Yarrow, Columbine, Cone Flower, Astilbe, Peony, Sedum, Catmint;, Iris, Coral Bells, etc.