Recommended Trees for Norfolk

Small Ornamental Trees (Less than 30 feet)

  • American Smoketree - Cotinus obovatus (native)
  • Dogwood - Cornus florida (native)
  • Eastern Redbud - Cercis canadensis (native)
  • Fringe Tree - Chionanthus virginicus (native)
  • Prariefire Flowering Crabapple - Malus 'Prairiefire' (native)
  • Sweetbay Magnolia - Magnolia virginiana (native)
  • Witchhazel - Hamamelis virginiana (native)

Medium to Large Trees (40 to 100 feet)

  • American Elm - Ulmus americana 'Princeton' or 'Valley Forge' (native)
  • American Persimmon - Diospyros virginiana (native)
  • Bald Cypress - Taxodium distichum (native)
  • Black Gum - Nyssa sylvatica (native)
  • Northern Red Oak - Quercus rubra (native)
  • Overcup Oak - Quercus lyrata (native)
  • Pond Cypress - Taxodium ascendens (native)
  • Sourwood - Oxydendron arboreum (native)
  • Southern Live Oak - Quercus virginiana (native)
  • Southern Red Oak - Quercus falcata (native)
  • Swamp White Oak - Quercus bicolor (native)
  • Willow Oak - Quercus phellos (native)
  • Winged Elm - Ulmus alata (native)

Windbreaks or Ornamental

  • American Arborviate - Thuja occidentalis (native)
  • American Holly - Ilex opaca (native)
  • Atlantic White Cedar - Chamaecyparis thyoides (native)
  • Dwarf Palmetto - Sabal palmetto / Sabal minor (native)
  • Eastern Red Cedar - Juniperus virginiana (native)
  • Loblolly Pine - Pinus taeda (native)
  • Longleaf Pine - Pinus palustris (native)
  • Southern Magnolia - Magnolia grandiflora (native)