Growing Trees That Have Insect Resistance
Below you will find a list of Shade, Flowering and Evergreen Trees from our plant database that are bug and insect resistant. If you click on any of the photos, you will see a Virtual Plant Tag that may contain photos, plant descriptions, usage suggestions and a link to where you can buy that plant for your landscaping. The concept of a tree can be difficult to define since different people might consider the same plant a broadleaf evergreen, needled evergreen, conifer, bush or shrub.
Uses for these trees vary by variety, and may thrive in full shade, partial shade or full sun and a variety of soil conditions including wet soil, moist soil, or dry soil.
With increased awareness of the value that native trees add to the natural landscape, these suggestions will help you make good choices about which plants are best suited for your home garden: American Beech or Fagus grandifolia; American Hophornbeam, Ironwood or Ostrya virginiana; American Hornbeam, Blue Beech, Ironwood, Musclewood, Water Beech or Carpinus caroliniana; Baldcypress or Taxodium distichum; Black, Cherry or Sweet Birch or Betula lenta; Carolina Silverbell or Halesia tetraptera; Cucumbertree Magnolia and fantastic cultivars (M. acuminata); Darlington or Laurel Oak (Quercus hemisphaerica) and Diamondleaf or Swamp Laurel Oak (Q.laurifolia) represent good solutions for southern gardens; Laurel, Swamp or Sweetbay Magnolia (M. virginiana); Yaupon or Ilex vomitoria is hardy and very tolerant.
Europe and Asia have given American gardeners numerous ornamental plants that tolerate or thrive in the environmental conditions in the United States. Insect tolerant suggestions include: Chinese or Lacebark Elm, but don't confuse with the problematic Siberian Elm; use Ulmus parvifolia not U. pumila; Common or European Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus); Crapemyrtles and their hybrids (Lagerstroemia); Dawn Redwood or Metasequoia glyptostroboides; Fragrant Epaulettetree or Pterostyrax hispida; Fragrant Wintersweet or Chimonanthus praecox; Ginkgo or Maidenhair tree; Katsuratree or Cercidiphyllum japonica; Kobus Magnolia; Loebner Magnolia and the cultivars (M. x loebneri); Miyabe Maple (Acer miyabei), Nikko Maple (A. maximowiczianum), Three-flower Maple (A. triflorum) and Trident Maple (A. buergerianum) are medium size shadetrees; known by many common names such as Distant Affinity, Japanese Loquat, Japanese Medlar, Japanese Plum, May Apple, Nispero and Eriobotrya japonica, this shrub or small tree with lustrous dark green foliage is used for southern street trees, makes a fine espalier on walls and has attractive cultivars; Star Magnolia (M. stellata); Tall Stewartia (S. monadelpha)
