Clethra alnifolia Sweet Pepperbush
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FAC+ Soil: pH 4.5-6.5
Form/Color Deciduous, grows to 8' tall, flowers white Stormwater Tolerant of stormwater.
in July-August, fruit dry September- Tolerance:
October.
Urban Tolerant of soil compaction, performs
Tolerance: well in the right of way.
Habitat: Moist to wet woods.
Ecosystem Wildlife value low, host to some
Services: butterfly larvae, twigs eaten by rabbits
and deer.
Hydrology: Tolerant of flooding. Intolerant of drought.
Ornamental White flowers in summer, fragrant.
Value: Compatibility: Can form colonies.
Salt Tolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Tolerates shade but better in gaps
and edges.
Shade Tolerant of shade.
Tolerance:
Comptonia peregrina Sweetfern
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: UPL Soil: pH 4.5-6.5
Form/Color Deciduous, dense, rounded shrub, slow Stormwater Potentially tolerant of stormwater.
grower to 2 - 4' tall, 4-8' wide, flowers Tolerance:
catkins in May-June.
Urban Intolerant of soil compaction, tolerant
Tolerance: of poor soils, performs well in the right
of way.
Habitat: Grassland, meadows, fields, open
woodlands.
Ecosystem Wildlife value low.
Services:
Hydrology: Tolerant of drought.
Ornamental Lustrous leaves, resemble fern frond,
Value: fragrant. Compatibility: Suckers can form colonies.
Salt Tolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Can be difficult to establish, nitrogen
fixer. Sexes on separate plants.
Shade Intolerant of shade.
Tolerance: