Native Species Planting Guide for New York City

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Vitis aestivalis Summer Grape


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACU Soil: pH 5.3-7.0


Form/Color Woody, high climber, flowers greenish in Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
June-July, small dark purple fleshy fruit in Tolerance: tolerance.
September-October.


Urban Insufficient information to determine


Tolerance: tolerance.


Habitat: Moist woods, edges, thickets, and


streambanks.
Ecosystem Fruit eaten by birds and mammals,
Services: secondary species for wildlife food


and shelter along roadsides and
Hydrology: Tolerant of drought. edges.


Ornamental Greenish flowers. Small, dark purple fruit.
Value: Compatibility:


Salt Intolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Revegetation of fill, can be used for


sites.
Shade Tolerant of partial shade.
Tolerance:


Vitis labrusca Fox Grape


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACU Soil: pH 5.5-7.5


Form/Color Woody, high climber to 35', very fast Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
grower, greenish flowers in June-July, Tolerance: tolerance.


fleshy dark purple fruit September-
October. Urban Tolerant of soil compaction.


Tolerance:


Habitat: Edges, thickets, woods, moist soil.


Ecosystem Very high wildlife value, fruit eaten by
Services: birds and mammals, secondary


species for wildlife food and shelter
Hydrology: Tolerant of flooding. Moderately tolerant of along roadsides and edges.


drought when established.


Ornamental Greenish flowers. Fleshy dark purple fruit.


Value: Compatibility:


Salt Tolerant of salt.


Tolerance: Other: Will not bloom or fruit in shade.


Shade Tolerant of shade.
Tolerance:

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