box elder
Acer negundo
This hardy, fast-growing native tree can survive dry and extremely cold conditions. Food source for … Continued
browsing: Cecropia Silkmoth
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Cecropia silkmoth caterpillars eat a variety of plants, including box elder (Acer negundo), sugar maple (Acer saccharinum), wild cherries and plums (Prunus), apples (Malus), alder and birch (Betulaceae), dogwoods (Cornus), and willows (Salix).
Include these plants in your landscape to host the Cecropia silkmoth!
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Canada Red chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
A hardy and colorful native tree is perfect for difficult spots, tolerating heat, cold, wind, … Continued
pussy willow
Salix discolor
Pussy willow is a small tree or large shrub. As one of the earliest blooming … Continued
black cherry
Prunus serotina
This native ranges from southeastern Canada through the eastern US, and west to Texas. White … Continued
Apple
Malus domestica
Semi-dwarf and dwarf apple trees can grow from 8 to 15 feet tall and produce … Continued
elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Elderberries are super easy to grow, good for your health and great for wildlife. These … Continued
crabapple
Malus hybrids
A genus of about 35 species of deciduous trees and shrubs from Europe, Asia and … Continued
white-flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
Grown as a single- or multi-trunked tree with a spreading crown and long-lasting, showy, white … Continued
clump river birch
Betula nigra
Vigorous, fast-growing, medium-sized, native deciduous tree which occurs on floodplains, swampy bottomlands, and along streams. … Continued