Native plants
Useful Plants Nursery grows plants that grow well in our Southeast Appalachian bioregion, with many adapted to warmer and/or cooler climates as well. To see if a plant is native or naturalized in the Carolinas or Georgia, see the NameThatPlant database.
American Hazelnut (Corylus americana) - Native to the Carolinas and Georgia.
American Groundnut (Apios americana) - Native to the Carolinas and Georgia.
American Plum (Prunus americana) - Native to the Carolinas and Georgia.
Beaked Hazelnut (Corylus cornuta) - Native to the Carolinas and Georgia.
Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) - Native to the Carolinas and Georgia.
Blackhaw (Viburnum prunifolium) - Native to the Carolinas and Georgia.
Blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) - Native to the Carolinas and Georgia.
Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) - Native to North Carolina.
Chickasaw plum (Prunus angustifolia) - Native to the Carolinas and Georgia.
American chestnut (Castanea dentata) - Native to the Carolinas and Georgia.
Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) - Native to the Carolinas and Georgia. The 'Benchmark', 'Forest Garden', and 'Medicine Wheel' varieties are native to Earthaven Ecovillage, home of Useful Plants Nursery.
Grape (Vitis labrusca) - Native to the Carolinas and Georgia.
Groundnut (Apios americana) - Native to the Carolinas and Georgia.
Mulberry (Morus spp.) - Native to the Carolinas and Georgia.
Muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia) - Native to the Carolinas and Georgia.
Passionflower, Maypop (Passiflora incarnata) - Native to the Carolinas and Georgia.
Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) - Native to the Carolinas and Georgia.
American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) - Native to the Carolinas and Georgia.
Raspberry (Rubus spp.) - Native to the Carolinas and Georgia.
Serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis) - Native to the Carolinas and Georgia. (Amelanchier canadensis) - Native to the Carolinas and Georgia.
Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens) - Native to the Carolinas and Georgia.