Plants Rarely Damaged:
| Betula papyrifera | White birch | Deciduous | 50' to 70' |
| Berberis koreana | Korean barberry | Semi-evergreen | 4' to 6' |
| Buxus sempervirens | Boxwood | Evergreen | 5' to 15' |
| Ilex opaca | American holly | Evergreen | 15' to 30' |
| Leucothoe axillaris | Coast leucothoe | Evergreen | 2' to 4' |
| Leucothoe fontanesiana | Leucothoe | Evergreen | 3' to 6' |
| Picea pungens | Colorado spruce | Evergreen | 30' to 60' |
| Pieris japonica | Japanese pieris | Evergreen | 6' to 8' |
Plants Seldom Damaged:
| Berberis koreana | Korean barberry | Evergreen | 4' to 6' |
| Betula pendula | European white birch | Deciduous | 40' to 60' |
| Celastrus scandens | American bittersweet | Deciduous | 15' to 20' |
| Cornus florida | Flowering dogwood | Deciduous | up to 30' |
| C. kousa | Kousa or Korean dogwood | Deciduous | up to 30' |
| C. sericea (stolonigera) | Redosier dogwood | Deciduous | 6' to 10' |
| Crataegus laevigata | English hawthorne | Deciduous | 15' to 20' |
| Enkianthus campanulatus | Redvein enkianthus | Deciduous | 6' to 12' |
| Fagus sylvatica | European beech | Deciduous | 50' to 60' |
| Forsythia spp. | Forsythia | Deciduous | 8' to 10' |
| Gleditsia triacanthos | Common honey locust | Deciduous | 50' to 60' |
| Ilex cornuta | Chinese holly | Evergreen | 8' to 15' |
| I. glabra | Inkberry | Evergreen | 4' to 8' |
| Juniperus chinensis | Chinese juniper | Evergreen | 50' to 60' |
| Kalmia latifolia | Mountain laurel | Evergreen | 5' to 12' |
| Kolkwitzia amabilis | Beautybush | Deciduous | 6' to 10' |
| Picea abies | Norway spruce | Evergreen | 40' to 60' |
| P. glauca | White spruce | Evergreen | 40' to 60' |
| Pinus mugo | Mugo pine | Evergreen | 5' to 20' |
| P. nigra | Austrian pine | Evergreen | 50' to 70' |
| P. resinosa | Red pine | Evergreen | 50' to 70' |
| P. rigida | Pitch pine | Evergreen | 40' to 60' |
| P. sylvestris | Scot’s pine | Evergreen | 30' to 50' |
| Prunus serrulata | Japanese flowering cherry | Deciduous | 15' to 25' |
| Salix matsudana >Tortuosa | Dragon’s claw willow | Deciduous | 40' to 50' |
| Sassafras albidum | Sassafras | Deciduous | 40' to 50' |
| Syringa vulgaris | Lilac | Deciduous | 8' to 15' |
| Wisteria floribunda | Wisteria (may naturalize in minimally managed areas) |
Deciduous | up to 35' |
Plants Occasionally Damaged:
| Abies concolor | White fir | Evergreen | 50' to 75' |
| Acer griseum | Cinnamon bark maple | Deciduous | up to 30' |
| A. rubrum | Red or swamp maple | Deciduous | 40' to 70' |
| A. saccharinum | Silver maple | Deciduous | up to 70' |
| A. saccharum | Sugar Maple | Deciduous | 75' to 100' |
| Aesculus hippocastanum | Horse chestnut | Deciduous | 50' to 75' |
| Amelanchier arborea | Shadblow | Deciduous | 15' to 25' |
| A. laevis | Allegheny serviceberry | Deciduous | 15' to 25' |
| Campsis radicans | Trumpetcreeper | Deciduous | 25' to 40' |
| Chaenomeles speciosa | Common flowering quince | Deciduous | 6' to 10' |
| Cornus racemosa | Gray dogwood | Deciduous | 10' to 15' |
| Cotinus coggygria | Smoketree | Deciduous | 12' to 15' |
| Cotoneaster apiculatus | Cranberry cotoneaster | Deciduous | 3' |
| C. horizontalis | Rockspray cotoneaster | Deciduous | 5' to 6' |
| Cryptomeria japonica | Japanese cryptomeria | Evergreen | 50' to 60' |
| Forsythia japonica | Japanese forsythia | Deciduous | 8' to 10' |
| Forsythia x intermedia | Border forsythia | Deciduous | 6' to 9' |
| Hamamelis virginiana | Witchhazel | Deciduous | to 30' |
| Hibiscus syriacus | Rose of Sharon | Deciduous | 8' to 10' |
| Hydrangea arborescens | Smooth hydrangea | Deciduous | 3' to 5' |
| H. paniculata | Panicle hydrangea | Deciduous | 10' to 20' |
| H. Anomalla subsp. petiolaris | Climbing hydrangea | Deciduous | up to 30' |
| Ilex crenata | Japanese holly | Evergreen | 6' to 10' |
| I. x meserveae | Meserve hybrid hollies | Evergreen | 12' to 15' |
| Juniperus virginiana | Eastern redcedar | Evergreen | 40' to 50' |
| Larix decidua | American larch | Deciduous | 80' to 100' |
| Lonicera x heckrottii | Goldflame honeysuckle | Deciduous | 10' to 15' |
| Magnolia x soulangiana | Saucer magnolia | Deciduous | up to 30' |
| Metasequoia glyptostroboides | Dawn redwood | Deciduous | 75' to 100' |
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Virginia creeper | Deciduous | 30' to 50' |
| Philadelphus coronarius | Sweet mockorange | Deciduous | 8' to 10' |
| Pinus strobus | White pine | Evergreen | 50' to 80' |
| Potentilla fruticosa | Bush cinquefoil | Deciduous | 1' to 4' |
| Prunus avium | Sweet cherry | Deciduous | 15' to 30' |
| Pseudotsuga menziesii | Douglas fir | Evergreen | to 150' |
| Pyracantha coccinea | Firethorn | Semi-evergreen | 10' to 12' |
| Pyrus callerana 'Bradford' | Bradford pear | Deciduous | 30' to 40' |
| P. communis | Common pear | Deciduous | 25' to 30' |
| Quercus alba | White oak | Deciduous | 60' to 80' |
| Q. prinus | Chestnut oak | Deciduous | 60' to 70' |
| Q. rubra | Red oak | Deciduous | to 75' |
| Rhododendron maximum | Rosebay rhododendron | Evergreen | 8' to 15' |
| R. minus | Peidmont rhododendron | Evergreen | 3' to 6' |
| Rhus typhina | Staghorn sumac | Deciduous | 15' to 25' |
| Salix spp. | Willow | Deciduous | 15' to 25' |
| Spiraea japonica 'Bumalda' | Bumalda spirea | Deciduous | 4' to 5' |
| S. prunifolia | Bridalwreath spirea (may naturalize in minimally managed areas) |
Deciduous | 4' to 5' |
| Syringa persica | Persian lilac | Deciduous | 4' to 8' |
| S. reticulata | Japanese tree lilac | Deciduous | 20' to 30' |
| S. villosa | Late lilac | Deciduous | 6' to 10' |
| Tilla americana | American basswood | Deciduous | to 70' |
| T. cordata 'Greenspire' | Greenspire linden | Deciduous | 50' to 60' |
| Tsuga canadensis | Canadian hemlock | Evergreen | 40' to 70' |
| T. caroliniana | Carolinia hemlock | Evergreen | 40' to 60' |
| Viburnum carlesii | Korean spice viburnum | Deciduous | 4' to 6' |
| V. x juddii | Judd viburnum | Deciduous | 6' to 8' |
| V. plicatum f. Tomentosum | Doublefile viburnum | Deciduous | 8' to 10' |
| V. rhytidophyllum | Leatherleaf viburnum | Evergreen | 10' to 15' |
| Weigela florida | Old fashioned weigela | Deciduous | 6' to 9' |
Plants Frequently Damaged:
| Abies balsamea | Balsam fir | Evergreen | 50' to 60' |
| A. fraseri | Fraser fir | Evergreen | 30' to 40' |
| Arborvitae sp. | Arborvitae | Evergreen | 20' to 40' |
| Cercis canadensis | Eastern redbud | Deciduous | 20' to 30' |
| Chamaecyparis thyoides | Atlantic white cedar | Evergreen | to 50' |
| Clematis spp. | Clematis | Deciduous | to 20' |
| Cornus mas | Dogwood | Deciduous | to 20' |
| Euonymus fortunei | Wintercreeper | Semi-evergreen | .5' to .75' |
| Hedera helix | English ivy (may naturalize in minimally managed areas) |
Evergreen | 20' to 80' |
| Malus spp. | Apple and crabapple | Deciduous | to 20' |
| Prunus spp. | Cherry, peach and plum | Deciduous | to 25' |
| Rhododendron spp. | Rhododendron | Evergreen | 3' to 10' |
| Rosa hybrids | Roses | Deciduous | 3' to 10' |
| Sorbus aucuparia | European mountain ash | Deciduous | 20' to 40' |
| Taxus species | Yews | Evergreen | 2' to 20' |
| Thuja occidentalis | American arborvitae | Evergreen | 30' to 50' |
Revised by UConn Home and Garden Education Center 2016.