High Drought  Tolerance

Large Trees

American Holly  (N)

(Ilex opaca)

Cabbage Palm (N)

(Sabal palmetto)

Deodar Cedar

(Cedrus deodara)

Eastern Red Cedar (N)

(Juniperus virginiana)

Hickory

Carya glabra (Pignut)

Carya tomentosa (Mockernut)

Leyland Cypress

(Cupressocyparis leylandii)

Loblolly Pine  (N)

(Pinus taeda)

Longleaf Pine  (N)

(Pinus palustris)

Oak—Live Oak  (N)

(Quercus virginiana)

Oak—Sawtooth

(Quercus acutissima)

Oak—Shumard  (N)

(Quercus shumardii)

Southern Magnolia  (N)

(Magnolia grandiflora)

Sweetgum   (N)

(Liquidambar styraciflua)

High Drought  Tolerance

Small Trees

Bradford Pear

(Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford”)

      Short lived and   

     Very prone to wind damage

Carolina Silverbell  (N)

(Halesia carolina)

Chinese Pistache

(Pistacia chinensis)

Common Sassafras  (N)

(Sassafras albidum)

Japanese Black Pine

(Pinus thunbergiana)

Pindo Palm

       (Jelly/ Blue Cocos)

(Butia capitata)

Trident Maple

(Acer buergeranum)

Windmill Palm

(Trachycarpus fortunei)

Moderate Drought Tolerance

Large Trees

Bald Cypress   (N)

(Taxodium distichum)

   Prefers moist areas but

   adapts to drier sites

Chinese Lacebark Elm

(Ulmus parvifolia)

Dawn Redwood  (N)

(Metasequoia glyptostroboides)

Ginkgo (Maidenhair Tree)

(Ginkgo biloba)  (Male only)

Japanese Cedar

(Cryptomeria japonica)

Oak—Southern Red (N)

(Quercus falcata)

Oak—Upland Laurel (N)

      Darlington Oak

(Quercus hemisphaerica

      ‘Darlington’

Pecan

(Carya illinoensis)

Tulip Poplar

(Liriodendron tulipfera)

    [Prone to wind damage]

Zelkova

(Zelkova serrata)

Moderate Drought  Tolerance

Small Trees

Carolina Cherrylaurel (N)

(Prunus caroliniana)

Common Smoketree

(Cotinus coggygria)

Crabapple Hybrids

(Malus angustifolia  hybrids)

    Research resistant forms !

Crape Myrtle Hybrids

(Lagerstroemia )

     See varieties site for sizes!

Dogwood   (N)

(Cornus florida)

      As an understory tree

Goldenrain Trees

(Koelreuteria paniculata)

(Koelreuteria bipinnata)

Holly-Nellie R. Stevens

(Ilex X ‘Nellie R. Stevens’)

Little Gem Magnolia

(Magnolia grandiflora ‘Little Gem’)

Loquat

(Eriobotrya japonica)

Saucer Magnolia

(Magnolia X soulangiana)

Southern Sugar Maple  (N)

(Acer barbatum)

Slight Drought Tolerance

Large Trees

River Birch (N)

(Betula nigra)

   Prefers moist areas but

   adapts to drier sites

Sour Gum (N)

(Nyssa sylvatica)

Sycamore

(Platanus occidentalis)

Willow Oak (N)

(Quercus phellos)

Slight Drought  Tolerance

Small Trees

Eastern Redbud  (N)

(Cercis canadensis)

Fringe Tree   (N)

     (Grancy Graybeard)

(Chionanthus virginicus)

Holly—East Palatka

(Ilex X attenuata ‘East Palatka’)

Holly—Foster’s #2

(Ilex X attenuata ‘Fosteri #2’)

Holly—Savannah

(Ilex X attenuata ‘Savannah)

Kousa Dogwood

(Cornus kousa)

Ironwood  (N)

     (AmericanHornbeam)

(Carpinus caroliniana)

Red Buckeye   (N)

(Aesculus pavia)

Sourwood (N)

(Oxydendrum arboretum)

   Prefers moist areas but

   adapts to drier sites

Sweetbay Magnolia  (N)

(Magnolia virginica)