Landscape Plants for Alaska
The goal of the Alaska Plants database is to provide information about trees, shrubs and vines known to be growing successfully in Alaska landscapes. It is intended to help people choose the right plant for the right place and develop landscapes that fit into our native environs.
Alaska is experiencing serious negative effects from non-native species introduced by accident or purposely planted that spread into surrounding environments. These invasive plants pose serious threats to Alaska’s native plants and wildlife changing habitats as they spread. This database is an extensive revision of the 1996 UAF Cooperative Extension publication Landscape Plants for Alaska: A List of Trees, shrubs, vines and ground covers for Alaskan Landscapes and is a cooperative effort with the Community Forestry Program, Alaska Division of Forestry and the Alaska Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
**As of January 2025, the information in this listing is under review to ensure accuracy with the most current research. If you have questions about invasive plants, please contact UAF Cooperative Extension at 1-877-520-5211 or ces@alaska.edu.
Pacific Silver Fir (Silver Fir)
Abies amabilis
Abies balsamea
Abies balsamea 'Nana'
Abies balsamea 'prostrata'
Abies balsamea var. phanerolepis
Abies concolor
Abies concolor 'candicans'
Abies fraseri
Abies fraseri 'Klein's Nest'
Abies fraseri 'Prostrata'
Abies grandis
Abies homolepis
Abies homolepis 'Prostrata'
Abies koreana
Abies koreana
Abies koreana
Abies lasiocarpa
Abies lasiocarpa
Abies nordmanniana
Abies nordmanniana
Abies sachalinensis
Abies sibirica
Abies veitchii
Acanthopanax sieboldianus
Acer campestre
Acer circinatum
Acer freemanii (Acer rubrum x Acer saccharinum)
Douglas Maple (Rocky Mountain Maple)
Acer glabrum var. douglasii
Douglas Maple (Rocky Mountain Maple)
Acer glabrum var. douglasii
Acer griseum
Acer henryi (Acer cissifolium subsp. henryi)
Acer japonicum
Acer mandshuricum
Acer negundo
Acer palmatum
Acer pensylvanicum
Acer platanoides
Acer platanoides ‘Drummondii'
Acer rubrum
Silver Maple (Soft Maple, Water Maple)
Acer saccharinum
Acer saccharum
Acer tataricum
Acer tataricum
Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala (Acer ginnala)
Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala (Acer ginnala)
Shantung Maple (Purpleblow Maple)
Acer truncatum
Actinidia kolomikta
Aesculus hippocastanum
Alnus rubra
Alnus rubra
Alnus tenuifolia (Alnus incana)
Alnus tenuifolia (Alnus incana)
Alnus viridis subsp. sinuata
Alnus viridis subsp. sinuata
Amelanchier alnifolia
Amelanchier alnifolia (A. alnifolia subsp. florida)
Amelanchier alnifolia Smokey
Amelanchier arborea
Amelanchier arborea
Amelanchier canadensis
Amelanchier laevis
Amelanchier laevis
Amelanchier x grandiflora
Amelanchier x grandiflora
Alpine Bearberry (Black Berry)
Arctostaphylos alpina
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Red-Fruited Bearberry (Ptarmigan Berry)
Arctostaphylous rubra
Aronia arbutifolia
Aronia melanocarpa
Berberis thunbergii
Betula alleghaniensis (Betula lutea)
Dahurian Birch (Asian Black Birch)
Betula davurica (B. dahurica)
Betula ermanii
Betula glandulosa x papyrifera
Betula jacquemontii
Betula lenta
Kenai Birch (Black Birch, Red Birch)
Betula papyrifera var. kenaica
Alaska Paper Birch (Canoe Birch, White Birch)
Betula papyrifera var. neoalaskana
European White Birch (Weeping Birch)
Betula pendula
Betula pubescens
Caragana arborescens
Caragana frutex
Little Leaf Caragana (Littleleaf Peatree)
Caragana microphylla
Caragana pygmaea
Carpinus betulus
Carpinus caroliniana
Celastrus scandens
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
Alaska Cedar (Alaska Cypress, Nootka False Cypress, Yellow Cypress, Alaska Yellow Cedar)
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (Cupressus nootkatensis)
Hinoki Cypress (Hinoki False Cypress)
Chamaecyparis obtusa
Hinoki Cypress (Hinoki False Cypress)
Chamaecyparis obtusa
Sawara False Cypress (Japanese False Cypress)
Chamaecyparis pisifera
Cladothamnus pyroliflorus
Clematis alpina
Clematis integrifolia
Clematis macropetala
Clematis recta
Clematis tangutica
Clematis viticella
Clematis x jackmanii
Summersweet (Sweet Pepperbush)
Clethra alnifolia
Red-Barked Dogwood (Tatarian Dogwood)
Cornus alba
Variegated Dogwood (Tatarian Dogwood)
Cornus alba ‘Argenteo-marginata’
Cornus alternifolia
Cornus florida
Cornus kousa
Cornus mas
Red-Twig Dogwood (Red-Osier Dogwood)
Cornus sericea (C. stolonifera)
Corylus avellana
Corylus avellana
Cotoneaster acutifolius
Cotoneaster apiculatus
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Cotoneaster lucidus
Cotoneaster racemiflorus var. soongoricus
Crataegus crusgalli
Crataegus douglasii
Crataegus laevigata
Crataegus phaenopyrum
Crataegus phaenopyrum
Crataegus rivularis
Crataegus succulenta
Crataegus succulenta
Crataegus x mordenensis
Cryptomeria japonica
Culluna vulgaris
Daphne cneorum
Daphne giraldii
Daphne mezereum
Potentilla (Shrubby Bush Cinquefoil)
Dasiphora fruticosa (Potentilla fruticosa)
Diervilla lonicera
Eleagnus angustifolia
Eleagnus commutata
Crowberry (Mossberry, Blackberry, Curlewberry)
Empetrum nigrum
Euonymus nanus var. turkestanicus
Fagus sylvatica
Forsythia mandschurica
Forsythia ovata
Forsythia x intermedia
Fraxinus mandshurica
Fraxinus nigra
Fraxinus nigra 'Fall Gold'
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Fritschiana Spirea
Humulus lupulus
Hydrangea anomala
Hydrangea arborescens
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailmer'
Hydrangea paniculata
Juglans cinerea
Juglans mandshurica
Persian Walnut (Common Walnut, English Walnut)
Juglans regia
Juniperus chinensis
Juniperus communis
Juniperus horizontalis
Juniperus sabina
Juniperus scopulorum
Juniperus scopulorum
Juniperus squamata
Juniperus squamata
Juniperus virginiana
Juniperus virginiana
Laburnum x watereri
Larix decidua
Larix gmelinii
Larix laricina
Larix occidentalis
Larix sibirica (Larix russica, L. suckaczewii)
Ledum decumbens
Ledum groenlandicum
Lonicera caerulea
Lonicera korolkowii
Lonicera maackii
Lonicera maximowiczii
Lonicera morrowii
Lonicera tatarica
Scarlet Trumpet Honeysuckle (Brown’S Honeysuckle)
Lonicera x brownii
Lonicera x xylosteoides
Malus 'Donald Wyman'
Malus baccata
Malus Dolgo
Oregon Crabapple (Western Crabapple)
Malus fusca (Malus diversifolia)
Oregon Crabapple (Western Crabapple)
Malus fusca (Malus diversifolia)
Malus hupehensis
Malus Profusion
MALUS RADIANT
Malus Red Splendor
Malus Royalty
Malus Rudolph
Malus Snowdrift
Malus spp. (apples)
Malus spp. (flowering crabapples)
Malus Spring Snow
Malus Thunderchild
Malus toringo var. sargentii
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Microbiota decussata
Myrica pensylvanica
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Paxistima canbyi
Philadelphus coronarius
Philadelphus x virginalis
Physocarpus monogynus
Physocarpus opulifolius
Picea abies
Picea abies
Picea abies 'Nidiformis'
Picea abies 'Ohlendorffii'
Picea breweriana
Picea engelmannii
Picea engelmannii
Picea glauca
Picea glauca
Picea glauca 'Conica'
Picea glauca 'Densata'
Picea mariana
Picea mariana
Meyer Spruce (Chinese Blue Spruce)
Picea meyeri
Picea obovata
Picea omorika
Picea omorika
Colorado Green Spruce (Colorado Spruce)
Picea pungens
Picea pungens ‘Glauca Globosa’
Colorado Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce)
Picea pungens forma glauca
Colorado Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce)
Picea pungens forma glauca
Colorado Blue Spruce 'Iseli Fastigate'
Picea pungens forma glauca 'Iseli Fastigate'
Colorado Blue Spruce 'Islie Fastigate'
Picea pungens forma glauca 'Islie Fastigate'
Dwarf Red Spruce (Yellow Spruce, Eastern Spruce)
Picea rubens
Dwarf Red Spruce (Yellow Spruce, Eastern Spruce)
Picea rubens
Picea sitchensis
Picea wilsonii
Picea x lutzii
Pinus albicaulis
Pinus albicaulis
Pinus aristata
Pinus aristata
Pinus banksiana
Pinus banksiana
Pinus cembra
Siberian Pine (Swiss Stone Pine)
Pinus cenbra ssp. sibirica
Pinus contorta subsp. contorta
Pinus contorta subsp. latifolia
Pinus flexilis
Mugo Pine (Swiss Mountain Pine, Mugho Pine)
Pinus mugo (P. mugo subsp. mughus)
Mugo Pine (Swiss Mountain Pine, Mugho Pine)
Pinus mugo (P. mugo subsp. mughus)
Austrian Pine (European Black Pine)
Pinus nigra
Austrian Pine (European Black Pine)
Pinus nigra
Pinus parviflora
Pinus peuce
Ponderosa Pine (Western Yellow Pine)
Pinus ponderosa
Dwarf Siberian Pine (Japanese Stone Pine)
Pinus pumila
Pinus resinosa
Siberian Pine (Siberian Cedar)
Pinus sibirica (Pinus cembra ssp. sibirica)
Pinus strobus
Pinus strobus
Pinus sylvestris
Pinus sylvestris
Pinus wallichiana
Fleece Vine (Silver Lace Vine)
Polygonum aubertii
Populus alba
Populus balsamifera
Populus nigra
Populus tremula
Populus tremuloides
Populus trichocarpa
Populus x canadensis
Populus x canescens
Prunus besseyi
Prunus cerasus
Prunus cerasus Evans
European Dwarf Cherry (Mongolian Cherry)
Prunus fruticosa
Prunus maackii
Prunus mandshurica
Mayday Tree (European Birdcherry)
Prunus padus
Prunus pensylvanica
Prunus pensylvanica
Prunus sargentii
Nanking Cherry (Manchu Cherry)
Prunus tomentosa
Flowering Almond (Rose Tree Of China, Russian Almond)
Prunus triloba
Prunus virginiana
Purple Leaf Sandcherry (Cistena)
Prunus x cistena
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Pyrus ussuriensis
Quercus alba
Quercus bicolor
Quercus macrocarpa
Quercus rubra
Rhododendron
Azalea Northern Lights 'Pink Lights'
Rhododendron 'Pink Lights'
Rhododendron 'Ramapo'
Azalea Northern Lights 'White Lights'
Rhododendron 'White Lights'
Rhododendron brachycarpum subsp. tigerstedtii 'Haaga'
Rhododendron brachycarpum subsp. tigerstedtii hybrids
Rhododendron catawbiense
Rhododendron impeditum
Rhododendron lapponicum
Rhododendron x kosteranum
Rhododendron, P.J.M.
Ribes alpinum
Ribes aureum
Ribes hurtellum
Black Currant (European Black Currant)
Ribes nigrum
Clove Currant (Buffalo Currant)
Ribes odoratum
Ribes triste
Rosa arkansana
Blanda Rose (Thornless Rose, Labrador Rose)
Rosa blanda
Rosa foetida
Rosa gallica x R. phoenica
Red-Leaf Rose (Red-Leaved Rose)
Rosa glauca (Rosa rubrifolia)
Rosa nitida
Rosa pimpinellifolia (Rosa spinosissima)
Rugosa Rose (Sitka Rose, Japanese Rose)
Rosa rugosa
Rosa x kordesii
Rubus arcticus
Rubus idaeus
Rubus odoratus
Salix alba
Salix purpurea
Salix tristis
Sambucus nigra
Pacific Red Elder (Red-Berried Elder)
Sambucus racemosa
Ural False Spirea (False Spirea)
Sorbaria sorbifolia
Sorbus americana
Sorbus aria
Sorbus aucuparia
Ivan's Beauty™ Hybrid Mountainash
Sorbus aucuparia x aronia
Ivan's Belle™ Hybrid Mountainash
Sorbus aucuparia x crataegus
Sorbus cashmiriana
Showy Mountainash (Northern Mountainash)
Sorbus decora
Greene Mountain Ash (Western Mountainash)
Sorbus scopulina
Greene Mountain Ash (Western Mountainash)
Sorbus scopulina
Sitka Mountainash (Western Mountainash)
Sorbus sitchensis
Sitka Mountainash (Western Mountainash)
Sorbus sitchensis
Sorbus x hybrida (S. aria x S. aucuparia)
Spiraea douglasii
Spiraea fritschiana
Japanese Spirea (Bumald Spirea)
Spiraea japonica (Spiraea x bumalda)
Spiraea Nipponica 'Snowmound'
Spiraea prunifolia
Steven Spirea (Alaska Spirea, Beauverd Spirea)
Spiraea stevenii betulifolia (Spiraea beauverdiana)
Spiraea tomentosa
Spiraea trilobata
Spiraea x billiardii
Spiraea x cinerea
Spiraea x vanhouttei
Symphoricarpos albus
Syringa hybrids
Syringa josikaea
Meyer Lilac (Dwarf Korean Lilac)
Syringa meyeri
Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’ x S. microphylla ‘Superba’
Littleleaf Lilac (Daphne Lilac)
Syringa microphylla (S. pubescens subsp. microphylla)
Syringa oblata
Syringa patula
Syringa pekinensis
Syringa reticulata
Syringa villosa
Common Lilac (Old Fashioned Lilac, French Hybrid Lilac)
Syringa vulgaris
Syringa x chinensis
Hyacinth Lilac (Early Flowering Lilac)
Syringa x hyacinthiflora
SYRINGA x josiflexa Royalty
Syringa x persica
Preston Lilac Hybrids (Canadian Lilac)
Syringa x prestoniae
Taxus baccata
Taxus brevifolia
Taxus cuspidata
Taxus cuspidata
Taxus x media (T. cuspidata x T. baccata)
Taxus x media (T. cuspidata X T. baccata)
Therorhodion camtschaticum (Rhododendron camtschaticum)
American Arborvitae (Eastern Arborvitae, Northern White Cedar)
Thuja occidentalis
Arborvitae (Eastern Arborvitae, Northern White Cedar)
Thuja occidentalis
Thuja occidentalis 'Techny'
Thuja occidentalis 'Wareana'
Thuja occidentalis Smaragd
Thuja occidentalis Wareana
Western Red Cedar (Western Arborvitae)
Thuja plicata
Tilia americana
Tilia cordata
Canadian Hemlock (Eastern Hemlock)
Tsuga canadensis
Canadian Hemlock (Eastern Hemlock)
Tsuga canadensis
Tsuga heterophylla
Tsuga heterophylla
Tsuga mertensiana
Tsuga mertensiana
Ulmus americana
Ulmus pumila
Vaccinium corymbosum x V. angustifolium
Lowbush Cranberry (Lingonberry, Mountain Cranberry)
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Korean Spice Viburnum (Fragrant Viburnum)
Viburnum carlesii
Viburnum lantana
Viburnum lentago
European Cranberrybush Viburnum
Viburnum opulus
American Cranberrybush Viburnum
Viburnum trilobum
Vinca minor
Vitis lambrusca
Vitis riparia
