Trees and Shrubs Eaten by Deer - Plant Insect, Disease and Environmental Problem Information from PlantsGalore.Com

Common name	Botanical name	Common name	Botanical name
American Holly	Ilex opaca	Common Boxwood	Buxus sempervirens
Barberry	Berberis species	Paper Birch	Betula papyrifera
Common Barberry	Berberis vulgaris	Russian Olive	Elaeagnus angustifolia
Colorado Blue Spruce	Picea pungens

Common name	Botanical name	Common name	Botanical name
American Bittersweet	Celastrus scandens	European White Birch	Betula pendula
Beautybush	Kolkwitzia amabilis	Forsythia	Forsythia species
Chinese Junipers	Juniperus chinensis 'Pfitzerana'	Chinese Holly	Ilex cornuta
Chinese Junipers (blue)	Juniperus chinensis	Inkberry	Ilex galbra
Sassafras	Sassafras albidum	Honey Locust	Gleditsia triacanthos
Common Lilac	Syringa vulgaris	Japanese Flowering Cherry	Prunus serrulata
Corkscrew Willow	Salix matsudana	Japanese Wisteria	Wisteria floribunda
Red Osier Dogwood	Cornus sericea	Norway Spruce	Picea abies
Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Austrian Pine	Pinus nigra
Chinese Kousa Dogwood	Cornus kousa	Mugo Pine	Pinus mugo
Eastern Red Cedar	Juniperus virginiana	Red Pine	Pinus resinosa
English Hawthorn	Crataegus laevigata	Scots Pine	Pinus sylvestris

Common name	Botanical name	Common name	Botanical name
American Basswood	Tilia americana	Privet	Ligustrum species
Greenspire Linden	Tilia cordata	Deciduous Azaleas	Rhododendron species
Border Forsythia	Forsythis x intermedia	Carolina Rhododendron	Rhododendron carolinianum
Common Witchhazel	Hamamelis virginiana	Rosebay Rhododendron	Rhododendron maximum
Cotoneaster	Cotoneaster species	Rose of Sharon	Hibiscus syriacus
Cranberry Cotoneaster	Cotoneaster apiculatus	Roses	Rosa species
Rockspray Cotoneaster	Cotoneaster horizontalis	Multiflora Rose	Rosa multiflora
Dawn Redwood	Metasequoia glyptostroboides	Rugosa Rose	Rosa rugosa
Eastern White Pine	Pinus strobus	Saucer Magnolia	Magnolia x soulangiana
Firethorn	Pyracantha coccinea	Downy Serviceberry	Amelanchier arborea
Goldflame Honeysuckle	Lonicera x heckrottii	Allegheny Serviceberry	Amelanchier laevis
Japanese Holly	Ilex crenata	Smokebush	Cotinus coggygria
China Boy Holly	Ilex x meserveae	Oaks	Quercus species
China Girl Holly	I lex x meserveae	Northern Red Oak	Quercus rubra
Smooth Hydrangea	Hydrangea aborescens	White Oak	Quercus alba
Climbing Hydrangea	Hydrangea anomala petiolaris	Anthony Waterer Spiraea	Spiraea x bumalda
PeeGee Hydrangea	Hydrangea paniculata	Bridalwreath Spiraea	Spiraea prunifolia
Japanese Cedar	Cryptomeria japonica	Staghorn Sumac	Rhus typhina
Japanese Flowering Quince	Chaenomeles japonica	Sweet Cherry	Prunus avium
Japanese Tree Lilac	Syringa x reticulata	Sweet Mock Orange	Philadelphus coronarius
Persian Lilac	Syringa x persica	Trumpet Creeper	Campsis radicans
Paperbark Maple	Acer griseum	Judd Viburnum	Viburnum x juddi
Red Maple	Acer rubrum	Leather leaf Vibrunum	Viburnum rhytidophyllum
Silver Maple	Acer saccharinum	Doublefile Viburnum	Viburnum plicatum tomentosum
Sugar Maple	Acer saccharum	Koreanspice Viburnum	Viburnum carlesii
Panicled Dogwood	Cornus racemosa	Virginia Creeper	Parthencocissus quinquifolia
Pears	Pyrus species	Weigela	Weigela florida
Bradford Pear	Pyrus calleryana	White Fir	Abies concolor
Common Pear	Pyrus communis	Willows	Salix species

Common name	Botanical name	Common name	Botanical name
Apples	Malus species	Plums	Prunus species
American Arborvitae	Thuja occidentalis	Rhododendrons	Rhododendron species
Cherries	Prunus species	Catawba Rhododendron	Rhododendron catawbiense
Clematis	Clematis species	Evergreen Azaleas	Rhododendron species
Cornelian Dogwood	Cornus mas	Winged Euonymus	Euonymus alatus
Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Wintercreeper	Euonymus fortunei
English Ivy	Hedera helix	Yews	Taxus species
Hybrid Tea Rose	Rosa x hybrida	English Yew	Taxus baccata
Norway Maple	Acer platanoides	Japanese Yew	Taxus cuspidata
Peaches	Prunus persica	Hybrid Yew	Taxus x media


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Note: We have provided some general information and observations on this topic aimed at the home gardener. Before you take any serious action in your landscape, check with your state's land grant university's Cooperative Extension Service for the most current, appropriate, localized recommendations.