Creek Friendly Landscaping

Does your home back on to Junction Creek? What you plant in your backyard has an effect on the Junction Creek ecosystem. You can help improve the shoreline by leaving a buffer zone of native, shrubs, and trees along the creek. Examples of native plants that can be grown in Greater Sudbury can be found below:

SPECIES NAME COMMON ENGLISH COMMON FRENCH HEIGHT SOIL TYPE LIGHT COMMENTS
             
TREES            
Abies balsamea Balsam Fir Sapin baumier 13-30m moderate/moist shade/sun Shade tolerant
Acer rubrum Red Maple Érable à sucre 20-30m moderate/moist sun Brillant fall colors
Acer saccharinum Silver Maple Érable argenté 20-30m moist/wet sun Large root system
Betula papyrifera Paper Birch Bouleau blanc 20-25m moderate/dry sun Shorter life span
Fraxinus americana White Ash Frène blanc 35m moderate sun/partial sun Threat from Emerald ash Borer
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash Frêne vert 15-25m moderate/wet sun See above
Fraxinus nigra Black Ash Frène noir 15-18m wet sun/partial shade See above
Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust Caroubier noir 15-25m moderate sun Thorns
Larix laricina Tamarack Tamarack 10-16m wet/dry sun Looses its needles in the fall
Picea glauca White Spruce Épinette blanche 18-20m moderate sun/partial shade  
Picea pungens Colorado Blue Spruce Épinette bleue 25-30m moderate sun/partial sun Blue/Green foliage
Pinus banksiana Jack Pine Pin gris 17-20m dry sun Likes sandy nutrient poor soil
Pinus resinosa Red Pine Pin rouge 25-30m dry sun Likes sandy nutrient poor soil
Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine  Pin blanc 25-30m moderate/dry sun Likes sandy nutrient poor soil
Populus tremuloides Trembling aspen Peuplier faux-tremble 25-30m moist/wet sun Suckers, spreads easily
Quercus palustris Pin Oak Chêne du marais 25-30m wet sun/partial shade Only in appropriate micro-sites
Quercus rubra Red Oak Chêne rouge 30-35m moderate/dry sun  
Thuja occidentalis White Cedar Cèdre blanc de l'Est 10-12m moist/wet partial sun Good wind break
Sorbus americana American Mountain Ash Sorbier d’Amérique 8-10m moist/wet sun Berries remain through the winter
Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood Cornouiller à fleurs 8-12m moderate sun/partial shade Fruit is a winter food for animals
Celtis occidentalis Hackberry Micocoulier occidental 13-20m moist/moderate sun/partial shade Excellent tree for wildlife
Tilia Americana Basswood Tilleul d'Amérique 20-23m moist sun/partial shade Desirable to increase biodiversity
             
SMALL TREES            
Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac Vinaigrier 5-10m dry sun/partial shade Good for nutrient poor sites
Amelanchier arborea Downy Serviceberry   6-9m moderate/moist sun/partial sun  
Salix discolor Pussy Willow Saule discolore 5-8m wet sun/partial shade Good for bank stabilization
Cornus alternifolia Pagoda Dogwood Cornouiller à feuilles alternes 3-4m moist shade  
Prunus virginiana Pin Cherry Cerisier de Pennsylvanie 1-5m moderate sun/partial sun Attracts birds
Prunus virginiana Chokecherry Cerisier de Virginie 1-4m moist sun Attracts birds
             
LARGE SHRUBS            
Cornus sericea Red Osier Dogwood Cornouiller stolonifère 1-6m moist partial sun  
Juniperus communis Common Juniper Genévrier commun 8-10m moderate/dry sun/partial shade  
Lindera benzoin Spicebush Laurier Benzoin 5m moist shade  
Sambucus sp. Elderberry Baie de sureau 5-8m moderate sun/partial shade Salt tolerant
Physocarpus opulifolius Common Ninebark Bois à sept écorces 2-6m dry sun  
Hypericum perforatum St. John's Wort Millepertuis 2-4m dry/wet shade  
Ilex verticillata Winterberry Houx verticillé 1-5m dry/wet shade  
Alnus rugosa Speckled Aler Aulne rugueux 2-4m moist/wet sun/partial sun  
Hamamelus virginiana Witch Hazel hamamélis de Virginie 8-Mar moist/wet shade/partial sun  
Viburnium rafinesquianum Arrow wood Viorne de rafinesque 2-3m moist sun/partial sun  
Vibrunium lentago Nannyberry Viome lentago 3m moderate/moist sun/partial shade  
             
SHRUBS            
Andromeda glaucophylla Bog Rosemary Andromède de glauque 10-20cm moist/wet partial sun  
Ribes americanum American Black Currant Gadellier d’Amérique 10-40cm moist/wet shade  
Taxus canadensis Canadian Yew If de Canada 0.5-2.5m moist/wet shade  
Gaultheria procumbens Wintergreen Thé des bois 10-15cm moist shade  
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry Cerise d'ours 30-50cm dry sun/partial sun  
Cornus canadensis Bunchberry Cornouiller de Canada 5-18cm moist shade/partial shade  
Clethra alnifolia Summersweet     moist/wet shade/partial shade  
Viburnum trilobum American Highbush Cranberry Pinbina 1.5-2m moderate/wet sun/partial sun  
Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush Blueberry Airelle corymbe 1-3m moderate/moist sun/shade  
Myrica sp. Bayberry Myrica de Pennsylvane 1-2m wet/dry shade Good in nutrient poor soils
Symphorocarpas albus Snowberry Symphorine blanche 50-100cm dry shade/partial sun  
             
VINES            
Monotropa hypopitys Dutchman's Pipe   10-35cm moist shade  
             
PERENNIALS            
Achillea sp Yarrow Achiflée mille feuille 20-100cm moderate/dry sun/partial sun  
Anaphalis sp. Pearly Everlasting   30-100cm dry sun  
Antennaria sp. Pussy Toes   20-100cm dry sun  
Aquileqia canadiansis Columbine Ancolie 15-20cm moderate sun Good in rock gardens
Aruncus dioicus Goatsbeard Reine des bois 50-100cm moist shade  
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed Asclépiade 20-60cm dry sun  
Amorpha fruticosa False Indigo Indigo batard 2-3m moist/wet sun/partial sun  
Chelone glabra Turtle Head Galana glabre 30-100cm moist/wet partial sun  
Coreopsis sp. Coreopsis   varies dry sun/shade Good in poor soils
Echinacea purpurea Joe Pye Weed Eupatoire maeulée 60-130cm moist/dry sun/shade  
Festuca glauca Blue Fescue Fétuque bleue 10-20cm dry sun/partial shade  
Digitalis purpurea Foxglove Digitale 75-125cm moderate/moist shade/partial shade  
Rudbeckia hirta Black Eyed Susan Marguerite jaune 75-100cm moderate/dry sun  
Tradescantia sp. Siderwort   30-45cm moderate/dry sun  
Arisaema triphyllum Jack in the Pulpit Petit prêcheur 30-60cm wet sun/partial sun Marshy Areas
Cypripedium canddum Lady's Slippers Sabot de Vénus 20-36cm wet sun/partial shade  
Mertensia virginica Virginia Bluebells Mertensia 30-60cm moist sun/partial shade  
Polygonatum multiflorum Solomon's Seal Scean de Solomon 45-60cm moist shade  
Tiarella cordifolia Tiarella-Foamflower Tiarelle cordifoliée 15-30cm moist shade  
Trillium grandiflorum Trilliums Trille 10-40cm moist shade/partial sun Sensitive
Viola papilionacea Canadian Violets Violette papilionecée 25-40cm moist/wet shade/partial shade  
             
BLANKET FLOWERS            
Helenium sp. Helenium Hélénie 120cm moist sun/partial shade  
Heliopsis helianthoides Heliopsis Heliopsis 1-2m dry/moist sun  
Heuchera micrantha Coral Bells Heuchère, heuchre 30-45cm dry/moist sun  
Iris versicolor Blue Flag Iris Clajeux 50-100cm wet sun  
Liatris spicata Liatris Blazing Star Liatris 45-60cm wet sun/partial shade  
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower-Lobelia Lobélie cardinale 75-125cm wet sun/partial shade  
             
LUPINS            
Monarda didyma Bee Balm Monardo 75-125cm moist/dry sun/partial shade  
Phlox subulata Creeping Phlox Phlox 12-15cm moist/dry sun Good ground cover
             
NATIVE FERNS            
Adiantum pedatum Maidenhair Fern Adiante pédalé 30-45cm moist shade  
Athyrium felix Lady Fern Athyrie fougère-femelle 60-90cm moist/wet shade/part sun  
Dryopter sp. Male Fern Dryoptère fougère male 60-90cm moist/wet shade/sun  
Matteuccia struthioderis Pennsylvania Ostrich Fern Matteuccie fougère-à-l’autriche 120-150cm   wet/moist sun/shade  
Onoclea sensibillis Sensitive Fern Onoclée sensible 1-1.3m wet/moist sun/partial sun Dies off in early fall
Osmunda cinnomenea Cinnamon Fern Osmonde Canelle 60-90cm moist shade  
Osmunda regalis Royal Fern Osmunda royale varieté brillante 7.5-10cm moist shade/partial shade  
Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas Fern Polystic fauz-acrostic 60-90cm moist shade/partial shade