Louisiana Native Plants

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Want to go native? Find the best selection of biological species for the State of Louisiana here at Nature Hills Nursery! From Shreveport to New Orleans, there are over 400 native trees found in Louisiana! Choosing indigenous trees for your State means you will know your tree will happily grow for you with few issues! Tolerating local growing zones, and climate, weather, and anything else your State can throw at them! Plus you’ll feed pollinators, songbirds, and wildlife by providing them with a tree they recognize! Best Louisiana Native Trees Native trees are better able to cope with the local environmental conditions of an area and typically require less attention than non-natives and hybrids! They establish faster and thrive! Louisiana enjoys a humid subtropical climate with long, hot, humid summers and short, mild winters. Allowing many temperate deciduous forests, coastal prairies, marshes, rivers, and barrier islands, there are many varieties of native trees thriving here! The Bald Cypress Tree is the Louisiana State Tree and the Brown Pelican is the state bird! Some of the other notable Louisiana Native Trees include: Box Elder Tree Southern Live, Red, Chinquapin, Scarlet, Shumard, Swamp Chestnut Oak , Nuttall, Blackjack, Overcup, White, Willow Oak & Bur Oak Trees Sweet Birch & River Birch Common Witchhazel What Tree Grows Best in Louisiana? Louisiana has a wide range of USDA planting zones ranging from 8 to 10. Find your Hardiness Zone and then choose any tree that has a range that includes yours! Check with your local County Extension Office for more information if needed. Best Evergreen Trees For Louisiana In addition to the broad-leaved evergreen Magnolias, check out these other Louisiana Native Trees that keep their leaves year-round ! American Holly Bush/Tree Eastern Red Cedar (Redcedar) Longleaf Pine Loblolly Pine Possomhaw Holly Native Flowering Trees to Grow in Louisiana Feed pollinators and hummingbirds nectar and pollen they evolved alongsi