Oaks, Quercus Spp. - Acorns winter staple for Titmouse, turkey, Woodpecker, squirrel, deer, Carolina Wren (SC State Bird), larvae plant, nesting, cover Magnolia, Magnolia virginiana - Seeds eaten by Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker, Red Eyed Vireo, Red Cockaded Woodpecker, host for Swallowtail Butterflies Sweetgum, Liquidambar styraciflua - Seeds eaten by Cardinal, Chickadee, Finch, Mourning Dove, used for nesting Hickory, Carya spp. - Nuts eaten by squirrels, turkey, Nuthatch, and wood duck River Birch, Betula nigra - Seeds eaten by Chickadee, Finch, Tanager, Grouse, Nuthatch, used for nestingīlackgum Tree, Nyssa sylvatica - Bee tree, seeds eaten by wood duck, Bluebirds, Purple/Yellow finch, opossum, squirrelĬucumber Tree, Magnolia acuminata - Seeds eaten by Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker, Red-Eyed Vireo, Red Cockaded Woodpecker plant for Tiger and Spicebush Swallowtail Butterflies Southern Magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora - Good nesting, seeds eaten by Yellow Bellied Sapsucker, Red Cockaded WoodpeckerĪmerican Beech, Fagus grandifolia - Nuts eaten by Blue Jay, Chickadee, titmouse, nesting for Pileated Woodpeckerīald Cypress, Taxodium distichum - Seeds eaten by ducks and Sandhill Cranes Pine, Pinus species - All used extensively seeds eaten by birds, needles for nesting
Longleaf Pine, Pinus - Nesting for Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Live Oak, Quercus virginiana - Warblers’ spring migration, acorns eaten by squirrels, turkeys, Nuthatch Gordonia, Gordonia lasianthus - Songbirds
American Holly, Ilex opaca - Fruits eaten by Bluebird, robin, Mockingbird, larvae plant for Henry’s Elfin ButterflyĬabbage Palmetto, Sabal palmetto, SC State Tree - Fruits eaten by Robins and raccoonsĮastern Hemlock, Tsuga canadensis - Fruits eaten by many birds, nesting coverĮastern Red Cedar, Juniperus virginiana - Fruits eaten by Cedar Waxwing, Purple Finch, Bluebird, nesting for hummingbird, warblers, doves, larvae plant for Great Purple Hairstreak butterflies