Everyone knows that deer can be a problem on Long Island for trees and shrubs. That’s why, for areas particularly hard hit but this issue, we’ve put together a list of plants that deer just don’t like!
If you know of a deer-resistant plant you’d like to use on your next residential or commercial landscape project, but don’t see it here, please contact us. We can most likely get it for you!
| Common Name | Full-Grown Height | Available Sizes | Deer Resistant | Salt Tolerant | NY Native Plant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Gem Boxwood | 10' | 18" – 4' | Yes | No | No |
| Green Mountain Boxwood | 10' | 18" – 4' | Yes | No | No |
| Fernleaf Beech | 30' | * | Yes | No | No |
| Dawyck Purple Beech | 80' | * | Yes | No | No |
| Green Weeping Beech | 40' | * | Yes | No | No |
| Purple Fountain Beech | 60' | * | Yes | No | No |
| Purple Leaf Weeping Beech | 10' | * | Yes | No | No |
| Rivers Purple Beech | 60' | * | Yes | No | No |
| Lynwood Gold Forsythia | 10' | 3-6' | Yes | No | No |
| Maidenhair Tree | 70' | 2-5" | Yes | No | No |
| Common Winterberry | 15' | 30" - 4' | Yes | No | Yes |
| Bayberry | 8' | 2-5' | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Norway Spruce | 40' | 6-8' | Yes | No | No |
| Weeping Norway Spruce | 12' | * | Yes | No | No |
| Dwarf Alberta Spruce | 10' | 5-5 1/2' | Yes | No | No |
| Globe Blue Spruce | 36' | * | Yes | Yes | No |
| Green Giant Arborvitae | 40' | 5-7' | Yes | No | No |
