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Deer Resistant Plants

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The following is a list of landscape plants that have been cited as deer resistant in our area. Unfortunetly, no plant is deer proof. Deer will eat anything to survive. Everyone’s situation is different — speak with one of our associates to formulate the best strategy to minimize deer damage in your landscape!

 

 

 

 

 

Rutgers carries many plants that are deer resistant:

Evergreen Shrubs
Boxwood

Laurel

Pyracantha

Holly

Juniper

Pine

Osmanthus

Spruce

 
Evergreen Trees
Spruce

Juniper

 
Flowering and Deciduous Shrubs
Barberry

Burning Bush

Butterfly Bush

Caryopteris

Clethra

Witch Hazel

Forsythia

(some) Lilac

Laurel

Nandina

Pieris

Scotch Broom

Spirea

Viburnum

Vitex

Weigelia

 
Flowering Trees
Redbud

Plum

 
Groundcovers
Bearberry

English Ivy

Groundcover Euonymus

Juniper

Liriope

Pachysandra

Vinca

Cotoneaster

 
Ornamental Grasses
Fountain

Heavy Metal

Maiden

Miscanthus

Pampas

Zebra

 
Perennials
Astilbe

Bee Balm

Bleeding Heart

Catmint

Columbine

Dead Nettle

Dianthus

Echinacea

Phlox

Lady’s Mantle

Lavender

Coreopsis

Salvia

Russian Sage

Daisy

Silvermound

Spiderwort

Veronica

 
Shade Trees
River Birch

Hawthorn

 
Unusual Plants
Blue Spruce ‘Fat Albert’

Bottlebrush Buckeye

Weeping Norway Spruce

 
Vines
Honeysuckle

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  • Small or Dwarf Plants for the Border
  • Trees for Avenues and Streets
  • Clay Tolerant Plants
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