American Hazelnut (Corylus americana) - Native. Will grow in difficult areas or dry sites. Full sun to understory, the more sun the bigger and stronger the bush. Produces a tasty, edible nut if you can beat the squirrels, chipmunks, ruffed grouse, pheasant, hairy woodpeckers and blue jays to the harvest. Nut has a fringed, papery husk. Planting should take place in a naturalized area; not for the groomed lawn as it is thicket forming. Creates a great barrier or windbreak.
Height: 8-12 feet.
 

Beaked Hazelnut (Corylus cornuta)– Native. Beautiful, fragrant lavender flowers in spring.  Prefers full sun, sandy loam soil.  Upright spreading shrub.  Height: 8-15 feet.

Butterfly Bush (Buddleia B. davidii) - Non-native. Butterflies love the flowers produced on this beautiful shrub. Flowers resemble that of the lilac, but in a longer, more slender form. Prefers sun with rich well drained soil.  Bushes will have blue, white or pink flowers on them-let us surprise you! Each spring cut branches back to 4" above ground and new shoots will emerge each year. Height: 4-10 feet.

Highbush Cranberry (Viburnum trilobum) - Native. Upright tall shrub with glossy red fruit clusters. Berries won't go with your holiday turkey, but are popular with wildlife. Prefers open sunlight to light shade with well drained, moist soils. Height: 6-15 feet.

American Bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) - Native. A deciduous climber in flower from July to August. It is noted for attracting wildlife. Prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Rich soils in dense moist thickets, woods and along river banks. Grows in full shade (deep woodland), semi-shade (light woodland) of no shade. Protected un Michigan's "Christmas Tree Law". Plants are single sex, male vine is required for pollination. Can be invasive if not kept under control.