Plants deer sometimes destroy
These are the plants where local conditions decide the outcome. In a suburb with light pressure they are fine. On a property backing woodland with a large herd, they are lunch. If you want one of these, plan on protecting it for its first few years, or site it close to the house where traffic discourages browsing.
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Atlantic White Cedar
Occasionally damagedChamaecyparis thyoides
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 720–960 in
Atlas Cedar
Occasionally damagedCedrus atlantica
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9
- Height
- 480–720 in
Bald Cypress
Occasionally damagedTaxodium distichum
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 600–840 in
Balsam Fir
Occasionally damagedAbies balsamea
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 480–840 in
Basswood
Occasionally damagedTilia americana
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 720–960 in
Black Locust
Occasionally damagedRobinia pseudoacacia
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 600–600 in
Callery Pear
Occasionally damagedPyrus calleryana
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 360–600 in
Carolina Hemlock
Occasionally damagedTsuga caroliniana
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–7
- Height
- 360–840 in
Chestnut Oak
Occasionally damagedQuercus prinus
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 720–960 in
Chinese Chestnut
Occasionally damagedCastanea mollissima
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 480–720 in
Common Horsechestnut
Occasionally damagedAesculus hippocastanum
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–7
- Height
- 600–900 in
Common Pear
Occasionally damagedPyrus communis
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 480–600 in
Cornelian Cherry
Occasionally damagedCornus mas
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 180–300 in
Crabapple
Occasionally damagedMalus sp.
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8, genus range
- Height
- 177–299 in
Eastern Hemlock
Occasionally damagedTsuga canadensis
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 480–840 in
Eastern Redbud
Occasionally damagedCercis canadensis
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 240–360 in
European Larch
Occasionally damagedLarix decidua
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–6
- Height
- 720–1200 in
Flowering Dogwood
Occasionally damagedCornus florida
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 180–300 in
Fraser Fir
Occasionally damagedAbies fraseri
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–7
- Height
- 360–660 in
Greenspire Littleleaf Linden
Occasionally damagedTilia cordata 'Greenspire'
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 600–720 in
Hinoki Cypress
Occasionally damagedChamaecyparis obtusa
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 600–900 in
Leyland Cypress
Occasionally damagedCupressocyparis leylandii
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–10
Nellie Stevens Holly
Occasionally damagedIlex x 'Nellie R. Stevens'
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9
Northern Red Oak
Occasionally damagedQuercus rubra
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 600–840 in
Norway Maple
Occasionally damagedAcer platanoides
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 480–600 in
Pernyi Holly
Occasionally damagedIlex pernyi
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–10
- Height
- 108–144 in
Sawtooth Oak
Occasionally damagedQuercus acutissima
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9
- Height
- 360–720 in
Silver Maple
Occasionally damagedAcer saccharinum
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 600–960 in
Staghorn Sumac
Occasionally damagedRhus typhina
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 96–300 in
Sweet Cherry
Occasionally damagedPrunus avium
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
Sweetgum
Occasionally damagedLiquidambar styraciflua
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 720–1200 in
Western Arborvitae
Occasionally damagedThuja plicata
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–7
- Height
- 600–840 in
White Fir
Occasionally damagedAbies concolor
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 360–840 in
White Fringe Tree
Occasionally damagedChionanthus virginicus
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 144–360 in
White Oak
Occasionally damagedQuercus alba
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 600–1620 in
Willow
Occasionally damagedSalix sp.
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8, genus range
Bulb2
Annual12
Annual Geranium
Occasionally damagedPelargonium x hortorum
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 12–24 in
Coleus
Occasionally damagedColeus sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Cosmos
Occasionally damagedCosmos sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Dahlia
Occasionally damagedDahlia sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Garden Balsam
Occasionally damagedImpatiens balsamina
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 6–30 in
Garden Petunia
Occasionally damagedPetunia sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Gerbera Daisy
Occasionally damagedGerbera jamesonii
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 12–18 in
Impatiens
Occasionally damagedImpatiens walleriana
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 6–24 in
Morning Glory
Occasionally damagedIpomoea sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Pansy
Occasionally damagedViola x wittrockiana
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 6–10 in
Sunflower
Occasionally damagedHelianthus sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Wax Begonia
Occasionally damagedBegonia semperflorens
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 6–12 in
Vine6
Clematis
Occasionally damagedClematis sp.
- Type
- Vine
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
Climbing Hydrangea
Occasionally damagedHydrangea anomala petiolaris
- Type
- Vine
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
English Ivy
Occasionally damagedHedera helix
- Type
- Vine
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 6–787 in
Goldflame Honeysuckle
Occasionally damagedLonicera x heckrottii
- Type
- Vine
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
Trumpet Creeper
Occasionally damagedCampsis radicans
- Type
- Vine
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–10
- Height
- 360–480 in
Virginia Creeper
Occasionally damagedParthenocissus quinquefolia
- Type
- Vine
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–10
- Height
- 360–600 in
