Deer-resistant plants for zone 4
Zone 4 means average annual minimum temperatures of minus 30 to minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Upper Midwest, northern New England and higher elevations further south. Cold enough to lose lavender in a bad winter and warm enough for most of the deer-resistant standards to hold: catmint, Russian sage, yarrow, peony, most viburnums and nearly all the junipers.
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States mostly in zone 4
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Allegheny Serviceberry
Seldom damagedAmelanchier laevis
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 180–300 in
Alternate-Leaved Dogwood
Occasionally damagedCornus alternifolia
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 180–300 in
American Arborvitae
Frequently damagedThuja occidentalis
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 480–720 in
American Persimmon
Occasionally damagedDiospyros virginiana
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 360–960 in
American Plum
Occasionally damagedPrunus americana
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 420–420 in
Apple
Occasionally damagedMalus sp.
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
Atlantic White Cedar
Occasionally damagedChamaecyparis thyoides
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 720–960 in
Austrian Pine
Seldom damagedPinus nigra
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–7
- 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
Cherry
Frequently damagedPrunus sp.
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8, genus range
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
Chokecherry
Seldom damagedPrunus virginiana
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–6
- Height
- 360–360 in
Colorado Blue Spruce
Seldom damagedPicea pungens
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–7
- Height
- 360–720 in
Common Flowering Quince
Seldom damagedChaenomeles speciosa
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 72–144 in
Common Hackberry
Seldom damagedCeltis occidentalis
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 1200–1200 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
Common Sassafras
Seldom damagedSassafras albidum
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 360–720 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
Dawn Redwood
Seldom damagedMetasequoia glyptostroboides
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 744–1200 in
Douglas Fir
Seldom damagedPseudotsuga menziesii
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–6
- Height
- 480–960 in
Downy Serviceberry
Seldom damagedAmelanchier arborea
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 180–300 in
Dwarf Alberta Spruce
Rarely damagedPicea glauca 'Conica'
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–6
- Height
- 480–720 in
Eastern Hemlock
Occasionally damagedTsuga canadensis
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 480–840 in
Eastern Red Cedar
Seldom damagedJuniperus virginiana
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–9
- Height
- 360–480 in
Eastern Redbud
Occasionally damagedCercis canadensis
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 240–360 in
Eastern White Pine
Seldom damagedPinus strobus
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 600–960 in
English Hawthorn
Seldom damagedCrataegus laevigata
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
European Beech
Seldom damagedFagus sylvatica
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–7
- Height
- 600–720 in
European Larch
Occasionally damagedLarix decidua
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–6
- Height
- 720–1200 in
European Mountain Ash
Frequently damagedSorbus aucuparia
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 240–480 in
European White Birch
Seldom damagedBetula pendula
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–7
- Height
- 360–600 in
Fraser Fir
Occasionally damagedAbies fraseri
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–7
- Height
- 360–660 in
Green Ash
Seldom damagedFraxinus pennsylvanica
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 600–840 in
Greenspire Littleleaf Linden
Occasionally damagedTilia cordata 'Greenspire'
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 600–720 in
Himalayan Birch
Seldom damagedBetula jacquemontii
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–7
- Height
- 360–600 in
Hinoki Cypress
Occasionally damagedChamaecyparis obtusa
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 600–900 in
Honey Locust
Seldom damagedGleditsia triacanthos
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 720–960 in
Japanese Falsecypress
Seldom damagedChamaecyparis pisifera
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 600–840 in
Japanese Red Pine
Seldom damagedPinus densiflora
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 480–720 in
Katsura Tree
Rarely damagedCercidiphyllum japonicum
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 480–720 in
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
Norway Spruce
Seldom damagedPicea abies
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–7
- Height
- 480–720 in
Paper Birch
Rarely damagedBetula papyrifera
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–7
- Height
- 600–840 in
Paperbark Maple
Seldom damagedAcer griseum
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 240–360 in
Pitch Pine
Rarely damagedPinus rigida
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–7
- Height
- 480–720 in
Plum
Frequently damagedPrunus domestica
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 120–240 in
Ponderosa Pine
Seldom damagedPinus ponderosa
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 1800–1800 in
Red Maple
Seldom damagedAcer rubrum
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–9
- Height
- 480–1440 in
Red Pine
Rarely damagedPinus resinosa
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
River Birch
Rarely damagedBetula nigra
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 360–840 in
Ruby Horsechestnut
Seldom damagedAesculus x carnea
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–7
Scotch Pine
Seldom damagedPinus sylvestris
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–7
- Height
- 360–720 in
Serbian Spruce
Seldom damagedPicea omorika
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–7
- Height
- 600–720 in