Species for Partial Shade
For some species, optimal growth in full sun requires proper soil and water conditions, and a lack of competing vegetation. Even species tolerant of partial shade will generally grow more slowly in shade than in sun, and often will not flower or set fruit as they would in the sun.
- Abies grandis (Grand fir)
- Acer circinatum (Vine maple)
- Amelanchier alnifolia (Serviceberry)
- Ceanothus sanguineus (Redstem ceanothus)
- Ceanothus velutinus (Mountain balm)
- Cornus nuttallii (Pacific dogwood)
- Cornus sericea (Red twig dogwood)
- Corylus cornuta (Beaked filbert, Hazelnut)
- Gaultheria shallon (Salal)
- Holodiscus discolor (Ocean spray)
- Lonicera ciliosa (Orange honeysuckle)
- Lonicera hispidula (Hairy honeysuckle)
- Lonicera involucrata (Black Twinberry)
- Mahonia aquifolium (Tall Oregon grape)
- Mahonia nervosa (Cascade Oregon grape)
- Malus fusca (Pacific crabapple)
- Oemleria cerasiformis (Indian plum)
- Physocarpus capitatus (Pacific ninebark)
- Prunus emarginata (Bitter cherry)
- Rhamnus purshiana (Cascara)
- Ribes bracteosum (Stink currant)
- Ribes divaricatum (Black gooseberry)
- Ribes lacustre (Swamp black gooseberry)
- Rosa gymnocarpa (Bald-hip rose)
- Rosa pisocarpa (Peafruit rose)
- Rubus leucodermis (Black-cap raspberry)
- Rubus parviflorus (Thimbleberry)
- Rubus spectabilis (Salmonberry)
- Rubus ursinus (Trailing blackberry)
- Sambucus racemosa (Red elderberry)
- Shepherdia canadensis (Russet buffaloberry)
- Spiraea betulifolia (Shiny leaf spirea)
- Symphoricarpos albus (Common snowberry)
- Taxus brevifolia (Pacific yew)
- Thuja plicata (Western red cedar)
- Tsuga heterophylla (Western hemlock)
- Vaccinium ovatum (Evergreen huckleberry)
- Vaccinium parvifolium (Red huckleberry)
Species for Full Sun
For some species, optimal growth in full sun requires proper soil and water conditions and a lack of competing vegetation.
- Abies grandis (Grand fir)
- Acer circinatum (Vine maple)
- Acer glabrum (Douglas maple)
- Acer macrophyllum (Big leaf maple)
- Alnus rubra (Red alder)
- Alnus sinuata (Sitka alder)
- Amelanchier alnifolia (Serviceberry)
- Arctostaphylos columbiana (Hairy manzanita)
- Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinickinick)
- Betula glandulosa (Dwarf birch)
- Betula papyrifera (Paper birch)
- Ceanothus sanguineus (Redstem ceanothus)
- Ceanothus velutinus (Mountain balm)
- Cornus nuttallii (Pacific dogwood)
- Cornus sericea (Red twig dogwood)
- Corylus cornuta (Beaked filbert, Hazelnut)
- Crataegus columbiana (Columbia hawthorn)
- Crataegus douglasii v douglasii (Douglas hawthorn)
- Crataegus douglasii v suksdorfii (Black hawthorn)
- Fraxinus latifolia (Oregon ash)
- Gaultheria shallon (Salal)
- Holodiscus discolor (Ocean spray)
- Lonicera ciliosa (Orange honeysuckle)
- Lonicera hispidula (Hairy honeysuckle)
- Lonicera involucrata (Black Twinberry)
- Mahonia aquifolium (Tall Oregon grape)
- Mahonia nervosa (Cascade Oregon grape)
- Malus fusca (Pacific crabapple)
- Myrica californica (Pacific wax myrtle)
- Myrica gale (Sweet gale)
- Oemleria cerasiformis (Indian plum)
- Philadelphus lewisii (Mock orange)
- Physocarpus capitatus (Pacific ninebark)
- Picea sitchensis (Sitka spruce)
- Pinus contorta v contorta (Shore pine)
- Populus balsamifera v trichocarpa (Black cottonwood)
- Populus tremuloides (Aspen)
- Prunus emarginata (Bitter cherry)
- Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas fir)
- Quercus garryana (Garry oak)
- Rhamnus purshiana (Cascara)
- Ribes bracteosum (Stink currant)
- Ribes divaricatum (Black gooseberry)
- Ribes lacustre (Swamp black gooseberry)
- Ribes sanguineum (Red-flowering currant)
- Rosa gymnocarpa (Bald-hip rose)
- Rosa nutkana (Nutka rose)
- Rosa pisocarpa (Peafruit rose)
- Rubus leucodermis (Black-cap raspberry)
- Rubus parviflorus (Thimbleberry)
- Rubus spectabilis (Salmonberry)
- Rubus ursinus (Trailing blackberry)
- Salix fluviatilis (Columbia willow)
- Salix geyeriana (Geyer willow)
- Salix hookeriana (Hooker willow)
- Salix lucida v lasiandra (Pacific willow)
- Salix piperi (Piper willow)
- Salix rigida (Heartleaf willow)
- Salix scouleriana (Scouler willow)
- Salix sessilifolia (Soft leaved willow)
- Salix sitchensis (Sitka willow)
- Sambucus caerulea (Blue elderberry)
- Sambucus racemosa (Red elderberry)
- Shepherdia canadensis (Russet buffaloberry)
- Spiraea betulifolia (Shiny leaf spirea)
- Spiraea douglasii (Douglas spirea, hardhack)
- Symphoricarpos albus (Common snowberry)
- Taxus brevifolia (Pacific yew)
- Thuja plicata (Western red cedar)
- Tsuga heterophylla (Western hemlock)
- Vaccinium ovatum (Evergreen huckleberry)
- Vaccinium parvifolium (Red huckleberry)
- Viburnum trilobum (High bush cranberry)