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Deer-Resistant Trees
Most established trees outgrow deer, but young trunks and low branches are vulnerable. These trees are rated A or B for deer resistance. All 52 are listed below, with hardiness zones.
Search all 527 plants & filter by your zone →| Plant | Botanical name | Type / zones | Deer rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny Serviceberry 🦌 | Amelanchier laevis | TreesZ4–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| American Holly 🦌 | Ilex opaca | TreesZ5–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Austrian Pine 🦌 | Pinus nigra | TreesZ4–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Bottlebrush Buckeye 🦌 | Aesculus parviflora | TreesZ4–8 | A Rarely damaged |
| Chinese Fringe Tree 🦌 | Chionanthus retusus | TreesZ5–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Chinese Paper Birch 🦌 | Betula albo-sinensis | TreesZ5–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Colorado Blue Spruce 🦌 | Picea pungens | TreesZ2–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Common Flowering Quince 🦌 | Chaenomeles speciosa | TreesZ4–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Common Sassafras 🦌 | Sassafras albidurn | TreesZ4–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Corkscrew Willow 🦌 | Salix matsudana tortuosa | TreesZ4–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Dawn Redwood 🦌 | Metasequoia glyptostroboides | TreesZ4–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Douglas Fir 🦌 | Pseudotsuga menziesii | TreesZ4–6 | B Seldom damaged |
| Downy Serviceberry 🦌 | Amelanchier arborea | TreesZ4–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Dragon Lady, San Jose Holly 🦌 | Ilex x aquipernyi | TreesZ6–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Dwarf Alberta Spruce 🦌 | Picea glauca 'Conica' | TreesZ2–8 | A Rarely damaged |
| Eastern Red Cedar 🦌 | Juniperus virginiana | TreesZ2–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Eastern White Pine 🦌 | Pinus strobus | TreesZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| English Hawthorn 🦌 | Crataegus laevigata | TreesZ4–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| European Ash 🦌 | Fraxinus excelsior | TreesZ4–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| European Beech 🦌 | Fagus sylvatica | TreesZ4–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| European White Birch 🦌 | Betula pendula | TreesZ2–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Goldenrain Tree 🦌 | Koelreuteria paniculata | TreesZ5–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Green Ash 🦌 | Fraximus pennsylvanica | TreesZ3–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Himalayan Birch 🦌 | Betula jacquemontii | TreesZ4–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Honey Locust 🦌 | Gleditsia triacanthos | TreesZ3–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Japanese Black Pine 🦌 | Pinus thunbergiana | TreesZ5–8 | A Rarely damaged |
| Japanese Cedar 🦌 | Cryptomeria japonica | TreesZ5–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Japanese Falsecypress 🦌 | Chamaecyparis pisifera | TreesZ4–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Japanese Flowering Cherry 🦌 | Prunus serrulata | TreesZ5–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Japanese Maple 🦌 | Acer palmatum | TreesZ5–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Japanese Red Pine 🦌 | Pinus densiflora | TreesZ4–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Katsura Tree 🦌 | Cercidiphyllum japonicum | TreesZ4–8 | A Rarely damaged |
| Kousa Dogwood 🦌 | Cornus kousa | TreesZ5–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Mimosa 🦌 | Albizia julibrissin | TreesZ6–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Norway Spruce 🦌 | Picea abies | TreesZ2–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Paper Birch 🦌 | Betula papyrifera | TreesZ2–7 | A Rarely damaged |
| Paperbark Maple 🦌 | Acer griseurn | TreesZ4–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Pawpaw 🦌 | Asimina triloba | TreesZ5–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Pitch Pine 🦌 | Pinus rigida | TreesZ4–7 | A Rarely damaged |
| Red Maple 🦌 | Acer rubrum | TreesZ3–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Red Pine 🦌 | Pinus resinosa | TreesZ2–5 | A Rarely damaged |
| River Birch 🦌 | Betula nigra | TreesZ4–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Ruby Horsechestnut 🦌 | Aesculus x carnea | TreesZ4–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Scotch Pine 🦌 | Pinus sylvestris | TreesZ3–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Serbian Spruce 🦌 | Picea omorika | TreesZ4–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Shadbush 🦌 | Amelanchier canadensis | TreesZ3–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Sourwood 🦌 | Oxydendrum arboreum | TreesZ5–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Striped Maple 🦌 | Acer pensylvanicum | TreesZ3–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Sugar Maple 🦌 | Acer saccharum | TreesZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Tulip Tree 🦌 | Liriodendron tulipifera | TreesZ4–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| White Spruce 🦌 | Picea glauca | TreesZ2–6 | B Seldom damaged |
| Yellow Birch 🦌 | Betula lutea | TreesZ3–7 | B Seldom damaged |
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