Smooth Sumac is not deer resistant.

Alternate Leaf Butterfly Bush

Buddleja alternifolia

Fountain butterfly bush is a large, multi-stemmed, broadleaf, deciduous shrub that can be trained as a small tree with a single trunk.

Mexican Redbud

Cercis canadensis subsp. mexicana

This variety is not widely available nor is it recommended for NC gardens.

Blackhaw

Viburnum prunifolium

Blackhaw is a large, suckering, native shrub or small tree in the muskroot family that matures at a slow rate to 15 feet tall and nearly as wide.

Common Smoketree

Cotinus coggygria

Smoketree, or smokebush, is an upright spreading deciduous shrub or small tree in the Anacardiaceae (cashew or poison ivy) family.

Japanese Anise Tree

Illicium anisatum

A broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree in the Schisandraceae (anise) family native to Japan.

Magnolia

Magnolia laevifolia

This magnolia is a flowering, dwarf evergreen shrub or small tree, a native of China, maturing to about 15 feet high with a similar spread in cultivation.

Sargent Viburnum

Viburnum sargentii

Sargent Viburnum is an ornamental shrub from Asia that grows 12-15 feet tall and wide.

Winterberry

Ilex verticillata

Winterberry holly is a slow-growing, woody, deciduous tree or shrub native to Eastern North America and a member of the holly family (Aquifoliaceae).

Hibiscus

Hibiscus syriacus

Rose of Sharon is a rapidly growing, large, deciduous shrub or tree in the Malvaceae (mallow) family and native to south China and Taiwan.

Chinese Privet

Ligustrum sinense

This plant is problematic, and alternatives should be considered.