Native Plants for Stabilizing Creek Banks in Georgia

Any plants installed on a creek bank must be secured until established. For ecological health, use natives commonly found along waterways. Shrubs: Summersweet, Virginia sweetspire, mountain laurel, viburnum nudum, Annabelle hydrangea, winterberry, sweetshrub, native azalea, Fothergilla 'Mt. Airy'. Trees: River birch, pin oak, red maple, bald cypress. Most nurseries carry these.