Trees and shrubs suitable for growing in the north have those plants that are often used in garden design.

Plants suitable for growing in the north are: Ginkgo biloba, Ipomoea involucrata, Cedar, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Platycladus orientalis, Cypress, weeping willow, Pterocarya stenoptera, Ulmus pumila, Pu Shu, Magnolia grandiflora, Cercis Chinensis, Gleditsia sinensis, Sophora japonica, Ailanthus altissima, Toona sinensis, Sapium sebiferum, Ilex cornuta and Celosia japonica.