cas wrote:
I live in Asheville, NC.

I recently removed a swath of privet/bamboo/wild rose/wild
grape/poison ivy/etc that ran about 150' along the back of my
yard.
Now that the area is almost ready for planting I'm looking for
some
suggestions as to what to plant in this area. Before I took it
down
it seemed to be popular with birds and whatnot. Now that I'm in
the
process of redoing this area I'd like to plant some
shrubs/trees
that are bird friendly, either food producing or good nesting
opportunities.

What would work? The area is on the east side of the lot; the
sun
hits that area during the mid morning (my neighbor's home is
about
25' from the area). It is well drained with a small
ditch/culvert
between the 2 lots.

At this time I am setting a "line" along the area which will
have
grass on one side (to patch in to my yard) and the shrubs/trees
on
the other.

Thanks for any ideas. I was thinking of a few burning bushes,
some
blueberry bushes, and made a couple of maple.

This place should be able to help you out.
http://www.ncwildflower.org/

Native plants will do best and provide the native wildlife their
favorite foods.

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Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8
Sunset Zone 5