Which trees grow well in wet soils?
Which trees grow well in wet soils?
Shade trees that tolerate wet soils include:
- Freeman maple (Acer x freemanii)
- red maple (Acer rubrum)+
- silver maple (Acer saccharinum)+
- black alder (Alnus glutinosa)
- pawpaw (Asimina triloba)+
- river birch (Betula nigra)+
- American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana)+
- hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)+
- European larch (Larix decidua)
- sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)*
- sweet bay magnolia (Magnolia virginiana)*
- dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
- black gum (Nyssa sylvatica)*
- London planetree (Platanus x acerifolia)
- sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)+
- cottonwood (Populus deltoides)+
- swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor)+
- pin oak (Quercus palustris)+
- willows (Salix species)**
- baldcypress (Taxodium distichum)*
- American arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis)*
* Native to parts of North America
** Some species native to parts of North America
+ Native to North America, including parts of Iowa
Learn more in this article: Trees and Shrubs for Wet Soils
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