Which trees grow well in dry locations?

Question:

Which trees grow well in dry locations?

Answer:

Deciduous shade trees that grow well in dry sites include,

• Bitternut Hickory (Carya cordiformis)+
• Pignut Hickory (Carya glabra)*
• Northern Catalpa (Catalpa speciosa)+
• Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)+
• Turkish Filbert (Corylus colurna)
• Cockspur Hawthorn (Crataegus crus galli)+
• Green Hawthorn (Crataegus viridis)*
• Russian Olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia)
• Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)
• Thornless Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis)+
• Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus)+
• Juniper (Juniperus)**
• Golden Raintree (Koelreuteria paniculata)
• Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera)+
• Ironwood (Ostrya virginiana)+
• Amur Corktree (Phellodendron amurense)
• Pine (Pinus)**
• Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana)
• Oak (Quercus)**
• Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)+
• Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)+
• Silver Linden (Tilia tomentosa)
• Siberian Elm (Ulmus pumila)
• Zelkova (Zelkova serrata)

* Native to parts of North America
** Some species native to parts of North America
+ Native to North America, including parts of Iowa

Reference: Tolerance to shade, drought, and waterlogging of temperate Northern Hemisphere trees and shrubs