Which trees grow well in wet soils?

Question:

Which trees grow well in wet soils?

Answer:

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

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Learn more in this article: Trees and Shrubs for Wet Soils