With all the rainfall we’ve had this year, areas with chronically poor drainage have caused trees and shrubs to become stressed, or even die.  Here’s a short list of trees and shrubs that are able to tolerate soggy soils without much stress.

Trees:

American Larch, Quaking Aspen, River Birch, Autumn Blaze Maple, Firefall Maple, Celebration Maple, Swamp White Oak, Willow, and for moderately moist – but not super soggy – Elm, Serviceberry and Arborvitae.

Shrubs:

Red Twig Dogwood, Winterberry, Willow,, and for moderately moist, but not super soggy soils – Chokeberry, Clethra, Serviceberry, Snowberry, Witchhazel & Viburnum.