Alkaline and Secondary Water Tolerant Plants

Specially curated for landscapes irrigated with water from Utah Lake, where soils are compacted, heavy clay and alkaline.

Deciduous Trees

Tolerant:
  • AshFraxinus spp. (not sold due to Emerald Ash Bore)
  • Aspen – SwedishPopulus tremula “Erecta”
  • Bald CypressTaxodium distichum
  • Catalpa* – Catalpa spp.
  • Desert WillowChilopsis linearis
  • ChitalpaChitalpa x tashkentensis
  • Cherry – SargentPrunus sargentii
    • Columnar Sargent Cherry
    • “Pink Flair”
    • “Pink Myst”
  • Chinese Pistache* – Pistachia chinensis
  • ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
    • “Canada Red” & “Canada Red Improved”
    • “Schubert’s”
  • Cork TreePhellodendron amurense
    • “Eye Stopper” / ‘Longnecker’
  • CottonwoodPopulus spp.
    • FremontPopulus fremontii
    • Eastern – Populus deltoides
      • “Siouxland” (Cottonless)
    • Fremont / Western – Populus fremontii 
    • Lanceleaf – Populus x acuminata
    • Narrowleaf – Populus angustifolia
    • Theves Populus nigra ‘Afghanica’
  • Crabapple* – Malus spp.
  • Elm* – Ulmus spp.
  • Flowering PearPyrus calleryana
  • Flowering PlumPrunus cerasifera
  • FringetreeChionanthus spp.
  • Ginkgo* – Gingko biloba
    • “Autumn Gold”
    • “Gold Spire”
    • “Grindstone”
    • “Princeton Sentry”
  • Golden Raintree* – Koelreutia paniculata
  • HackberryCeltis spp.
  • HawthornCrataegus spp.
  • Honeylocust* – Gleditsia triacanthos
    • “Imperial
    • “Shademaster”
    • “Skyline”
    • “Sunburst”
  • HophornbeamOstrya virginiana
  • Kentucky Coffeetree* – Gymnocladus dioicus
    • “Espresso”
    • “Skinny Latte”
  • LindenTilia spp.
  • London Plane (Sycamore)Plantanus acerifolia
  • MaackiaMaackia amurensis
  • Maple – Box Elder* – Acer negundo
    • “Sensation”
  • Maple – Hedge/FieldAcer campestre
    • “Queen Elizabeth” 
    • “Rugged Ridge”
    • “Street Side”
  • Maple – MiyabiAcer miyabei
    • State Street Miyabi Maple
    • Rugged Ridge Miyabi Maple
  • Maple – NorwayAcer platanoides
    • “Columnar Norway”
    • “Crimson King”
    • “Crimson Sentry”
    • “Emerald Queen”
  • Maple – PaperbarkAcer griseum
    • “Copper Rocket”
    • “Fireburst”
  • Maple – ShantungAcer truncatum
    • “Main Street”
  • Maple – Sunset* – Acer platanoides x A. trucatum
    • “Norwegian Sunset”
    • “Pacific Sunset”
    • “Ruby Sunset”
    • “Urban Sunset”
    • “Crimson Sunset”
  • Maple – SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
    • “Regal Petticoat”
  • Maple – Tatarian Acer tataricum
    • “Hot Wings”
  • Maple – TridentAcer buergerianum
  • Mulberry* – Morus alba
  • Oak – Bur* – Quercus macrocarpa
  • Oak – ChinkapinQuercus muehlenbergii
  • Oak – EnglishQuercus robur
  • Oak – Gambel* – Quercus gambelii
  • Oak – Swamp WhiteQuercus bicolor
  • Osage OrangeMaclura pommifera
  • Persian IronwoodParrotia persica
  • Purple Robe / Black LocustRobina spp.
  • ServiceberryAmalanchier spp.
    • Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry
    • Rainbow Pillar Serviceberry
    • Snowcloud Serviceberry
    • Standing Ovation Serviceberry
  • Seven-Son FlowerHeptacodium miconoides
    • Temple of Bloom Seven-Son Flower
    • Tianshen Seven-Son Flower
  • Tree Lilac* – Syringa spp.
    • “Ivory Silk” Japanese Tree Lilac
    • “Beijing Gold” Japanese Tree Lilac
    • “Copper Curls” Chinese Tree Lilac
  • Turkish FilbertCorylus colurna
  • WillowSalix spp.
  • Yellowwood Cladrastis kentukea
    • “Perkins Pink”
  • Zelkova* – Zelkova serrata
    • “City Sprite”
    • “Musashino” (Columnar)
    • “Green Vase”
    • “Village Green”
    • “Wireless”
Intolerant:
  • Alder – Alnus spp.
  • Aspen – Quaking – Populus tremuloides
  • Beech – Fagus spp.
  • Birch – Betula spp.
  • Buckeye – Aesculus spp.
  • Dawn Redwood – Metasequoia glyptostroboides
  • Cornelian Cherry Dogwood – Cornus mas
  • Dogwood – Cornus spp.
  • Flowering Cherry – Prunus spp.
  • Golden Chain – Laburnum x waterii
  • Hornbeam – Carpinus spp.
    • Frans Fontaine Hornbeam
    • Pyramidal/Columnar Hornbeam
  • Horsechestnut – Aesculus spp.
  • Japanese Maple – Acer palmatum 
    • Fullmoon Maple – Acer japonicum
    • Shirasawa Maple – Acer shirasawanum
    • Siebold’s Maple – Acer sieboldianum
    • Korean Maple – Acer pseudosieboldianum
  • Larch Larix spp.
  • Linden – American – Tilia americana
  • MagnoliaMagnolia spp.
  • Maple – AmurAcer ginnala
    • “Flame”
    • “Ruby Slippers”
  • Maple – FreemanAcer x freemanii
    • “Autumn Blaze”
    • “Autumn Fantasy”
    • “Celebration”
    • “Firefall”
    • “Marmo”
    • “Matador”
    • “Sienna Glen”
  • Maple – BigtoothAcer grandidentatum
    • “Mesa Glow”
    • “Rocky Mountain Glow”
  • Maple – RedAcer rubrum
    • “Armstrong”
    • “Armstrong Gold”
    • “Bowhall”
    • “October Glory”
    • “Sun Valley”
  • Maple – Rocky Mountain*Acer glabrum
  • Maple – SilverAcer saccharinum
  • Maple – SugarAcer saccharum
  • Maple – VineAcer circinatum
  • Mimosa (Silk Tree)Albizia julibrissin
  • Mountain AshSorbus spp.
  • Oak – Northern RedQuercus rubra
  • Oak – PinQuercus palustris
  • Redbud – Eastern Cercis canadensis
  • Redbud – Oklahoma – Cercis canadensis var. texensis
  • Redbud – WesternCercis occidentalis
  • SweetgumLiquidamber stryaciflua
    • “Slender Silhouette”
  • Tulip TreeLirodendron tulipifera
    • “Emerald City”

Evergreen Trees

Tolerant:
  • Alaskan Cedar Callitropsis nootkatensis
    • “Green Arrow” Weeping
    • “Van den Akker” Weeping
  • Arizona CypressHesperocyparis arizonica frmly Cupressus glabra
  • Cedar – Blue Atlas CedarCedrus atlantica glauca
  • Cedar – Deodar / HimalayanCedrus deodara
  • Cedar – Lebanon CedarCedrus libani
  • Giant Sequoia Sequoiadendron giganteum
  • Incense CedarCalocedrus decurrens
  • Juniper – Rocky MountainJuniperus scopulorum
  • Juniper – Taylor Juniperus virginiana
  • Pine – AustrianPinus nigra
    • ‘Oregon Green’
  • Pine – Bosnian – Pinus leucodermis syn. heldrechii
  • Pine – Bristlecone – 
  • Pine – Pinyon
Intolerant:
  • ArborvitaeArborvitae spp.
  • Douglas FirPseudotsuga mensiezii
  • FirAbies spp.
  • Hinoki Cypress Chamaecyparis obtusa
  • Japanese Cedar / SugiCryptomeria japonica
  • Pine – Eastern WhitePinus strobis
  • Pine – Himalayan – Pinus wallichiana
  • Pine – Japanese Red / Tanyosho – Pinus densiflora
  • Pine – Japanese WhitePinus parviflora
  • SprucePicea spp.
  • Umbrella Pine Sciadopitys verticillata

Deciduous Shrubs

Do:
  • Alpine Currant – Ribes alpinum
  • Barberry – Berberis
  • Big Sage Brush – Artimesia tridentata
  • Blue Mist Spiraea – Caryopteris
  • Bridalwreath Spiraea – Spiraea vanhouttei
  • Butterfly Bush – Buddleia
  • Cranberry Cotoneaster – Cotoneaster apiculatus
  • Forsythia
  • Lilac – Syringa vulgaris
  • Mockorange – Philadelphus
  • Mountain Mahogany – Cercocarpus
  • Peking Cotoneaster – Cotoneaster acutifolius
  • Potentilla
  • Privet – Ligustrum
  • Pyracantha
  • Rabbitbrush – Chrysothamnus
  • Rose of Sharon – Hibiscus syriacus
  • Rose – Rosea
  • Russian Sage – Perovskia
  • Scotch Broom – Cytisus
  • Siberian Pea Shrub – Caragana
  • Smoke Tree/Shrub – Cotinus coggygria
  • Snowmound Spiraea – Spiraea nipponica
  • Spreading Cotoneaster – Cotoneaster divaricatus
  • Sumac – Rhus
  • Tallhedge – Rhamnus
  • Virginia Creeper – Parthenocissus
  • Western Sand Cherry – Prunus besseyi
  • Western Serviceberry – Amelanchier
  • Willow – Salix
Don’t:
  • Azalea – Rhododendron
  • Burning Bush – Euonymus
  • Cistena – Prunus cistena
  • Dogwood – Cornus
  • Hydrangea
  • Magnolia
  • Ninebark – Physocarpos
  • Spiraea (Except those listed)
  • Viburnum
  • Weigela

Evergreen Shrubs

Tolerant:
  • AgaveAgave parryi
  • Beargrass – Nolina spp.
  • Boxwood – Buxus spp. 
  • Cacti – Claret Cup – Opuntia spp.
  • Euonymous 
  • Juniper – Juniperus spp.
  • Kinnikinnick – Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
  • Manzanita
  • Mountain Mahogany
  • Mugo Pine
  • Pyracantha
  • Rosemary
  • Wintercreeper – Euonymous spp.
  • Yew
  • Yucca
Intolerant:
  • Arborvitae – Thuja
  • Dwarf Alberta Spruce – Picea
  • Holly – Ilex
  • Laurel – Prunus laurocerasus
  • Oregon Grape – Mahonia
  • Photinia
  • Rhododendron

 

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