Alkaline and Secondary Water Tolerant Plants

Tolerant:

• Ash – Fraxinus spp. (not sold due to Emerald Ash Bore)
• Aspen – Swedish – Populus tremula “Erecta”
• Bald Cypress – Taxodium distichum
• Catalpa* – Catalpa spp.
• Desert Willow – Chilopsis linearis
• Chitalpa – Chitalpa x tashkentensis
• Cherry – Sargent – Prunus sargentii
  • Columnar Sargent Cherry
  • “Pink Flair”
  • “Pink Myst”
• Chinese Pistache* – Pistachia chinensis
• Chokecherry – Prunus virginiana
  • “Canada Red” & “Canada Red Improved”
  • “Schubert’s”
• Cork Tree – Phellodendron amurense
  • “Eye Stopper” / ‘Longnecker’
• Cottonwood – Populus spp.
  • Fremont – Populus 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 Pear – Pyrus calleryana
• Flowering Plum – Prunus cerasifera
• Fringetree – Chionanthus spp.
• Ginkgo* – Gingko biloba
  • “Autumn Gold”
  • “Gold Spire”
  • “Grindstone”
  • “Princeton Sentry”
• Golden Raintree* – Koelreutia paniculata
• Hackberry – Celtis spp.
• Hawthorn – Crataegus spp.
• Honeylocust* – Gleditsia triacanthos
  • “Imperial
  • “Shademaster”
  • “Skyline”
  • “Sunburst”
• Hophornbeam – Ostrya virginiana
• Kentucky Coffeetree* – Gymnocladus dioicus
  • “Espresso”
  • “Skinny Latte”
• Linden – Tilia spp.
• London Plane (Sycamore) – Plantanus acerifolia
• Maackia –Maackia amurensis
  
• Maple – Box Elder* – Acer negundo
  • “Sensation”
• Maple – Hedge/Field – Acer campestre
  
  • “Queen Elizabeth” 
  • “Rugged Ridge”
  • “Street Side”
• Maple – Miyabi – Acer miyabei
  • State Street Miyabi Maple
  • Rugged Ridge Miyabi Maple
• Maple – Norway – Acer platanoides
  • “Columnar Norway”
  • “Crimson King”
  • “Crimson Sentry”
  • “Emerald Queen”
• Maple – Paperbark – Acer griseum
  • “Copper Rocket”
  • “Fireburst”
• Maple – Shantung – Acer truncatum
  • “Main Street”
• Maple – Sunset* – Acer platanoides x A. trucatum
  • “Norwegian Sunset”
  • “Pacific Sunset”
  • “Ruby Sunset”
  • “Urban Sunset”
  • “Crimson Sunset”
• Maple – Sycamore – Acer pseudoplatanus
  • “Regal Petticoat”
• Maple – Tatarian – Acer tataricum
  
  • “Hot Wings”
• Maple – Trident – Acer buergerianum
• Mulberry* – Morus alba
• Oak – Bur* – Quercus macrocarpa
• Oak – Chinkapin – Quercus muehlenbergii
  
• Oak – English – Quercus robur
• Oak – Gambel* – Quercus gambelii
• Oak – Swamp White – Quercus bicolor
• Osage Orange – Maclura pommifera
• Persian Ironwood – Parrotia persica
• Purple Robe / Black Locust – Robina spp.
• Serviceberry – Amalanchier spp.
  • Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry
  • Rainbow Pillar Serviceberry
  • Snowcloud Serviceberry
  • Standing Ovation Serviceberry
• Seven-Son Flower – Heptacodium 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 Filbert – Corylus colurna
• Willow – Salix 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
• Magnolia – Magnolia spp.
• Maple – Amur – Acer ginnala
  • “Flame”
  • “Ruby Slippers”
• Maple – Freeman – Acer x freemanii
  • “Autumn Blaze”
  • “Autumn Fantasy”
  • “Celebration”
  • “Firefall”
  • “Marmo”
  • “Matador”
  • “Sienna Glen”
• Maple – Bigtooth – Acer grandidentatum
  • “Mesa Glow”
  • “Rocky Mountain Glow”
• Maple – Red – Acer rubrum
  • “Armstrong”
  • “Armstrong Gold”
  • “Bowhall”
  • “October Glory”
  • “Sun Valley”
• Maple – Rocky Mountain* – Acer glabrum
• Maple – Silver – Acer saccharinum
• Maple – Sugar – Acer saccharum
• Maple – Vine – Acer circinatum
• Mimosa (Silk Tree) – Albizia julibrissin
• Mountain Ash – Sorbus spp.
• Oak – Northern Red – Quercus rubra
• Oak – Pin – Quercus palustris
• Redbud – Eastern – Cercis canadensis
• Redbud – Oklahoma – Cercis canadensis var. texensis
• Redbud – Western – Cercis occidentalis
• Sweetgum – Liquidamber stryaciflua
  • “Slender Silhouette”
• Tulip Tree – Lirodendron tulipifera
  • “Emerald City”

Tolerant:

• Alaskan Cedar – Callitropsis nootkatensis
  • “Green Arrow” Weeping
  • “Van den Akker” Weeping
• Arizona Cypress – Hesperocyparis arizonica frmly Cupressus glabra
• Cedar – Blue Atlas Cedar – Cedrus atlantica glauca
• Cedar – Deodar / Himalayan – Cedrus deodara
• Cedar – Lebanon Cedar – Cedrus libani
• Giant Sequoia – Sequoiadendron giganteum
• Incense Cedar – Calocedrus decurrens
• Juniper – Rocky Mountain – Juniperus scopulorum
• Juniper – Taylor – Juniperus virginiana
• Pine – Austrian – Pinus nigra
  • ‘Oregon Green’
• Pine – Bosnian – Pinus leucodermis syn. heldrechii
• Pine – Bristlecone – 
• Pine – Pinyon

Intolerant:

• Arborvitae – Arborvitae spp.
• Douglas Fir – Pseudotsuga mensiezii
• Fir – Abies spp.
• Hinoki Cypress – Chamaecyparis obtusa
• Japanese Cedar / Sugi – Cryptomeria japonica
• Pine – Eastern White – Pinus strobis
• Pine – Himalayan – Pinus wallichiana
• Pine – Japanese Red / Tanyosho – Pinus densiflora
• Pine – Japanese White – Pinus parviflora
• Spruce – Picea spp.
• Umbrella Pine – Sciadopitys verticillata

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

Tolerant:

• Agave – Agave 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