Trees that tolerate flooding
Cypress tress along the Loxahatchee River in the northernportion of the Everglades in Jupiter Florida
stock.xchng photo by Grozlykos.
In nature, the following trees grow in wetlands where they usually stand in water for part of the growing season. If a tree's ability to survive long periods of flooding is vital, these are some trees to consider.
The links below lead to fact sheets and photos at the USDA Plants Database:
- Alnus rugosa - Hazel alder
- Betula populifolia - Gray birch
- Fraxinus nigra - Black ash
- Larix laricina - Eastern larch, also called tamarack
- Picea mariana - Black spruce,
- Salix - Willows
- Taxodium distichum - Baldcypress
"The power to recognize trees at a glance without examining their leaves or flowers or fruit as they are seen, for example, from the car-window during a railroad journey, can only be acquired by studying them as they grow under all possible conditions over wide areas of territory. Such an attainment may not have much practical value, but once acquired it gives to the possessor a good deal of pleasure which is denied to less fortunate travelers."
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