Trees for wet places

Trees that tolerate flooding

Cypress tress along the Loxahatchee River in the northern
portion 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