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Plants That Are Tolerant & Intolerant Of Salt

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Plants That Are Tolerant & Intolerant Of Salt

Salt is extremely tough on plants, both from its build-up in the soil near treated surfaces and its physical contact with foliage and branches as salt-laden. It is important to choose plants that can tolerate both soil salt and salt spray when selecting plants that will be planted near roads, driveways, or sidewalks.

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PLANTS THAT TOLERATE SALT (SPRAY OR SOIL)

Trees:

  • Ginkgo
  • Honeylocust
  • Kentucky Coffeetree
  • Lilac
  • Maple (Norway)
  • Oak (Bur, Red, and Swamp White)
  • Serviceberry

Evergreens:

  • Juniper (All Varieties)
  • Pine (Mugo)
  • Spruce (All Varieties)

Shrubs

  • Alpine Currant
  • Chokeberry
  • Clethra (Summersweet)
  • Cotoneaster
  • Hydrangea
  • Lilac
  • Potentilla
  • Rose
  • St. John's Wort
  • Sumac

Perennials, Ornamental Grasses,& Ground Covers:

  • Artemesia
  • Astilbe
  • Baptisia
  • Catmint
  • Coralbells
  • Dianthus
  • Hosta
  • Iris (Bearded and Siberian)
  • Ornamental Grasses (Most Varieties, Especially Karl Foerester, Switch Grasses, Little Bluestem, Northern Sea Oats, Blue Fescues)
  • Ornamental Onion
  • Russian Sage
  • Sedum
  • Vinca
  • Yarrow
  • Yucca

PLANTS THAT ARE INTOLERANT OF SALT (SPRAY OR SOIL)

Trees

  • Blue Beech
  • Hackberry
  • Larch
  • Maple (Red and Sugar)
  • Oak (Pin)
  • Redbud

Evergreens

  • Balsam Fir
  • False Cypress
  • Hemlock
  • White Pine
  • Yew

Shrubs

  • Azalea
  • Burning Bush
  • Dogwood
  • Rhododendron
  • Smokebush
  • Snowberry
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