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Need ideas for planting in my swampy area
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Posted by cookevillejeeper 6b (My Page) on Sun, Nov 22, 09 at 2:09
| I have approx. a 1/3 acre that is a wetlands area (soil is a grey muck and always wet to standing 2 inches in water) I have spent the last 2 years clearing tons of briars and dead standing trees from it and now I want to add stuff to it.
I want to add some tress that mature at 10 to 30ft and shrubs that are maybe 5 to 15ft. I like evergreen kinda stuff but would love anything that will fill the bare spots back in and require no upkeep. Thanks |
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RE: Need ideas for planting in my swampy area
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| I love alder and small willows, personally. Josh |
RE: Need ideas for planting in my swampy area
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I have similar area on my property although in spots it dries out by mid-summer. I have experience with and would recommend the following plants-all are native North America:
Trees (northeast/southeast portion):
Acer rubrum (swamp maple)- acid to slightly acid soil
Betula nigra - river birch - acid to slightly acid soil-there also a cultivar that is shrub size 'Little King'
Carpinus caroliniana (american hornbeam)-neutral to slightly acid soil
Querus bicolor (swamp white oak)-neutral soil
Querus palustsris (pin oak) - acid soil
Taxodium distichum (bald cypress)-acid soil Shrubs:
aronia arbutifolia (red chokeberry)
aronia melanocarpa (black chokeberry)
Cephalanthus occidentalis (buttonbush)
Clethra alnifolia (summersweet)-acid soil
Hamamelis vernalis (vernal witchhazel)- slightly acid to acid soil
Ilex glabra - (inkberry holly)-acid soil - evergreen
Ilex verticliata (winterberry holly)-slightly acid to acid soil
Itea virginicua (virginia sweetspire)
Myrica pensylvanica (northern bayberry)
Physocarpus opulifolius (common ninebark)-
Viburnum tribolum -(american cranberrybush) Good Luck |
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