List of Salt-Tolerant Plants
Nicholas Guthrie, Turf & Equipment Specialist
Deciduous trees
Horsechestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)
Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis)
Cherry birch (Betula lenta)
Cockspur hawthorn (Crataegus crusgalli var. inermis)
Maidenhair (Ginkgo biloba)
Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis)
Kentucky coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioica)
Witchhazel (Hamamelis spp.)
Eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana)
Magnolia (Magnolia spp.)
Black gum (Nyssa sylvatica)
White oak (Quercus alba)
Red oak (Quercus rubra)
Japanese pagodatree (Sophora japonica)
Shrubs/groundcovers
Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
Chokeberry (Aronia spp.)
Siberian pea shrub (Caragana arborescens)
Gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa)
Spreading cotoneaster (Cotoneaster divaricatus)
Rock cotoneaster (Cotoneaster horizontalis)
Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius)
Rose-of-Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
Hydrangea (Hydrangea spp.)
St. Johnswort (Hypericum spp.)
Winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
Bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica)
Mockorange (Philadelphus spp.)
Potentilla (Potentilla fruiticosa)
Alpine currant (Ribes alpinum)
Saltspray rose (Rosa rugosa)
Sumac (Rhus spp.)
Snowberry or Coralberry (Symphoricarpos spp.)
Lilacs (Syringa spp.)
Blueberry/cranberry (Vaccinium spp.)
Arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum)
Conifers
Larch (Larix spp.)
White spruce (Picea glauca)
Colorado blue spruce (Picea pungens var. glauca)
Jack pine (Pinus banksiana)
Mugo pine (Pinus mugo)
Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora)
Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa)
Japanese black pine (Pinus thunbergii)
Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum)
Perennials
Sea thrift (Armeria maritima)
'Powis Castle' Artemisia
'Silver Mound' Artemisia )
'Karl Foerster' reed grass (Calamagrostis acutiflora)
Cheddar pink (Dianthus gratianopolitanus)
'Elijah Blue' Blue Fescue Grass (Festuca glauca)
Lenten rose (Helleborus orientalis)
Daylily (Hemerocallis spp.)
Candytuft (Iberis sempervirens)
Sea lavender (Limonium latifolium)
Lilyturf (Liriope spicata)
Fountain grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides)
Sedum 'Autumn Joy' (Sedum spectabile)
Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
Barren strawberry (Waldsteinia fragarioides)
Adam's-needle Yucca (Yucca filamentosa)
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