Deciduous Trees

HIGH TOLERANCE
Acer platanoides - Norway Maple
**Aesculus hippocastanum - Common Horsechestnut
Amelanchier spp. - Juneberry, Serviceberry
**Crataegus crus-galli - Cockspur Hawthorn
**Gleditsia triacanthos - Honeylocust
Quercus alba - White Oak
Quercus macrocarpa - Bur Oak
Quercus rubra - Red oak
Quercus velutina - Black Oak
Robinia pseudoacacia - Black Locust
**Ptelea trifoliata - Common Hoptree
Salix fragilis - Crack Willow

MODERATELY HIGH TOLERANCE
Acer negundo - Box-elder
Acer ginnala - Amur maple
Betula alleghaniensis - Yellow Birch
Betula papyrifera - Paper Birch
Fraxinus americana - White Ash
Populus alba - White Poplar
Populus deltoides - Eastern Cottonwood
Populus grandidentata - Big-toothed Aspen
Populus nigra - Lombardy Poplar
Populus tremuloides - Trembling (Quaking) Aspen
Prunus serotina - Black Cherry
Prunus virginiana - Choke Cherry
Salix alba - White Willow
Salix nigra - Black Willow
Ulmus pumila - Siberian Elm

MODERATE TOLERANCE
**Carya ovata - Shagbark Hickory
**Catalpa speciosa - Northern Catalpa
**Celtis occidentalis - Hackberry
Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Green Ash
**Maclura pomifera - Osage-Orange
Pyrus spp. - Pear
Salix nigra - Black Willow
Ulmus americana - American Elm

SLIGHT TOLERANCE
Fagus grandifolia - American Beech
Quercus palustris - Pin Oak
Malus spp. Crabapple
**Plantanus occidentalis - Sycamore

SENSITIVE OR INTOLERANT
Acer rubrum - Red Maple
Acer saccharinum - Silver Maple
Acer saccharum - Sugar Maple
Carpinus caroliniana - American Hornbeam, Bluebeech
**Cercis canadensis - Eastern Redbud
Juglans nigra - Black Walnut
Sorbus aucuparia - European Mountain-Ash
Tilia americana - American Linden, Basswood

Coniferous Trees

HIGH TOLERANCE
Picea pungens - Blue Spruce
Pinus banksiana - Jack Pine
Pinus nigra - Austrian Pine
Larix larcina - Eastern Larch

MODERATE TOLERANCE
**Juniperus virginiana - Eastern Red Cedar
Larix decidua - European Larch
Thuja occidentalis - American Arborvitae, Nothern White Cedar

SLIGHT TOLERANCE
Picea abies - Norway Spruce
Pinus strobus - Eastern White Pine
Pinus sylvestris - Scot's Pine
Pseudotsuga menziesii - Douglas Fir

SENSITIVE OR INTOLERANT
Abies balsamea - Balsam Fir
Pinus resinosa - Red, Norway Pine
Tsuga canadensis - Eastern Hemlock

Shrubs

VERY HIGH TOLERANCE
Atriplex patula - Spear Saltbush
Juniperus horizontalis - Andorra Juniper, Creeping Juniper

HIGH TOLERANCE
Caragana arborescens - Siberian Peashrub
Rhus typhina - Staghorn Sumac
Shepherdia spp. - Buffaloberry
Spiraea vanhouttei - Van Houtte Spirea
Gaultheria procumbens - Wintergreen
Potentilla fruticosa - Shrubby Cinquefoil
Rosa spinosissima - Scotch Rose
Syringa spp. - Lilac

MODERATE TOLERANCE
Alunus rugosa - Speckled Alder, Tag Alder
Andromeda polifolia - Bog Rosemary
Arctostaphyllos uva-ursi - Bearberry, Kinnikinnick
Cephalanthus occidentalis - Buttonbrush
Ceanothus herbaceus - Jerseytea
Comptonia peregrina - Sweetfern
Dirca palustris - Leatherwood
Epigaea repens - Trailing Arbutus
Juniperus communis - Common Juniper
**Hibiscus moscheutos - Crimsoneyed rosemallow
Hypericum spp. - St. Johns Wart
Kalmia angustifolia - Sheep Laurel
Kalmia polifolia - Bog Laurel
Ledum groenlandicum - Laborador Tea
Lindera benzoin - Northern Spicebush
Lonicera spp. - Honeysuckle
Photonia spp. - Chokeberry
Rhus glabra - Smooth Sumac
Robinia hispida - Bristly Locust
**Robinia viscosa - Clammy Locust
Sambucus Canadensis - Elderberry
Symphoricapos albus - Snowberry
Taxus Canadensis - Canada Yew
Vaccinium spp. - Blueberry
Viburnum spp.

SLIGHT TO MODERATE TOLERANCE
Alunus incana - White Alder
Morus alba - White mulberry
Physocarpus opulifolius - Ninebark

SLIGHT TOLERANCE
Rosa rugosa - Rugosa Rose
Viburnum opulus - High Bush Cranberry

SENSITIVE OR INTOLERANT
Cornus racemosa - Grey Dogwood
Cornus stolonifera - Red-osier Dogwood

Vines

HIGH TOLERANCE
Parthenocissus quinquefolia - Virginia Creeper
Lycium barbarum - Matrimony vine

MODERATE TOLERANCE
**Campsis radicans - Common Trumpetcreeper
Celastrus scandens - Bittersweet
**Hedera helix - English Ivy
Lonicera dioica - Limber Honeysuckle
**Lonicera sempervirens - Trumpet Honeysuckle
Menispermum canadense - Common Moonseed
**Smilax spp. - Greenbrier

Flowers

HIGH TO MODERATE TOLERANCE
Antirrhinum spp. - Snapdragon
Geranium spp. - Geranium

MODERATE TOLERANCE
Buddleia spp. - Butterfly Bush
Calendula spp. - Marigold
Dianthus spp. - Pink
Hemerocallis spp. Daylily
Lotus corniculatus - Birdísfoot Trefoil
Oenothera biennis - Common Evening Primrose
Petunia axillaries - Large White Petunia
Vinca minor - Common Periwinkle

SLIGHTLY TOLERANT
**Argemone species - Prickly Poppies

Grasses and other Ground Covers

TOLERANT
Agropyron smithii - Western Wheatgrass
**Puccinellia spp. - alkaligrass
Portulaca grandiflora - Purslane

MODERATE TOLERANCE
Agropyron cristatum - Crested Wheatgrass
Agropyron riparium - Streambank Wheatgrass
Agropyron trachycaulum - Slender Wheatgrass
Bromus inermis - Smooth brome
Coronilla varia - Crownvetch
Dactylis glomerata - Orchardgrass
Elymus giganteus - Mammoth wildrye
**Empetrum spp. - Crowberry
Festuca arundinacea - Tall Fescue
Hedera helix - English Ivy
Iberis sempervirens - Evergreen Candytuft
Lolium perenne - Perennial ryegrass
Medicago sativa - Alfalfa
Melilotus officinalis - Yellow sweet clover
Phalaris arundinacea - Reed Canarygrass
Sedum acre - Goldmoss Stonecrop
Viola spp. - Violet

LOW SALT TOLERANCE
Alopecurus pratensis - Meadow foxtail
Festuca rubra - Red fescue
Lolium arundinaceum - Meadow fescue
Poa pratensis - Kentucky Bluegrass
Trifolium pratense - Red clover
Trifolium repens - White clover

KEY:
Bold - Native Species
Underlined - Introduced Species
** - Native to Southern Michigan

SALT TOLERANCE OF VARIOUS TEMPERATE ZONE ORNAMENTAL PLANTS Prepared by: Curtis E. Swift, Ph.D., Area Extension Agent (Horticulture) Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Tri River Area

USDA, NRCS. 2004. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

University of Vermont Extension OH 56 Salt Tolerance of Trees and Shrubs By Leonard P. Perry, Extension Professor

Frequently Asked Question Series FNR-FAQ-10-W, Purdue University, Forestry and Natural Resources, Right Tree - Right Place White Pine and Salt Tolerance, by Rita McKenzie, Urban Forester, Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette IN 47907-1159