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Trees for heavy clay soils.

Below is a list a trees for clay soils in Kentucky. This is part of a list that was compiled by Mike Klahr, Boone County Extension Agent for Horticulture. You will find that these trees do well in clay soils because they tend to develop shallow root systems. This can cause them to be invasive if planting beds are put in their root zones.

 

Acer campestre, Hedge Maple

Acer ginnala, Amur Maple

Acer griseum, Paperbark Maple

Acer nigrum, Black Maple

Acer platanoides, Norway Maple

Acer pseudoplatanoides, Planetree Maple

Acer rubrum, Red Maple

Acer saccharinum ‘Silver Queen’, Silver Maple

Acer x fremanii, ‘Armstrong’, Red-Silver Maple

Alnus glutinosa, European Alder

Alnus rogosa, Speckled Alder

Amelanchier arborea, Downy Serviceberry

Amelanchier laevis, Allegheny Juneberry

Amelanchier species, Serviceberry

Betula nigra, River Birch

Betula nigra ‘Heritage’, River Birch

Carpinus betulus, European Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana, American Hornbeam

Carya glabra, Pignut Hickory

Carya ovata, Shagbark Hickory

Carya tomentosa, Mockernut Hickory

Catalpa species, Catalpa

Celtis laevigata, Sugar Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis, Common Hackberry

Cercis canadensis, Eastern Redbud

Chamaecyparis species, Falsecypress

Chionanthus virginicus, White Fringetree

Cornus mas, Corneliancherry Dogwood

Cotinus species, Smoketree

Crateagus crusgalli, Cockspur Hawthorn

Crataegus mollis, Downy Hawthorn

Crataegus nitida, Glossy Hawthorn

Crataegus phaenopyrum, Washington Hawthorn

Crataegus punctata, Thicket Hawthorn

Crataegus viridis ‘Winter King’, Winter King Hawthorn

Diospyros virginiana, Persimmon

Eucommia ulmoides, Hardy Rubber Tree

Evodia daniellii, Korean Evodia

Faxinus americana, White Ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Green Ash

Fraxinus quadrangulata, Blue Ash

Ginko biloba, Ginko

Gleditsia triacanthos inermis, Thornless Honeylocust

Gymnocladus dioicus, Kentucky Coffeetree

Hovenia dulcis, Japanese Raisintree

Ilex decidua, Possumhaw

Ilex pedunculosa, Longstalk Holly

Juniperus virginiana, Eastern Red Cedar

Koelreuteria paniculata, Goldenraintree

Larix species, Larch

Liquidambar styraciflua, American Sweetgum

Liriodendron tulipfera, Tuliptree

Maackia amurensis, Amur Maackia

Maclura pomifera, Oasage-orange

Magnolia grandiflora, Southern Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana, Sweetbay Magnolia

Malus species, Flowering Crabapple

Nyssa sylvatica, Black-gum

Ostrya virginiana, American Hophornbeam (Ironwood)

Phellodendron amurense, amur Corktree

Picea abies, Norway Spruce

Picea glauca, White Spruce

Picea glauca densata, Black Hills Spruce

Picea omorika, Serbian Spruce

Picea pungens glauca, Colorado Blue Spruce

Pinus flexilis, Limber Pine

Pinus ponderosa, Ponderosa Pine

Platanus occidentalis, Sycamore

Platanus x acerifolia, London Planetree

Populus tremuloides, Quaking Aspen

Ptelea trifoliata, Hoptree

Pyrus calleryana, Callery Pears

Quercus acutissima, Sawtooth Oak

Quercus alba, White Oak

Quercus bicolor, Swamp White Oak

Quercus coccinea, Scarlet Oak

Quercus macrocarpa, Bur Oak

Quercus muehlenbergii, Chinkapin Oak

Quercus nigra, Water Oak

Quercus palustris, Pin Oak

Quercus shumardii, Shumard Oak

Rhus typhina, Staghorn Sumac

Salix nigra, Black Willow

Sophora japonica, Japanese Pagodatree

Syringa reticulata, Japanese Tree Lilac

Taxodium distichum, Common Baldcypress

Thuja species, Arborvitae

Tilia americana, American Linden (Basswood)

Tilia americana ‘Redmond’, American Linden

Tilia cordata, Littleleaf Linden

Ulmus americana, American Elm

Ulmus parvifolia, Lacebark (True Chinese) Elm

Ulmus x ‘Regal’, Hybrid Elm

Viburnum lentago, Nannyberry Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium, Blackhaw Viburnum

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