Alkaline Tolerant Trees and Shrubs

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Height

Location

Other Information

Buffalo Berry

Shepherdia

1-1.5 meters

(3-5 feet)

Full sun

Native plant, well suited for acreages

Caragana

Caragana spp.

1.8-4.9 meters

(6-16 feet)

Full sun

Vigorous growth, can be invasive

Maple, Manitoba

Acer negundo

9.1-15.2 meters

(30-50 feet)

Full sun

Native Plant, host for Box elder bugs

Olive, Russian

Eleaeagnus angustifolia

4.6-7.6 meters

(15-25 feet)

Full sun

Very fragrant, inedible fruit

Potentilla

Potentilla spp.

0.3-1.2 meters

(1-4 feet)

Full sun

Native plants, prolific bloomers

Sea Buckthorn

Hippophae rhamnoides

3.7 meters

(12 feet)

Full sun

Beautiful foliage, edible fruit

 


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