Tree species list - tolerance to inundation Tree species list - tolerance to inundation

Information on tolerance to inundation with water for several tree species that can be used in tree trenches/tree boxes.
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Scientific name1,2,3	Common name 1,2,3	Event/frequency tolerance (H=High, M=moderate, L=low)1	Maximum depth of tolerated inundation (inches)1	Tolerance to inundation period (H=high, ML=medium long, MS=medium short, S=short)1	Maximum days of inundation1
Acer saccharinum 1,2	Silver maple	M	60	L	20
Alnus incana ssp. rugosa 1,2	Speckled alder	H	24	L	6
Betula nigra 'Cully' & ' BNMFT' 1,2	Heritage and Dura-Heat river birch	H	60	L	5
Fraxinus americana 2	White ash	H	59	L	4
Fraxinus nigra 1	Black ash	H	60	L	5
Fraxinus pennsylvanica 1,2	Green ash	H	60/24	L/ML	10/4
Larix decidua 3	European larch	L	11	L	4
Larix laricina 1	Tamarack	L	12	L	5
Populus tremuloides 1,1	Quacking aspen	L	18	MS	3
Salix nigra 1	Black willow	H	60/24	L/ML	10/4
Sorbus alnifolia 2	Korean mountainash	H	60/25	L/ML	10/5
Sorbus x hybrida, Sorbus x thuringiaca 2	Oak-leaf mountainash	H	60/26	L/ML	10/6

¹ Shaw, D. and R. Schmidt. 2003. Plants for Stormwater Design: Species Selection for the Upper Midwest. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
² Bassuk, N. et al. 2009. Recommended Urban Trees: Site Assessment and Tree Selection for Stress Tolerance. Urban Horticulture Institute, Dept of Horticulture, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
³ USDA NRCS Plants Database. www.usda.plants.gov