Tree species list - tolerance to inundation
| Scientific name1,2,3 | Common name 1,2,3 | Event/frequency tolerance H=High M=moderate L=low1 |
Maximum depth of tolerated inundation (inches)1 | Tolerance to inundation period H=high ML=medium long MS=medium short S=short1 |
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 mountain ash | H | 60/26 | L/ML | 10/6 |
| 1 Shaw, D. and R. Schmidt. 2024. 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 Plants Database. |
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