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Keywords: Acer, Prunus, Multipurpose trees, Quercus, Trees--Pacific Northwest, Native plants--Care and maintenance, Crataegus, Malus, Cornus nuttallii, Oxydendrum arboreum, Hovenia, Nyssa, Pyrus, Rhamnus purshiana

PAL Question: Can you recommend some tree species (deciduous) that can have wet feet but will also tolerate dry conditions in the summer? The recommendations should be trees that are not too messy (no cottonwoods or alders, please) and not too big. I would like to plant some tree near a swale in my yard - so they could be sitting in soggy ground during the winter.

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Following is a list of possibilities, most of which come from Water Conserving Plants for the Pacific Northwest West of the Cascades (by the N.W. Perennial Alliance, 1993). The list includes only trees that 1) thrive in soils which are waterlogged in the winter, and, 2) grow to less than 40 feet tall.

ACER (maple):
A. buergeranum (trident maple)
A. campestre (field maple)
A. ginnala (Amur maple)
A. circinatum (vine maple)

CORNUS nuttallii (western dogwood):

CRATAEGUS (hawthorn):
C. douglasii (black hawthorn)
C. monogyna
C. phaenopyrum (Washington thorn)
C. x lavallei (Carriere hawthorn)

HOVENIA dulcis (Japanese raisin tree)

MALUS fusica (Pacific crab apple)

NYSSA sylvatica (black gum)

OXYDENDRUM arboreum (sourwood)

PRUNUS (prune/plum/cherry):
P. virginiana var. melanocarpa (chokecherry)
P. emarginata (bitter cherry)

PYRUS (pear):
P. communis (common pear)
P. pyrifolia (Chinese pear, sand pear)

QUERCUS (oak):
Q. acutissima (sawtooth oak)
Q. imbricaria (shingle oak)

RHAMNUS purshiana (cascara)

Season Winter
Date 2006-05-23
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Keywords: Magnolia, Trees--Pacific Northwest, Magnolia grandiflora

PAL Question:

I was reading the following Seattle Times article:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/pacificnw/2002/0421/plant.html
and was hoping that you could tell me more about the Magnolia grandiflora Alta and its hardiness in the Pacific Northwest and what its mature dimensions would be estimated at.

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The most complete description I find for Magnolia grandiflora is from American Nurseryman, Dec. 15, 1999, p. 31-32:

Magnolia Grandiflora 'TMGH.' Common name: Alta Southern magnolia.
Introduced by Tree Introductions, Inc. athens, GA.
Hardiness: Zones 6b to 10.
Origin: Discovered as a chance seedling growing in a production field at Future Trees, Inc., Statesboro, GA.
Ornamental features: Dense, upright framework of lustrous, dark-green leaves with rusty brown pubescence beneath.
Habit and growth rate: Unique upright, columnar habit; better-than-average growth rate; extremely fibrous root system; ultimate size should be approximately 40 feet to 50 feet tall and 15 feet to 25 feet wide.
Culture: Full sun; well-drained soil where adequate moisture and nutrients are available.
Landscape value: Useful for stately grouping, screens or hedges.
Propagation methods: Vegetative cuttings.
Pest/disease problems: None known.
Patent/royalties: Plant patent applied for; $1 per plant royalty.
Availability/distribution: B&B, containers or containerized liners.
For more information: Tree Introductions Inc., PO Box 5014, Athens, GA 30604, or visit their website at: http://www.treeintroductions.com

Season All Season
Date 2008-01-24
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October 13 2009 09:13:54