Best For Calcareous Sites
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The following plants are specially adapted to tolerate chalky soils,
which often include deposits of calcium, calcium carbonate, calcite and
limestone. If your planting area includes these soil characteristics,
these plants may grow best. Evergreens are listed first, tall deciduous
trees listed second, medium-height deciduous trees thirds, and shrubs
last. Letters following each species indicate which third of the state -
eastern (E), central (C), or western (W) - the associated species has
adapted.
- Eastern redcedar (E,C,W)
- Ponderosa pine (E,C,W)
- Rocky Mountain juniper (W)
- Bur oak (E,C,W)
- Green ash (E,C,W)
- Honeylocust (E,C,W)
- Russian mulberry (E,C,W)
- Lilac (E,C,W)
- Fragrant sumac (E,C,W)
- Golden currant (E,C,W)
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