While low pH grade and clay grime often seem to go together like goober pea butter and jelly , in reality many neighborhood experience hard - packed stiff that is really alkalic rather than acid . you could neutralize this " lime " or " chalk " dirt somewhat with copious amounts of peat moss or chemicals . But it ’s much easy to landscape with the many plants which flourish under both heavy clay and alkaline condition . Fortunately , several trees fall into that category , and all are stout to zones 3 or 4 .
Silver Maple
Landscapers prize the handsome silver maple for its rapid growth , graceful branch social organization , frail leaves and brilliant sensationalistic foliage in the fall . The Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree grows from 45 to 75 feet grandiloquent . Its drawbacks , according to garden author Barbara Damrosch , let in easy break branches and an incursive root system . Damrosch recommends a careful pruning agenda in homeowner promptly remove soaker and lank branch , preferably in former summertime or early fall . The tree likes a sunny location with moist soil .
Hackberry
A beneficial choice for erosion control and shade , hackberry thrives where few trees will . Growing as tall as 60 feet , the sugarberry grows anywhere from Canada to Texas . Town planners often apply it to line streets because of its ability to withstand befoulment and drought . It will grow under the spook of other trees , preferring current beds and other moist places . The U.S. Department of Agriculture admit that while landscapist do n’t count the tree diagram as the country ’s handsomest , hackberry usually withstands fungal and insect infestations without succumbing to them . The Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree bears smallish yield which , while not primed for human pulmonary tuberculosis , attracts shuttlecock and other wildlife .
Green Ash
unripe ash tree grows speedily to its ultimate altitude of 40 to 60 feet – much shorter than other ash trees . The green ash tree shares many features with its bigger crony , however , including a preference for sunny , moist growing condition . When dress and training the tree , encourage a single trunk and remove watery - looking branches .
Australian Pine
Although once used extensively for erosion controller on American beach , the Australian pine maturate so smartly that some states now view it encroaching . Check with your annex avail before planting it . The grim evergreen Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree grows at least 50 foot high and spreads 20 to 30 human foot wide . As its former use suggests , Australian true pine tolerates salt , wind and other problematic status , include unusually wet or teetotal conditions . It grows well in sun or partial shade .
Bur Oak
Noted for its graceful , spreading silhouette , the bur oak tree can grow as tall as 100 feet , although 60 foot is more coarse . The Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree can tolerate neglect and drought , and its deeply - carinated bark and branches bid winter interest , as do its draping , yellowish ament . The long - lived bur oak also bears unusuallylarge acorn .
Honeylocust
Honeylocusts are little but mighty . Although growing only 30 to 60 feet marvellous , honeylocusts reach that height quickly . incur a thornless motley , if potential , and implant it in a sunny , damp location . The hardy tree provides mottled shade and features yellow foliage in the descent .
