Water tolerant rees??

Don't know which forum to post this on, so I'll start here. I'm in zone 8a just at the SC/NC line on the coast and my yard has the worst dirt I've ever encountered! I don't know what it's built on, but it's like swamp mud. It's black and doesn't drain well at all. Also, the water table is very high. I need some advice as to what kind of trees will tolerate water. I know lots of drought resistant, but I'm stuck with ideas to get some trees and some shade. I know willows and river birch like water. I hope someone can suggest an evergreen that will tolerate water.

Thanks for your help!
Barbara

Hello Barbara,

Ah, TREES. I wasn't sure what a 'rees' was until I read your post. LOL.
A typo in the subject line.

I wish I could help, but other than willow and birch as you mentioned, the
only other thing I can think of are cattails. ;-)

You might want to post over on the tree forum, those folks are quite
knowledgeable about things of that nature and someone may be able
to help.

http://davesgarden.com/forums/f/tas/all/

:-) KM

Don't you like "rees"? LOL! Thanks, Wuvie!

Oh, Barbara, I would love to have rees in my yard, but
I just can't seem to find them in the catalogs.

LOL. Were you able to find any that work well for you?

:-) KM

I think it's down to a weeping willow and maybe a red maple. Alot of folks don't like the weeping willow because of its leaf drop and small branch drop, but it'll work where I want to put it.

The cattails you recommended might do well as an accent.
Barbara

Not so long ago, I posed this question to ViburnumValley, a wonderful aDG member.

You may have to research them more for your zone (and I have gray clay), but here is a list he shared with me. I did not copy over all the credits.

Trees that Tolerate Wet Soils and Occasional Flooding

Acer negundo Box elder
Acer negunda var. violaceum Box elder
Acer rubrum Red maple
Acer rubrum var. drummondii Drummond maple
Acer saccharinum Silver maple
Alnus cordata Italian alder
Alnus glutinosa Common alder
Alnus oblongifolia White alder
Alnus rhombifolia White alder
Alnus rubra Red alder
Alnus rugosa Speckled alder
Alnus serrulata Hazel alder
Alnus sinuata Sitka alder
Alnus tenuifolia Mountain alder
Asimina triloba Pawpaw
Betula glandulosa Dwarf birch
Betula nigra River birch
Betula populifolia Gray birch
Carpinus caroliniana Ironwood
Carya aquatica Water hickory
Carya illinoinensis Pecan
Celtis laevigata Sugar hackberry
Celtis occidentalis Common hackberry
Chamaecyparis thyoides Atlantic white cedar
Crataegus mollis Downy hawthorn
Fraxinus americana Mature white ash
Fraxinus caroliniana Water ash
Fraxinus nigra Black ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green ash
Fraxinus quadrangulata Blue ash
Fraxinus tomentosa Pumpkin ash
Gleditsia aquatica Water locust
Gleditsia triacanthos Honey locust
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis Thornless common honey locust
Gordonia lasianthus Loblolly bay
Gymnocladus dioica Kentucky coffee tree
Juglans nigra Black walnut
Juniperus virginiana Red cedar
Larix laricina American larch
Liquidambar styraciflua American sweetgum
Liriodendron tulipifera Tuliptree
Magnolia virginiana Sweet bay magnolia
Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn redwood
Nyssa aquatica Water tupelo
Nyssa sylvatica Black gum, Black tupelo
Picea mariana Black spruce
Picea sitchensis Sitka spruce
Pinus serotina Pond pine
Pinus strobus White pine
Planera aquatica Water elm
Platanus occidentalis Eastern sycamore
Populus alba White poplar
Populus deltoides Cottonwood
Populus fremontii Fremont cottonwood
Populus fremontii var. wislizenii Rio Grande cottonwood
Populus grandidentata Bigtooth aspen
Populus heterophylla Swamp cottonwood
Populus tremuloides Quaking aspen
Quercus bicolor Swamp white oak
Quercus falcata Spanish oak
Quercus imbricaria Shingle oak
Quercus laurifolia Laurel oak
Quercus lyrata Overcup oak
Quercus macrocarpa Bur oak
Quercus nigra Water oak
Quercus oglethorpensis Oglethorpe oak
Quercus palustris Pin oak
Quercus phellos Willow oak
Salix amygdaloides Peachleaf willow
Salix alba White willow
Salix babylonica Babylon weeping willow
Salix bebbiana Bebb willow
Salix discolor Pussy willow
Salix matsudana Hankow willow
Salix nigra Black willow
Sorbus decora Mountain ash
Taxodium ascendens Pond bald cypress
Taxodium distichum Common bald cypress
Thuja occidentalis Eastern arborvitae
Tsuga canadensis Canadian hemlock
Tsuga heterophylla Western hemlock
Tilia americana Basswood
Ulmus alata Winged elm
Ulmus americana American elm

Wow, you are some kind of help!

:-) Isn't Dave's Garden the best?

:-)