Small trees tolerant of salt spray and saline soils:
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Allegheny serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis)
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Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
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American Holly (Ilex Opaca)
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Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
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Sweetbay Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana)
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Willow Oak (Quercus phellos)
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American Mountain Ash (Sorbus Americana)
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Fruitless Mulberry Tree (Morus alba)
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Large shrubs tolerant of salt spray and saline soils:
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Indigo bush (Amorpha fruticosa)
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Red Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia)
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Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa)
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Beautyberry (Callicarpa Americana)
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False Cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera)
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Coastal sweet pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia)
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Rockspray Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster horizontalis)
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Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
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Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
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Bigleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)
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Inkberry (Ilex glabra)
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Common Junipers (Juniperus communis)
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Northern Bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica)
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Mock Orange (Philadelphus coronaries)
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Purple Leaf Sand Cherry (Prunus x cisterna)
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Bumalda Spirea (Spirea x bumalda)
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Lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
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Southern arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum)
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Some non-native ornamental shrubs that are tolerant of salt
spray and found commonly in seaside plantings include Hydrangeas,
Rose-of-Sharon, Rugosa roses, Butterfly bush, Bayberry, Potentilla,
Weigelia and Pyracantha.
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