Minnesota Native Trees for Flood-Prone Areas or Poorly Drained Soils

Minnesota Native Trees for Flood-Prone Areas

Trees for southern Minnesota:

1. American elm – Dutch elm disease resistant

2. American basswood

3. Bitternut hickory

4. Black walnut

5. Black Willow

6. Box elder

7. Bur oak

8. Cottonwood

9. Hackberry

10. Rock elm – Dutch elm disease resistant

11. River birch

12. Silver maple

13. Sugar maple

14. Swamp white oak

Trees for northern Minnesota:

1. American elm – Dutch elm disease resistant

2. Balsam fir

3. American basswood

4. Black spruce

5. Box elder

6. Bur oak

7. Northern white cedar

8. Paper birch

9. Silver maple

10. Tamarack

Minnesota Native Trees That Tolerate Poor Soil Drainage

The conifers listed below do better in the northern half of the state. The deciduous trees will do well in the north and the south. More about tough trees and shrubs for tough sites.

1. American elm – Dutch elm disease resistant

2. Black spruce

3. Black Willow

4. Box elder

5. Cottonwood

6. Hackberry

7. Northern white cedar

8. Red maple

9. River birch

10. Swamp white oak

11. Tamarack

Learn more about Minnesota's native tree species.