Clay Tolerant Plants
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Heavy clay soils can be hazardous to many plants. If you think you have these conditions, a simple solution without amending your soil would be to use these proven plants from the list below.
If you are asking yourself, “Do I have heavy clay soils?” Try this test. Dig a hole in your yard. Fill it up with water. If the water does not drain well after a few hours, you have clay soils!
These soils are most prevalent in the areas directly south of our nursery (mainly the greater Pennington and Princeton areas of New Jersey, as well as the greater Yardley and New Hope areas of Pennsylvania). However, clay soils are also quite prevalent throughout the greater Hunterdon and Somerset Counties.
These varieties do well in clay soil:
| Evergreen Shrubs | ||
| Arborvitae | ||
| Juniper | ||
| Yew | ||
| Flowering and Deciduous Shrubs | ||
| Barberry | ||
| Witch Hazel | ||
| Forsythia | ||
| Spirea | ||
| Viburnum | ||
| Burning Bush | ||
| Flowering Trees | ||
| Pear | ||
| Crabapple | ||
| Stewartia | ||
| Cherries | ||
| Groundcovers | ||
| Juniper | ||
| Perennials | ||
| Astilbe | ||
| Aster | ||
| Coreopsis | ||
| Shade Trees | ||
| Bald Cypress | ||
| River Birch | ||
| Ginkgo | ||
| Willow | ||
| Hawthorn | ||
| Maple | ||
| Sweetgum | ||