# Salt-Tolerant Trees & Shrubs

> Native trees and shrubs that tolerate salt, from beach plum and bayberry to southern magnolia.

We grow thirty trees and shrubs that tolerate salt. Among the shrubs are [beach plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/beach-plum/index.html.md), [northern bayberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/northern-bayberry/index.html.md) and [creeping juniper](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/creeping-juniper/index.html.md). The trees run from [yaupon](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/yaupon/index.html.md) and [devilwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/devilwood/index.html.md) to [southern magnolia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/southern-magnolia/index.html.md) and [longleaf pine](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/longleaf-pine/index.html.md). [Native trees and shrubs for dry, sandy soil](https://bluewhaletrees.com/articles/native-trees-and-shrubs-for-dry-sandy-soil/index.html.md) has a section on salt spray and wind near the coast.

30 of 364 plants. Web version: https://bluewhaletrees.com/shop/salt-tolerant/. Each plant links to its own Markdown page with the full facts, description and growing guide.

Columns: Zones are the USDA hardiness zones the plant takes, from the coldest to the warmest it is rated for (zone 2 is the coldest, 10 the warmest); Height is mature height in feet; Sun and Soil list every condition the plant takes; Grown from is what the nursery offers it as (saplings, or acorns, nuts or seed to sow); Price is the lowest current price, or "ask" when the plant is not yet priced online (email captain@bluewhaletrees.com or join the waitlist on the web page).

This table accepts the shop's filters as query parameters on this address: size (shrub, small-tree, medium-tree, large-tree), sun (full, part, shade), moisture (dry, average, wet), zone (2 to 10), native (a state's two-letter code in capitals, such as PA: the plants native to that state by the USDA PLANTS records), want (a trait: flowers, fall-color, wildlife, honey, edible, evergreen, rare, drought, wet-tolerant, shade, early-bearing, screening, nitrogen-fixing, salt, winter-interest, street-tree, erosion-control; rare means uncommon in the wild or in nurseries, honey a nectar source for bees), as (acorns, seed, nuts, saplings) and q (a search word). Several values may be joined with commas.

| Plant | Botanical name | Group | Type | Height (ft) | Zones | Sun | Soil | Grown from | Price |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [American Holly, select line](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-holly/index.html.md) | *Ilex opaca* | Superior Specimen Lines | Medium tree | 20–50 | 5–9 | Full, Part, Shade | Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Black Gum (Tupelo)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-gum/index.html.md) | *Nyssa sylvatica* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Large tree | 40–70 | 4–9 | Full, Part | Dry, Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Yellowwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/yellowwood/index.html.md) | *Cladrastis kentukea* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Medium tree | 30–50 | 4–8 | Full, Part | Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Kentucky Coffeetree](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/kentucky-coffeetree/index.html.md) | *Gymnocladus dioicus* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Large tree | 60–80 | 3–8 | Full | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Beach Plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/beach-plum/index.html.md) | *Prunus maritima* | Nut & Fruit Trees | Shrub | 4–8 | 3–8 | Full | Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Sweet Pepperbush (Summersweet)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sweet-pepperbush/index.html.md) | *Clethra alnifolia* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 4–8 | 4–9 | Full, Part, Shade | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Ninebark](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ninebark/index.html.md) | *Physocarpus opulifolius* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 5–10 | 2–8 | Full, Part | Dry, Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Northern Bayberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/northern-bayberry/index.html.md) | *Morella pensylvanica* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 5–10 | 3–7 | Full, Part | Dry, Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Arrowwood Viburnum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/arrowwood-viburnum/index.html.md) | *Viburnum dentatum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 5–10 | 2–8 | Full, Part, Shade | Dry, Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Myrtle Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/myrtle-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus myrtifolia* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Small tree | 15–40 | 7–10 | Full, Part | Dry | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Shingle Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/shingle-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus imbricaria* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Medium tree | 40–60 | 4–8 | Full, Part | Average, Dry, Wet | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Chapman Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chapman-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus chapmanii* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Small tree | 10–25 | 7–10 | Full | Dry, Average | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Devilwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/devilwood/index.html.md) | *Cartrema americana* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Small tree | 15–30 | 5–10 | Part, Full, Shade | Average, Wet, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Cockspur Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/cockspur-hawthorn/index.html.md) | *Crataegus crus-galli* | Nut & Fruit Trees | Small tree | 20–30 | 3–8 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Sand Pine](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sand-pine/index.html.md) | *Pinus clausa* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Small tree | 25–40 | 7–10 | Full | Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Longleaf Pine](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/longleaf-pine/index.html.md) | *Pinus palustris* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Large tree | 60–120 | 7–10 | Full | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Corkwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/corkwood/index.html.md) | *Leitneria floridana* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 5–20 | 5–9 | Full, Part | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Fragrant Sumac](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/fragrant-sumac/index.html.md) | *Rhus aromatica* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 2–6 | 3–9 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Redbay](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/redbay/index.html.md) | *Persea borbonia* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Medium tree | 30–60 | 7–10 | Full, Part, Shade | Average, Wet, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Yaupon](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/yaupon/index.html.md) | *Ilex vomitoria* | Native Shrubs | Small tree | 10–25 | 7–9 | Full, Part, Shade | Average, Dry, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Southern Magnolia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/southern-magnolia/index.html.md) | *Magnolia grandiflora* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Large tree | 60–80 | 6–10 | Part, Full | Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Sand Cherry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sand-cherry/index.html.md) | *Prunus pumila* | Nut & Fruit Trees | Shrub | 1–8 | 3–6 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Florida Swamp Privet](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/florida-swamp-privet/index.html.md) | *Forestiera segregata* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 5–15 | 8–10 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Tough Bully](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/tough-bully/index.html.md) | *Sideroxylon tenax* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Small tree | 12–30 | 8–10 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Creeping Juniper](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/creeping-juniper/index.html.md) | *Juniperus horizontalis* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–2 | 2–9 | Full | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Live Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/live-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus virginiana* | Classic Oaks | Large tree | 40–80 | 7–10 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Inkberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/inkberry/index.html.md) | *Ilex glabra* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 5–10 | 4–10 | Full, Part, Shade | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Eastern Red Cedar](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/eastern-red-cedar/index.html.md) | *Juniperus virginiana* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Medium tree | 30–50 | 2–9 | Full | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Northern Red Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/northern-red-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus rubra* | Classic Oaks | Large tree | 50–75 | 3–8 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Willow Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/willow-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus phellos* | Classic Oaks | Large tree | 40–75 | 5–9 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings, Acorns | ask |