Here is a partial list of trees and shrubs that are naturally resistant to salty soils and coastal salt spray.
Salt water tolerant plants.
Where de icing salts are used in winter protect susceptible plants with an row of salt tolerant plants adjacent to the road or sidewalk.
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Include some short plants and some medium sized plants in your salt tolerant plant selection to ensure having some knockout flower beds these will generally be perennials annuals or tender plants treated as annuals aim for a mix of great flowering plants and foliage plants.
Perfect plants offers several on this list of salt tolerant plants.
Trees that tolerate salty soil should be planted closely to protect each.
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Some plants are highly salt tolerant which means that they will tolerate a direct.
Although salt water spray can harm many plants you can find salt tolerant perennials for your coastal yard.