| Hi, Are there any trees I can put in my yard to soak up standing water? There is a drainage ditch in my subdivision that ends in my yard and I have a problem with stagnant water. Do you think some weeping willow trees would do it? I was looking for a more natural solution - not a bunch of French drains, etc... Thanks! |
| What you describe sounds like a perfect site for a rain garden - a place where water collects after rainfall. Here's a link to a pamphlet about rain gardens: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/ORG... And, here's a list of trees recommended for wet sites: Red Maple, Acer rubrum Shadblow, Amelanchier arborea River Birch, Betula nigra Gray Birch, Betula populifolia Red-Panicled Dogwood, Cornus racemosa White Ash, Fraxinus americana Green Ash, Fraxinus pennsylvanica Witchhazel, Hammamelis virginiana Red Cedar, Juniperus virginiana American Sweetgum, Liquidambar styraciflua Tupelo, Nyssa sylvatica American Hop Hornbeam, Ostrya virginiana Swamp White Oak, Quercus bicolor Pin Oak, Quercus palustris Red Oak, Quercus rubra Armed with the above information you should be able to turn the drainage ditch area into an attractive rain garden. Best wishes with your landscape! |
