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It seems that most of the Vaccinium species will tolerate some
flooding, particularly American cranberry and lingonberry, as will American
elderberry (S. canadensis), American highbush cranberry (V. trilobum), American
black currant, chokecherry (P. virginiana), and possibly Saskatoon serviceberry
(A. alnifolia). Red mulberry (M. rubra) may be another flood-tolerant
species. Many dogwoods are flood tolerant, but I don’t know about
Cornus mas. Also, it seems as though I’ve read where mayhaws were tolerant
of seasonal flooding. – Sam Brungardt, St. Paul, Minn. From:
nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On
Behalf Of Mathew Waehner Groundnut (apois americana) is a fast growing vine that
lives in bottomlands. It produces starchy tubers, edible
seeds, and fixes nitrogen. It has pretty flowers, but might get a
bit too large for a home rain garden. It climbs other trees. Arrowroot (wapato) was a native american staple food that
could grow well in the bottom part of a rain garden. Although we
sometimes think if it as an aquatic plant, it grows well in soil that in
only periodically flooded. It might need supplemental water during a
drought.
Mulberries love to grow on steep creek banks, with their
trunk sticking out horizontally just above the normal high water
line. They grow incredibly fast and produce lots of fruit. They are
unpopular in residential landscapes because they lead to purple bird poo
on everyone's car. I like planing mulberries, because I feel that
in an indirect way I'm pooping on all those cars.
On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 11:19 AM, Matt Demmon <mdemmon@gmail.com> wrote: Elderberry. American black currant (not a heavy producer).
Hazelnut
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