As previously noted in “What Impact Does Recycled Water Have On Plants In The Garden” this is the first in a series of data as provided from the UC Davis Report on “Landscape Plant Selection Guide For Recycled Water Irrigation“.

For this massive table, plants are listed in 4 columns. The first is its Botanical Name, second column is Common Name, third column is its tolerance to salt spray and fourth column is its tolerance to soil salinity.

Plants were watered with spray irrigation from recycled water.

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As mentioned from the previous post,

  • High Tolerance can withstand “salt spray with 1000mg/L-1 NaCl and are tolerant to soil salinity beyond 10 dS/m-1. “
  • Tolerant  plants leaves will begin to show stress with salt concentrations beyond 200-300 mg/L-1 and are tolerant to soil salinity below 6 dS/m-1.
  • Moderately Tolerant plants can handle spray from most recycled water but “may show signs of stress later in the growing season as salt accumulation on their leaves is high.”
  • Sensitive plants “may develop stress symptoms under salt spray if the water sodium concentration reaches 200 mg/L-1 … especially during warm and dry conditions. Plants sensitive to salt spray are also sensitive to soil salinity. For example, roses may develop severe salt stress if soil salinity reaches 3 dS/m-1.

High Tolerance plants are labeled with H.
Tolerant plants are labeled with T.
Moderately Tolerant plants are labeled M.
Sensitive plants are labeled S.

 

Botanical name Common name Tolerance
to salt
spray
Tolerance
to soil
salinity
Photo of
Plants
Acer pseudoplatanus L. Sycamore Maple S S  1- Acer pseudoplatanus – Sycamore Maple
Acer rubrum L. Red Maple S S  2 - Acer Rubrum - Red Maple
Albizia julibrissin Durazz. Silk Tree S S  3 - Albizia Julibrissin - Silk Tree
Araucaria heterophylla (Salisb.) Norfolk Island Pine H T  4 - araucaria heterophylla - norfolk island pine
Averrhoa carambola L. Carambola, Starfruit M M  5 - Averrhoa carambola - starfruit
Bauhinia purpurea L. Orchid Tree S M  6 - Bauhinia purpurea - orchid tree
Callistemon citrinus Curtis. Lemon Bottlebrush T M  7 - Callistemon citrinus - lemon bottlebrush
Carya illinoensis Koch. Pecan M M  8 - Carya illinoensis - Pecan
Cedrus deodara D. Don Deodar Cedar M M  9 - cedrus deodara - Deodar Cedar
Celtis sinensis Pers. Chinese Hackberry S S Exif_JPEG_PICTURE
Citrus limon L. Lemon S S  11 - citrus-limon - lemon
Citrus paradisi Macf. Grapefruit S S  12 - Citrus paradisi - grapefruit
Citrus reticulata  Blanco. Mandarin Orange S S  13 - Citrus reticulata - mandarin orange
Citrus sinensis Osbeck. Orange S S  14 - citrus sinensis - orange
Coccoloba uvifera L. Sea Grape H T  15 - Coccoloba uvifera - sea grape
Cornus mas L. Cornelian Cherry S S  16 - Cornus mas - cherry
Cotoneaster microphyllus Lindl. Rockspray or Little-leaf Cotoneaster M M  17 - cotoneaster microphyllus - rockspray
Cupressus sempervirens L. Italian Cypress M M  18 - Cupressus sempervirens - italian cypress
Diospyros digyna L. Black Sapote M M  19 - Diospyros digyna - black sapote
Diospyros virginiana L. American Persimmon S S  20 - diosphyros virginiana - american persimmon
Eriobotrya japonica Lindl. Loquat M M  21 - Eriobotrya Japonica - Loquat
Euryops pectinatus Golden Marguerite S S  22 - Euryops pectinatus - Golden Marguerite
Ficus carica L. Edible Fig T T  23 - Ficus carica - edible fig
Forsythia x intermedia Zabel Forsythia T T  24 - Forsythia x intermedia - forsythia
Fraxinus oxycarpa Bieb. Ex Willd. Raywood Ash M M  25 - Raxinus Oxycarpa - raywood ash
Ginkgo biloba L. Ginkgo S S  26 - ginkgo biloba - ginkgo
Grevillea robusta Cunn. Silk Oak H T  27 - Grevillea robusta - silk oak
Jacaranda mimosifolia D. Don. Jacaranda S S  28 - Jacaranda mimosifolia - Jacaranda
Juniperus silicicola Bail. Southern Red Cedar H T  29 - Juniperus silicicola - southern red cedar
Juniperus virginiana L. Skyrocket Juniper H T  30 - Juniperus_virginiana - skyrocker juniper
Koelreuteria paniculata Laxm. Goldenrain Tree M M  31 - Koelreuteria Paniculata - goldenrain tree
Lagerstoemia indica L. Crape Myrtle S S Lagerstroemia indica MHNT Jardin des Plantes de Toulouse
Ligustrum japonicum Thunb. Japanese Privet M M  33 - ligustrum japonicum - Japanese Privet
Liquidambar styraciflua L. Sweet Gum S S  34 - liquidambar styraciflua - sweet gum
Litchi chinensis Sonn. Lychee S S  35 - Litchi chinensis - lychee
Magnolia grandiflora L. Southern Magnolia S S  36 - magnolia grandiflora - southern magnolia
Malus sylvestris Mill. Crab Apple S S  37 - malus sylvestris - crab apple
Mangifera indica L. Mango S S  38 - Mangifera indica - mango
Manilkara zapota Sapodilla T T  39 - Manikara zapota - Sapodilla
Musa acuminata Colla. Banana S S  40 - Musa Acuminata - banana
Olea europaea L. Olive S S  41 - olea europaea - olive
Parthenium argentatum Gray. Guayule H H  42 - Parthenium argentatum - Guayle
Persea americana Mill. Avacado M M  43 - persea americana - avacado
Pinus cembroides Zucc. Mexican Pinon Pine H T  44 - Pinus cembroides - mexican pinon pine
Pinus clausa Vasey Sand Pine H T  45 - pinus clausa - sand pine
Pinus elliottii Engelm. Florida Slash Pine M M  46 - Pinus elliottii - florida slash pine
Pinus halepensis Mill. Aleppo Pine M M  47 - Pinus halepensis - aleppo pine
Pinus thunbergii Parl. Japanese Black Pine M M  48 - Pinus thunbergii - japanese black pine
Pistachia chinensis Bunge. Chinese Pistache S S  49 - Pistacia chinensis - chinese pistache
Platycladus orientalis Franco Oriental Arbor-Vitae M M  50 - Platycladus orientalis - Oriental Arbor-Vitae
Plumbago auriculata Lam. Cape Plumbago T M  51 - Plumbago auriculata - cape plumbago
Plumeria spp. L. Frangipani T T  52 - Plumeria - Frangipani
Prunus armeniaca L. Apricot S S  53 - Prunus armeniaca - apricot
Prunus caroliniana Ait. Carolina Laurel Cherry M S  54 - Prunus caroliniana - Carolina Laurel Cheery
Prunus dulcis D.A.Webb. Almond S S  55 - Prunus dulcis - Almond
Prunus persica Batsch Peach S S  56 - Prunus persica - Peach
Prunus spinosa L. Blackthorn T M  57 - prunus spinosa - blackthorn
Psidium guajava L. Guava S S  58 - Psidium guajava - guava
Punica granatum L. Pomegranate M M  59 - Punica granatum - pomegranate
Pyrus communis L. Pear L L  60 - Pyrus communis - pear
Pyrus spinosa Forssk. Almond-leaved Pear M M  61 - pyrus spinosa - almond-leaved pear
Quercus agrifolia Nee Coast Live Oak T T  62 - Quercus agrifolia - coast live oakjpg
Quercus laurifolia Michux Laurel Oak S S  63 - Quercus laurifolia - Laural Oak
Quercus suber L. Cork Oak M M  64 - Quercus suber - cork oak
Quercus virginiana Mill. Live Oak H T  65 - Quercus virginiana - live oakjpg
Sapium sebiferum Roxb. Chinese Tallow Tree H T  66 - Sapium sebiferum - Chinese Tallow
Schefflera actinophylla Harms Schefflera, Umbrella Tree M M  67 - schefflera actinophylla - umbrella tree
Sequoia sempervirens Endl. Coast Redwood Var. Aptos Blue S S  68 - Sequoia sempervirens - aptos blue
Sequoia sempervirens Endl. Coast Redwood Var. Los Altos M M OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Syzygium jambos Alston Rose Apple S S  70 - Syzygium_jambos - rose apple
Ulmus parvifolia ‘Drake’ Chinese Elm cv. Drake M M  71 - Ulmus parvifola - chinese elm tree drake
Ulmus parvifolia Jacq. Chinese Elm M M  72 - Ulmus parvifolia - chinese elmjpg

Part 0 – What Impact Does RecycledH2O Have On Plants In The Garden
Part 1 – Tolerance of landscape tree species to salt spray
Part 2 – Tolerance of landscape palm species to salt spray
Part 3 – Tolerance of landscape shrub species to salt spray
Part 4 – Tolerance of landscape ground cover and vine species to salt spray
Part 5 – Tolerance of landscape grass species to salt spray