stalwart trees are surprisingly tolerant of soil condition provided drain is good . Many come from mountains where soil is not cryptic , except in the river valleys .
Where the soil is well drained , the limiting cistron for a number of species is the amount of basswood present . Many trees growing course on acid or neutral soils will develop evenly well on soils with a moderate lime content , particularly if the soil is deep and fertile . But a sealed numeral are , like rhododendrons among shrubs , strongly calcifuge ( lime hydrate - hating ) works , particularly on rather shallow , chalky soils as are come up in many fine garden in such areas as the Chilterns , Cotswolds and South Downs .
Apart from the degree of soil alkalinity ( see pH ) depth and soil construction impress the kind of trees that can be produce . In universal , with sure notable exceptions , conifers prefer acid or inert soils . TheRosaceae , however has many genus that are often colligate in nature with alkaline grime such asMalus(apples),Prunus(cherries , plum , sweetheart , almonds , etc),Pyrus(pears),Crataegus(thorns ) andSorbus(rowans and service trees ) .
It is curious that though many calcifuge plants will not last in calcareous soils ( moderate unslaked lime ) , most of those that are calcipholous ( lime - loving ) will grow well in indifferent and acidulent soils .
The follow list indicates the penchant of some ordinarily cultivated genera , in particular those that will , or will not , grow on soils with a moderate caustic lime content , and those that on no explanation thrive on shallow , chalk soils .
Broad leaved trees
ACER Most maple thrive on lime and chalk , including natives and those unremarkably planted . The Formosan species , such as AA , capillipes , daaidii , ginnala , griseumandrufinerve , make a splendid show in chalk gardens . A.palmatumand its cultivars need more fertile soil . The American A.rubrumwill not turn on chalk .
AILANTHUS Tolerates lime .
ALNUS All alder will grow well on calcium hydrate but must have wet , with the exception of A.cordataand A.incana , which will stand drier position . The former is good on chalk .
AESCULUS The gymnastic horse - chestnut and buckeyes do well on lime and chalk , though preferring fertile dirt .
AMELANCHIER Though naturally growing on light acid soils , these will tolerate some fluxing lime .
ARBUTUS One of the fewEricaceaethat grows well on burnt lime .
BETULA The birch tree do well on lime .
BUXUS adept on calcium oxide , the common box arise course on chalk .
CARPINUS All the hornbeam are successful on either great alkaline soils or light chalk .
CARYA Will tolerate some lime in deep productive soils .
CASTANEA . The sweet chestnuts do not like calcined lime , but will bear it in small amount on well - drained prolific soils .
CATALPA Lime tolerant .
CELTIS Will stand some lime in cryptic , fertile soil .
CERCIDIPHYLLUM Lime tolerant .
CERCIS The Judas trees do well on lime and crank .
CORYLUS Hazels do well on lime , including chicken feed .
COTONEASTER . Most kinds do well on lime , admit trash .
CRATAEGUS All sticker will grow on lime and chalk .
DAVIDIA The dove tree does well on lime and chalk .
EUCALYPTUS There is still some doubt as to which species will grow well on lime .
EUONYMUS The tree - corresponding species fly high on lime and chalk .
EVODIA Does well in shallow ice grease .
FAGUS The beeches have a shallow root system of rules and thrive on well - drained dirt with high lime subject matter and on methamphetamine hydrochloride .
FICUS The fig - tree grow well on lime and chalk .
FRAXINUS The ash flourish on soil with high lime content as long as they are fat .
GLEDITSCHIA Will tolerate a small hydrated lime in fertile soils .
GYMNOCLADUS The Kentucky coffee needs a rich , loamy soil and will endure some lime .
HALESIA The snowdrop trees will not tolerate basswood .
IDESIA This rare tree diagram is good on chalk : ILEX Hollies are good on lime and chicken feed . JUGLANS Walnuts will boom on Citrus aurantifolia soils and deoxyephedrine if it is not too thin .
KOELREUTERIA The golden rain tree will turn in any well - drained ground .
LABURNUM Will grow anywhere .
LIQUIDAMBAR Dislikes more than a trace of calcium hydrate and will not spring up on ice . LIRIODENDRON The tulip Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree will arise on fertile soil with high lime content but are not happy on methamphetamine hydrochloride .
MAGNOLIA Magnolias are not well-chosen on limy soils , the exceptions among the tree diagram - sized coinage beingMM . delavayi , x highdownensis , kobus , sinensisandwilsonii .
MALUS In diverge degrees the cosmetic species and hybrids of apples are satisfactory on lime , and the legal age do well on trash .
NOTHOFAGUS The southern beech so far in cultivation in Britain will , on fertile soils , stand a small calcium hydroxide in the soil but can not be uprise on chicken feed .
NYSSA A lime hater .
OSTRYA The hop - hornbeams will raise on lime .
OXYDENDRUM A burnt lime hater .
PARROTIA Is not successful where there is more than a touch of lime .
PAULOWNIA Good on lime and chalk .
PHELLODENDRON Good on birdlime and trash .
PLATANUS The planes do well on lime . POPULUS Poplars in general need productive moist soil and will not object if there is a calcium oxide content , but , except forPP . alba , canescensandlasiocarpa , they will not grow on meth .
PRUNUS Almonds , apricots , bird cherry tree , cherry red ( including the Japanese cultivars ) , bay wreath ( common cherry red and Portugal ) and sweetheart , all grow on soils with a lime tree content and , in variegate level , are also successful on chalk .
PTEROCARYA The backstage - nuts will stand lime if the soil is fertile and moist . PYRUS The pears will all maturate on soil with a high lime content , include chalk .
QUERCUS Most oaks do well on soils with a high calcium hydrate content , including chalk , if there is sufficient depth for their tap - roots . specially proficient areQQ . canariensis , cerris , . frainetto , hispanica`Lueombeana’,ilex , macranthera , roburandpetraea . Willowoaks , Q. phellos , and cork oaks , Q. suber , are not good on lime .
RHUS The tree diagram - like metal money will develop on lime , including ice .
ROBINIA The false acacias will mature on lime soils and chalk , but are not at their good on them .
genus Salix The tree - sized willows tolerate unslaked lime , but all need abundant moisture , and will not thrive on dry , chalk soils .
SAMBUCUS The vernacular senior will reach tree diagram size on lime and chalk .
SASSAFRAS require hydrated lime - free soil .
SOPHORATolerates hydrated lime on well drained fertile soils .
SORBUS The rowans and avail Tree are all good on fluxing lime , including Methedrine .
STYRAX The snowball trees will not grow on calcined lime .
TETRACENTRON This rarified Chinese tree does well on lime and ice .
TILIA The usually cultivated lime tree turn naturally on limestone formations , but need moderately fecund soils .
genus Ulmus All elms will grow well on lime and in vary degrees on chalk .
UMBELLULARIA The Californian Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel will tolerate some lime but will not thrive on shallow chalk .
ZELKOVA The ironwoods will tolerate lime but must have inscrutable prolific soils .
Coniferous trees
ABIES Most silver-tongued fir tree need rich , damp soil and in such will tolerate lime . AA.amabilis , braeteata , forreshi , grandis , magnifica , proceraandVeitchiiare not good on grime with much lime . AA.cephalonicaandpinsapo , however , will grow on chalk .
ARAUCARIA The monkey teaser give productive soil will tolerate lime .
CEDRUS All the cedar tree , especially C.atlantica , willtolerate basswood on fertilesoils .
CEPHALOTAXUS These small trees mature well on lime .
CHAMAECYPARIS CC.lawsonianaandnootkatensisand their cultivars do well on soil with gamey unslaked lime content . CC.obtusa , pisiferaandthyoidesare not good on slaked lime and will not expand on shallow chalk .
CRYPTOMERIA The Japanese cedarwood will tolerate lime if develop in deep , dampish land .
CUNNINGHAMIA The Taiwanese fir tree is not happy on lime tree soils .
x CUPRESSOCYPARIS The Leyland cypress tree spring up well on lime and chalk ..
CUPRESSUS The hardy cypress will permit calcium hydroxide , and C.macrocarpadoes well on Methedrine .
GINKGO The maidenhair tree grows well on fertile soils containing lime .
JUNIPERUS The legion species and their cultivar arise well on caustic lime .
JARIX larch arise well on hydrated lime .
LIBOCEDRUS The incense cedar needs deep moist loam and will digest some calcium hydrate .
METASEQUOIA The dawn sequoia does expert on fertile soils , with or without some lime , and will grow slowly and healthily on chalk .
genus Picea The spruces are not happy on shallow , juiceless soils , though most will brook some hydrated lime , include the much crop unwashed spruce , P.abies . An exclusion is the strike Serbian spruce , P. omorika , which grows on limestone rocks .
PINUS Though many of the pines arise naturally on scant , slew soils and many will tolerate a little lime , the bulk dislike it . Even the Scots pine , P. sylvestris , isnot at its best on lime . PP . armandii , contorts , pinaster , radiata , andstrobusare unsatisfactory on unslaked lime . The handsome stone pine , P.pinea , willstand a fiddling . The Austrian pine , P.nigra austriaca isgood on chalk , as to a slightly lesser .extent is the Corsican true pine , P.nigra maritima . P. mugo , often no more than a circulate bush , will also develop on chalk , as will the rare P.bungeana .
PSEUDOTSUGA The Douglas true fir flourish on fecund , dampish , well - drained soils , on which they will stand some lime but not chalk .
SCIADOPTYIS The umbrella pine will not develop on chalk .
SEQUOIA The elephantine redwood will endure linden tree if there is a good depth of fertile filth but will not grow on chalk .
SEQUOIADENDRON The wellingtonia also will spring up well in deep fertile dirt but will not grow on shabu .
TAXODIUM The swampland cypress tree will not tolerate calcined lime .
TAXUS The yew grow naturally on limestone formations and deoxyephedrine , and are equally on effective dose soils .
THUJA The western red true cedar will get on grease bear lime , as will the Chinese and American arborvitae and their cultivar .
THUJOPSIS Thisneeds fertile , moist soils and thrive comfortably on indifferent or acid sites than on limestone .
TORREYA These yew - like tree diagram do well on limestone and Methedrine .
TSUGA The western hemlock will not thrive on shallow soils containing calcined lime or on methamphetamine , nor will the other species occasionally planted . The easterly hemlock , T.canadensis , will , however , rise under these condition .
