Ostrya virginiana (Ironwood) Salt Tolerant This plants structure in wetland

This plants structure in wetland provides habitat opportunity for many shorebirds

but it can be a bit finicky to grow in moister and heavy clay soils

It gets the name "obedient" from its flowers that can be moved by hand and they will stay put

This grass can tolerate seasonal standing water if you are looking to fill that wet spot

it can form dense colonies covering the ground

Ostrya virginiana (Ironwood) Salt Tolerant This plants structure in wetlandOstrya virginiana (Ironwood) is a native understory tree typically found on dry rocky slopes of our oak woodlands. It can be used extremely well in shade and woodland gardens for that sub canopy naturalized texture. It can also perform well as mid level visual screens. This tree gets its common name from the extremely hard and dense wood. Another common name, Eastern Hop Hornbeam comes from it's hop like seed pods. Sun Exposure Prairie Savanna Soil