Best Trees for Memphis Soil Conditions

Question: What trees grow best in Memphis soil?

Easy Shade Trees

Oak, maple, birch, bald cypress, elm, ginkgo, tulip poplar, dawn redwood, sycamore, Chinese pistache, willows.

Black gum, sourwood.

Crabapples, fringe trees, Japanese snowbell, oriental magnolias, flowering pears, flowering plums.

Flowering cherry, dogwoods, redbuds, yellowwood.

Some oaks and maples are better/faster than others.

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