The commonly planted species with the highest tolerance to flooding may be able to withstand more than a month of flooding. Trees with an intermediate tolerance to flooding may be able to withstand several weeks to a month of flooding. The trees with the lowest tolerance to flooding may decline after only weeks of flooding.
| High Tolerance | Intermediate Tolerance | Low Tolerance |
|---|---|---|
| Boxelder - Acer negundo | Freeman Maples - Acer x freeman | Norway Maple - Acer platanoides |
| Red Maple - Acer rubrum | Silver Maple - Acer saccharinum | Sugar Maple - Acer saccharum |
| Green Ash - Fraxinus pennsylvanica | River Birch - Betula nigra | Ohio Buckeye - Aesculus glabra |
| Black Ash - Fraxinus nigra | Hackberry - Celtis occidentalis | Birch (except river birch) -Betula spp. |
| Black Willow - Salix nigra | White Ash - Fraxinus americana | Most Hawthorns - Crataegus spp. |
| Honeylocust - Gleditsia triacanthos | Russian-olive - Elaeaganus angustifolia | |
| Cottonwood and Poplars - Populus spp. | Kentucky Coffeetree -Gymncladus dioicus | |
| Bur Oak and Swamp White Oak - Quercus spp. | Black Walnut - Juglans nigra | |
| American Elm - Ulmus americana | Apples and Crabapples - Malus spp. | |
| All Cherries (including black cherry) - Prunus spp. | ||
| Pines - Pinus spp. | ||
| Spruce - Picea spp. | ||
| Northern Red Oak - Quercus rubra | ||
| Mountain Ash - Sorbus spp. | ||
| Lindens - Tilia spp. | ||
| Hybrid Elms (Discovery and Accolade) - Ulmus spp. | ||
| Siberian Elm - Ulmus pumila |