PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Bonnie Appleton AU - Roger R. Huff AU - Susan C. French TI - Evaluating Trees for Saltwater Spray Tolerance for Oceanfront Sites AID - 10.48044/jauf.1999.030 DP - 1999 Jul 01 TA - Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) PG - 205--210 VI - 25 IP - 4 4099 - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/25/4/205.short 4100 - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/25/4/205.full SO - JOA1999 Jul 01; 25 AB - Trees growing along the major resort area thoroughfare of the city of Virginia Beach are subjected to saltwater spray from the Atlantic Ocean. Despite the city’s desire to plant trees for shade along this thoroughfare, none of 8 species that were reported to be salt tolerant and that met city design requirements were aesthetically acceptable after 1 year in moderate and high wind exposure locations. Species tested were loquat (Eriobotrya japonica), thornless honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis), Chinese flametree (Koelreuteria bipinnata), goldenraintree (K. paniculata), fruitless sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Rotundiloba’), dwarf southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora ‘Little Gem’), sweetbay magnolia (M. virginiana), and lacebark elm (Ulmus parvifolia ‘King’s Choice’).