Trees That Like Alkaline Soils
While most trees prefer acidic soils (pH 5.0 to 6.5), some trees can tolerate alkaline soil conditions. These include the following:
Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas)
Hedge maple (Acer campestre)
Littleleaf linden (Tilia cordata)
Marshall Seedless Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Marshall’)
Russian olive (Eleagnus angustifolia)
Thornless honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis)