Description
Shrub Swamps of Massachusetts.
Plant these at the edge of your damp areas – where it stays boggy into the summer – or around the edge of an established bog, swamp or wetland.
Massachusetts shrub swamps (pdf) are dominated by a diverse range of shrubs, with common species including alder, buttonbush, meadowsweet, winterberry, swamp azalea and highbush blueberry. While shrub swamps have less than 25% tree canopy cover by definition, the scattered trees that are present may include red maple.
Our swampy kit for 2026 includes a total of seven (7) plants:
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- Tree layer:
- 1 – Flowering Dogwood (Cornus Florida)
- 1 – Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
- Shrub layer:
- 1 – Alder (Alnus spp.) Alnus incana ssp. rugosa
- 1 – Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
- 1 – Silky Dogwood (Cornus amomum)
- 1 – Red osier Dogwood (Cornus services)
- 1 – Winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
All kits come with a tag for each tree.
