<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">John,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Birch (<i class="">Betula</i>), Alder (<i class="">Alnus</i>), Cottonwood (<i class="">Populus</i>) and Willow (<i class="">Salix</i>) would be some</div><div class="">of my favorite choices for floodplains. Red Maple (<i class="">Acer rubrum</i>) too apparently does well;</div><div class="">as it is commonly called a “swamp maple.” </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Here is a booklet from the USDA with some good, clear diagrams.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Best,</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; min-height: 21px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">John Martyn, Consulting Arborist</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">JPM Tree Service</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Since 1996</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Coquitlam, BC</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">604.789.4045</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><a href="http://wwwjpmtree.com" class="">wwwjpmtree.com</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span></div></div></body></html>