Plants are listed here in columns according to the pH level they prefer. Note that some are very sensitive to pH levels outside their tolerant range, in which case they will appear in more than one column even though they are coloured yellow as being "sensitive". |
| A plain background means the plant is fairly tolerant. |
| A light green background means that this is an ideal pH for this plant. |
| A pink background means that this plant is very sensitive to the pH level of the soil. |
| A yellow background is the ideal pH for this sensitive plant |
| pH 4.5 | pH 5.25 | pH 6.0 | pH 6.75 | pH 7.5 |
| Magnolia | Arucaria | Almond (Prunus) | Abele (Poplus alba) | Abele (Poplus alba) |
| Pin oak (Quercus palustris) | Birch (Betula) | Antler tree (Rhus) | Acacia | Acacia |
| Sweet gum (Liquidamber) | Conifers (most) | Apple (Malus) | Almond (Prunus) | Arbor vitae (Thuja) |
| Crab (Malus) | Arucaria | Antler tree (Rhus) | Ash (Fraxinus) |
| Holly (Ilex) | Ash (Fraxinus) | Apple (Malus) | Beech (Fagus) |
| Hemlock (Tsuga) | Balsam fir (Abies) | Arbor vitae (Thuja) | Cherry (Prunus) |
| Magnolia | Birch (Betula) | Ash (Fraxinus) | Crab (Malus) |
| Pine (Pinus) | Crab (Malus) | Cherry (Prunus) | Eucalyptus |
| Strawberry tree (Arbutus) | Eucalyptus | Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga) | Golden Rain (Laburnum) |
| | Hawthorn (Cretagus) | Eucalyptus | Lilac (Syringa) |
| | Hemlock (Tsuga) | Golden Rain (Laburnum) | Maple (Acer) |
| | Holly (Ilex) | Hawthorn (Cretagus) | Mulberry (Morus) |
| | Juniper (Juniperus) | Holly (ilex) | Poplar (Poplus) |
| | Lilac (Syringa) | Lilac (Syringa) | Stags horn sumach (Rhus) |
| | Magnolia | Maple (Acer) | Wattle (Acacia) |
| | Monkey puzzle (Auricaria) | Mulberry (Morus) | White poplar (Poplus alba) |
| | Mulberry (Morus) | Pear (Pyrus) | Willow (Salix) |
| | Pear (Pyrus) | Plum (Prunus) | |
| | Plum (Prunus) | Poplar (poplus) | |
| | Poplar (poplus) | Stags horn sumach (Rhus) | |
| | Stags horn sumac (Rhus) | White poplar (Poplus alba) | |
| | Strawberry tree (Arbutus) | Willow (Salix) | |
| | Willow (Salix) | | |
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