Top Ten Drought Tolerant Trees And Shrubs For Dry Sandy Soil And Full Sun

A range of tough trees and shrubs that will put up with dry exposed planting location conditions and sandy or droughty soils. There are some common features and types of tress and shrubs that will tolerate drought as well as flourish in dry and sunny planting conditions.

Many conifers will tolerate a sunny dry spot, as will other evergreens that have tough moisture retentive foliage or silvery foliage plants which have water conserving hairs, protecting the plant against drought.

If you are planting in an exposed position it is always sensible to stake and tie trees securely and always improve dry sandy impoverished soils by digging in plenty of planting compost and fertilizer into the planting pit to give the young plant a good start.

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