Re: beech question

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In a message dated 1/21/2007 8:32:20 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
hoosiergardener@sbcglobal.net writes:
A landscaper spec'd this plant for a client's area that can get and 
stay pretty wet. I don't think of beech as being able to handle wet 
feet...in fact, drainage is real important for most beech.
Perhaps they neant birch or specifically River Birch? That is often recommend 
here for rain gardens, swales, and other low-lying pockets in the landscape.

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