Tree selection

Hey guys, I have some low lying ground right next to a swamp with that tall canary grass. There is a small woods of very thin mature Poplar trees. The problem is this area is way too open for big bucks to travel. Is there a good tree to plant that will grow in this lower land and provide thick cover for some big ol bucks to cruise through comfortably in the daylight?

 

What about tamaracks or spruce?

 

I did some research and found that swamp white oaks grow pretty good in low lying areas, and they produce a acornn which the deer like. I dont think they acorns are as good as regualr white oak, but its still a acorn. Are Tamaracks and spruce a fast growing tree in central MN?

 

Black Spruce a not fast growing at all, but love wet swampy areas. They most commonly grow in the norther 1/4 of the state though.

Tamaracks grow in the top 2/3s of the state. They love swamps and low areas and are absolutely gorgeous in the fall

 

Low lying like that perhaps white cedar??

 

Swamp oak was my first thought.

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So you guys know where to get some of these trees? I'd like something that would grow rather fast and be self sustaining


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Maybe a mix of some fast growing trees and slow growing trees?


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