2.9K views · 43 reactions | Too much water is often what makes land “marginal” in the eastern United States. Either that water doesn’t soak into the soil, or it doesn’t drain fast enough, or the water table is simply too close to the soil surface. We get a lot of folks looking to plant chestnuts and black locust in wet soil, but chestnuts can’t deal with wet feet. Here are some alternative species you can plant in damp soils. | Propagate | Facebook