Shrubs suitable for heavy clay soil -wexford

As title suggests, we are looking for advice on shrubs and trees suitable for a .66 acre site in wexford. We have ditches sorted, using combination of Whitethorn, field maple, with silver birches every 10 metres. Back perimeter is lined with Alder ( slightly wet there).

We have planted some Cottoneaster, Kilmarnock willow, Berberis. All doing fine, but rock rose and other small trees( unsure of name, orange poppy type flowers) all died over the winter, dead as dodo's.

All suggestions welcome.


Secman

Judging by by your post: the Irish native species have done well and the non-native stuff has done poorly. There is a lesson to be learnt there?

I have done something similar to what you have done. But I have planted lots of willow and ash also.

viburnums and euonymus do well. Dogwood will like the damp.

thanks for the replies


Secman