Management: De-icing salts such as calcium chloride and calcium magnesium acetate (CMA) are more expensive than sodium chloride but much less damaging to plants. Protect susceptible plantings in high traffic areas with a screen of burlap-covered snowfence. Sodium is easily displaced from cation exchange sites in the soil. Applying gypsum or lime will supply other cations and speed the movement of sodium out of the soil. In salt prone areas, plant salt tolerant species and avoid salt sensitive species. For a list of salt tolerant trees see The Urban Horticulture Institute website.