The following trees are prohibited and shall not be planted on city property due to commonly acknowledged high maintenance and undesirable characteristics (such as, but not limited to, brittle wood, cavity prone, excessive deadwood, susceptibility to disease) associated therewith:
Latin Name | Common Name or Type |
Latin Name | Common Name or Type |
Acer campestre | Hedge maple |
Acer negundo | Box elder |
Acer saccharinum | Silver maple |
Ailanthus glandulosa | Tree of heaven |
Ginkgo biloba (female) | Ginkgo |
Morus - all species | Mulberry |
Populus - all species 1/ | Poplars |
Pyrus calleryana cultivars | Callery pear |
Salix - all species | Willows |
Ulmus americana 2/ | American elm |
Ulmus pumila | Siberian elm |
Fraxinus | Ash |
All types of fruit trees producing fruit typically for human consumption | |
(Ord. 2023-039, passed 9-26-2023) Penalty, see § 98.064