26-5.03   Suggested Tree Species.
   Trees with characteristics that make them acceptable and that are recommended for use as public trees include but are not limited to the following:
SMALL TREES (under 26 feet)
Amur Maple
Acer ginnala
Trident Maple
Acer buergeranum
Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum
American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Kousa Dogwood
Cornus kousa
Corneliancherry Dogwood
Cornus mas (tree form)
Serviceberry
Amelanchier sp.
Redbud
Cercis Canadensis
Sweetbay Magnolia
Magnolia virginiana
Flowering Crabapple
Malus (disease resistant types only)
MEDIUM TREES (26 to 50 feet)
Lacebark Chinese Elm
Ulmus parvifolia
Hedge Maple
Acer campestre
European Hornbeam
Carpinus betulus
Columnar European Hornbeam
Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata'
Thornless Honeylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos var. Inermis
Goldenraintree
Koelreuteria paniculata
Yellowwood
Cladrastis lutea
American Hophornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
Amur Corktree
Phellodendron amurense
Japanese Tree Lilac
Syringa reticulate
Littleleaf Linden
Tilia cordata 'Greenspire', 'Chancellor', 'June Bride'
Carolina Silverbell
Halesia carolina
Hardy Rubber Tree
Eucomia ulmoides
Blackgum
Nyssa sylvatica
Katusratree
Cercidphyllum japonicum
LARGE TREES (over 50 feet)
(Suitable only for large areas with unrestricted root space as well as overhead space.)
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba (male only)
American Sweetgum Seedless only
Liquidambar styraciflua‘Rotundiloba’
London Planetree
Platanus x acerifolia
Scarlet Oak
Quercus coccinea
Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Willow Oak
Quercus phellos
Pyramidal English Oak
Quercus robur 'Fastigiata'
Japanese Zelkova
Zelkova serrata
Japanese Pagoda Tree
Sophora japonica 'Regent'
American Elm
Ulmus Americana “Princeton, Valley Forge”
Overcup Oak
Quercus lyrata
Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum
 
(Ord. BG2004-21, 5/4/2004; Ord. BG2011-4, 2/1/2011)