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)