(a) In order to prevent damage to persons, property and other public improvements in the Village, and to prevent the further spread of invasive, harmful or destructive pests within the urban forest, no person shall transplant, set out or cause to be transplanted or set out, within the public right-of-way of the Village and Village owned areas, any tree of the specified species listed in the Undesirable Tree List/Prohibited Tree Species set forth below. It is also recommended that Bratenahl residents shall refer to, and share the list with their landscape contractors, as guidelines for planting on private property within the Village.
UNDESIRABLE TREE LIST
Prohibited Tree Species
Scientific Name | Common Name | Reason |
Acer negundo | Boxelder | Weak wooded, attracts boxelder bug |
Ailanthus altissima | Tree-of-heaven | Weak wooded, invasive, messy |
Fraxinus spp. | Ash species | Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) |
Maclura pomifera | Osage orange | Heavy messy fruit |
Populus spp. | All Poplar Species | Weak wooded, messy seed set, susceptible to pest |
Robinia pseudoacacia | Black Locust | Weak wooded, thorns |
Salix spp. | All Willow Species | Weak wooded |
(b) In addition to the above titled Undesirable Tree List/Prohibited Tree Species, tree species not recommended for planting are as follows:
Not Recommended Tree Species
Scientific Name | Common Name | Reason |
Acer platanoides | Norway Maple | Short lived, girdling roots |
Acer saccharinum | Silver Maple | Weak wooded, heavy seed crop |
Betula papyrifera | Paper Birch | Susceptible to pest |
Ginko Biloba | Ginkgo (female) | Messy malodorous fruit |
Liquidambar styraciflua | Sweetgum | Messy fruit |
Malus sylvestris | Common Apple | Messy fruit |
Prunus serotina | Black Cherry | Messy fruit |
Prunus virginiana | Canada Red | Susceptible to pest |
Pyrus calleryana | Callery Pear | Weak wooded, invasive qualities |
Pyrus communis | Common pear | Messry fruit |
Sorbus americana | American Mountain Ash | Susceptible to pest, messy fruit |
(Ord. 3974. Passed 9-20-18.)