§ 17.5-8. Suggested tree species.

   Trees with characteristics which make them acceptable for use in public rights-of-way and which are recommended for street trees include, but are not limited to, those on the following list:

Botanical Name	Common Name
Small Trees (under 26 ft.)
A. laevis	Allegheny Serviceberry
Amealnchier Canadensis	Shadblow Serviceberry
Cornus florida	Flowering Dogwood
Cornus kousa	Kousa Dogwood
Cornus mas (tree form)	Cornelian Cherry Dogwood
Crataegus lavellei	Lavelle Hawthorn
Prunus serrulata	Kwanzen Cherry
Syringa amurene japonica	Japanese Tree Lilac

 

Botanical Name	Common Name
Medium Trees (26 to 50 ft.)
Carpinus betelus	European Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana	American Hornbeam
C. betelus fastigiata	Upright European Hornbeam
Crataegus viridis “Winter King”	Winter King Hawthorn
Gleditsia triacanthos inermis	Thornless Honey Locust
Ostrya virginiana	American Hop-hornbeam
Phellodendron amurense	Amur Cork Tree
Tilia cordata “Greenspire;” “Chancellor;” “June Bride”	Littleleaf Linden
Ulmus parvifolia	Chinese Elm
Halesia carolina	Carolina Silverbell
Eucomia ulmoides	Hardy Rubber Tree
Gingko biloba	Gingko
Liquidamabar styraciflua	Sweet Gum
Platanus hybridas “Bloodgood”	Bloodgood London
Quercus coccinea	Scarlet Oak
Q. rubra maxima	Eastern Red Oak
Q. Phellos	Willow Oak

 

Botanical Name	Common Name
Large Trees (over 50 ft.)
Cladrastis kentuckea	Yellowwood
Gymnocladus dioicus	KYCoffeetree
Nyssa sylvatica	Black Gum/Swamp Tupelo
Q. bicolor	Swamp White Oak
Q. imbricaria	Shingle Oak
Q. macrocarpa	Bur Oak
Q. muehlenbergii	Chinkapin Oak
Q. Robur "Fastigiata"	Pyramidal English Oak
Quercus acutissima	Sawtooth Oak
Quercus alba	White Oak
U. hybrid “Princeton”	Princeton Elm
Ulmus hybrid “Patriot”	Patriot Elm
Zelkova serrata “Village Green”	Village Green Zelkova

 

(Ord. No. 1355, § 8, 12-10-85; Ord. No. 1448, § 1, 8-13-91; Ord. No. 1869, § 2, 10-12-15)