The purpose of the following Tree Equivalence Table is to:
1) Illustrate the relative value of broad groups of trees, as well as individual trees;
2) Provide guidance in choosing trees for replacement in situations requiring either replanting or enforcement action;
3) Provide guidance in selecting trees to supplement inadequate buffers.
The following tree equivalency table is not limited to those trees listed.
TREE EQUIVALENCY TABLE
CATEGORY I: Overstory Hardwoods and Endangered Species
Bur Oak
White Oak
Beech *
Kentucky Coffee
Eastern Red Bud
* Requires more protection during changes in grade.
CATEGORY II: Deciduous Overstory Hardwoods and Broadleaved Evergreen Understory
Common Bald Cypress
Box Elder
Ohio Buckeye - All varieties
Chestnut - All varieties
Tree-of-Heaven
Birch - All varieties
Hickory
Northern Catalpa
Hawthorn - All varieties
Ash - All varieties
Honey-locust - (All thorn bearing and fruiting types)
Walnut - All varieties
Mulberry
Sycamore
Poplar
Plum, Pear, Apple
Willow
Elm - All varieties
Maple - All varieties
Hackberry
Cucumber Tree
Sassafras
Sweetgum
Cherry
Basswood
Blackgum
Dogwood
Sycamore - All varieties
London Plane Tree
Oak - All varieties
Japanese Pagoda Tree
Linden - All varieties
Ruby Red Horsechestnut
American Hornbeam
American Yellowwood
American Hophornbeam
Amur Corktree
Sakhalin Corktree
Sargent Cherry
Oak - All varieties
Willow Oak
Japanese Zelkova
CATEGORY III: Cone Bearing Evergreens
Red Cedar - All varieties
Pine - All varieties
Fir - All varieties
Hemlock - All varieties
Spruce - All varieties
CATEGORY IV: Ornamental
Allegheny Shadblow
Upright European Hornbeam
Katsure Tree
Japanese Cornel
Turkish Hazel
Magnolia - All varieties
Ginkgo
Goldenrain Tree
Flowering Crabapples
Purple-Leafed Plum
Japanese Cherry
Weeping Higan Cherry
Calery Pear
Upright English Oak
Japanese Tree Lilac
(Ord. 32-1988, passed 10-17-88)