RECOMMENDED PLANT MATERIALS FOR STREET TREES*
Botanical Name | Common Name |
Botanical Name | Common Name |
Acer x freemanii | Autumn Blaze or Marmo |
Acer nigrum var. | Black Maple |
Acer platanoides ‘Emerald Queen’ | Emerald Queen Maple |
Acer rubrum var. | Red Maple |
Acer saccharum var. | Sugar Maple (for parkway greater than 10 ft.) |
Carya Ovata | Shagbark Hickory |
Celtis Occidentalis | Hackberry |
Corylus colurna | Turkish Filbert |
Ginko Biloba (male only) | Maidenhair Tree |
Gleditsia triancanthos inermis var. | Thornless Honeylocust |
Gymnocladus dioicus | Kentucky Coffeetree |
Ostrya/Vriginiana | Ironwood |
Plantanus acerifolia or occidentalis | London Planetree, Sycamore |
Quercus Alba | White Oak |
Quercus bicolor | Swamp White Oak |
Quercus ellipsoldalis | Hill’s Oak |
Quercus Imbricaria | Shingle Oak |
Quercus rubra | Red Oak |
Quercus velutina | Black Oak |
Syringa reticulate | Japanese Tree Lilac |
Tilia americana | American Linden |
Tilia cordata var. | Littleleaf Linden |
Tilia euchlora “Redmond” | Redmond Linden |
Tilia tomentosa | Sterling Silver Linden |
Ulmus var | Elm (newer hybrids) |
*Certain species may not be recommended from time to time due to current biological threats or other recognized industry practices.
(Ord. 1565, passed 4-1-96; Am. Ord. 2272, passed 3-20-06; Am. Ord. 2341, passed 12-18-06; Am. Ord. 3301, passed 5-17-21)