A. Restricted Trees: The following list of trees will not be allowed to be planted as street trees in the dedicated rights of ways, within ten feet (10') of a right of way or within sewer and water easements where tree roots will damage sewer and water lines.
Botanical Name | Common Name
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Botanical Name | Common Name
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Populus - all species | Aspen, Cottonwood and Poplar, etc. |
Robinia pseudo-accacia | Black Locust |
Acer negunda | Box Elder |
Catalpa bignoides | Catalpa |
Ulmus parvifolia | Siberian Elm |
All species | Evergreen/Conifers |
All species | Fruit Trees |
Maclura pomifera | Osage Orange |
Acer saccharinum | Silver Maple |
Ailanthus altesma | Tree of Heaven |
Salix biloba | Willow |
B. Recommended Trees: The following list of trees are recommended based an the Chicago Horticultural Society - Chicago Botanic Garden, "Best Deciduous Trees for Chicago", and the availability from local nurseries. Recommended street trees are shown with an asterisk (*).
Botanical Name
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Common Name
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Botanical Name
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Common Name
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Acer ginnala | Amur Maple |
Acer griseum | Paperback Maple |
Acer platanoides | *Norway Maple |
Acer rubrum | *Red Maple |
Acer saccharum | *Sugar Maple |
Acer triflorum | *Three-Flower Maple |
Aeseulus x camea | Red Horsechestnut |
Alnus glutinosa | Common Alder |
Amelancheir x grandiflora | Apple Serviceberry |
Betula nigra | River Birch |
Betula platyphylia japonica "Whitespire" | Whitespire Birch |
Carpinus caroliniana | *American Hornbeam |
Celtis occidentalis | *Common Hackberry |
Cercidiphyllum japonicum | Katsura Tree |
Cercis canadensis | Eastern Redbud |
Cladrastis lutea | American Yellowwood |
Cornus alternifolia | Pagod Dogwood |
Cornus mas, Cornelian-Cherry | Dogwood |
Corylus colurna | Turkish Filbert |
Crataegus crus-galli | Cockspur Hawthorn |
Crataegus phaenopyrun | Washington Hawthorn |
Crataegus viridis | Green Hawthorn |
Fagus sylvatica | European Beech |
Fraxinus americana | *White Ash |
Fraxinus pennsylvanica | *Green Ash |
Ginkgo biloba | *Ginko or Maidenhair Tree |
Gleditsia triacanthos inermis | *Thornless Honeylocust |
Gymnocladus diocus | Kentucky Coffeetree |
Koelreuteria paniculata | Golden-rain tree |
Larix decidua | European Larch |
Liriodendron tulipifera | *Tulip Tree |
Magnolia x loebneri | Loebner Magnolia |
Magnolia x soulangiana | Saucer Magnolia |
Magnolia stellata | Star Magnolia |
Malus spp | Crabapples |
Partial list of crabapple with good disease resistance and/or "good form": Adams, Ames White, baccata "jackii", Beverly, Centennial, floridunda, Liset, Mary Potter, sargentii, Snowdrift, and White Angel.
Crabapples that should not be planted because of disease: Almey, amoldiana, Eleyi, Flame, Goldfinch, Hopa, ioensis, Irene, Jubilee, Leslie, Pink Perfection, scheideckeri, Snowcloud, Strathmore, Vanguard.
Botanical Name
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Common Name
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Botanical Name
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Common Name
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Nyssa sylvantica | Black Tupelo or Sourgum |
Ostrya virginiana phellodendron amurense | *Hophornbean or Ironwood Armur Cork Tree |
Phunus sargentii | Sargent Cherry |
Prunus virginia | Shubert Cherry |
Pyrus calleryana | Callery Pear |
Quercus alba | *White Oak |
Quercus imbricaria | *Shingle Oak |
Quercus macrocarpa | *Burr Oak |
Quercus rubra | Red Oak |
Rhus typhina | Staghorn Sumac |
Sophora japonica | Japanese Pagodatree or Scholartree |
Syringa reticulate | Japanese Tree Lilac |
Taxodium distichum | Bald Cypress |
Tilia cardata | *Littleaf Linden |
Tilia tomentosa | *Silver Linden |
Ulmus parivifolia | *Chinese Elm |
C. Recommended Deciduous Shrubs: The following list of deciduous shrubs are recommended based on the Chicago Horticultural Society - Chicago Botanic Garden, "Best Deciduous Shrubs for Chicago", and the availability from local nurseries.
Botanical Name
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Common Name
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Botanical Name
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Common Name
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Abeliephyllum distichum | White Forsythia |
Aesculus parviflora | Bottlebrush Buckeye |
Berberis koreana | Korean Barberry |
Berberis x mentorensis | Mentor Barberry |
Berberis thunbergii | Japanese Barberry |
Chaenomeles japonica | Japanese Flowering Quince |
Chionanthus virginicus | White Fringetree |
Clethra alnifolia | Summersweet |
Comptonia peregrina | Sweetfern |
Cornus alba | Tatarian Dogwood |
Cornus racemosa | Gray Dogwood |
cornus sericea or C. stolonifera | Redosier Dogwood |
Cotinus coggygria | Smokebush |
Cotoneaster adpressus | Creeping Cotoneaster |
Cotoneaster apiculatus | Cranberry Cotoneaster |
Cotoneaster divaricatus | Spreading Cotoneaster |
Cotoneaster lucidus | Hedge Cotoneaster |
Cotoneaster multiflorus | Manyflowered Cotoneaster |
Daphe mezereum | February Daphne |
Euonymus alata | Winged Euoymus or Burningbush |
Euonymus europaea | European Euonymus |
Forsythia x intermedia | Border Forsynthia |
Forsythia suspensa | Weeping Forsythia |
Forsythia viridissima | Bronx Forsythia |
Forthergilla gardenii | Dwarf Fothergilla |
Forthergilla major | Large Fothergilla |
Genista tinctoria | Common Woadwaxen or Dyer's Greenwood |
Hamamelis x intermedia | Intermediate Witchhazel |
Hamamelis vernalis | Vernal Witchhazel |
Hamamelis virginiana | Common Witchhazel |
Hydrangea arbarescens | Smooth Hydrangea |
Hydrangea heteromalla | Bretschneider Hydrangea |
Hydragea paniculata | Panicle Hydrangea |
Heeypericum calycinum | Weeping St-John's-Wort |
Hypericum kalmianum | Kalm St-John's-Wort |
Hypericum kalmianum patulum | Goldencup St-John's-Wort |
Ilex verticillata | Winterberry |
Kolkwitzia amabilis | Beauty Bush |
Ligustrum obtusifolium var. regelianum | Regel's Border Privet |
Myrica pensylvanica | Bayberry |
Paeonia suffruticosa | Tree Peony |
Philadelphus spp. | Mockorange |
Potentilla fruticosa | Bush Conquefoil |
Prunus maritima | Beach Plum |
Prunus x Hally Jolivetta | Hally Jolivette Cherry |
Prunus tenella | Dwarf Russian Almond |
Prunus tomentosa | Nanking or Manchu Cherry |
Pyracantha coccinea | Scarlet Firethorn |
Rhamnus frangula Asplenifolia | Cutleaf Glossy Buckhorn |
Rhododendron arborescens | Sweet Azalea |
Rhododendron mucronulatum | Korean Rhododendron |
Rhododendron x Northern Lights | Northern Lights Azalea |
Rhododendron schlippenbachii | Royal Azalea |
Rhodotypos scandens | Jetbead |
Rhus aromatica | Fragrant Sumac |
Rhus typhina | Staghorn Sumac |
Ribes alpinum | Alpine Currant |
Rose omeinensis | Omei Rose |
Rosa rugosa | Rugosa or Saltspray Rose |
Rosa Wichuraiana | Memorial Rose |
Sambucus canadensis | Elderberry |
Sarbaria sorbifolia | Ural False Spirea |
Spirea x arguta | Garland Spirea |
Spirea x albiflora | Japanese White Spirea |
Spiraea x billiardii | Billard Spirea |
Spiraea bullata | Crispleaf Spirea |
Spiraea x bumalda | Bumalda Spirea |
Spiraea japonica | Japanese Spirea |
Spiraea nipponica | Nippon Spirea |
Spiraea prunifolia | Bridalwreath Spirea |
Spiraeax vanhouttei | Vanhoutte Spirea |
Stephanandra incisa | Cutleaf Stephanandra |
Symphoricarpos albus | Common Snowberry |
Symphoricarpos x chenaultii | Chenault Coralberry |
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus | Indiana Currant |
Syringa x chinensis | Chinese Lilac |
Syringa meyeri | Palibin Lilac |
Syringa | Lilac varieties |
Adelaid Dunbar | |
Agnes Smith | |
Alphonse Lavallee | |
Belle De Nancy | |
Charles Joly | |
Donald Wyman | |
Esther Staley | |
Isabella | |
Mme Lemoine | |
Miss Kim | |
Mont Blanc | |
President Lincoln | |
Royalty | |
Sister Justena | |
Victor Lemoine | |
Tamarix ramosissima | Five-stamen Tamarix |
Viburnum carlesii | Koreanspice Viburnum |
Viburnum cassinoides | Witherod Viburnum |
Viburnum dentatum | Arrowwood Viburnum |
Viburnum x juddii | Judd Viburnum |
Viburnum Iantana | Wayfaringtree Viburnum |
Viburnum opulus | European Cranberrybush |
Viburnum plictatum Forma Tomentosum | Doublefile Viburnum |
Viburnum prunifolium | Blackhaw Viburnum |
Viburnum sieboldii | Siebold Viburnum |
Viburnum trilobum | American Cranberrybush |
Weigela florida | Old Fashioned Weigela |
Weigela middendorffiana | Middendorf Weigela |
Xanthorhiza simplicissima | Yellowroot |
D. Recommended Evergreens: The following list of evergreens are recommended based on the Chicago Horticultural Society - Chicago Botanic Garden, "Best Evergreens for the Chicago Area", and the availability from local nurseries.
Botanical Name
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Common Name
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Botanical Name
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Common Name
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Abies concolor | White Fir |
Abies holophylla | Needle Fir |
Abies homolepis | Nikko Fir |
Abies koreana | Korean Fir |
Abies lasiocarpa | Alpine Fir |
Abies nordmanniana | Nordman Fir |
Chamaecyparis pisifera | Sawara False Cypresso |
Chamaecyparis pisifera, Filifera | Threadleaf False Cypress |
Juniperus Chinensis Cultivars varieties: | |
Armstrongii | Armstrong Juniper |
Blue Point | Blue Point Juniper |
Columnaris Glauca | Blue Columnar Chinese |
Fairview | Fairview Chinese Juniper |
Hetzii Columnaris | Hetz Columnar Juniper |
Iowa | Iowa Chinese Juniper |
Keterleeri | Keteleer Chinese Juniper |
Maneyi | Maney Chinese Juniper |
Old Gold | Old Gold Juniper |
Pfitzeriana Compacta | Compact Pfitzer Juniper |
Pfitzeriana Kallay | Kallay Pfitzer Juniper |
var. sargentii | Sargent Juniper |
var. sargentii | Blue Sargent Juniper |
Mint Julep | Mint Julep Juniper |
Wintergreen | Wintergreen Juniper |
Juniperus communis Repanda | Creeping Juniper |
Juniperus horizontalis Cultivars: | |
Bar Harbor | Bar Harbor Juniper |
Blue Chip | Blue Chip Juniper |
Dunvegan Blue | Dunvegan Blue Juniper |
Livida | Livida Juniper |
Plumosa Compacta | Tures Strain Andorra |
Wiltonii | Blue Rag Juniper |
Wisconsin | Wisconsin Juniper |
Juniperus procumbens | Japanese Garden Juniper |
Juniperus procumbens Nana | Dwarf Japanese Gdn Juniper |
Juniperus sabina Broadmoor | Broadmoor Juniper |
Juniperus sabina Buffalo | Buffalo Juniper |
Juniperus squamato Blue Star | Blue Star Juniper |
Juniperus virginiana Cultivars: | |
Burkee | Burk Red Cedar |
Canaertii | Canaert Red Cedar |
Glauca | Blue Red Cedar |
Grey Owl | Grey Owl Red Cedar |
Hillii | Hill's Red Cedar |
Kosteri | Kosteri Red Cedar |
Silver Spreader | Silver Spreader Red Cedar |
Picea abies | Norway Spruce |
Picea abies Nidiformis | Bird's Nest Spruce |
Picea glauca | White Spruce |
Picea glauca Conica | Dwarf's Alberta Spruce |
Picea omorika | Serbian Spruce |
Picea orientalis | Oriental Spruce |
Picea pungens | Colorado Spruce |
Picea pungens Cultivars: | |
Glauca | Colorado Blue Spruce |
Hoopsii | Hoopsii |
Moerheimii | Moerheim Spruce |
Thompsen | Thompsen Spruce |
Pinus cembra | Swiss Stone Pine |
Pinus densiflora Umbraculifera | Tanyosho Pine |
Pinus flexilis | Lumber Pine |
Pinus koraiensis | Korean Pine |
Pinus mugo var. mugo | Dwarf Mugho Pine |
Pinus parviflora | Japanese White Pine |
Pinus strobus | Eastern White Pine |
Pinus wallichiana | Himalayan Pine |
Pseudotsuga menziesi | Douglas Fir |
Taxus cuspidata | Japanese Yew |
Taxus cuspidata Capitata | Japanese Yew |
Taxus cuspidata Nana | Dwarf Japanese Yew |
Taxus X media Cultivars: | |
Berryhilli | Berryhill Yew |
Dark Green Spreader | Dark Green Spreader Yew |
Densiformis | Dense Yew |
Hatfieldii | Hatfield Yew |
Hicksii | Hicks Yew |
Nigra | Nigra |
Tauntonii | Tauntonii |
Thuja occidentalis Cultivars (Arborviate): | |
Danica | Danica |
Holmstrup | Holmstrup |
Little gem | Little gem |
Nigra | Wintergreen |
Techny | Techny |
Thuja plicata | Giant arborviate |
Tsuga canadenis | Canadian hemlock |
Wareana | Siberian |
Woodwardii | Woodward |
B. microphylla var. koreana cultivars: | |
Sunnyside | Sunnyside box |
Winter beauty | Winter beauty box |
Wintergreen | Wintergreen box |
B. microphylla X B sempervirens hybrid cultivars: | |
Green gem | Green gem box |
Green mountain | Green mountain box |
Green velvet | Green velvet box |
(Ord. 94-29, 10-26-1994)