Prohibited Tree Species are listed below and are NOT permitted for planting within the public right-of-way in the Town of Long Beach, Indiana.
Any trees on Indiana invasive species council list https://www.entm.purdue.edu/iisc/invasiveplants.php
Any trees having weeping or pendulous branches.
Boxelder - Acer negundo - weak wood; aggressive; shallow roots
Norway Maple - Acer platanoides - invasive; shallow roots
Silver Maple - Acer saccharinum - weak wood; aggressive; shallow roots
Tartarian Maple - Acer tartarium - invasive
Tree of Heaven - Ailanthus altissima - invasive; suckers; weak wood; seeds
Paper Birch - Betula papyrifera - which are not resistant to the bronze birch borer
Russian Olive - Elaeagnus angustifolia - invasive; poor form; shallow roots; disease; thorns
Autumn Olive - Elaeagnus umbellata - invasive; poor form; shallow roots
Ash (Green and White) - Fraxinus - species do not use due to Emerald Ash borer
Ginkgo (female only) - Ginkgo biloba - (female only) due to odor and messy fruit
Osage-Orange (female only) - Maclura pomifera - fruit; thorns
White Mulberry - Morus alba- invasive; fruit; shallow roots
Amur Cork Tree - Phellodendron amurense - invasive
Callery Pear (All types) - Pyrus calleryana - very invasive, weak branching; low branches
White Poplar - Populus alba - suckers; shallow roots; weak wood
Cottonwood - Populus deltoides - weak wood; shallow roots; seeds
Lombardy Poplar - Populus nigra - insects; disease; short-lived
Black Locust - Robinia pseudoacacia - shallow; invasive roots
Willows (All types) - Salix- species invasive roots; weak wood; shallow roots
Mountain Ash - Sorbus Americana - susceptibility to borers; bacterial fire blight; susceptible to disease
Siberian Elm - Ulmus pumila - invasive; weak wood; susceptible to disease; seeds
Crabapple - Malus - only those with low disease resistance.
Walnut - Juglans nigra - large nut production
Spruce (All types) - Picea species - low branching; disease
Pines (All types) - Pinus species - low branching, salt spray damage; disease
Fir (All types) - Pseudotsuga species - low branching, salt spray damage; disease
Golden rain tree- Koelreuteria paniculate may be invasive and should not be planted in or adjacent to naturalized areas
Hardy Rubber Tree - Eucommia ulmoides may be invasive and should not be planted in or adjacent to naturalized areas
(Ord. 2023-04, passed 10-9-23)