§ 94.25 OFFICIAL TREE SPECIES LIST.

   (A)   (1)   Street and park trees are suitable for planting under or near overhead utility lines.

      (2)   Most of these species are approved by your local power company as part of its tree replacement program.

   (B)   Park and yard trees are intended to be planted well away from utility lines and at least 25 feet away from buildings.

   (C)   (1)   Many of these trees are native to West Virginia, but trees that are not native are known to perform quite well in this area.

      (2)   However, all trees do have limitations and cannot survive without proper planting and maintenance.

      (3)   Many problems can be avoided by planting the proper tree species in the correct growing sites.

Official Street Tree and Park Tree Species List
Street and Park Trees (Less than 30 Ft. Mature Height)
Common Name	Shape
Azboritae	P
Cherry, Oriental	U
Cherry, Sargent	C
Cherry Schubert	O
Cherry, Yoshino
Crabapple, Flowering	V
Dogwood, Flowering	W
Dogwood, Korean	W
Golden-rain Tree	R
Hawthorne, Crimson Cloud	R
Hawthorne, Lavalle	R
Hawthorne, Washington	R
Hawthorne, Winter King	R
Holly, China Girl and Boy
Holly, Foster	P
Holly, Nellie Stevens	P
Lilac, Japanese Tree	R
Magnolia, Jane	R/O
Magnolia, Saucer	R/O
Magnolia, Star	R/O
Maple, Amur	V
Maple, Hedge	O
Maple, Japanese	O
Maple, Paperbark	P
Pear, Silver Frost Weeping	R
Pine, Japanese Black	O
Plum, Flowering	R
Redbud	R
Serviceberry	R
Silverbell	C
Smoke Tree	V
Snowball, Japanese	C
Spruce, Dwarf Alberta	P
White Fringe Tree	R
Yew, Hicks	P

Official Street Tree and Park Tree Species List
Park and Yard Trees (30 Ft. to 50 Ft. Mature Height)
Common Name	Shape
Ash, European Mountain	P
Ash, Green	O/U
Corktree, Amur	O
Ginko (males only)	P
Holly, American	P
Honeylocust, Thornless	U
Hornbeam, American	P
Maple, Norway	O
Maple, Red	C/O
Oak, Post	R
Pear, Callery	P/U
Sourwood	P

 

(Ord. passed 5-2-2016)