§ 92.03 UNSUITABLE TREES.

   (A)   (1)   The following is a listing of the trees more or less common to our area not suitable as Street or Park Trees. Their lack of suitability is based on the undesirable growth habits, fruiting habits, form, susceptibility to serious diseases, propensity to storm damage, and a host of other limitations too numerous to mention.

      (2)   The limitations listed for each tree or species group are not all inclusive, and list only the more serious problems encountered locally.

   (B)   Any tree listed as unsuitable presently growing within City parks as a result of previous unrestricted and natural plantings constitutes a maintenance expense to the City; and, therefore, upon removal, shall be replaced with the appropriate, approved Small, Medium, or Large Tree.

UNSUITABLE TREES
Scientific Name	Common Name	Problem or Limitation
Albiers sp.	Fir	Form-visibility hazard
Acer negundo	Boxelder	Weak wooded
Acer platenoides	Norway Maple	Local problem
Acer saccharinum	Silver/Soft Maple	Subject to rot
Aesculus sp.	Horsechestnut	Foliar diseases
Ailanthus altissima	Tree of Heaven	Weak wooded, aggressive
Albizzia sp.	Mimosa	Not hardy
Betula sp. (non-native)	Birch	Environmental stress, borers
Catalpa	Catalpa	Littering fruit
Diospiros	Persimmon	Littering fruit
Elaeagnus spp.	Russian and Autumn Olive	Aggressive, littering fruit
Gleditsia sp.	Honey Locust	Serious disease
Juglans sp.	Walnut	Littering fruit
Mulus sp.	Common Apple	Littering fruit
Morus sp.	Mulberry	Littering fruit
Paulownia tomentosa	Royal Paulownia	Aggressive, thin skinned
Pines nigra	Austrian Pine	Storm damage
Pinues resinosa	Red Pine	Storm damage
inus sylvestris	Scotch Pine	Storm damage
Pinus taeda	Loblolly	Storm damage
Platanus occidentalis	Sycamore (American)	Disease
Populus sp.	Poplar	Weak wooded
Pyrus sp.	Common Pear	Littering fruit
Robinia sp.	Black Locust	Shallow rooted
Salix sp.	Willow	Weak wooded
Thulja sp.	Arbor-vitae	Form-visibility hazard
Ulmus sp.	Elm	Disease

 

(Prior Code, Art. 25, § 3)