Shade Trees Allowed in Parkways
No Overhead Utilities
Minimum 2.5 Caliper
Native to Illinois
Buckeye, Ohio Aesculus glabra
Baldcypress Taxodium distichum
Catalpa Catalpa speciosa
Coffeetree, Kentucky Gymnocladus dioicus
Hackberry, Common Celtis occidentalis
Hickory, Bitternut Carya cordiformis
Hickory, Shagbark Carya ovata
Honeylocust, Thornless Gleditsia triacanthos
Horsechestnut, Common Aesculus hippocastanum
Ironwood Carpinus caroliniana
Linden, Beetree Tilia heterophylla
Maple, Black Acer nigrum
Maple, Freeman Acer x freemani
Maple, Red Acer rubrum
Maple, Sugar Acer saccharum
Oak, Black Quercus velutina
Oak, Bur Quercus macrocarpa
Oak, Chestnut Quercus prinus
Oak, Chinkapin Quercus muehlenbergii
Oak, Red Quercus rubra
Oak, Schumard Quercus shumardii
Oak, Shingle Quercus imbricaria
Oak, Swamp White Quercus bicolor
Oak, White Quercus alba
Pecan Carya illinoensis
Persimmon, Common Diospyros virginiana
Oak, English Quercus robur
Sassafras, Common Sassafras albidum
Oak, Sawtooth Quercus acutissima
Serviceberry, Allegheny Amelanchier laevis
Serviceberry, Downy Amelanchier arborea
Sourgum (Black Tupelo) Nyssa sylvatica
Pear, Callery Pyrus calleryana
Sycamore Platanus occidentalis
Serviceberry, Apple Amelanchier x grandiflora
Yellowwood Cladrastis kentukea
Shade Trees Allowed in Parkways
No Overhead Utilities
Minimum 2.5 caliper
Non-native to Illinois
Buckeye, Yellow Aesculus flava
Catalpa, Chinese Catalpa ovata
Cherry, Amur Chokeberry Prunus maackii
Cherry, Sargent Prunus sargentii
Chestnut, Chinese Castanea mollissima
Corktree, Amur Phellodendron amurense
Elm, English Ulmus procera
Elm, Homestead Ulmus x 'Homestead'
Elm, Chinese or Lacebark Ulmus parvifolia
Elm, Regal Ulmus x 'Regal'
Filbert, Turkish Corylus colunia
Ginkgo Gingko biloba
Holly, American Ilex opaca
Lilac, Japanese Tree Syringa reticulata
Linden, Bigleaf Tilia platyphyllos
Linden, American (Basswood) Tilia americana
Linden, Silver Tilia tomentosa
Lily of the Valley, Sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum
Maple, Hedge or Field Acer campestre
Maple, Miyabe Acer miyabei
Maple, Norway Acer platanoides
Maple, Purpleblow Acer truncatum
Maple, Sycamore or Planetree Acer pseudoplatanus
Maple, Tartarian Acer tataricum
Oak, English Quercus robur
Oak, Sawtooth Quercus acutissima
Pagoda-tree, Japanese Sophora japonica
Pear, Callery Pyrus calleryana
Serviceberry, Apple Amelanchier x grandilora
Serviceberry, Shadblow Amelanchier canadensis
Sweetgum, (Liquidamber sp.) Liquidambar styraciflua
Shade Trees Allowed in Parkways
With Overhead Utilities
Minimum 2.5 caliper
Native to Illinois
Buckeye, Red Aesculus x carnea
Crabapple, variety Malus
Fringetree, White Chionanthus virginicus
Ironwood Carpinus caroliniana
Viburnum, Blackhaw Viburnum prunifolium
Shade Trees Allowed in Parkways
With Overhead Utilities
Minimum 2.5 caliper
Non-native to Illinois
Dogwood, Cornelian-cherry Cornus mas
Hawthorn, Thornless Cockspur Crataegus crusgalli
(thornless)
Lilac, Pekin Syringa pekinensis
Lilac, Japanese Tree Syringa reticulata
Maple, Amur Acer ginnala
Maple, Hedge Acer campestre
Pear, Autumn Blaze Pyrus calleryana
Pear, Chanticleer Callery Pyrus calleryana
Redbud, (Northern selection) Cercis canadensis
Serviceberry, Apple Amelanchier x grandiflora
Smoketree, Common Cotinus coggygria
Viburnum, Siebold Viburnum sieboldii
Zelkova, Japanese Zelkova serrata
Prohibited Trees
The following trees are prohibited in parkways and parking lot landscaping due to disease potential and invasive nature.
All Ash (green, white, blue and all their varieties)
Fraxinus
Boxelder Acer negundo
Cottonwood, Eastern Populous deltoides
Tree of Heaven Ailanthus altissima
Willow Salix
Siberian Elm Ulmis pumila
Maple, Silver Acer sacchiarinum
(Ord. 2008-11-0207O, passed 11-25-2008)