The purpose of the following Tree Equivalence Table is to:
(1) Illustrate the relative value of broad groups of trees, as well as individual trees;
(2) Provide guidance in choosing trees for replacement in situations requiring either replanting or enforcement action;
(3) Provide guidance in selecting trees to supplement inadequate buffers.
The following tree equivalence table is not limited to those trees listed:
CATEGORY I:
OVERSTORY HARDWOODS AND ENDANGERED SPECIES
Bur Oak
White Oak
Beech*
Kentucky Coffee
Eastern Red Bud
*Requires more protection during changes in grade.
CATEGORY II:
DECIDUOUS OVERSTORY HARDWOODS AND BROADLEAVED EVERGREEN UNDERSTORY
Common Bald Cypress
Box Elder
Ohio Buckeye - All varieties
Chestnut - All varieties
Tree-of-Heaven
Birch - All varieties
Hickory
Northern Catalpa
Hawthorn - All varieties
Ash - All varieties
Honey-locust - All thorn bearing and fruiting types
Walnut - All varieties
Mulberry
Poplar
Plum, Pear, Apple
Willow
Elm - All varieties
Maple - All varieties
Hackberry
Cucumber Tree
Sassafras
Sweetgum
Cherry
Basswood
Blackgum
Dogwood
Sycamore - All varieties
London Plane Tree
Japanese Pagoda Tree
Linden - All varieties
Ruby Red Horsechestnut
American Hornbeam
American Yellowwood
American Hophornbeam
Amur Corktree
Sakhalin Corktree
Sargent Cherry
Oak - All varieties
Willow Oak
Japanese Zelkova
CATEGORY III:
CONE BEARING EVERGREENS
Red Cedar - All varieties
Pine - All varieties
Fir - All varieties
Hemlock - All varieties
Spruce - All varieties
CATEGORY IV:
ORNAMENTAL
Allegheny Shadblow
Upright European Hornbeam
Katsure Tree
Japanese Cornel
Turkish Hazel
Magnolia - All varieties
Ginkgo
Goldenrain Tree
Flowering Crabapples
Purple-leafed Plum
Japanese Cherry
Weeping Higan Cherry
Calery Pear
Upright English Oak
Japanese Tree Lilac