The following list constitutes the official street species for Paxton, Illinois. All tree species on this list shall be native to the State of Illinois. No species other than those included in this list may be planted as street trees without written permission of the City Forestry Committee.
Small Trees (up to 25 feet) | Medium Trees (25 to 50 feet) | Large Trees (50 feet and up) |
Small Trees (up to 25 feet) | Medium Trees (25 to 50 feet) | Large Trees (50 feet and up) |
Flowering Dogwood | American Yellowwood | Sugar Maple |
Downy Serviceberry | Black Tupelo (Black Gum) | Black Maple |
Northern Redbud | Common Sassafras | Red Maple |
Prairie or Wild Crabapple | Ohio Buckeye | Northern Red Oak |
Cockspur Hawthorn | American or Hop Hornbeam | Chinapin Oak |
Carolina Silverbell | Pin Oak | |
Shingle Oak | ||
Scarlet Oak | ||
Black Oak | ||
Bur Oak | ||
White or Swamp White Oak | ||
Common Hackberry | ||
Common Baldcypress | ||
American Elm (Cultivars) | ||
Tulip Tree (Yellow Poplar) | ||
American Linden (Basswood) | ||
American Sweetgum | ||
(Ord. 89-16, passed 6-12-89; Am. Ord. 21-6, passed 4-13-21)