The following trees are prohibited and shall not be planted on Village property due to commonly acknowledged high maintenance and undesirable characteristics (such as, but not limited to, brittle wood, cavity prone, excessive deadwood, susceptibility to disease) associated therewith:
Latin Name | Common Name or Type |
Latin Name | Common Name or Type |
Acer campestre | Hedge maple |
Acer negundo | Box elder |
Acer saccharinum | Silver maple |
Ailanthus glandulosa | Tree of heaven |
Ginkgo biloba (female) | Ginkgo |
Morus - all species | Mulberry |
Populus - all species 1/ | Poplars |
Pyrus calleryana cultivars | Callery pear |
Salix - all species | Willows |
Ulmus americana 2/ | American elm |
Ulmus pumila | Siberian elm |
Fraxinus | Ash |
All types of fruit trees producing fruit typically for human consumption | |
The aforesaid trees now existing on Village property shall gradually be removed through normal attrition and replaced with approved trees. The Village Arborist may permit a prohibited tree to remain when in their professional opinion a particular specimen exhibits redeeming characteristics typical of a desirable species but uncharacteristic for the prohibited specimen's species.
(Ord. 23-4369, passed 7-20-23)