Street trees, when planted, shall be located outside of the street right of way of any sewer or water easements that may be adjacent to the street right of way and planted in such manner as not to impair visibility at any corner or corners. Subdividers or developers should retain existing trees wherever possible and should plant only those trees listed below or varieties of comparable habit and character.
Street Trees for Medium Width Streets
Scientific Name | Common Name |
Acer platanoides | Norway maple |
Crataegus crus-galli | Cockspur hawthorn |
Liquidambar styraciflua | Sweet gum |
Ostrya virginiana | Hop hornbeam |
Quercus coccinea | Scarlet oak |
Sassafras albidum | Sassafras |
Sophora japonica | Japanese pagoda tree |
Tilia cordata | Little-leaf linden |
Street Trees for Wide Streets
Scientific Name | Common Name |
Acer saccharum | Sugar maple |
Celtis laevigata | Sugar hackberry |
Cercidiphyllum japonicum | Katsura tree |
Fraxinus americana | White ash |
Ginkgo biloba | Ginkgo (male only) |
Gleditsia triacanthos | Honey locust (thornless) |
Phellodendron amurense | Amur corktree |
Pinus strobus | White pine |
Platanus acerifolia | London plane tree |
Quercus borealis | Red oak |
Quercus palustris | Pin oak |
Zelkova serrata | Japanese zelkova |
Trees for Planting under Overhead Wires
Scientific Name | Common Name |
Acer campestre | Hedge maple |
Acer platanoides globosum | Globe norway maple |
Cornus florida | Flowering dogwood |
Crataegus lavallei | Lovalle hawthorne |
Malus "snowdrift," "radiant," "hopa," "strathmore," "zuni," "calocarpa." | Flowering crab |
Prunus serrulata | Flowering cherry |
Crataegus phacnopyrum | Washington hawthorne |