Trees to be planted in any public way shall be selected from the following lists of authorized tree species, and/or other species as approved by the Director of Public Works.
A. Large Trees: Only the following trees shall be planted in Village public ways where the clear space between the back of curb and sidewalk is ten feet (10') or greater:
Scientific Name | Common Name |
Scientific Name | Common Name |
Aesculus glabra | Ohio buckeye |
Celtis occidentalis | Common hackberry |
Gingko biloba | Gingko (male only) |
Gymnocladus dioica | Kentucky coffee tree |
Liriodendron tulipifera | Tulip tree |
Quercus bicolor | Swamp white oak |
Quercus ellipsoidalis | Northern pin oak |
Quercus ellipsoidalis | Hill oak |
Quercus macrocarpa | Bur oak |
Quercus rubra | Northern red oak |
Sophora japonica | Regent pagoda tree |
Taxodium distichum | Bald cypress |
Tilia americana | American linden |
Tilia cordata | Little leaf linden |
Ulmus hybrids | Hybrid elm |
Ulmus parvifolia | Lacebark elm |
B. Medium Trees: Only the following trees shall be planted in Village public ways where the clear space between the back of curb and sidewalk is six feet (6') or greater: (Ord. 2007-57, 10-11-2007)
Scientific Name | Common Name |
Scientific Name | Common Name |
Acer nigrum | Black maple |
Acer x freemanii | Freeman maples, hybrid |
Carpinus caroliniana | American hornbeam |
Corylus colurna | Turkish filbert |
Gleditsia triacanthos | Shademaster locust |
Gleditsia triacanthos | Skyline locust |
Liquidambar styraciflua | Sweetgum |
Ostrya virginiana | American hophornbeam |
Quercus muehlenbergii | Chinkapin oak |
Tilia americana | American basswood |
C. Small Trees: Only the following trees shall be planted in Village public ways where the clear space between the back of curb and sidewalk is four feet (4') to six feet (6') or with overhead utility lines:
Scientific Name | Common Name |
Amelanchier | Serviceberry (tree form) |
Cornus kousa | Kousa dogwood (tree form) |
Crataegus crusgalli | Thornless cockspur hawthorn |
Crataegus viridis | Winter king hawthorn |
Malus ssp. | Crabapple (disease resistant cultivars only) |
Syringa reticulata | Japanese tree lilac (tree form) |
(Ord. 2007-57, 10-11-2007; amd. Ord. 2019-41, 9-19-2019; Ord. 2020-11, 4-2-2020)