Tree species list - general information
General information for several trees that can be used in tree trenches/tree boxes. NOTE: this list is not exhaustive and could include dozens of additional species.
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| Scientific name1,2,3,4 | Common name 1,2,3,4 | Native/non-native | Street (ST) or landscape (L) tree5 | Deciduous/conifer | Sun condition (FS=full sun, PS = part sun, SS = full shade)2,3,4 | Forest structure position (U = understory, M-mid-story, O=overstory) | Growth rate to maturity (S = slow, M = moderate, R=rapid)3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer x freemanii 2 | Freeman maple | ||||||
| Acer rubrum 2 | Red maple | ||||||
| Acer saccharinum 1,2 | Silver maple | ||||||
| Acer saccharum 1,2 | Sugar maple | ||||||
| Alnus glutinosa 2 | European alder | ||||||
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa 1,2 | Speckled alder | ||||||
| Amelanchier spp. 2 | Juneberry/serviceberry | ||||||
| Betula nigra 'Cully' & ' BNMFT' 1,2 | Heritage and Dura-Heat river birch | ||||||
| Betula populifolia 2 | Gray birch | ||||||
| Carpinus betulus 2 | European hornbeam | ||||||
| Carpinus caroliniana 2 | American hornbeam | ||||||
| Carya ovata 2 | Shagbark hickory | ||||||
| Catalpa speciosa 2 | Narthern catalpa | ||||||
| Celtis occidentalis 2 | Common hackberry | ||||||
| Cercis canadensis 2 | Eastern redbud | ||||||
| Cladrastus kentukea 2 | Yellowood, Kentucky yellowood | ||||||
| Crataegus crus-galli var. inermis 2 | Thornless cockspur hawthorn | ||||||
| Crataegus phaenopyrum 2 | Washington hawthorn | ||||||
| Fraxinus americana 2 | White ash | ||||||
| Fraxinus mandshurica | manchrian ash | ||||||
| Fraxinus nigra 1 | Black ash | ||||||
| Fraxinus pennsylvanica 1,2 | Green ash | ||||||
| Gingko biloba 2 | Gingko – male only | ||||||
| Gleditsia tricanthos var. inermis 2 | Thornless common honeylocust | ||||||
| Gymnocladus dioicus 2 | Kentucky coffeetree | ||||||
| Larix decidua 3 | European larch | ||||||
| Larix laricina 1 | Tamarack | ||||||
| Maackia amurensis 2 | Amur maackia | ||||||
| Malus spp. 2 | Crabapple spp. | ||||||
| Ostrya virginiana 2 | American hophornbeam, ironwood | ||||||
| Phellodendron amurense 2 | Amur corktree | ||||||
| Populus grandidentata Michx. 2 | Bigtooth aspen | ||||||
| Populus deltoides 1,2 | Eastern cottonwood | ||||||
| Populus tremuloides 1,1 | Quacking aspen | ||||||
| Prunus sargentii 2 | Sargent cherry | ||||||
| Prunus virginiana 2 | Chokecherry | ||||||
| Pyrus fauriei 'Westwood' 2 | Korean SunTM pear | ||||||
| Pyrus ussuriensis 2 | Ussurian pear, Chinese pear | ||||||
| Quercus bicolor 2 | Swamp white oak | ||||||
| Quercus macropcarpa 2 | Burr oak | ||||||
| Quercus rubra 2 | Red oak | ||||||
| Robinia pseudoacacia 2 | Black locust, false acacia, robinia | ||||||
| Salix nigra 1 | Black willow | ||||||
| Salix babylonica | Weeping or Babylon willow | ||||||
| Sorbus americana 3 | American mountainash | ||||||
| Sorbus alnifolia 2 | Korean mountainash | ||||||
| Sorbus x hybrida, Sorbus x thuringiaca 2 | Oak-leaf mountainash | ||||||
| Syringa reticulata 2 | Japanese tree lilac | ||||||
| Taxodium distichum 2 | Common baldcypress | ||||||
| Tilia americana 2 | Basswood | ||||||
| Tilia cordata 2 | Littleleaf linden | ||||||
| Tilia x euchlora 2 | Crimean linden, Caucasian lime | ||||||
| Ulmus x species 2 | Elm hybrids |
1 Shaw, D. and R. Schmidt. 2003. Plants for Stormwater Design: Species Selection for the Upper Midwest. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
2 Bassuk, N. et al. 2009. Recommended Urban Trees: Site Assessment and Tree Selection for Stress Tolerance. Urban Horticulture Institute, Dept of Horticulture, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
3 USDA NRCS Plants Database. www.usda.plants.gov
4 Dirr, M.. 1998. Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 5th Ed.. Timber Press, Inc. Portland, OR.
5 all trees work for landscape application