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 | Native hybrid | ST | D | FS, PS | O | R |
| Acer rubrum 2 | Red maple | Native, cultivars | ST | D | FS, PS | O | R |
| Acer saccharinum 1,2 | Silver maple | Native | ST | D | FS, PS | O | R |
| Acer saccharum 1,2 | Sugar maple | Native | ST | D | FS, PS | O | S |
| Alnus glutinosa 2 | European alder | Non-native | ST | D | FS, PS | U | R |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa 1,2 | Speckled alder | D | |||||
| Amelanchier spp. 2 | Juneberry/serviceberry | D | |||||
| Betula nigra 'Cully' & ' BNMFT' 1,2 | Heritage and Dura-Heat river birch | D | |||||
| Betula populifolia 2 | Gray birch | D | |||||
| Carpinus betulus 2 | European hornbeam | D | |||||
| Carpinus caroliniana 2 | American hornbeam | D | |||||
| Carya ovata 2 | Shagbark hickory | D | |||||
| Catalpa speciosa 2 | Narthern catalpa | D | |||||
| Celtis occidentalis 2 | Common hackberry | D | |||||
| Cercis canadensis 2 | Eastern redbud | D | |||||
| Cladrastus kentukea 2 | Yellowood, Kentucky yellowood | D | |||||
| Crataegus crus-galli var. inermis 2 | Thornless cockspur hawthorn | D | |||||
| Crataegus phaenopyrum 2 | Washington hawthorn | D | |||||
| Fraxinus americana 2 | White ash | D | |||||
| Fraxinus mandshurica | manchrian ash | D | |||||
| Fraxinus nigra 1 | Black ash | D | |||||
| Fraxinus pennsylvanica 1,2 | Green ash | D | |||||
| Gingko biloba 2 | Gingko – male only | D | |||||
| Gleditsia tricanthos var. inermis 2 | Thornless common honeylocust | D | |||||
| Gymnocladus dioicus 2 | Kentucky coffeetree | D | |||||
| Larix decidua 3 | European larch | D/C | |||||
| Larix laricina 1 | Tamarack | D/C | |||||
| Maackia amurensis 2 | Amur maackia | D | |||||
| Malus spp. 2 | Crabapple spp. | D | |||||
| Ostrya virginiana 2 | American hophornbeam, ironwood | D | |||||
| Phellodendron amurense 2 | Amur corktree | D | |||||
| Populus grandidentata Michx. 2 | Bigtooth aspen | D | |||||
| Populus deltoides 1,2 | Eastern cottonwood | D | |||||
| Populus tremuloides 1,1 | Quacking aspen | D | |||||
| Prunus sargentii 2 | Sargent cherry | D | |||||
| Prunus virginiana 2 | Chokecherry | D | |||||
| Pyrus fauriei 'Westwood' 2 | Korean SunTM pear | D | |||||
| Pyrus ussuriensis 2 | Ussurian pear, Chinese pear | D | |||||
| Quercus bicolor 2 | Swamp white oak | D | |||||
| Quercus macropcarpa 2 | Burr oak | D | |||||
| Quercus rubra 2 | Red oak | D | |||||
| Robinia pseudoacacia 2 | Black locust, false acacia, robinia | D | |||||
| Salix nigra 1 | Black willow | D | |||||
| Salix babylonica | Weeping or Babylon willow | D | |||||
| Sorbus americana 3 | American mountainash | D | |||||
| Sorbus alnifolia 2 | Korean mountainash | D | |||||
| Sorbus x hybrida, Sorbus x thuringiaca 2 | Oak-leaf mountainash | D | |||||
| Syringa reticulata 2 | Japanese tree lilac | D | |||||
| Taxodium distichum 2 | Common baldcypress | D | |||||
| Tilia americana 2 | Basswood | D | |||||
| Tilia cordata 2 | Littleleaf linden | D | |||||
| D | |||||||
| Tilia x euchlora 2 | Crimean linden, Caucasian lime | D | |||||
| Ulmus x species 2 | Elm hybrids | D |
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