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 name1,2,3,4 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 Native ST D FS, PS U R
Amelanchier spp. 2 Juneberry/serviceberry Native, cultivars ST D FS, PS, SS U M
Betula nigra 'Cully' & ' BNMFT' 1,2 Heritage and Dura-Heat river birch Native, cultivars ST D FS, PS M, O R
Betula populifolia 2 Gray birch Native ST D FS M, O R
Carpinus betulus 2 European hornbeam Non-native ST D FS, PS, SS U, M S
Carpinus caroliniana 2 American hornbeam Native ST D FS, PS, SS U, M S
Carya ovata 2 Shagbark hickory Native ST D FS, PS O S
Catalpa speciosa 2 Narthern catalpa Native ST D FS O R
Celtis occidentalis 2 Common hackberry Native ST D FS, PS M, O R
Cercis canadensis 2 Eastern redbud Native L D FS, PS, SS M, O S
Cladrastus kentukea 2 Yellowood, Kentucky yellowood Native (American E, SE, NE) ST D FS M, O M
Crataegus crus-galli var. inermis 2 Thornless cockspur hawthorn Native cultivar ST D FS U, M M
Crataegus phaenopyrum 2 Washington hawthorn Native (American E) ST D FS U, M M
Fraxinus americana 2 White ash Native ST D FS U, M, O M
Fraxinus mandshurica manchrian ash Non-native ST D FS, PS M, O M
Fraxinus nigra 1 Black ash Native ST D FS U, M, O S
Fraxinus pennsylvanica 1,2 Green ash Native ST D FS U, M, O S
Gingko biloba 2 Gingko – male only Non-native ST D FS M, O S
Gleditsia tricanthos var. inermis 2 Thornless common honeylocust Native ST D FS, PS, SS M, O R
Gymnocladus dioicus 2 Kentucky coffeetree Native ST D FS M, O S
Larix decidua 3 European larch Non-native ST D/C FS M, O S
Larix laricina 1 Tamarack Native ST D/C FS O M
Maackia amurensis 2 Amur maackia Non-native ST D FS M, O
Malus spp. 2 Crabapple spp. Native, cultivars ST D FS U, M M
Ostrya virginiana 2 American hophornbeam, ironwood Native ST D FS, PS, SS U, M S
Phellodendron amurense 2 Amur corktree Non-native ST D FS
Populus grandidentata Michx. 2 Bigtooth aspen Native L D FS O R
Populus deltoides 1,2 Eastern cottonwood Native L D FS O R
Populus tremuloides 1,1 Quacking aspen Native L D FS M, O R
Prunus sargentii 2 Sargent cherry Non-native ST D FS R
Prunus virginiana 2 Chokecherry native L D FS U R
Pyrus fauriei 'Westwood' 2 Korean SunTM pear Non-native ST D FS M, O M
Pyrus ussuriensis 2 Ussurian pear, Chinese pear Non-native ST D FS M, O S
Quercus bicolor 2 Swamp white oak Native ST D FS O R
Quercus macropcarpa 2 Burr oak Native ST D FS O S
Quercus rubra 2 Red oak Native L D FS O R
Robinia pseudoacacia 2 Black locust, false acacia, robinia Native ST D FS, PS, SS O R
Salix nigra 1 Black willow Native L D FS U, M R
Salix babylonica Weeping or Babylon willow non-native ST D FS, PS O, M R
Sorbus americana 3 American mountainash Native L D FS M M
Sorbus alnifolia 2 Korean mountainash Non-native L D FS M M
Sorbus x hybrida, Sorbus x thuringiaca 2 Oak-leaf mountainash native hybrids (American NW) L D FS, PS M
Syringa reticulata 2 Japanese tree lilac Native (American S) ST D FS, PS U, M M
Taxodium distichum 2 Common baldcypress Native (American S) ST D FS O M
Tilia americana 2 Basswood Native ST D FS O M
Tilia cordata 2 Littleleaf linden Native ST D FS O M
Tilia x euchlora 2 Crimean linden, Caucasian lime Native (Canada) ST D FS O M
Ulmus x species 2 Elm hybrids Native hybrid, non-natives ST D FS O R

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