Tree species list - additional benefits
Non-stormwater benefits of 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 | Common name 1,2,3 | Additional benefit (F=human food, W=wildlife habitat/browse, L=lumber)3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acer saccharinum 1,2 | Silver maple | FWL | |
| Amelanchier spp. 2 | Juneberry/serviceberry | FW | |
| Betula populifolia 2 | Gray birch | W | |
| Carya ovata 2 | Shagbark hickory | FWL | |
| Catalpa speciosa 2 | Narthern catalpa | WL | |
| Celtis occidentalis 2 | Common hackberry | W | |
| Cercis canadensis 2 | Eastern redbud | W | |
| Cladrastus kentukea 2 | Yellowood, Kentucky yellowood | L | |
| Crataegus crus-galli var. inermis 2 | Thornless cockspur hawthorn | W | |
| Fraxinus americana 2 | White ash | WL | |
| Fraxinus mandshurica | manchrian ash | WL | |
| Fraxinus nigra 1 | Black ash | WL | |
| Fraxinus pennsylvanica 1,2 | Green ash | WL | |
| Gleditsia tricanthos var. inermis 2 | Thornless common honeylocust | WL | |
| Gymnocladus dioicus 2 | Kentucky coffeetree | WL | |
| Larix decidua 3 | European larch | L | |
| Larix laricina 1 | Tamarack | L | |
| Malus spp. 2 | Crabapple spp. | FW | |
| Ostrya virginiana 2 | American hophornbeam, ironwood | W | |
| Populus grandidentata Michx. | Bigtooth aspen | WL | |
| Populus deltoides 1,2 | Eastern cottonwood | L | |
| Populus tremuloides 1,1 | Quacking aspen | L | |
| Prunus virginiana 2 | Chokecherry | FW | |
| Quercus bicolor 2 | Swamp white oak | WL | |
| Quercus macropcarpa 2 | Burr oak | WL | |
| Quercus rubra 2 | Red oak | WL | |
| Robinia pseudoacacia 2 | Black locust, false acacia, robinia | L | |
| Salix babylonica | Weeping or Babylon willow | L | |
| Taxodium distichum 2 | Common baldcypress | L | |
| Tilia americana 2 | Basswood | WL |
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