Tree species list - Suitable for CU structural soil Tree species list - Suitable for CU structural soil

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. Note that Fraxinus species (ash) should be avoided in areas where emerald ash borer is a concern.
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Scientific name1,2,3,4	Common name1,2,3,4
Carpinus betulus 2	European hornbeam
Catalpa speciosa 2	Northern catalpa
Celtis occidentalis 2	Common hackberry
Cercis canadensis 2	Eastern redbud
Crataegus crus-galli var. inermis 2	Thornless cockspur hawthorn
Crataegus phaenopyrum 2	Washington hawthorn
Fraxinus americana 2	White 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
Maackia amurensis 2	Amur maackia
Malus spp. 2	Crabapple spp.
Phellodendron amurense 2	Amur corktree
Pyrus fauriei 'Westwood' 2	Korean SunTM pear
Pyrus ussuriensis 2	Ussurian pear, Chinese pear
Quercus macropcarpa 2	Bur oak
Robinia pseudoacacia 2	Black locust, false acacia, robinia
Sorbus alnifolia 2	Korean mountainash
Sorbus x hybrida, Sorbus x thuringiaca 2	Oak-leaf mountainash
Syringa reticulata 2	Japanese tree lilac
Tilia americana 2	Basswood
Tilia cordata 2	Littleleaf linden
Tilia x euchlora 2	Crimean linden, Caucasian lime
Ulmus x species 2	Elm hybrids

¹Shaw, D. and R. Schmidt. 2003. Plants for Stormwater Design: Species Selection for the Upper Midwest. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
²Bassuk, 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
³USDA 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.