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| − | <sup>1</sup> Shaw, D. and R. Schmidt. 2003. ''[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Minnesota_plant_lists Plants for Stormwater Design]: Species Selection for the Upper Midwest''. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)<br> | + | <sup>1</sup> Shaw, D. and R. Schmidt. 2003. ''[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Minnesota_plant_lists#Plants_for_Stormwater_Design Plants for Stormwater Design]: Species Selection for the Upper Midwest''. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)<br> |
<sup>2</sup> Bassuk, N. et al. 2009. ''[http://www.hort.cornell.edu/uhi/outreach/recurbtree/ Recommended Urban Trees: Site Assessment and Tree Selection for Stress Tolerance]''. Urban Horticulture Institute, Dept of Horticulture, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY<br> | <sup>2</sup> Bassuk, N. et al. 2009. ''[http://www.hort.cornell.edu/uhi/outreach/recurbtree/ Recommended Urban Trees: Site Assessment and Tree Selection for Stress Tolerance]''. Urban Horticulture Institute, Dept of Horticulture, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY<br> | ||
<sup>3</sup> [https://plants.usda.gov/home USDA NRCS Plants Database].<br> | <sup>3</sup> [https://plants.usda.gov/home USDA NRCS Plants Database].<br> | ||
Revision as of 20:29, 30 June 2022
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 | Northern catalpa | WL | |
| Celtis occidentalis 2 | Common hackberry | W | |
| Cercis canadensis 2 | Eastern redbud | W | |
| Cladrastis kentukea 2 | Yellowood, Kentucky yellowood | L | |
| Crataegus crus-galli var. inermis 2 | Thornless cockspur hawthorn | W | |
| Fraxinus americana 2 | White ash | WL | |
| Fraxinus mandschurica | Manchurian 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 | Quaking aspen | L | |
| Prunus virginiana 2 | Chokecherry | FW | |
| Quercus bicolor 2 | Swamp white oak | WL | |
| Quercus macrocarpa 2 | Bur 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.