Tree species list - tolerance to stresses Tree species list - tolerance to stresses

Information on tolerance to stresses 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	Minimum zone hardiness 2	Demonstrated tolerance to urban stresses 4,5	Tolerance to soil texture conditions (C=coars, M=medium, F=fine) 3	Salt tolerance2,3	Stress tolerance (A=anaerobic, L=alkali, V=vehicle exhaust, D=drought)3
Acer x freemanii2	Freeman maple	4			Yes
Acer rubrum 2	Red maple	3b	Yes	CMF	No	ALD
Acer saccharinum1,2	Silver maple	3b	Yes	CMF	Limited	AL
Acer saccharum1,2	Sugar maple	3b		CM	No	LD
Alnus glutinosa 2	European alder	4a		CMF	Yes	D
Alnus incana ssp. rugosa 1,2	Speckled alder	3		CMF		A
Amelanchier spp. 2	Juneberry/serviceberry	3b		CMF	No	L
Betula nigra 'Cully' & 'BNMFT'1,2	Heritage and Dura-Heat river birch	4a	Yes	CMF	No	A
Betula populifolia2	Gray birch	3		CMF	Limited	LD
Carpinus betulus2	European hornbeam	4b	Yes	CM	No
Carpinus caroliniana 2	American hornbeam	3b		CM	No
Carya ovata 2	Shagbark hickory	3		CMF	Limited	L
Catalpa speciosa 2	Narthern catalpa	4a	Yes	CM	Limited	D
Celtis occidentalis 2	Common hackberry	2a	Yes	CMF	Limited	ALD
Cercis canadensis 2	Eastern redbud	4b		MF	Limited	D
Cladrastis kentukea 2	Yellowood, Kentucky yellowood	4b		CM	No	L
Crataegus crus-galli var. inermis 2	Thornless cockspur hawthorn	4a	Yes	CMF	Yes	LD
Crataegus phaenopyrum 2	Washington hawthorn	4b	Yes	MF	Limited	D
Fraxinus americana 2	White ash	4a		CM	Yes	L
Fraxinus Manchurian	manchrian ash	2b		CM		L
Fraxinus nigra 1	Black ash	3		CM	No	L
Fraxinus pennsylvanica 1,2	Green ash	2	Yes	CMF	Yes	ALD
Gingko biloba 2	Gingko – male only	4b	Yes	CM	Yes
Gleditsia tricanthos var. inermis 2	Thornless common honeylocust	3b	Yes	MF	Yes	LD
Gymnocladus dioicus 2	Kentucky coffeetree	4a		CMF	Limited	D
Larix decidua 3	European larch	3		CM	No
Larix laricina 1	Tamarack	1		CM	No
Maackia amurensis 2	Amur maackia	4a	Yes			AD
Malus spp. 2	Crabapple spp.	4		CM	Yes	LD
Ostrya virginiana 2	American hophornbeam, ironwood	3b		CMF	No	LD
Phellodendron amurense 2	Amur corktree	4a				ALD
Populus grandidentata Michx. 2	Bigtooth aspen	1		CM	Limited	L
Populus deltoides 1,2	Eastern cottonwood	3		CMF	Limited	ALD
Populus tremuloides 1,1	Quaking aspen	1		CMF	Limited	L
Prunus sargentii 2	Sargent cherry	4b	Yes	CM	Yes
Prunus virginiana 2	Chokecherry	2		CMF	Limited	ALD
Pyrus fauriei 'Westwood' 2	Korean SunTM pear	4	Yes	CMF	Limited	D
Pyrus ussuriensis 2	Ussurian pear, Chinese pear	4	Yes	M	No	D
Quercus bicolor 2	Swamp white oak	4	Yes	CMF	No	A
Quercus macropcarpa 2	Bur oak	3a	Yes	CMF	No	LD
Quercus rubra 2	Red oak	3b	Yes	CMF		Yes
Robinia pseudoacacia 2	Black locust, false acacia, robinia	4		CMF	Yes	LD
Salix nigra 1	Black willow	3		CMF	No	A
Salix babylonica	Weeping or Babylon willow	2		CMF	Yes
Sorbus americana 3	American mountainash	4		CMF	No
Sorbus alnifolia 2	Korean mountainash	4b		M
Sorbus x hybrida, Sorbus x thuringiaca 2	Oak-leaf mountainash	3b
Syringa reticulata2	Japanese tree lilac	3a			Yes
Taxodium distichum 2	Common baldcypress	4	Yes	CMF	Yes	A
Tilia americana 2	Basswood	3a	Yes	CM	No
Tilia cordata 2	Littleleaf linden	4	Yes	CM	No	D
Tilia x euchlora 2	Crimean linden, Caucasian lime	4	Yes	M	No
Ulmus x species2	Elm hybrids	3b	Yes	CMF	Yes

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 Does not consider tolerance to salt, which can be an important urban stress. See column on salt tolerance.