Tree species list - co-benefits of trees used in tree trenches/tree boxes
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.
| 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. 2024. 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 Plants Database. |
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