RECOMMENDED TREE SPECIES
Large Shade Trees (45-65 feet, º generally thought to be too large for street plantings)
| Western (Northern) Catalpa x* |
Catalpa speciosa |
| Common (Western) Hackberry x |
Celtis occidentalis |
| American Ash * |
Fraxinus americana ‘Autumn Purple’ |
| Green Ash, male plants x |
Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Patmore’ |
| Honeylocust, thornless |
Gleditsia triacanthos inermis |
| Kentucky Coffeetree x |
Gymnocladus dioicus |
| Black Walnut x* ^ |
Juglans nigra |
| White Mulberry x^ |
Morus alba |
| Swamp White Oak ^ |
Quercus bicolor |
| Bur Oak M ^ |
Quercus macrocarpa |
| American Linden * |
Tilia americana |
| American Elm |
Ulmus americana |
| Lacebark (Chinese) Elm x |
Ulmus parvifolia |
Medium Shade Trees (25-45 feet)
| Bigtooth Maple x* |
Acer grandidentatum |
| Golden Raintree x* |
Koelreuteria paniculata |
| Canada Red Cherry x* |
Prunus virginiana ‘Schubert’ |
| Black Locust x*^ |
Robinia psuedoacacia |
| Littleleaf Linden * |
Tilia cordata |
| Redmond Linden * |
Tilia americana ‘Redmond’ |
Small Trees or Large Shrubs (12-25 feet)
| Amur Maple * |
Acer ginnala |
| Tatarian Maple * |
Acer tataricum |
| Ohio Buckeye x* ^ |
Aesculus glabra |
| Saskatoon Serviceberry x* |
Amelanchier alnifolia |
| Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany |
Cercocarpus ledifolius |
| Russian Hawthorn * |
Crataegus ambigua |
| Cockspur Hawthorn, thornless * |
Crataegus crusgalli inermis |
| Downy Hawthorn x* |
Crataegus mollis |
| Washington Hawthorn * |
Crataegus phaenopyrum |
| Crabapple, fruit-bearing * |
Malus ‘Bob White’ - white flowers ‘Centurion’ - rosy red flowers ‘David’ - pink, then white flowers ‘Indian summer’ - red flowers ‘Profusion’ - pink flowers |
| American Plum x* |
Prunus americana |
| Amur Chokecherry * |
Prunus maackii |
| Princess Kay Plum * |
Prunus nigra ‘Princess Kay" |
| Gambel Oak x * ^ |
Quercus gambelii |
| New Mexican Locust x * |
Robinia neomexicana |
| Japanese Tree Lilac * |
Syringa reticulata |
Large Evergreens (30-60 feet - º generally thought to be too large for street plantings)
| Southwestern White Pine ^ |
Pinus strobiformus |
| Austrian Pine x ^ |
Pinus nigra |
| Ponderosa Pine x |
Pinus ponderosa |
Medium Evergreens ° (15-25 feet)
| Junipers, upright |
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| Eastern Red Cedar ^ |
Juniperus virginiana ‘Hillspire’ |
| Chinese x ^ |
Juniperus chinensis ‘Spearmint’ |
| Rocky Mountain x ^ |
Juniperus scopulorum ‘Cologreen’, ‘Grey Gleam’, ‘Wichita Blue’ |
| One Seed x ^ | Juniperus monosperma |
| Pinyon (Piñon) Pine x |
Pinus cembroides edulis |
| Bristlecone Pine x |
Pinus longaeva (formerly aristata) |
Key:
x - Plants for XeriscapeTM plantings (drought tolerant)
º- Plants not good for street plantings
* - Colorful leaves, flowers, bark or fruit
^ - Plants thought to be tolerant of salt (little research has been done.)
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