Elm, Lacebark
Ginkgo
Ulmus parvifolia (pg. 62)
Ginkgo biloba (pg. 23)
50/50
60/30
N
N
Goldenrain Tree
Green Ash
Koelreuteria paniculata (pg. 91)
Fraxinus pennsylvanica (pg. 99)
40/40
60/30
N
N
Hackberry
Hardy Rubber Tree
Celtis laevigata (pg. 58)
Eucommia ulmoides (pg. 105)
50/40
50/50
N
M
Hawthorn
Crataegus spp.(pg. 56)
35/35
Y
Honeylocust
Hophornbeam
Hornbeam, American
Hornbeam, European
Gleditsia triacanthos (pg. 45)
Oystra virginiana
Carpinus caroliniana
Carpinus betulus (pg. 70)
45/35
40/30
30/30
50/35
N
M
Y
M
Y
N
N
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
N Fixes nitrogen, interesting bark
Y Great fall color needs moist, well-drained soil.
FS
FS
FS/PSh
FS
FS
Y
N
Y
Y
N
varies
Y
varies
R/P/S
Y
N
Y
N
N
Y
N
Y
N
N
Y
N
Y
N
N
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
N
N
Y
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
FS
FS
Full Sun
FS/PSh
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
FS
FS
N
N
Y
N
Y
Y
N
N
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
FS
Y/O/R/P Y
Y
Y
Y
N
FS/PSh
FS/SH
FS/FSh
Y
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y/O/R
N
Y
Y
N
Y
COMMENTS
Y
N
Y
Y
N
N
Y/O/S
Full Sun Yes
FS/PSh N
FS
Wide Pit Needed
30/20
75/50
20/20
30/30
80/50
SUITABLE FOR STREETS
Prunus spp. (pg. 51)
Gymnocladus dioicus (pg. 47)
Malus species (pg. 54)
Cornus kousa (pg. 96)
Ulmus americana spp. (pg. 63)
NATIVE
Cherry Species
Coffee Tree
Crabapple Species
Dogwood, Kousa
Elm, American spp.
SALT TOLERANT
Y
N
DROUGHT TOLERANT
30/30
50/30
FALL COLOR
HEIGHT/SPREAD
Maackia amurensis (pg. 50)
Nyssa sylvatica (pg. 98)
SHOWY FLOWERS
LATIN NAME
Amur maackia
Black Gum
SUN/SHADE
COMMON NAME
UNDERNEATH WIRES
STREET TREE CHARACTERISTIC CHART
Prefers full sun. Species often available at nurseries are: Spire
cherry, Sargent cherry, Kwanzan cherry, Yoshino cherry, Okame
cherry, Bird cherry, Autumn cherry
Seed pods messy but can be useful (coffee)
profuse flowers, some have ornamental fruit
Other types of dogwood are not recommended
Select disease resistant cultivars or hybrids
Handsome and shorter in stature than American Elm, disease
resistant
Open canopy; interesting leaf; select male species only
Summer flowers, interesting seed pods, can be used under high
power lines
Green Ash is messier but more tolerant of urban stress
Great for habitat and interesting bark. Lleaf disease can be
unattractive
Handsome disease-free tree
Fruit can be attractive, thorns on some trees (cruzgalli,
phaenopyrum)
Small leaves, withstands heavy pruning (can be used under high
power lines)
Not good with some urban stress, good succession tree
Muscle-like bark
Muscle-like bark
STREET TREE CHARACTERISTIC CHART
Horse Chestnut
Katsura Tree
Lilac Tree
Linden spp.
Linden, American
Magnolia
Maple, Hedge
Maple, Red
Maple, Sugar
Maple, Trident
Aesculus hippocastanum (pg. 90)
Cercidiphyllum japonicum (pg. 39)
Syringa reticulata (pg. 101)
Tilia spp.
Tilia americana (pg. 80)
Magnolia species (pg. 35)
Acer campestre
Acer rubrum (pg. 85)
Acer saccharum (pg. 84)
Acer buergeranum (pg. 87)
70/55
60/60
30/25
70/45
80/40
Varies
35/35
60/40
75/50
35/25
N
N
Y
N
N
N
Y
N
N
M
Oak,
Oak,
Oak,
Oak,
Oak,
Quercus
Quercus
Quercus
Quercus
Quercus
70/70
60/60
60/60
70/40
70/70
N
N
N
N
N
Bur
Chestnut
English
Pin
Red
macrocarpa
prinus
robur (pg. 79)
palustris
rubra
Oak, Scarlet
Oak, Shingle
Oak, Shumard
Quercus coccinea
Quercus imbricaria
Quercus shumardii
70/50
60/60
60/40
N
N
N
Oak, Swamp White
Oak, White
Oak, Willow
Pagoda Tree
Plum, Purpleleaf
Redbud, Eastern
Serviceberry
Sourwood
Stewartia, Japanese
Sweetgum
Tulip Tree
Turkish Filbert
Yellowwood
Quercus bicolor
Quercus alba
Quercus phellos
Styphnolobium japonica (pg. 49)
Prunus cerasifera Thunderleaf (pg. 53)
Cercis canadensis (pg. 44)
Amelanchier spp.(pg. 57)
Oxydendron arboreum
Stewartia pseudocamellia
Liquidambar styraciflua (pg. 38)
Liriodendron tulipifera (pg. 34)
Corylus colurna
Cladrastis kentukea (pg. 48)
75/60
75/60
60/40
50/40
25/25
30/35
30/25
30/20
30/20
75/50
90/50
50/35
50/55
N
N
N
M
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
N
N
Zelkova
Zelkova serrata (pg. 64)
60/40
M
FS
FS
FS
FS
FS/PSh
FS/PSh
FS/PSh
FS/PSh
FS/PSh
FS
FS
FS
FS
FS
FS
FS
FS
FS
FS
FS
FS
FS
FS
FS/SH
FS/SH
FS/PSh
FS/PSh
FS
FS
FS
FS
FS/PSh
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
Y/O
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y/O/R
Y/O/R
Y/O/R
N
N
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
N
Y
N
N
N
Y
N
N
N
Y
N
N
N
Y
N
N
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
N
N
Y
Y/B
N
B
R
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
R
Y/R/B
R/B
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
N
Y
Y/R/P
B/R
B
N
P
Y
O/R
M/S/P
R/O
Y/R
Y
N
Y/O
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
N
Y
N
Y
N
N
Y
N
Y
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
N
Y
N
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
N
N
N
R/B
Y
N
N
Y
N
Large flowering tree, leaf disease common. Baumannii variety is
seedless and good for streets.
Prefers moist soils
Only white flowers available
Flowers good for the production of honey
Flowers good for the production of honey
Great flowers
Small maple
Great fall color; upright forms available
Good for habitat. Sensitive to salt.
Medium-sized maple
Bark is deeply ridged-and-furrowed. Acorn cap is fringed.
Tolerant of urban conditions.
Acorns are valuable food for wildlife.
English oak has a fastigiate varaiety.
Widely planted and one of the most common oaks
Tolerant of pollution and is a great street tree.
More sensitive to urban conditions than pin and red oaks, but still
a good candidate for street trees
Old leaves persist through winter.
Leaf shape similar to pin and scarlet oaks
Naturally occurs in moist bottomlands. More tolerant of urban
conditions than white oak.
Acorns are valuable food for wildlife.
Fine texture and makes a good street tree.
Smaller tree with green stems, summer flowers
Red foliage, scale major problem
Not drought tolerant
Good understory tree (laevis, canadensis)
Summer flowers
Flaky colorful bark with showy flowers
Nice foliage; interesting fruit
Pretty tulip-shaped flowers and leaves
Excellent street tree with dark green foliage
Good flowers, weak wood
Elm like leaves, short upright form, can be used under high power
lines
STREET TREE CHARACTERISTIC CHART
KEY
SUN/SHADE
FS: Full sun
PSh: Part shade
FSh: Full shade
UNDERNEATH WIRES
Y: Yes
N: No
M: Maybe
FALL COLOR
B: Bronze
M: Maroon
O: Orange
P: Purple
R: Red
S: Scarlet
Y: Yellow
NOTE:
Availability of
trees is
dependant
on seasonal
availibility at
tree
nurseries.
REFERENCES USED:
Dirr, Michael A. Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Timber Press, 1997. Portland, Oregon.
Dirr, Michael A. Manual of Woody Landscape Plants. Stipes Publishing L.L.C., 1998. Champaign, Illinois
Gerhold and Lacass. Street Tree Factsheets. The Pennsylvania State University, 1993. University Park, PA
Staff of the LH. Bailey Hortorium, Cornell University, Hortus Third: A Concise Dictionary of Plants.
Cultivated in the United States and Canada. Macmillan Publishing Company, 1976. New York
The Greenbelt Native Plant Center Salt. Salt-Tolerant Species. NYC Dept of Parks and Recreation, 2011. NY, NY.
http://www.nycgovparks.org/greening/greenbelt-native-plant-center/garden-species-lists/garden-salt.