Street Trees Recommended for Connecticut
Scientific Name
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Acer buergerianum
Acer campestre
Acer rubrum 'Armstrong'
Acer rubrum 'Columnare'
Acer rubrum 'Northwood'
Acer rubrum 'October Glory'
Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset'
Aesculus octandra (flava)
Aesculus x carnea
Aesculux x carnea 'Briotii'
Celtis occidentalis2
Cercidiphyllum japonicum3
Corylus colurna
Crataegus x lavallei
Crataegus x mordenensis 'Toba'
Crataegus phaenopyrum
Crataegus phaenopyrum 'Fastigiata'
Crataegus viridis 'Winter King'
Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Marshall's Sdls.'
Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Newport'
Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Patmore'
Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Summit'
Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Urbanite'
Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo biloba 'Fastigiata'
Ginkgo biloba 'Sentry'
Gleditsia triacanthos inermis
Gleditsia tri. in. 'Halka'
Gleditsia tri. in. 'Moraine'
Gleditsia tri. in. 'Shademaster'
Gleditsia tri. in. 'Skyline'
Gleditsia tri. in. 'Sunburst'
Common Name
Trident Maple
Hedge Maple
Armstrong Red Maple
Columnar Red Maple
Northwood Red Maple
October Glory Red Maple
Red Sunset Red Maple
Yellow Buckeye
Red horsechestnut
Briotii Red horsechestnut
Common Hackberry
Katsuratree
Turkish Filbert
Lavalle Hawthorn
Toba Hawthorn
Washington Hawthorn
Fastigiate Washington Hawthorn
Winter King Hawthorn
Marshall's Seedless Green Ash
Newport Green Ash
Patmore Green Ash
Summit Green Ash
Urbanite Green Ash
Ginkgo
Fastigiate Ginkgo
Sentry Ginkgo
Thornless Honeylocust
Halka Honeylocust
Moraine Honeylocust
Shademaster Honeylocust
Skyline Honeylocust
Sunburst Honeylocust
Koelreuteria paniculata3
Liquidambar styraciflua1
Maackia amurensis3
Malus 'Adams'
Malus x atrosanguinea
Malus baccata 'Jackii'
Malus baccata mandshurica
Malus 'Baskatong'
Malus 'Beverly'
Malus 'Bob White'
Malus 'Centurion'
Malus 'Donald Wyman'
Malus 'Doubloons'
Malus 'Evelyn'
Malus floribunda
Malus 'Harvest Gold'
Malus hupehensis
Malus 'Jewelberry'
Malus 'Katherine'
Malus 'Liset'
Malus 'Prairifire'
Malus 'Prince Georges'
Malus 'Professor Sprenger'
Malus 'Red Jade'
Malus 'Robinson'
Malus 'Selkirk'
Malus 'Sentinel'
Malus sieboldii zumi 'Calocarpa'
Malus 'Snowdrift'
Malus tschonoskii
Malus 'White Angel'
Malus 'Zumirang'
Ostrya virginiana
Phellodendron amurense
Platanus x acerifolia 'Bloodgood'
Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat'
Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer'
Pyrus calleryana 'Redspire'
Quercus coccinea
Quercus palustris
Goldenrain Tree
Sweetgum
Amur Maackia
Adams Crabapple
Carmine Crabapple
Jackii Crabapple
Manchurian Crabapple
Baskatong Crabapple
Beverly Crabapple
Bob White Crabapple
Centurion Crabapple
Donald Wyman Crabapple
Doubloons Crabapple
Evelyn Crabapple
Japanese Flowering Crabapple
Harvest Gold Crabapple
Tea Crabapple
Jewelberry Crabapple
Katherine Crabapple
Liset Crabapple
Prairifire Crabapple
Prince Georges Crabapple
Professor Sprenger Crabapple
Red Jade Crabapple
Robinson Crabapple
Selkirk Crabapple
Sentinel Crabapple
Zumi Crabapple
Snowdrift Crabapple
Tschonoski Crabapple
White Angel Crabapple
Zumirang Crabapple
Hop Hornbeam
Amur Cork Tree
London Plane Tree
Aristocrat Callery Pear
Chanticleer Callery Pear
Redspire Callery Pear
Scarlet Oak
Pin Oak
Quercus robur
Quercus robur 'Concordia'
Quercus robur 'Fastigiata'
Quercus rubra
Quercus x shumardii
Sophora japonica
Sophora japonica 'Fastigiata'
Syringa reticulata
Tilia americana 'Redmond'
Tilia cordata
Tilia cordata 'Chancellor'
Tilia cordata 'Glenleven'
Tilia cordata 'Greenspire'
Tilia tomentosa
Tilia x euchlora
Ulmus 'Homestead'
Ulmus 'Pioneer'
Ulmus 'Urban Elm'
Ulmus parvifolia
Zelkova serrata
Zelkova serrata 'Halka'
Zelkova serrata 'Village Green'
English Oak
Golden Leaved English Oak
Fastigiate English Oak
Red Oak
Shumard Oak
Japanese Scholar Tree
Fastigiate Scholar Tree
Japanese Tree Lilac
Redmond American Linden
Littleleaf Linden
Chancellor Littleleaf Linden
Glenleven Littleleaf Linden
Greenspire Littleleaf Linden
Silver Linden
Crimean Linden
Homestead Elm
Pioneer Elm
Urban Elm
Lacebark Elm
Zelkova
Halka Zelkova
Village Green Zelkova
1.Large caliper trees are more hardy
2.Foliage can be disfigured because of gall damage
3.Tends to have branches low on the trunk
Prepared by: John Alexopoulos, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture
Mark H. Brand, Assistant Professor of Horticulture
Edward G. Corbett, Associate Professor of Ornamental Horticulture, University of Connecticut
Reviewed by UConn Home and Garden Education Center 2005.
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