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SMALL TREES - Under 30 ft.
Plant 15 feet from utilities |
MEDIUM TREES - 30 to 60 ft.
Plant 35 feet from utilities |
LARGE TREES - Over 60 ft.
Plant 45 feet from utilities |
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
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Blooms |
| Bald Cypress |
Taxodium distichum |
50-70 |
20-30 |
Wide Range |
Range Full Sun |
Bullet-proof pine/spruce substitute |
| Blackgum |
Nyssa sylvatica |
40-60 |
20-30 |
Wide Range |
Sun - Lt. Shade |
Fantastic fall color |
| Elm, American |
Ulmus americana |
70-80 |
40-70 |
Moist |
Full SunChoos |
'Liberty', 'Valley Forge', 'Princeton' |
| Elm, Lacebark |
Ulmus parvifolia |
40-50 |
40-50 |
Moist |
Full Sun |
Specimen, prune for strength |
| Ginkgo |
Ginkgo biloba |
50-60 |
30-40 |
Average |
Sun - Lt. Shade |
Male cultivars only |
| Hackberry |
Celtis occidentalis |
45-70 |
45-70 |
Wide Range |
Full Sun |
Prune for strength when young |
| Hophornbeam |
Ostrya virginiana |
30-40 |
20-30 |
Average |
Sun - Lt. Shade |
Tough Native Tree |
| Honeylocust, Thornless |
Gleditsia triacanthos |
30-60 |
25-50 |
Wide Range |
Full Sun |
Prune for strength, light shade |
| Hornbeam, American |
Carpinus caroliniana |
30-40 |
20-30 |
Average |
Sun - Lt. Shade |
Prune up to show trunk |
| Hornbeam, European |
Carpinus betulus |
40-60 |
20-40 |
Average |
Sun - Lt. Shade |
Dense tree good for screening |
| Katsura |
Cercidiphyllum japonicum |
40-60 |
25-50 |
Moist |
Sun - Lt. Shade |
Water in summer to stop leaf drop |
Kentucky Coffeetree -
seedless varieties only |
Gymnocladus dioicus |
60-75 |
40-60 |
Average |
Full Sun |
Light shade, seed pods |
| Linden, American |
Tilia americana |
50-75 |
25-40 |
Moist |
Sun - Lt. Shade |
Specimen, attracts bees |
| Linden, Littleleaf |
Tilia cordata |
50-70 |
25-40 |
Average |
Sun - Lt. Shade |
'Greenspire',or 'Glenleven' |
| Linden, Silver |
Tilia tomentosa |
50-70 |
25-40 |
Average |
Sun - Lt. Shade |
Drought tolerent Tilia, Silver leaves |
| Maple, Hedge |
Acer campestre |
30-40 |
30-40 |
Wide Range |
Sun - Lt. Shade |
Good in dry, high pH soils |
| Maple, Norway |
Acer platanoides |
40-50 |
30-50 |
Wide Range |
Full Sun |
Watch for stem girdling roots |
| Maple, Red |
Acer rubrum |
40-70 |
30-50 |
Moist |
Sun - Lt. Shade |
Water during drought |
| Maple, Sugar |
Acer saccharum |
60-80 |
40-60 |
Moist |
Sun - Lt. Shade |
Storm resistant maple |
| Maple, Trident |
Acer buergerianum |
20-30 |
20-30 |
Average |
Sun - Lt. Shade |
Good urban tree |
| Oak, Bur |
Quercus macrocarpa |
70-80 |
70-80 |
Wide Range |
Full Sun |
Give plenty of space - gets huge |
| Oak, Chinkapin |
Quercus muehlenbergii |
40-50 |
50-60 |
Average |
Full Sun |
Specimen |
| Oak, English |
Quercus robur |
40-60 |
10-40 |
Average |
Full Sun |
'Fastigiata' is columnar |
| Oak, Sawtooth |
Quercus acutissima |
40-60 |
30-50 |
Average |
Full Sun |
Good shade tree |
| Oak, Shumard |
Quercus shumardii |
50-75 |
40-75 |
Average |
Full Sun |
Like Red Oak |
| Oak, Swamp White |
Quercus bicolor |
50-80 |
40-70 |
Moist |
Full Sun |
Good for wet sites and urban areas |
| Oak, White |
Quercus alba |
70-90 |
50-80 |
Wide Range |
Full Sun |
Great shade tree |
| Oak, Northern Red |
Quercus rubra |
60-80 |
60-80 |
Average |
Full Sun |
Good fall color, fast growth |
Osage Orange - thornless &
fruitless species |
Maclura pomifera var. inermis |
20-40 |
20-40 |
Wide Range |
Full Sun |
Very durable but thorns and fruit production
must be avoided. |
| Persian Parrotia |
Parrotia persica |
20-40 |
15-30 |
Average |
Sun - Lt. Shade |
Great specimen tree |
| Redbud, Eastern |
Cercis canadensis |
20-30 |
15-30 |
Average |
Sun - Lt. Shade |
'Forest Pansy' or white bud |
| Rubber Tree, Hardy |
Eucommia ulmodies |
40-60 |
40-60 |
Average |
Full Sun |
Great shade tree with few pests |
| Spruce, Black Hills |
Picea glauca 'Densata' |
30-50 |
10-20 |
Average |
Sun - Lt. Shade |
Good heat and drought tolerance |
| Spruce, Serbian |
Picea omorika |
50-60 |
20-30 |
Average |
Sun - Lt. Shade |
Urban tolerant, specimen |
| Yellowwood |
Cladrastis kentukea |
30-50 |
20-35 |
Average |
Full Sun |
Prune for strength in summer |
| Zelkova, Japanese |
Zelkova serrata |
40-60 |
40-60 |
Moist |
Full Sun |
Village Green' Prune for strength |
| NOT RECOMMENDED TREE CHART |
| Ash (Fraxinus species) |
Susceptible to insect damage |
| Birch (Betula species) |
Weak wood and can litter lawn |
| Boxelder (Acer negundo) |
Weak wood, attracts boxelder bugs |
| Catalpa (Catalpa speciosa) |
Weak wood, abundant seed pods |
| Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) |
Weak wood and abundant cottony seeds |
| Fir (Abies species) |
Can’t take our hot summers |
| Locust, Black (Robinia pseudoacacia) |
Thorns, weak wood and prone to insects |
| London Planetree ( Platanus acerifolia) |
Too large for most locations, leaf diseases |
| Mimosa (Albizia julibrissin) |
Weak wood and can litter lawn, abundant seed pods |
| Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia) |
Intolerant of hot weather |
| Mulberry (Morus species) – female |
Messy fruit |
| Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) |
Thorny husk around seed |
| Ornamental Pears (Pyrus species) |
Weak wood |
| Osage Orange (Maclura pormiferra) - fruiting |
Thorns and large fruit (hedge balls) |
| Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) |
Messy fruit |
| Pines (Pinus species) |
Susceptible to insect damage |
| Poplar (Populus species) |
Weak wood |
| Russian Olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) |
Thorns, short lived |
| Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum) |
Weak wood |
| Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis species) |
Too large for most locations, leaf diseases |
| Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) |
Weak wood, abundant seeds = invasion of lawn |
| Willow (Salix species) |
Weak wood, can litter lawn |
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
: Tree form who's shape is more narrow than
normal
: A unique vareity of the like tree.
: Naturally found in this local.
: How acid or basic the soil is. Low numbers=
acidic; High numbers=basic.
: Generally a high quality tree.
: Tree roots that overlay other roots or stems
that strangle them.
: Generally able to withstand both winter and
summer storms.
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Tolerates growth in an urban environment.
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Group of trees planted to reduce the effects of the wind.
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