Tree Planting Program
Recommended Large Deciduous Trees
Recommended Medium Deciduous Trees
Recommended Small Deciduous Trees
Restricted Trees
Recommended Large Deciduous Trees (40' and
over)
| Common Name | Cultivars |
|---|---|
| Sugar Maple | 'Green Mountain' 'Fairview' 'Goldspire' |
| Red Maple | 'Armstrong' 'Bowhall' 'Red Sunset' 'Autumn Flame' 'October Glory' 'Schlesinger' |
| Hackberry | |
| American Beech | |
| European Beech | |
| White Ash | 'Autumn Applause' 'Autumn Purple' 'Champaign County' 'Windy City' |
| Green Ash | 'Marshall's Seedless' 'Summit' 'Honeyshade' 'Cimmaron' |
| Ginkgo (male) | |
| Kentucky Coffeetree (male) | |
| Cucumber Magnolia | |
| European Larch | |
| White Oak | |
| Red Oak | |
| Swamp White Oak | |
| Shingle Oak | |
| Bur Oak | |
| English Oak | 'Skymaster' |
| Chinquapin Oak | |
| Sassafras | |
| Bald Cypress | 'Shawnee Brave' |
| Redmond Linden | 'Redmond' |
| Silver Linden | 'Sterling Silver' |
| Crimean Linden | 'Laurelhurst' |
| Zelkova Tree | 'Green Vase' 'Halka' 'Village Green' |
| *Accolade Elm | 'Morton' |
| *Homestead Elm | 'Homestead' |
| *New Horizon Elm | 'New Horizon' |
| *Pioneer Elm | 'Pioneer' |
| *Valley Forge Elm | 'Valley Forge' |
| *Triumph Elm | 'Morton Glossy' |
* - Denotes varieties resistant to Dutch Elm Disease.
Recommended Medium Deciduous Trees (25'
- 40' tall)
| Common Name | Cultivars |
|---|---|
| European Black Alder | |
| European Hornbeam | |
| American Hornbeam | |
| Katsura Tree | |
| Yellowwood | |
| Saucer Magnolia | |
| Black Gum | |
| Hophornbeam (Ironwood) | |
| Litteleaf Linden | 'Greenspire' 'Chancellor' 'Glenleven' 'Tures' |
| Amur Corktree | 'Macho' |
| Callery Pear | 'Aristocrat' 'Cleveland Select' 'Redspire' |
Recommended Small Deciduous Trees (25' and under)
| Common Name | Cultivars |
|---|---|
| Paperbark Maple | |
| Amur Maple | 'Flame' |
| Serviceberry | 'Autumn Brilliance' 'Forest Prince' 'Princess Diana' 'Robin Hill' |
| Allegheny Serviceberry | 'Prince Charles' |
| Eastern Redbud | |
| Pagoda Dogwood | |
| Kousa Dogwood | |
| Cornelian cherry Dogwood | 'Golden Glory' |
| Common Witchhazel | |
| Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn | |
| Winter King Hawthorn | 'Winter King' |
| Carolina Silverbell | |
| Star Magnolia | 'Royal Star' |
| Sweetbay Magnolia | |
| Peking Tree Lilac | 'Morton' |
| Japanese Tree Lilac | 'Ivory Silk' 'Summer Snow' |
| White Fringetree | |
| *Flowering Crabapple | 'Adams' 'Beverly' 'Calocarpa' 'Coralburst' 'Donald Wyman' 'Harvest Gold' 'Indian Magic' 'Prairiefire' 'Red Jewel' 'Sugar Tyme' |
* the suggested crabapples have been recommended due to local adaptability and resistance to foliar diseases. Not all varieties listed are deemed suitable as parkway or street trees because of growth habits or characteristics. Some varieties may pose visibility or obstruction problems.
Restricted Trees
The following is a listing of trees commonly found in our locale. Specific species chosen are based on fruiting habits, growth habits, form, susceptibility to serious diseases and insects, propensity to storm damage, and other limitations. Listed limitations are the more serious problems for our specific area.
| Common Name | Problem/Limitation |
|---|---|
| American Elm | Dutch Elm Disease, serious disease |
| Moline Elm | Dutch Elm Disease, serious disease |
| Siberian Elm | Dutch Elm Disease, serious disease |
| Vase/ Holly Leaf Elm | Dutch Elm Disease, serious disease |
| Winged Elm | Dutch Elm Disease, serious disease |
| Slippery Elm | Dutch Elm Disease, serious disease |
| Cottonwood | Weak wooded, fast growing |
| Tuliptree | Weak wooded, storm damage |
| Mulberry (all varieties) | Littering fruit |
| Willow (all varieties) | Weak wooded, storm damage |
| Tree of Heaven | Aggressive, weak wooded |
| Ginkgo (female) | Malodorous fruit |
| Poplar (all varieties) | Fast growing, weak wooded |
| Sycamore (all varieties) | Twig blight |
| Catalpa | Littering fruit |
| Silver Maple | Storm damage, tree rot |
| Box Elder | Fast growing, weak wooded |
| Pin Oak | Iron Chlorosis |
| Sweet gum | Littering fruit |
| Russian Olive | Disease, storm damage |
| Honey Locust | Thorns, serious disease problem |
| Royal Paulownia | Questionable hardiness |
| Black Locust | Thorns, borers, shallow rooted |
| Horsechestnut | Leaf blotch, foliar disease |
| Birch | Borers |
| Mountain Ash | Borers |
| Osage Orange | Littering fruit |
| Persimmon (female) | Littering fruit |
| Kentucky Coffee tree (female) | Littering fruit |
| Walnut | Littering fruit |
| Fir | Form-visibility hazard |
| Arborvitae | Form-visibility hazard |
| Pine | Form-visibility hazard |
| Spruce | Form-visibility hazard |
| Hemlock | Form-visibility hazard |
| Juniper | Form-visibility hazard |
| Yew | Form-visibility hazard |