Measure the width of the planting space from the inside of the curb to the edge of the sidewalk. Use this list for 4.0 to 5.9 foot wide planting spaces WITHOUT high voltage power lines. Other types of overhead lines are okay to plant under. Trees on this list are generally 30 - 65 ft (height) x 20 - 40 ft (width) at maturity.
Tree Type | Size | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Cypress | |||
| Shawnee Brave® Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum 'Mickelson' | 50 x 20 | fall color | Deciduous conifer. Feathery foliage turns orange/cinnamon in fall. Smaller form cultivar. |
| Birch | |||
Dura-Heat® River Birch Heritage® River Birch | 45 x 35 | unique bark | Most resistant species to the bronze birch borer. Prefers moist soils and may perform better in part shade. Naturally exfoliating bark makes for a very appealing tree. |
| Birch | |||
| Dura-Heat® River Birch Betula nigra 'BNMTF' Heritage® River Birch Betula nigra 'Cully' | 45 x 35 | unique bark | Most resistant species to the bronze birch borer. Prefers moist soils and may perform better in part shade. Naturally exfoliating bark makes for a very appealing tree. |
| Cascara | |||
| Cascara Frangula purshiana | 30 x 25 | native wildlife fall color part shade | This native tree performs best in part to full shade. Provides small black fruit that are a favorite with birds. Leaves turn golden in fall. |
| Cork Tree | |||
His Majesty Cork Tree Eyestopper® Cork Tree | 40 x 35 | fall color | Stout, medium-sized fruitless cultivars with corky bark and brilliant yellow fall color. |
| Cryptomeria | |||
| Sekkan Sugi Japanese Cedar Cryptomeria japonica 'Sekkan Sugi' | 50 x 15 | evergreen | Faster growing conifer with soft awl shaped deep green needles and a naturally narrow shape. New growth is curiously golden. |
| Elm | |||
| Frontier Elm Ulmus 'Frontier' | 40 x 30 | fall color unique bark | Unique elm hybrid with exfoliating bark revealing colorful patches. Reddish-purple fall color. Resistant to Dutch elm disease and tolerant of soil compaction. |
| Emerald Sunshine® Elm Ulmus propinqua 'JFS-Bierbach' | 35 x 25 | fall color | Smaller form Asian elm cultivar with moderate growth rate, dark green leaves, yellow fall foliage and good drought and pest resistance. Resistant to Dutch elm disease. |
| Filbert | |||
| Turkish Filbert Corylus colurna | 50 x 30 | wildlife | Tough and attractive tree. Does well in a variety of soil and environmental conditions. Resistant to heat, drought and pests. |
| Ginkgo | |||
Autumn Gold Ginkgo Biloba Fairmount Ginkgo Biloba Halka Ginkgo Biloba Golden Colonade® Ginkgo Biloba Maygar Ginkgo Biloba Saratoga Ginkgo Biloba Shangri-La Ginkgo Biloba | 45 x 35 45 x 25 40 x 35 40 x 25 45 x 35 35 x 25 45 x 35 | fall color | Slow growing but unique and elegant tree with golden yellow fall color. These fruitless cultivars are the right size for smaller planting strips. |
| Goldenrain Tree | |||
| Goldenrain Tree Koelreuteria paniculata | 30 x 25 | flowers fall color | Long clusters of yellow flowers bloom in mid-summer and form lantern-like seed capsules. Leaves change from red-copper in spring to green in summer and yellow-orange in fall. |
| Honeylocust | |||
Halka® Honeylocust Shademaster Honeylocust Skyline® Honeylocust | 45 x 40 | fall color | Fast growing, thornless cultivars with bright yellow fall color. Very tolerant of poor soils. 'Christie' produces seed pods. |
| Hophornbeam | |||
| American Hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana | 30 x 25 | fall color | Fruit clusters look like hop flowers. Pest resistant and drought tolerant. Bright orange-gold fall color. |
| Hornbeam | |||
European Hornbeam Pyramidal European Hornbeam | 40 x 25 | fall color | Slower growing, yet long-lived tree with silvery gray bark and bronze-yellow fall color. Tolerant of poor soil conditions. |
Firespire® American Hornbeam Native Flame® American Hornbeam | 30 x 25 | fall color | Slow growing, tough tree with an unusual fluted trunk. Fall color ranges from yellow to orange to red. |
| Ironwood | |||
Ruby Vase® Persian Ironwood Vanessa Persian Ironwood | 35 x 20 | fall color | Upright, narrow cultivars with brilliant yellow, orange and red fall colors. Exfoliating bark exhibits a mosaic of green, white, and brown. |
| Linden | |||
| Redmond American Linden Tilia americana 'Redmond' | 45 x 35 | fall color | Strong pyramidal form. Heart-shaped leaves are dark green in summer and yellow in fall. |
| Greenspire® Littleleaf Linden Tilia cordata 'PNI 6025' | 50 x 40 | fall color | Moderate with pyramidal form and yellow fall foliage. |
| Harvest Gold Littleleaf Linden Tilia 'Harvest Gold' | 35 x 25 | fall color | Deep green, glossy, heart-shaped leaves turn bright golden yellow in fall. |
| Silver Linden Tilia tomentosa 'Sterling' | 45 x 35 | fall color | Fast growing with silver green foliage. |
| Oak | |||
| Sawtooth Oak Quercus acutissima | 50 x 40 | wildlife | Fast growing oak with uniquely shaped shiny green leaves turning yellows in the fall. |
| Forest Green® Oak Quercus frainetto 'Schmidt' | 55 x 30 | wildlife | Glossy deep green summer foliage and amber colored fall color. |
| Silverleaf Oak Quercus hypoleucoides | 50 x 35 | evergreen wildlife | Faster growing with lance-shaped leaves are silvery white below and dark green above. |
| Bambooleaf Oak Quercus myrsinifolia | 35 x 25 | evergreen wildlife | Evergreen, fast grower, attractive year-round. Very cold hardy. |
| Pagodatree | |||
| Japanese Pagodatree Styphnolobium japonicum | 65 x 40 | wildlife flowers | Faster growing when young. Attractive compound foliage and fragrant late summer flowers. |
| Pine | |||
| Limber Pine Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf's Pyramid' | 35 x 15 | evergreen | Smaller form, slow growing pine with blue-green foliage. |
| Rubber Tree | |||
| Hardy Rubber Tree Eucommia ulmoides | 40 x 40 | Attractive glossy green foliage. Excellent resistance to insects and disease. | |
| Silverbell | |||
| Carolina Silverbell Halesia carolina | 40 x 35 | flowers fall color | Clusters of bell-shaped white flowers with light yellow fall color. |
| Tanoak | |||
| Tanoak Notholithocarpus densiflorus | 40 x 30 | evergreen | Broadleaf evergreen native to southern Oregon with acorn-like fruit. |
| Tupelo | |||
Afterburner® Black Tupelo Firestarter Tupelo Red Rage® Black Tupelo Sheri's Cloud Black Tupelo Wildfire Black Tupelo | 40 x 25 | wildlife | Great street tree with glossy green leaves and brilliant deep red and bright orange fall foliage. |
| Yellowwood | |||
| American Yellowwood Cladrastis kentukea | 40 x 40 | flowers fall color | Clusters of fragrant white flowers in spring. Yellow foliage in fall. |
| Zelkova | |||
| Green Vase® Japanese Zelkova Zelkova serrata 'Green Vase' | 40 x 30 | fall color unique bark | Moderate growing tree with vivid orange fall color, patchy grey, orange, brown trunk and graceful vase shape. |
| Village Green® Japanese Zelkova Zelkova serrata 'Village Green' | 40 x 30 | fall color unique bark | Fast growing cultivar with dark red fall color, patchy grey, orange, brown trunk and graceful vase shape. |