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Replacing Trees Removed on Private Property
While street trees must be chosen from the appropriate Approved Street Tree Planting List for planting, there are no specific species that must be selected for planting trees on private property. This list presents options to help guide you in selecting a species to plant on your property.
Large Deciduous Trees (mature size is over 50’ tall)
SP = Spring LSP = Late spring SU = Summer
PDX = Portland or Willamette Valley native OR = Oregon native
Common name | Botanical name | Native | Wildlife value | Showy flowers | Showy fall color | Drought tolerance |
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Alder – Red | Alnus rubra | PDX | - | - | - | - |
Alder – White | Alnus rhombifolia | PDX | - | - | - | - |
Bald cypress | Taxodium distichum (inc. ‘Apache Chief’, ‘Green Whisper’, and ‘Shawnee Brave’) | - | - | - | Orange | - |
Beech – European | Fagus sylvatica (inc. ‘Asplenifolia’) | - | Seeds | - | - | Low |
Beech – Purple European | Fagus sylvatica 'Riversii' and ‘Swat Margaret’ | - | Seeds | - | - | Low |
Buckeye – Ohio | Aesculus glabra | - | - | - | Ora-Red | Med |
Catalpa – Northern | Catalpa speciosa | - | Flowers | SU | - | - |
Chilean beech – Roble | Nothofagus obliqua | - | - | - | Ora-Yel | - |
Coffeetree , Kentucky | Gymnocladus dioicus (inc. ‘Espresso’) | - | - | - | - | Med |
Dawn redwood | Metasequoia glyptostroboides (inc. ‘Ogon’) | - | - | - | Orange | - |
Dove tree | Davidia involucrata | - | - | SP | - | Low |
Elm – Triumph | Ulmus x ‘Morton Glossy’ | - | - | - | - | - |
Hazel – Turkish | Corylus colurna | - | Nuts | - | - | Med |
Hickory –Shagbark | Carya ovata | - | Nuts | - | Yellow | - |
Hornbeam – European | Carpinus betulus | - | - | - | - | - |
Katsura | Cercidiphyllum japonicum | - | - | - | Ora-Yel | Low |
Larch – Japanese | Larix kaempferi | - | Seeds | - | Gold | - |
Larch - Golden | Pseudolarix amabalis | - | - | - | Ora-Yel | Low |
Larch – Western | Larix occidentalis | OR | Seeds | - | Yellow | - |
Linden – American (tall cultivars) | Tilia americana (inc. ‘Boulevard’ and
‘Continental Appeal) | - | Flowers | - | - | - |
Linden – Silver | Tilia tomentosa | - | Flowers | - | - | Med |
Magnolia – Hou po | Magnolia officinalis | - | Seeds | SP | - | - |
Maple – Bigleaf | Acer macrophyllum | PDX | Seeds | - | - | Med |
Oak – Basket | Quercus michauxii | - | Acorns | - | - | - |
Oak – Black | Quercus velutina | - | Acorns | - | - | Med |
Oak – Bur | Quercus macrocarpa | - | Acorns | - | - | Med |
Oak – California black | Quercus kelloggii | PDX | Acorns | - | - | Med |
Oak – Canyon live | Quercus chrysolepis | PDX | Acorns | - | - | High |
Oak – Chinkapin | Quercus muehlenbergii | - | Acorns | - | - | Med |
Oak – Oregon white | Quercus garryana | PDX | Acorns | - | - | High |
Oak – Scarlet | Quercus coccinea | - | Acorns | - | Red | Med |
Oak – Shingle | Quercus imbricaria | - | Acorns | - | - | - |
Oak – Shumard | Quercus shumardii | - | Acorns | - | Red | Med |
Oak – Swamp white | Quercus bicolor (inc. ‘American Dream’) | - | Acorns | - | - | Med |
Oak – Turkey | Quercus cerris | - | Acorns | - | - | Med |
Oak – Valley | Quercus lobata | - | Acorns | - | - | Med |
Oak – White | Quercus alba | - | Acorns | - | Ora-red | Med |
Oak – Willow | Quercus phellos | - | Acorns | - | - | - |
Tulip tree – American | Liriodendron tulipifera (inc. ‘Fastigiata’) | - | Flowers | - | - | Low |
Tulip tree – Chinese | Liriodendron chinensis | - | Flowers | - | - | Low |
Zelkova – Green Vase | Zelkova serrata ‘Green Vase’ | - | - | - | Yes | - |