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.
Small Deciduous Trees (mature size is 15’ to 30’ tall)
SP = Spring LSP = Late spring SU = Summer PDX = Portland or Willamette Valley native
Common name | Botanical name | Native | Wildlife value | Showy flowers | Showy fall color | Bark interest | Drought tolerance |
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Amur maackia | Maackia amurensis (inc. ‘Maacnificent’) | - | Flowers | SU | - | - | - |
Beech – Tricolor European | Fagus sylvatica ‘Roseomarginata’ or ‘Tricolor’ | - | Seeds | - | - | - | Low |
Birch – Shiloh Splash river | Betula nigra ‘Shiloh Splash’ | - | - | - | - | Yes | Low |
Buckeye – California | Aesculus californica | - | - | SU | - | - | High |
Buckeye – Red | Aesculus pavia | - | Flowers | SP | - | - | - |
Cascara buckthorn | Rhamnus purshiana | PDX | Fruit | - | - | - | Med |
Catalpa – Chinese | Catalpa ovata | - | Flowers | SU | - | - | - |
Cherry – Paperbark or Tibetan | Prunus serrula | - | - | - | - | Yes | - |
Cherry – Chokecherry | Prunus virginiana | PDX | Fruit | SP | - | - | - |
Cherry – Japanese flowering | Prunus serrulata | - | - | SP | Yes | - | - |
Cherry – Manchurian cherry | Prunus maackia | - | - | SP | Yes | Yes | - |
Crabapple – Golden Raindrops | Malus transitoria ‘Schmditcutleaf’ | - | Fruit | SP | - | - | - |
Crabapple – Cultivars | Malus x ‘Adirondack’, ‘Prairiefire’,’Professor Sprenger’, ‘Purple Prince’, ‘Royal Raindrops’ | - | Fruit | SP | - | - | - |
Crabapple – Tea | Malus hupehensis | - | Fruit | SP | - | - | - |
Crabapple – Western | Malus fusca | PDX | Fruit | SP | - | - | Med |
Crape myrtle – Hybrid | Lagerstroemia x fauriei ‘’Apalachee’, ‘Arapaho’, ’Biloxi’, ‘Choctaw’, ‘Centennial Spirit’, ‘Dynamite’, ‘Fantasy’, ‘Lipan’, ‘Muskogee’, ‘Natchez’, ‘Osage’, ‘Tuscarora’, ‘Sioux’, and ‘Wichita’ | - | Flowers | SU | Yes | Yes | - |
Dogwood – Rutger hybrid | Cornus x ‘Rutban’, ‘Rutdan’, ‘Rutgan’ e.g. ‘Aurora’, ‘Celestial’, ‘Constellation’, ‘Hyperion’, ‘Stellar Pink’, ‘Venus’ | - | Fruit | SP | Yes | - | - |
Dogwood – kousa | Cornus kousa (inc. ‘Blue Shadow’, ‘China Girl’, ‘Heart Throb’, ‘Milky Way Select’, Radiant Rose’, ‘Samaritan’, ‘Summer Majesty’) | - | Fruit | SP | Yes | Yes | - |
Dogwood – Cornelian cherry | Cornus mas (inc. ‘Golden Glory’) | - | Fruit | ESP | - | - | - |
Dogwood – Eddie’s White Wonder | Cornus x ‘Eddie’s White Wonder’ | - | Fruit | SP | Yes | - | - |
Dogwood – Starlight or Venus | Cornus x ‘KN4-43’ or ‘KN30-8’ | - | - | SP | Yes | - | - |
Elm – Emerald Sunshine hybrid | Ulmus propinqua 'JFS‐Bieberich' | - | - | - | Yes | - | - |
Epaulette tree | Pterostyrax hispidus | - | Flowers | SP | - | - | - |
Epaulette tree – Fragrant | Pterosytrax corymbosa | - | Flowers | SP | - | - | - |
Fringetree – Chinese | Chionanthus retusus (inc.‘Arnold’s Pride’, ‘Tokyo Tower’) | - | Flowers/Fruits | SP | - | Yes | - |
Goldenrain tree | Koelreuteria paniculata (inc. Coral Sun’, ‘September’ and ‘Summerburst’) | - | Flowers | SU | Yes | - | Med |
Hawthorn – Black | Crataegus douglasii | PDX | Fruits | SP | - | - | High |
Hawthorn – Thornless cockspur | Crataegus crus-galli var. inermis | - | Fruits | SP | Yes | - | Med |
Hawthorn – Lavelle | Crataegus x lavallei | - | Fruits | SP | Yes | - | Med |
Hawthorn – Washington | Crataegus phaenopyrum | - | Fruits | SP | Yes | - | Med |
Hornbeam – Frans Fontaine | Carpinus betulus ‘Frans Fontaine’ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Common name | Botanical name | Native | Wildlife value | Showy flowers | Showy fall color | Bark interest | Drought tolerance |
Hornbeam – Japanese | Carpinus japonica | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hornbeam – Looseflower | Carpinus laxiflora Syn. C. fargesii | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jujube or Chinese date | Ziziphus jujuba | - | Fruits | - | - | - | Med |
Maackia – Amur | Maackia amurensis | - | Flowers | SU | - | - | - |
Maackia – Chinese | Maackia chinensis | - | Flowers | SU | - | - | - |
Magnolia – Cultivars | Magnolia x ‘Athene’, ‘Atlas’, ‘Blushing Belle’, ‘Butterflies’, ‘Daybreak’, ‘Elizabeth’, ‘Emma Cook’, ‘Galaxy’, ‘Goldfinch’, ‘Iolanthe’, ‘Jon Jon’, ‘Judy Zuk’, ‘Legacy’, ‘Marjory Gossler’, ‘Milky Way’, ‘Porcelain Dove’, ‘Royal Crown’, ‘Sayonara’, ‘Serene’, ‘Solar Flare’, ‘Star Acclaim’, ‘Sunburst’, ‘Tranquility’, ‘Vulcan’, ‘Wada’s Memory’, ‘Yellow Fever’, and ‘Yellow Lantern’ | - | Seeds | SP | - | - | - |
Magnolia – Iufer willowleaf | Magnolia salicifolia ‘Iufer’ | - | Seeds | SP | - | - | - |
Magnolia – Loebner hybrid | Magnolia x loebneri ‘Ballerina’,‘Leonard Messel’, ‘Merrill’, ‘Spring Joy’ | - | Seeds | SP | - | - | - |
Magnolia – Saucer | Magnolia x soulangiana and cultivars | - | Seeds | SP | - | - | - |
Magnolia – Yulan | Magnolia denudata | - | Seeds | SP | - | - | - |
Magnolia – Zen | Magnolia zenii | - | Seeds | SP | - | - | - |
Maple – Korean | Acer pseudosieboldianum | - | - | - | Yes | - | - |
Maple – Paperbark | Acer griseum | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | - |
Maple – Shantung | Acer truncatum | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Maple – Three-flower maple | Acer triflorum | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | - |
Oak – Gambel | Quercus gambelii | - | Acorns | - | Yes | - | High |
Persian ironwood – smaller cultivars | Parrotia persica ‘Lamplighter’, ‘Persian Lace’, ‘Persian Spire’, ‘Ruby Lace’, and ‘Vanessa’ | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Med |
Persimmon – Cultivars of American | Diospyros virginiana ‘Early Golden’ or ‘Meader’ | - | Fruits | - | Yes | - | - |
Persimmon – Asian (all cultivars) | Diospyros kaki | - | Fruits | - | - | - | - |
Raisintree – Japanese | Hovenia dulcis | - | Fruits | - | - | - | - |
Redbud – Oklahoma Texas | Cercis canadensis var. texensis ‘Oklahoma’ | - | Flowers | SP | - | - | Med |
Smoketree – American | Cotinus obovatus | - | - | - | Yes | - | Med |
Snowbell – Fragrant | Styrax obassia | - | Flowers | LSP | - | - | - |
Stewartia – Beaked | Stewartia rostrata | - | Flowers | SP | Yes | - | Low |
Stewartia - Japanese | Stewartia pseudocamellia | - | Flowers | SU | Yes | Yes | Low |
Stewartia – Orangebark or tall | Stewartia monadelpha | - | Flowers | SU | Yes | Yes | - |
Stewartia – Toothed | Stewartia serrata | - | Flowers | SU | Yes | - | Low |
Tree lilac – Japanese | Syringa reticula ‘China Gold’, ‘Ivory Silk’ and ‘Summer Snow’ | - | Flowers | LSP | - | - | - |
Tree lilac – Peking | Syringa reticulata ssp. pekinensis ‘Beijing Gold’, ‘China Snow’, and ‘Summer Charm’ | - | Flowers | LSP | - | Yes | - |
Tupelo – Gum Drop | Nyssa sylvatica ‘JFS-PN Legacy 1’ | - | - | - | - | - | Low |
Willow – Scouler’s | Salix scouleriana | PDX | - | - | - | - | - |
Winged hackberry | Pteroceltis tatarinowii | - | - | - | - | Yes | Med |
Zelkova – City Sprite Japanese | Zelkova serrata ‘JFS-KW1’ | - | - | - | - | Yes | - |
Zelkova – Wireless | Zelkova serrata ‘Schmidtlow’ | - | - | - | - | Yes | - |