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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.
Medium Deciduous Trees (mature size is 30’ to 50’ tall)
SP = Spring LSP = Late spring SU = Summer
Common name | Botanical name | Native | Wildlife value | Showy flowers | Showy fall color | Bark interest | Drought tolerance |
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Beech – Medium-sized cultivars of European | Fagus sylvatica ‘Dawyck Gold’, ‘Dawyck Purple’, ‘Red Obelisk’, ‘Rohanii’ and ‘Zlatia’ | - | Seeds | - | - | - | Low |
Birch – River | Betula nigra (inc. ‘Dura-Heat’ and ‘Heritage’) | - | - | - | - | Yes | Low |
Catalpa – Purple | Catalpa x erubescens ‘Purpurea’ | - | Flowers | SU | - | - | - |
Chestnut – Chinese | Castanea mollissima | - | Nuts | - | - | - | - |
Cork tree – male cultivars | Phellodendron (inc. ’His Majesty’ and ‘Longenecker’) | - | - | - | Yes | - | Med |
Dogwood – Giant | Cornus controversa (inc.‘June Snow’ and ‘Variegata’) | - | Fruit | LSP | Yes | - | Low |
Elm – Emerald Sunshine | Ulmus propinqua ‘JFS Bierberich’ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Elm – Lacebark | Ulmus parvifolia ‘Allee’, ‘Athena’, ‘Bosque,’ ‘Emerald Prairie’ and ‘Golden Rey’ | - | - | - | Yes | - | - |
Elm – Frontier hybrid | Ulmus ‘Frontier’ | - | - | - | Yes | - | - |
Elm – Patriot hybrid | Ulmus x ‘Patriot’ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Elm – Prospector | Ulmus davidiana var. japonica ‘Prospector’ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eucommia Chinese rubbertree) | Eucommia ulmoides (inc. ‘Emerald Pointe’) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ginkgo – male cultivars | Ginkgo biloba ‘Autumn Gold’, ‘Golden Colonnade’, ‘Halka’, ‘Magyar’, ‘Presidential Gold’, ‘Saratoga’, ‘Windover Gold’ | - | - | - | Yes | - | - |
Katsura – Red Fox or Rotfuchs | Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Rotfuchs’ | - | - | - | Yes | - | Low |
Linden – American(mid-size cultivars) | Tilia americana (inc. ‘American Sentry’,‘Legend’ and ‘Redmond’) | - | Flowers | - | - | - | - |
Linden – Harvest Gold hybrid | Tilia x ‘Harvest Gold’ | - | Flowers | - | - | - | - |
Magnolia – Kobus | Magnolia kobus | - | Seeds | SP | - | - | - |
Magnolia – Sprenger | Magnolia sprengeri (inc. ‘Diva’) | - | Seeds | SP | - | - | - |
Magnolia – Veitch’s | Magnolia x veitchii | - | Seeds | SP | - | - | - |
Magnolia – Yellow Bird | Magnolia x ‘Yellow Bird’ | - | Seeds | SP | - | - | - |
Maple – Trident maple | Acer buergerianum | - | - | - | Yes | - | Med |
Mountain ash – Korean | Sorbus alnifolia | - | Fruits | SP | Yes | - | Med |
Oak – Blue | Quercus douglasii | - | Acorns | - | - | - | High |
Oak – Buckley or Texas red | Quercus buckleyi | - | Acorns | - | Yes | - | Med |
Oak – Forest Green | Quercus frainetto ‘Schmidt’ | - | Acorns | - | - | - | Med |
Oak – Sawtooth | Quercus acutissima | - | Acorns | - | - | - | - |
Osage orange – Thornless male | Maclura pomifera ‘Whiteshield’ | - | - | - | Yes | - | Med |
Pagoda – Japanese | Styphnolobium japonicum (inc. ‘Halka’) | - | Flowers | SU | - | - | Med |
Persian ironwood | Parrotia persica | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Med |
Persimmon – American | Diospyros virginiana | - | Fruits | - | Yes | - | Med |
Pistache – Chinese | Pistacia chinensis (inc. ‘Keith Davey’) | - | Seeds | - | Yes | - | High |
Silverbell – Mountain | Halesia tetraptera var. monticola | - | Flowers | SP | - | - | Low |
Tupelo - American | Nyssa sylvatica (inc. ‘David Odom’, ‘Haymanred’, and ‘Wildfire’) | - | Fruits/Flowers | - | Yes | - | Low |
Tupelo – Chinese | Nyssa sinensis | - | Fruits | - | Yes | - | Low |
Yellowwood – American | Cladrastis kentukea (inc. ‘Perkins Pink’) | - | Flowers | LSP | Yes | - | - |
Zelkova – Village Green | Zelkova serrata ‘Village Green’ | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | - |