City of Grosse Pointe Park Recommended Trees

ABC D E F 1 COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME NATIVE? ATTRIBUTES The Morton Arboretum Link USDA NRCS Plant Database Link 2 SMALL Under 30' at Maturity 3 Eastern Redbud Cercis canadensis Yes Purple flowers cling to stem, bark https://www.mortonarb.org/trees-plants/tree-plant-descriptions/redbud https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CECA4 4 Japanese Tree Lilac Syringa reticulata No Fragrant flowers & suitable under utility https://www.mortonarb.org/trees-plants/tree-plant-descriptions/japanese-tree-lilac https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SYRE2 5 Kousa Dogwood Cornus kousa No Showy June flowers, hardier than native https://www.mortonarb.org/trees-plants/tree-plant-descriptions/kousa-dogwood https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=COKO2 6 Red Crabapple Malus sp. Some Beautiful red spring flowers https://www.mortonarb.org/trees-plants/tree-plant-descriptions/crabapple-cultivars https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=MALUS 7 White Crabapple Malus sp. Some Beautiful white spring flowers https://www.mortonarb.org/trees-plants/tree-plant-descriptions/crabapple-cultivars https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=MALUS 8 MEDIUM 25' - 40' at Maturity 9 Hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana Yes Unusual, underutilized street tree https://www.mortonarb.org/trees-plants/tree-plant-descriptions/ironwood https:// https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=OSVI 10 Littleleaf Linden Tilia cordata No Dense canopy with fragrant flowers www.mortonarb.org/trees-plants/tree-plant-descriptions/little-leaved-linden https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=TICO2 11 River Birch Betula nigra Yes Beautiful exfoliating bark, single stem https://www.mortonarb.org/trees-plants/tree-plant-descriptions/river-birch https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=BENI 12 LARGE Over 40' at Maturity 13 Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa Yes Impressive oak with wooly acorns https://www.mortonarb.org/trees-plants/tree-plant-descriptions/bur-oak https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=QUMA2 A living fossil dating 270 million years ago. A shade and an ornamental with fan- 14 Ginkgo (males only) Ginkgo biloba No shaped leaves. Endangered (IUCN) https://www.mortonarb.org/trees-plants/tree-plant-descriptions/ginkgo https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=GINKG 15 Hackberry Celtis occidentalis Yes Hardy with interesting bark https://www.mortonarb.org/trees-plants/tree-plant-descriptions/hackberry https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEOC Less susceptible to anthracnose than 16 London Planetree Platanus acerfolia No native sycamore https://www.mortonarb.org/trees-plants/tree-plant-descriptions/london-planetree https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PLHI 17 Red Maple Acer rubrum Yes Fast growing, brilliant red leaves in fall https://www.mortonarb.org/trees-plants/tree-plant-descriptions/red-maple https:// https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ACRU 18 Red Oak Quercus rubra Yes Host to over 500 native caterpillars www.mortonarb.org/trees-plants/tree-plant-descriptions/northern-red-oak https:// https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=QURU 19 Sugar Maple Acer saccharum Yes Native maple with fantastic fall color www.mortonarb.org/trees-plants/tree-plant-descriptions/sugar-maple https:// https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ACSA3 20 Tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera Yes Tallest tree in Michigan www.mortonarb.org/trees-plants/tree-plant-descriptions/tuliptree https:// https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=LITU 21 White Oak Quercus alba Yes Slow growing majestic shade tree www.mortonarb.org/trees-plants/tree-plant-descriptions/white-oak https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=QUAL 22 23 24 *Alternate species considered upon request 25 **Subject to availaility

Brian Colter City Forester Certified Arborist #MI-0389A