City of New Berlin Preferred Tree Species List This list is to serve as a guide for the installation of trees in within development areas in the City of New Berlin. The purpose is to promote species diversity based upon our existing tree resources and encourage a thriving urban forest canopy. The major consideration when choosing trees for development is to have no more than 10% of the planting be of any one species. This is not all-inclusive list and substitutions may be made with approval.
Large deciduous trees Acer platanoides 'Royal Red' Royal Red Norway Maple Platanus occidentalis American Sycamore Acer rubrum 'Autumn Radiance' Autumn Radiance Red Maple Platanus x acerifolia 'Bloodgood' Bloodgood London Planetree Acer saccharum Sugar Maple Quercus bicolor Swamp White Oak Acer x 'Crimson Sunset' Crimson Sunset™ Maple Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak Acer x freemanii 'Armstrong' Armstrong Maple Quercus macrocarpa x bicolor Bur x Swamp White Oak Acer x freemanii 'Autumn Blaze' Autumn Blaze® Maple Quercus macrocarpa x robur 'Clemons' Heritage® Oak Acer x 'Norwegian Sunset' Norwegian Sunset® Maple Quercus muehlenbergii Chinkapin Oak Aesculus glabra Ohio Buckeye Quercus rubra Red Oak Aesculus octandra Yellow Buckeye Quercus x bebbiana White x Bur Oak Hybrid Aesculus x 'Homestead' Homestead Buckeye Quercus x schuettei Hybrid Swamp x Bur Oak Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory Tilia americana Basswood Catalpa speciosa Northern Catalpa Tilia Americana 'Sentry' Sentry Linden Celtis occidentalis Hackberry Tilia tomentosa 'Sterling Silver' Sterling Silver Linden Fagus grandifolia American Beech Tilia x 'Redmond' Redmond Linden Ginkgo biloba Maidenhair Tree Ulmus americana 'New Harmony' New Harmony Elm Gleditsia triacanthos 'Skyline' Skyline® Honeylocust Ulmus americana 'Princeton' Princeton Elm Gymnocladus dioica 'Espresso' Espresso Kentucky Coffeetree Ulmus carpinifolia 'Accolade' Accolade™ Elm Juglans nigra Black Walnut Ulmus x 'Frontier' Frontier Elm Magnolia acuminate Magnolia Cucumbertree Ulmus x 'New Horizon' New Horizon Elm Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn Redwood
Medium deciduous trees Acer griseum Paperbark Maple Malus 'Donald Wyman' Donald Wyman Crabapple Acer miyabei 'State Street' State Street Maple Malus 'Prairifire' Prairifire Crabapple Alnus glutinosa Black Alder Nyssa sylvatica Black Tupelo Alnus rugosa Speckled Alder Ostrya virginiana Ironwood Betula alleghaniensis Yellow Birch Phellodendron lavallei 'Eye Stopper' Eye Stopper™ Corktree Betula nigra River Birch Prunus sargentii Sargent Cherry Cercidiphyllum japonicum Katsura Tree Prunus maackii Amur Chokecherry Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud Pyrus calleryana 'Autumn Blaze' Autumn Blaze Pear Cladrastis kentukea American Yellowwood Pyrus fauriei 'Korean Sun' Korean Sun™ Pear Corylus colurna Turkish Filbert Quercus robur 'Crimson Spire' Crimson Spire English Oak Crataegus crus-galli var. inermis Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn Quercus robur x bicolor 'Long' Regal Prince® Oak Eucommia ulmoides Hardy Rubbertree Robina pseudoacacia Purple Robe Locust Liriodendron tulipifera Tuliptree Syringa reticulata Japanese Tree Lilac Liquidambar styraciflua 'Moraine' Moraine Sweetgum Taxodium distichum 'Shawnee Brave' Shawnee Brave Baldcypress Malus 'Adirondak' Adirondak Crabapple Zelkova serrata Japanese Zelkova Small deciduous trees/Large shrubs Amelanchier laevis Allegheny Serviceberry Prunus maacki Amur Chokecherry Carpinus caroliniana J.N. Strain J.N. Strain Musclewood Syringa meyeri 'Palibin' Meyer Lilac Cornus mas Corneliancherry Dogwood Syringa patula 'Miss Kim' Miss Kim Lilac Maackia amurensis Amur Maackia Ulmus parvifolia Lacebark Elm Magnolia stellata 'Royal Star' Royal Star Magnolia Viburnum x juddii Judd Viburnum Malus sargentii 'Tina' Tina Crabapple Viburnum lentago Nannyberry Viburnum Malus x zumi calocarpa Redbud Crabapple Conifers/Evergreen Trees Abies concolor White Fir Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine Larix decidua European Larch Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Picea abies Norway Spruce Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir Picea glauca var. densata Black Hills Spruce Taxus x media 'Hicksii' Hicks Yew Picea omorika Serbian Spruce Taxus x media 'Tauntonii' Taunton Yew Pinus cembra 'Big Blue' Big Blue Swiss Stone Pine