Exciting New and Under Utilized Trees for the Urban Environment For Association of Professional Landscape Designers Annual Design Symposium, Wednesday January 30, 2013 Presented By: Jim Barborinas, ISA, ASCA, Urban Forest Nursery, Inc. & Urban Forestry Services, Inc., Mount Vernon, Washington
Tree Species lists are never finished! Why? Species Height Categories Small trees to 30’, spreading habit & narrow Diversity habit. Overused Medium trees to 45’, spreading habit & Poorly Performing Varieties narrow habit. New Varieties Large trees over 45’, spreading habit &
narrow habit. Note: Tree heights and widths vary within categories Small Trees to 30’, Spreading Habit. Most Suitable for under utility lines. Snowcone Japanese Snowbell, Styrax japonicus ‘JFS-D’
City Sprite Zelkova, Zelkova serrata ‘JFS-KW1’
Jack Pear, Pyrus calleryana ‘Jaczam’
Golden Raindrops Crabapple Malus transitoria ‘Schmidtcutleaf’
Royal Raindrops Crabapple,Malus ‘JFS-KW5 ’
Royal Burgundy Cherry, Prunus serrulata ‘Royal Burgundy’
Snow Goose Cherry, Prunus ‘Snow Goose’
American Hornbeam, Carpinus caroliniana. Look for ‘Ball of Fire’, ‘Firespire’, ‘Palisade’ & ‘Native Flame’ Cultivars.
Lavalle Hawthorn, Crataegus x Lavallei
Japanese Hornbeam, Carpinus japonica
Venus Dogwood, Cornus (kousa x nuttallii) x kousa ‘Venus-KN 30-8’ or ‘Starlite-KN4-43’
Crimson Cloud Hawthorn, Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’
Small Trees to 30’, Narrow Habit. Most Suitable for under utility lines. ‘Hanna’s Heart’ Katsura,Cercidiphylum japonicum ‘Hanna’s Heart’
Tschonoskii Flowering crab, Malus tschonoskii
Crimson Point Plum, Prunus cerasifera ‘Cripoizam’
Red Cascade Mountain Ash, Sorbus americana ‘Dwarfcrown’
Ruby Vase Parrotia, Parrotia Persica ‘Ruby Vase’
Adirondack Crabapple, Malus ‘Adirondack’ Medium Trees to 45’, Spreading Habit. Frontier Elm, Ulmus ‘Frontier’
Emerald Sunshine Elm, Ulmus propinqua ‘JFS-Bieberich’
Sourgum, Nyssa Sylvatica. Try ‘Wildfire and Forum(NXXSF)
Yellowwood, Cladastis kentukea Medium Trees to 45’, Narrow Habit. Hungarian Oak, Quercus frainetto, Cultivars ‘Forest Green’ Oak (by Schmidt) or ‘Trump’.
Crimson Spire Oak, Quercus alba x Q. robur ‘Crimschmidt’ Try Streetspire Oak, Quercus robur x alba ‘JFS-KW1QX’ for similar tree without winter foliage.
Green Pillar Pin Oak, Quercus palustris ‘Pingreen’
Corinthian Linden,Tilia cordata ‘Corzam’ Large Trees over 45’, Spreading Habit. Espresso Kentucky Coffee Tree, Gymnocladus dioicus ‘Espresso-JFS’
Exclamation Planetree, Platanus x acerifolia ‘Morton Circle’
Triumph Elm, Ulmus ‘Morton Glossy’
Emerald City Tulip Tree, Liriodendron tulipifera ‘JFS-OZ’
Chenmou Elm, Ulmus chenmoui Large Trees over 45’, Narrow Habit. Swedish Aspen, Populus tremula ‘Erecta’ Try Mountain Sentinal Aspen, Populus tremuloides’JFS-Column’ for smaller form.
Slender Sillouette Sweetgum, Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Slender Sillouette’
Blue Giant Sequoia, Sequoia giganteum ‘Glaucum’
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