HT STC Approved Tree List Dec 19 2008

Shade Tree Commission Haddon Twp, NJ APPROVED TREE LIST 12/19/2008 Approved by HT STC

Approved Street Trees Planting Strip (soil width) Minimums Single Trunk, Single Leader, see additional tree requirements below. Group A Group B Group C Group D 18" min. Mid‐ Use (24" min Atlantic Under Approx. Botanical Name Common Name Recommended Types** best) 30" Min. 42" Min. 54" min. Native Wires Size Tree Characteristics Acer buergeranum Trident Maple species & similar cultivars X Non Nat. Y20‐35'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/a/acebue/acebue1.html

Acer campestre* Hedge Maple* species, Queen Elizabeth (Evelyn) X Non Nat. Y25‐35'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/a/acecam/acecam1.html Acer ginnala* Amur Maple (Siberian Maple)* species, Flame, Embers, Red Fruit X Non Nat. Y15‐20'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/a/acegin/acegin1.html Acer griseum Paperbark Maple species & similar cultivars X Non Nat. Y 30'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/a/acegri/acegri1.html Bowhall (narrow), October Glory, Autumn Flame (seedless), Red Sunset, Northwood, Brandywine (seedless), Sun Valley (seedless), Autumn Spire (narrow), species (use for parks only), Acer rubrum Red Maple etc. X Native maybe 40‐70'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/a/acerub/acerub1.html Armstrong; Marmo; Red Rocket; New Red Red 40‐60'h x Acer rubrum (columnar types) Red Maple World; Columnare Rocket X Native Rocket 10‐20'w http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/a/acerub/acerub1.html Autumn Blaze ('Jeffersred')‐ascending Acer x freemanii Maples branches X Hybrid 40‐70'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/a/acerub/acerub1.html Bonfire, Green Mountain, Legacy, Majesty, Crescendo ('A. S. Morton'), Acer saccharum Sugar Maple John Pair X Native 75‐100'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/a/aceacc/aceacc1.html Acer saccharum (columnar types) Sugar Maple Apollo ('Barrett Cole') X Native x10'w Acer tataricum* Tatarian Maple* species & similar cultivars X Non Nat. Y15‐20'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/a/acetat/acetat1.html Acer truncatum Purpleblow/Shantung Maple species & similar cultivars X Non Nat. Y20‐25'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/a/acetru/acetru1.html Amelanchier leavis & A. arborea Shadblow, Serviceberry species & similar cultivars X Native Y15‐25'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/a/amelae/amelae1.html

Robin Hill, Autumn Brilliance, Cumulus Tradition Amelanchier hybrids and cultivars Shadblow hybrids and cultivars (narrow), Tradition, Princess Diana Cumulus X Mixed Y15‐30'h Dura Heat, Heritage, Fox Valley (Little Y (Fox 50'h (Fox Betula nigra River Birch King) Fox Val. X Native Valley) Val: 15') http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/b/betnig/betnig1.html 25‐30'h Carpinus betulus (columnar types) (tree Fas.:10'w http://hcs.osu.edu/pocketgardener/source/description/ca_tulu form) European Hornbean Fastigiata, Columnaris Column. Fastig. Non Nat. Y Col:20'w s.html http://www.hort.cornell.edu/UHI/outreach/recurbtree/pdfs/08 Celtis laevigata Sugar Hackberry All Seasons XUS Nat. 40‐60'h Celtis%20laevigata.pdf http://www.hort.cornell.edu/UHI/outreach/recurbtree/pdfs/08 Celtis x "Magnifica" (leavigata x occid.) Magnifica Hackberry Magnifica X Hybrid 40‐60'h Celtis%20laevigata.pdf Celtis occidentalis Common Hackberry species, Prairie Pride X Native 40‐60'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/c/celocc/celocc1.html Cercidiphyllum japonicum Katsura Tree species & similar cultivars X Non Nat. 40‐60'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/c/cerjap/cerjap1.html Cercis canadensis Redbud species & similar cultivars X Native Y20‐30'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/c/cercan/cercan1.html Chionanthus retusus (tree form) Chinese Fringetree species & similar cultivars X Non Nat. Y15‐25'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/c/chiret/chiret1.html Chionanthus virginicus (tree form) Fringetree species & similar cultivars X Native Y 12'‐20'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/c/chivir/chivir1.html Corylus colurna (tree form) Tree Filbert species & similar cultivars X Non Nat. 40‐50'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/c/corcol/corcol1.html Cotinus obovatus (tree form) American Smoketree species & similar cultivars XUS Nat. Y20‐30'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/c/cotobo/cotobo1.html Crataegus crus‐galli var. inermis (tree form) Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn Thornless, Cruzan X Native Y20‐30'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/c/cracru/cracru1.html Superba, Crimson Cloud (red flowers & Crataegus laevigata (tree form) English Hawthorn fruit) X Non Nat. Y15‐20'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/c/cralae/cralae1.html Crataegus phaenopyrum (tree form) Washington Hawthorn Presidential X Native Y25‐30'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/c/crapha/crapha1.html Crataegus phaenopyrum (columnar Fastigiata, Princeton Sentry (upright, 25‐30'h 20‐ types)(tree form) Washington Hawthorn nearly thornless) X Native Y 25'w http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/c/crapha/crapha1.html Crataegus viridis (tree form) Green Hawthorn Winter King XUS Nat. Y25‐30'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/c/cravir/cravir1.html Crataegus x lavellei (tree form) Lavalle Hawthorn Lavalle X Non Nat. Y15‐30'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/c/cralav/cralav1.html Eucommia ulmoides Hardy Rubber Tree Species X Non Nat. 40‐60'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/e/euculm/euculm1.html Male only: Lakeview, The President, Fairmont, Saratoga (no dwarf forms), Ginkgo biloba ‐ male Ginkgo, Maidenhair Tree Autumn Gold X Non Nat. 40‐80'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/g/ginbil/ginbil1.html 60'h x25‐ Ginkgo biloba (columnar types) Ginkgo, Maidenhair Tree Fastigiata, Princeton Sentry, Magyar X Non Nat. 30'w http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/g/ginbil/ginbil1.html

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Approved Street Trees (continued) Planting Strip (soil width) Minimums Group A Group B Group C Group D 18" min. Mid‐ Use (24" min Atlantic Under Botanical Name Common Name Acceptable Types best) 30" Min. 42" Min. 54" min. Native Wires Size Tree Characteristics Thornless Honeylocust, Halka, Continental, Shademaster, Green Glory, Morraine, Skyline (best form for Gleditsia triacanthos inermis Thornless Honeylocust streets), Imperial X Native 50‐60'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/g/gletri/gletri1.html species, or narrow types: Expresso, Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky Coffee Tree Prairie Titan, Stately Manor X Native 50‐80'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/g/gymdio/gymdio1.html Tall USDA hybrids including Natchez, Arapaho, Muskogee, Potomac, Tuskogee, Tuscarora, Biloxi, Choctaw, http://www.usna.usda.gov/graphics/usna/Newintro/USNA_Cra Lagerstroemia indica & hybrids Crape Myrtle Kiowa, Miami X (crown) Non Nat. Y20‐40'h peMyrtlePoster.pdf Rotundiloba (fruitless, rounded leaves), Cherokee ('Ward') (nearly fruitless), Happidaze ('Hapdell') Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum (fruitless) X Native 60‐80'h http://hort.ufl.edu/trees/LIQSTYE.pdf

Maackia amurensis Amur Maackia Species, Starburst, Amber Beauty X Non Nat. Y20‐30'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/m/maaamu/maaamu1.html Malus 'Adirondack' Crabapple Adirondack X Non Nat. Y 18'h http://www.usna.usda.gov/Newintro/adirond1.html Malus baccata (columnar types) Siberian Crabapple 'Columnaris' X Hybrid Y20‐35'h http://hort.ufl.edu/trees/MALBACB.pdf Nyssa sylvatica Sourgum, Blackgum, Tupelo species & similar cultivars X Native 30‐50'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/n/nyssyl/nyssyl1.html Ostrya virginiana American Hophornbeam species & similar cultivars ? X Native Tall Wires 30‐50'h limited use ‐ not salt tolerant ‐ see hort.uconn.edu Bloodgood, Columbia, Liberty, Yarwood, Admiration, Ovation, Exclamation, and similar resistant Platanus x acerifolia London Planetree types X Non Nat. 70‐80'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/p/plaace/plaace1.html

Prunus maackii Amur Chokecherry species & similar cultivars X Non Nat. 30‐40'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/p/prumaa/prumaa1.html Species (Sargent), Accolade, Princeton Prunus sargentii Sargent Cherry Snowcloud X Non Nat. Y24‐40'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/p/prusar/prusar1.html

Prunus sargentii (columnar types) Sargent Cherry Columnar ('columnaris'), Spire, Rancho X Y 35'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/p/prusar/prusar1.html Prunus serrulata Cherry Kwanzan, Shirotae (Mt Fuji) X Non Nat. Y 30'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/p/pruerr/pruerr1.html Prunus serrulata (columnar types) Cherry Amanogawa X Non Nat. Y 20'hx5'w http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/p/pruerr/pruerr1.html Prunus subhirtilla Cherry Autumnalis, Rosy Cloud (upright) X Non Nat. Y20‐35'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/p/pruubh/pruubh1.html

Prunus x yedoensis Yoshino Cherry Yoshino, Okebono X Non Nat. Y35‐45'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/p/pruyed/pruyed1.html Schubert (broad crowns), Canada Red http://www.hort.cornell.edu/uhi/outreach/recurbtree/pdfs/07 Prunus virginiana Common Chokecherry Select (narrow crown) Can.Red Shub. Native Y20‐25'h Prunus%20virginiana.pdf Quercus alba White Oak species & similar cultivars X Native 60‐80'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/q/quealb/quealb1.html Quercus bicolor Swamp White Oak species & similar cultivars X Native 50‐60'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/q/quebic/quebic1.html Quercus coccinea Scarlet Oak species & similar cultivars X Native 75'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/q/quecoc/quecoc1.html Quercus imbricaria Shingle Oak species & similar cultivars Native 50‐75'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/q/queimb/queimb1.html Quercus lyrata Overcup Oak species & similar cultivars X Native 60‐80'h http://hort.ufl.edu/trees/QUELYRA.pdf

Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak species & similar cultivars X Native 70‐80'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/q/quemac/quemac1.html Quercus phellos Willow Oak species & similar cultivars X Native 50‐70'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/q/quephe/quephe1.html 50‐60' Quercus robur (columnar types) English Oak Columnar ('Fastigiata'), 'Skyrocket' X Non Nat. x18'w http://hort.ufl.edu/trees/QUEROBB.pdf Quercus rubra Red Oak limit use due to Bacterial Leaf Scorch X Native http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/q/querub/querub1.html Quercus shumardii Shumard Oak species & similar cultivars X Native 60‐80'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/q/queshu/queshu1.html Stewartia monadelpha Tall Stewartia species & similar cultivars X Non Nat. Y20‐25'h http://hort.ufl.edu/trees/STEMONA.pdf Styphnolobium japonicum (Sophora jap.)* Scholartree* Regent X Non Nat. 40‐60'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/s/sopjap/sopjap1.html Upright Regent (Fastigiata Regent), Styphnolobium japonicum (columnar types)* Upright Regent Scholar Tree* Princeton Upright X Non Nat. 40‐60'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/s/sopjap/sopjap1.html Syringa amurensis japonica (S. reticulata) Japanese Tree Lilac Ivory Silk, Summer Snow X Non Nat. Y20‐30'h http://hort.ufl.edu/trees/SYRRETA.pdf Tilia americana American Linden Species, Boulevard X Native 60‐70'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/t/tilame/tilame1.html Tilia x Redmond (americana x eucholora) Redmond Linden Redmond X Hybrid 60‐70'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/t/tilame/tilame1.html

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Species, Greenspire (upright branching Tilia cordata Littleleaf Linden 50'hx35'w), Corinthian ('Corzam') X Non Nat. 50‐60'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/t/tilcor/tilcor1.html Corinthian ('Corzam'), Chancellor 45‐50'h x15‐ Tilia cordata (columnar types) Littleleaf Linden ('Chancole') X Non Nat. 20'w http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/t/tilcor/tilcor1.html 40‐60'h x20‐ Tilia x euchlora ‐ look into this Crimean Linden species & similar cultivars X Non Nat. 30'w http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/t/tileuc/tileuc1.html 40‐60'h x20‐ Tilia x Glenleven (cordata x flavescens) Glenleven Linden Glenleven X Non Nat. 30'w http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/t/tileuc/tileuc1.html Tilia tomentosa Silver Linden Species, Green Mountain, Sterling X Non Nat. http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/t/tiltom/tiltom1.html Liberty, Princeton, Jefferson, New Research before purchasing to get latest updates on Ulmus americana American Elm (resistant) Harmony X Native 60' resistance 40‐50'h X http://www.usna.usda.gov/graphics/usna/Newintro/USNA_Tre Ulmus davidiana var. jap. Japanese Elm Prospector X Non Nat. 25'w esPoster.pdf http://www.hort.cornell.edu/UHI/outreach/recurbtree/pdfs/08 Ulmus x Morton Elm Accolade, Triumph, Commendation X Non Nat. Ulmus%20x.pdf Species, Green Vase, Village Green, yes‐ Halka, Parkview , Wireless branched Zelkova serrata Zelkova (Schmidtlow) X Non Nat. well 50‐75'h http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/z/zelser/zelser1.html Zelkova serrata (columnar types) Japanese Zelkova Columnar ('Musashino') X Non Nat. 45'h x15'w http://www.jfschmidt.com/pdfs/musashinozelkova.pdf

* Non‐native recently listed/identified as potentially invasive ‐ obtain review and approval of the HT STC prior to planting ** Additional types of approved species are subject to review and approval of the HT STC

General Requirements for Street Trees Single Stem Treeform: no branching in lower four feet at time of planting; for trees 2.0" cal and larger, no branching in lower 6 feet at time of planting. Lower branches pruned to provide seven foot (7') pedestrian clearance above sidewalk. Lower branches pruned to provide visual clearance at intersections. Healthy, disease free. Trees provided by nurseries for HTSTC shall meet American Nursery Standards, and have a well formed and uniform crown. Use columnar types only where buildings are closer than 15' to the tree trunk. Plantings along streets: Use only trees from the Street Trees list above, unless otherwise approved in writing by HT STC; no shrubs.

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Trees Banned for Use Along Streets (see also "Trees Banned for Use in All Areas") Botanical Name Common Name Reason Abies sp. Fir Shape Acer negundo Boxelder Weak wooded, roots invade pipes Roots invade pipes, weak wooded, Acer saccharinum Silver Maple shallow rooted Alnus Alder Shape Betula populifera, B. papyrifera Grey Birch, Paper Birch Short lived and/or insects Celastris kentukea (lutea) Yellowwood Weak branching when mature Sweetgum (see approved list for Liquidambar styraciflua cultivars) Seed pods create walking hazard Liriodendron tulilpifera Tulip Poplar, Tulip Tree Weak wooded Metasequoia glyptrostroboides Dawn Redwood Shape Morus rubra Red Mulbury Shape, fruit messy Picea sp. Spruce Shape Pinus sp. Pine Shape Populus sp. Poplars, Cottonwood Short lived, weak wooded Weak, often weeping, shallow rooted, Salix sp. Willows some non‐native invasive Fagus sp. Beech Very large root flare, shallow rooted Nut Trees, Fruit Trees & Shrubs Nuts, Fruits, Shape Trees Banned for Use in All Areas Botanical Name Common Name Reason

Acer palmatum Japanese Maple Non‐native invasive Acer platanoides Norway Maple Non‐native invasive Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore Maple Non‐native invasive Messy: difficult to walk on Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnuts fruit/pods,non‐native invasive Ailanthus altissima Tree of Heaven Non‐native invasive (PA listed) Albizia julibrissin Silk Tree, Mimosa Non‐native invasive Alnus glutinosa European Alder Non‐native Invasive Betula pendula (B. alba) European White Birch Non‐native invasive Broussonetia papyrifera Paper Mulberry Non‐native invasive Catalpa ovata Chinese Catalpa Non‐native invasive Eleagnus angust., E. pungens, E. umbellata Olive Non‐native invasive Evodia sp. Evodia Non‐native invasive Fraxinus americana White Ash Emerald Ash Borer (NJ infest. likely) Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash Emerald Ash Borer (NJ infest. likely) Ginkgo biloba ‐ female Ginkgo, Maidenhair Tree ‐ (female) putrid smelling fruits Koelreuteria paniculata Goldenraintree Non‐native invasive Malus prunifolia, sylvestris Crabapple Non‐native invasive Morus alba White Mulberry Non‐native invasive Paulownia tomentosa Princess Tree, Empress Tree Non‐native invasive Phellodendron amurense Amur Corktree Non‐native invasive Picea abies Norway Spruce Non‐native invasive Populus alba White Poplar Non‐native invasive Bird (Crab) Cherry & Sour Cherry & Prunus avium & P. cerasus & P. mahaleb Mahaleb Cherry Non‐native invasive Callery Pear, such as Bradford, Non‐native invasive, crowns of some Pyrus calleryana (and all cultivars) Aristocrat, etc. cultivars split Quercus accutissima Sawtooth Oak Non‐native invasive Quercus palustris Pin Oak Bacterial Leaf Scorch Ulmus pumila Siberian Elm Non‐native invasive Ulmus parviflora Lacebark Elm Non‐native invasive Notes: Non‐native invasive information from MAEPPC, PA inv. plant list, NJ Inv. Plant List, NJ Nat. Plant Society, Murraysville PA Parks Inv. List, Morris Arb. (verbal), USFS

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Additional Trees Recommended for Park Plantings (see also Street Tree List) Mid‐ Atlantic Botanical Name Common Name Acceptable Types Notes Native Habitat Notes

Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory Species Native Lowland Carya cordiformis Bitternut Species Native Upland Carya alba Mockernut Species Native Upland Species (limited use), disease resistant Cornus florida American Dogwood hybrids Nat/Hyb Upland

Castanea dentata American Chestnut Resistant type(s) from Am. Chest. Soc. Native Upland Fagus grandiflora American Beech Species Native Upland Hamamelis virginiana Witchhazel Species & cultivars Native Upland Ilex opaca American Holly Species & cultivars Native Upland Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar Species Native Upland Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum Species Native Lowland Use away from walks: seed balls Liriodendron tulilpifera Tulip Poplar, Tulip Tree Species Native Upland Use away from walks: falling branches Magnolia acuminata Cucumber Magnolia Species Native Upland Magnolia tripetala Umbrella Magnolia Species Native Lowland Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay Magnolia Species, australis (evergreen) types Native Lowland Pinus strobus White Pine Species Native Upland Use away from walks: falling branches Platanus occidentalis Sycamore Species Native Lowland Use away from pipes Quercus falcata Southern Red Oak Species Native Upland Salix nigra Black Willow Species Native Lowland Use away from pipes Species, Shawnee Brave, Ascendens Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress (Nutans), Autumn Gold (Sofine) Native Lowland Use away from pipes

Banned Shrubs ‐ All Areas Botanical Name Common Name Reason Alnus glutinosa European Black Alder Non‐native invasive Berberis thunbergii Japanese Barberry Non‐native invasive Berberis vulgaris European Barberry Non‐native invasive Euonymus alatus Winged Euonymus Non‐native invasive Ligustrum obtusifolium Border Privet Non‐native invasive Ligustrum vulgare Common Privet Non‐native invasive Lonicera maackii Amur Honeysuckle Non‐native invasive Lonicera morrowii Morrow's Honeysuckle Non‐native invasive Lonicera morrowii x tatarica Bell's Honeysuckle Non‐native invasive Lonicera standishii Standish Honeysuckle Non‐native invasive Lonicera tatarica Tartarian Honeysuckle Non‐native invasive Rhamnus cathartica Common Buckthorn Non‐native invasive Rhamnus frangula Glossy Buckthorn Non‐native invasive Rosa multiflora Multiflora Rose Non‐native invasive Rubus phoenicolasius Wineberry Non‐native invasive Spiraea japonica Japanese Spiraea Non‐native invasive Viburnum opulus var opulus Guelder Rose Non‐native invasive see also updates by MAEPPC for NJ, PA & DE

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