Town of Carbondale – Recommended Trees
*Street* indicates approval as street tree Burr Oak *Street* Quercus macrocarpa Large Trees ( Spacing 35’ to 45’ ) Swamp White Oak *Street* Honeylocust *Street* Quercus bicolor Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis ‘Skyline’ English Oak *Street* ‘Halka’ Quercus robur ‘Shademaster’ ‘fastigiata’ ‘Imperial’ Regal Prince ‘Sunburst’ ( not for street ) Crimson Spire
Kentucky Coffeetree *Street* Shumard Oak *Street* Gymnocladus dioica Quercus shumardi
Norway Maple *Street* Chinquapin Oak *Street* Acer platanoides Quercus muehlenbergii ‘Fairview’ ‘Emerald Queen’ Ginkgo *Street* ( fruitless males only ) ‘Deborah’ Gingko biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ ‘Royal Red’ Elm *Street* Hybrid Norway Maple *Street* Ulmus ______( Dutch Elm resistant ) Acer truncatum x acer platanoides x ‘Morton’ ( Accolade ) ‘Norwegian Sunset’ americana‘Valley Forge’ davidiana japonica ‘Discovery’ Hackberry *Street* ‘Frontier’ ( not for street ) Celtis occidentalis Northern Catalpa *Street* Catalpa speciosa
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Town of Carbondale – Recommended Trees
Medium Trees ( Spacing 25’ to 35’ ) Small Trees ( Spacing 12’ to 20’ )
Bigtooth Maple Amur Chokecherry Acer grandidentatum Prunus maackii
Littleleaf Linden *Street* Flowering Crab Tilia Cordata Malus spp. ‘Greenspire’ ‘Spring Snow’ ‘Glenleven’ ‘Radiant’ ‘Hopa’ American Linden ‘Dolgo’ Tilia americana ‘Redmond’ Malus ioensis ‘Bechtel’ Chokecherry Prunus Virginia Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn ‘Sucker Punch’ Crataegus crus-galli inermis ‘Canada Red’ Japanese Tree Lilac Tartarian Maple Syringa reticulata Acer tataricum European Mountain Ash Mayday Tree Sorbus aucuparia Prunus padus Oak Leaf Mountain Ash Sorbus hybrida
Amur Maple ( single/ multi-stem ) Acer ginnala
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Town of Carbondale – Recommended Trees
Trees Which Are NOT Recommended
Aspen Populus tremuloides
Silver Maple Acer saccharinum
Box elder Acer negundo
Cottonwood Populus angustifoilia etc.
Russian Olive Elaeagnus angustifolia
Siberian Elm Ulmus pumila
White or Green Ash Fraxinus americana or pennsylvanica * Any tree belonging to the Fraxinus genus is susceptible to Emerald Ash Borer *
Note: Not every tree is suitable for any given location. All environment factors and all tree needs should be carefully accessed before choosing a tree to be planted. Soil tests for planting sites are highly recommended. Carbondale has primarily clay soils.
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