New York City Approved Street Trees
Suggested Tree Species Shape Visual interest Frequency of Preferred Cultivars Notes Scientific Name Common Name Planting
Acer rubrum Red Maple Sparingly 'Red Sunset' ALB Host
Aesculus hippocastanum Horsechestnut White May flowers Sparingly 'Baumanni' ALB Host
Aesculus octandra Yellow Buckeye Yellow May Flowers Sparingly ALB Host
ALB Host 'Duraheat' Betula nigra River Birch Ornamental Bark Sparingly Plant Single Stem 'Heritage' Only
Celtis occidentalis Hackberry Ornamental Bark Sparingly 'Magnifica' ALB Host
ALB Host Cercidiphyllum japonicum Katsura Tree Sparingly Plant Single Stem Only
Corylus colurna Turkish Filbert Sparingly
LARGE TREES: Mature LARGE TREES: height thangreater feet 50 tall Eucommia ulmoides Hardy Rubber Tree Frequently
'Asplenifolia' Fagus sylvatica European Beech Sparingly 'Dawyckii Purple'
'Autumn Gold' Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo Yellow Fall Color Moderately 'Magyar' Very Tough Tree 'Princeton Sentry'
'Shademaster' 'Halka' Gleditsia triacanthos var inermis Honeylocust Yellow Fall Color Moderately 'Imperial' 'Skyline'
'Espresso' Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky Coffeetree Large Tropical Leaves Frequently 'Prairie Titan'
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Suggested Tree Species Shape Visual interest Frequency of Preferred Cultivars Notes Scientific Name Common Name Planting
'Rotundiloba' Seedless Cultivars Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum Excellent Fall Color Frequently 'Worplesdon' Preffered 'Cherokee'
Orange/Green June Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Tree Moderately Flowers
Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn Redwood Strong Pyramidal Shape Moderately
'Red Rage' Nyssa sylvatica Tupelo Excellent Red Fall Color Moderately Ideal for wet sites 'Forum'
'Bloodgood' Platanus x acerifolia London Planetree Ornamental Bark Sparingly 'Columbia'
Quercus acutissima Sawtooth Oak Moderately
Quercus alba White Oak Ornamental Bark Sparingly LARGE TREES: Mature LARGE TREES: height thangreater feet 50 tall LARGE TREES: Mature LARGE TREES: height thangreater feet 50 tall Quercus bicolor Swamp White Oak Ornamental Bark Moderately
Quercus coccinea Scarlet Oak Excellent Red Fall Color Sparingly
Quercus dentata Daimio Oak Sparingly
Glossy Deep Green Quercus frainetto Italian Oak Moderately 'Forest Green' Leaves
Quercus imbricaria Shingle Oak Blade-like Leaf Moderately
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Suggested Tree Species Shape Visual interest Frequency of Preferred Cultivars Notes Scientific Name Common Name Planting
Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak Moderately
Quercus muehlenbergii Chinkapin Oak Moderately
Quercus palustris Pin Oak Sparingly
Quercus phellos Willow Oak Blade-like Leaf Moderately 'Hightower'
Quercus prinus Chestnut Oak Sparingly
Exceptionally Salt Quercus robur English Oak Moderately var. Fastigiata Tolerant
Quercus rubra Red Oak Sparingly LARGE TREES: Mature LARGE TREES: height thangreater feet 50 tall LARGE TREES: Mature LARGE TREES: height thangreater feet 50 tall Quercus shumardii Shumard Oak Moderately
Quercus texana Nuttall Oak Moderately
Quercus velutina Black Oak Sparingly
'Princeton Upright' Avoid planting near Styphnolobium japonicum Japanese Pagoda Tree White June Flowers Sparingly 'Regent' natural areas
Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress Strong Pyramidal Shape Moderately Ideal for wet sites
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Suggested Tree Species Shape Visual interest Frequency of Preferred Cultivars Notes Scientific Name Common Name Planting
'Redmond' Excellent in partial Tilia americana American Linden Red Winter Twigs Moderately 'McSentry shade
'Glenlevyn' Sensitive to Tilia cordata Littleleaf Linden Sparingly 'Shamrock' excessive salt
Fragrant Spring Flowers 'Sterling' Tilia tomentosa Silver Linden Silver Undersides to Frequently 'Green Mountain' Leaves
Tilia x euchlora Crimean Linden Fragrant Spring Flowers Moderately 'Laurelhurst'
'Emerald Sunshine' Plant only Dutch Elm 'Princeton' Ulmus americana American Elm Sparingly Disease resistant 'Frontier' cultivars ALB Host 'New Harmony'
'Accolade' LARGE TREES: Mature LARGE TREES: height thangreater feet 50 tall Ulmus cultivars Elm Hybrids Sparingly ALB Host 'New Horizon'
'Allee' Ulmus parvifolia Asian Elm Sparingly ALB Host 'Dynasty'
'Musashino' 'Musashino' more LARGE TREES: Mature LARGE TREES: height thangreater feet 50 tall Zelkova serrata Zelkova Moderately 'Green Vase' narrow
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Suggested Tree Species Shape Visual interest Frequency of Preferred Cultivars Notes Scientific Name Common Name Planting
Aesculus x carnea Red Horsechestnut Red May Flowers Sparingly 'Fort Mcnair' ALB Host
Becomes wider with Carpinus betulus European Hornbeam Moderately 'Fastigiata' age
Carpinus caroliniana American Hornbeam Moderately
Carpinus japonicum Japanese Hornbeam Sparingly
Fragrant Early Summer Cladrastis kentukea Yellowwood Moderately 'Sweetshade' Flowers
'Rose Lanterns' Extremely Pollution Koelreuteria paniculata Goldenraintree Yellow Flowers Frequently 'Fastigiata' Tolerant
Plant Single Stem Maackia amurensis Amur Maackia White Flowers Frequently 'Starburst' Only
'Butterflies' Plant Single Stem LARGE TREES: Mature LARGE TREES: height thangreater feet 50 tall Magnolia cvs. Sparingly 'Elizabeth' Only
MEDIUM TREES: Mature TREES: MEDIUM height thangreater but 35 less thanfeet 50 tall Ostrya virginiana Ironwood Ornamental Bark Moderately
Ornamental Bark Parrotia persica Persian Parrotia Sparingly Excellent Fall Color
Large White Summer Stewartia koreana Korean Stewartia Sparingly Flowers
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New York City Approved Street Trees
Suggested Tree Species Shape Visual interest Frequency of Preferred Cultivars Notes Scientific Name Common Name Planting
'Evelyn' Acer campestre Hedge Maple Sparingly ALB Host 'Metro Gold'
'Flame' Acer ginnala Amur Maple Sparingly ALB Host 'Ruby Slippers'
Acer griseum Paperbark Maple Ornamental Bark Sparingly ALB Host
Acer tataricum Tatarian Maple Sparingly 'Flame' ALB Host
Purple spring flowers Acer truncatum Painted Maple Sparingly 'Norwegian Sunset' ALB Host Excellent Fall Color
'Robin Hill' White spring flowers Plant Single Stem Amelanchier canadensis Serviceberry Frequently 'Cumulus' Excellent Fall Color Only 'Spring Flurry'
'Forest Pansy' Plant Single Stem Cercis canadensis Redbud Early Spring Flowers Moderately var. Alba Only
Plant Single Stem LARGE TREES: Mature LARGE TREES: height thangreater feet 50 tall Chionanthus retusus Fringe Tree White Flowers Moderately Only
Cornus kousa Kousa Dogwood Large summer flowers Sparingly 'Summer Stars'
SMALL TREES: Mature SMALL TREES: height less thanfeet 35 tall Cornelian-Cherry First Spring Cornus mas Yellow Flowers Sparingly 'Spring Sun' Dogwood Flowering Tree
Crataegus crusgalli var. inermis Cockspur Hawthorne White Spring Flowers Moderately Thornless
'Cardinal' 'Prariefire' Plant Single Stem Malus Crabapple Spring flowers Sparingly 'Profusion' Only 'Spring Snow'
Page 6 of 7 SMALL TREES: Mature SMALL TREES: height less thanfeet 35 tall
New York City Approved Street Trees
Suggested Tree Species Shape Visual interest Frequency of Preferred Cultivars Notes Scientific Name Common Name Planting
One of the earliest Prunus 'Okame' Okame Cherry Moderately flowering cherries
Spring flowers, Red Fall Prunus sargentii Sargent Cherry Sparingly Color
'Krauter Vesuvius' Prunus cerasifera Purple Leaf Plum Purple Leaves Sparingly 'Thundercloud'
Large Pink Spring 'Royal Burgundy' Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan' Kwanzan Cherry Sparingly Flowers has purple leaves
Prunus 'Snow Goose' Snow Goose Cherry Pure White Flowers Moderately
Leaves emerge Prunus virginiana var. Shubert White pendulous Canada Red Cherry Sparingly green and fade to 'Canada Red' flowers purple
Spring White/Pink Prunus x yedoensis 'Akebono' Yoshino Cherry Sparingly
Flowers SMALL TREES: Mature SMALL TREES: height less thanfeet 35 tall
Syringa reticulata Tree Lilac White May Flowers Frequently 'Ivory Silk' LARGE TREES: Mature LARGE TREES: height thangreater feet 50 tall
Syringa pekinensis Tree Lilac White May Flowers Frequently China Snow'
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