RECOMMENDED TREE SPECIES LIST
Compiled by Dr. Paul Cappiello, University of Maine and Dr. Rick Churchill, Southern Maine Technical College
The trees are listed by common and scientific names including cultivars where appropriate. The cultivars noted are recommended over the parent stock. The height and spread figures are accurate where the tree is growing on a favorable site.
ABBREVIATIONS FOR THE MOST APPROPRIATE SITE ARE:
S: Street Tree P: Park Tree D: Tolerates dry conditions W: Tolerates wet conditions WD: prefers well-drained soils
Where a tree is designated a park tree, it is done so because of its size or its intolerance to such things as salt or pollution. If a tree of this type is used as a stree tree, make certain it is used on the side of the street opposite the utilities and set back from the road.
The zone designation utilizes the U.S.D.A. hardiness map zones.
DECIDUOUS
NAME CULTIVAR HEIGHT SPREAD ZONE SITE
Crataegus phaenopyrum 'Fastigiata' 30' 20' 3 S,D Washington Hawthorn CAUTION: Thorns
Fagus grandifolia 75' 75' 3 P,W,D American Beech
Fagus sylvatica 70' 50' 4 P,W,D European Beech
Fraxinus americana 'Autumn Applause' 40' 50' 4 S,P,W,D White Ash 'Autumn Purple'
'Patmore' Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Summit' 65' 40' 4 S,P,W,D Green Ash 'Bergeson'
Fraxinus excelsior 'Hessei' 55' 45' 5 S,P,W European Ash
Ginkgo biloba 'Autumn Gold' 60' 30' 4 S,P,W,D Maidenhair Tree
Gleditsia triacanthos inermis 70' 70' 5 S,P,W,D Common (thornless) Honeylocust
Gymnocladus dioicus 75' 55' 3 P,W,D Kentucky Coffeetree
Kalopanax pictus CAUTION: Thorns 45' 40' 4 P,W Castor aralia
Koelreuteria paniculata 40' 40' 5b P,S,W,D Golden Rain Tree Larix decidua 75' 30' 2 P,W European Larch
Larix kaempferi 75' 35' 4 P,W Japanese Larch
Larix laricina 75' 30' 2 P,W American Larch
Maackia amurensis 'Beurgerii' 45' 45' 3 S,W,D Amur Maackia
Magnolia acuminata 65' 35' 4 S,P,W cucumber Magnolia
Malus spp. many cultivars select disease resistant varieties 10-35' 10-35' 4 P,S,W,D Flowering Crabapple
Malus floribunda 45' 25' 4 P,S,W,D Japanese Crabapple
Metasequoia glyptostraboides 100' 35' 5 P,W Dawn Redwood
Nyssa sylvatica 60' 35' 4 P,W Sour Gum, Tupelo
Ostrya virginiana 40' 25' 3 P,S,W,D American Hophornbeam
Phellodendron amurense 'Macho' 55' 55' 3 P,S,W,D Amur Corktree
Prunus maackii 40' 35' 2 P,S,D Amur Chokeberry
Prunus sargentii 'Rancho' 25' 10' 4 S,D Sargent Cherry 'Columnaris'
'Autumn Blaze' Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat' 45' 30' 5 S,W,D Flowering Pear 'Chanticleer' 'Red Spire'
Quercus bicolor 55' 45' 3 P,S,W Swamp White Oak
Quercus coccinea 70' 50' 4 S,P,D Scarlet Oak
Quercus imbricari 65' 65' 5 S,P,W,D Shingle Oak
EVERGREEN
NAME CULTIVAR HEIGHT SPREAD ZONE SITE
Abies concolor 75' 50' 3 P,W,D Concolor Fir
Abies fraseri 50' 30' 4 P,W,D Fraser Fir
Chamaecyparis thyoides 40' 20' 3 P,W Atlantic Whitecedar
Juniperus virginiana 40' 20' 2 P,W Eastern Redcedar
Picea abies 75' 55' 2 P,W Norway Spruce
Picea glauca 50' 30' 2 P,W White Spruce
Picea omorika 50' 25' 4 P,W Serbian Spruce
Pinus cembra 50' 20' 4 P,D Swiss Stone Pine
Pinus densiflora 50' 50' 4 P,D Japanese Red Pine
Pinus koraiensis 35' 30' 3 P,W,D Korean Pine
Pinus resinosa 75' 40' 2 P,D Red/Norway Pine
Pinus strobus 75' 55' 3 P,W,D Eastern White Pine
Sciadopitys verticillata 40' 20' 4 P,W Japanese Umbrella Pine