CITY of HUDSON RECOMMENDED BOULEVARD TREES Height Width Species (Feet) (Feet) Shape Fall Color
CITY OF HUDSON RECOMMENDED BOULEVARD TREES Height Width Species (feet) (feet) Shape Fall Color
Large Trees >40'; not recommended for boulevards narrower than 8'
London Plane [Platanus x acerifolia] 75+ 80+ Oval Yellow Elm, 'Accolade' [Ulmus japonica hybrid] 60+ 40+ Vase Yellow Elm, 'Princeton' [Ulmus americana 'Princeton'] 60+ 40+ Vase Yellow Elm, 'Valley Forge' [Ulmus americana 'Valley Forge'] 60+ 40+ Vase Yellow Elm, St. Croix [Ulmus americana "St. Croix'] 60+ 70+ Vase Yellow Hickory, shagbark [Carya ovata] 60+ 20+ Oval Yellow Coffeetree, Kentucky [Gymnocladus dioicus] 50+ 30+ Oval Yellow Coffeetree, 'Espresso' [Gymnocladus dioicus 'Espresso'] 50+ 35+ Vase Yellow Coffeetree, 'Stately Manor' [Gymnocladus dioicus 'Stately Manor'] 50+ 30+ Oval Yellow Hickory, bitternut [Carya cordiformis] 50+ 30+ Oval Yellow Linden, American [Tilia americana] 50+ 25+ Oval Yellow Linden, Redmond [Tilia hybrid] 50+ 25+ Pyramidal Yellow Oak, white [Queercus alba] 50+ 40+ Oval Red/Brown Oak, bur [Quercus macrocarpa] 50+ 50+ Round Brown Oak, black [Quercus velutina] 50+ 30+ Pyramidal Red/Brown Oak, red [Quercus rubra] 50+ 40+ Pyramidal Red Aspen Quaking [Populus tremuloides] 40+ 25+ Columnar Yellow Birch, paper [Betula papyrifera] 40+ 20+ Oval Yellow Birch, river [Betula nigra] 40+ 30+ Oval Yellow Catalpa, northern [Catalpa speciosa] 40+ 20+ Oval Yellow/Brown Cherry, black [Prunus serotina] 40+ 20+ Oval Yellow/Red Elm, 'Cathedral' [Ulmus pumila hybrid] 40+ 40+ Vase Yellow Elm, 'Patriot' [Ulmus wilsoniana hybrid] 40+ 40+ Irregular Yellow Elm, 'New Horizon' [Ulmus pumila hybrid] 40+ 40+ Irregular Yellow Ginkgo, Mayfield [Ginkgo biloba 'Mayfield'] Male-cultivars only 40+ 20+ Pyramidal Yellow Ginkgo, Priniceton Sentry [Ginkgo biloba 'Princeton Sentry'] Male-cultivars only 40+ 20+ Columnar Yellow Hackberry [Celtis occidentalis] 40+ 30+ Oval Yellow Honeylocust, thornless [Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis] 40+ 40+ Round Yellow
Page 1 of 2 4-24-2019 Height Width Species (feet) (feet) Shape Fall Color Linden, Crimean [Tilia x euchlora] 40+ 20+ Oval Yellow/Green Magnolia, cucumbertree [Magnolia acuminata] 40+ 25+ Pyramidal Yellow Oak, bicolor [Quercus bicolor] 40+ 30+ Oval Yellow/Brown Oak, Crimson spire [Quercus 'Crimschmidt'] 40+ 20+ Columnar Reg Oak, northern pin [Quercus ellipsoidalis] 40+ 25+ Pyramidal Orange/Brown Turkish Filbert [Corylus colurna] 40+ 20+ Pyramidal Yellow
Medium Trees 25'-40'; not recommended for boulevards narrower than 6'
Linden, littleleaf [Tilia cordata] 35+ 20+ Pyramidal Yellow Elm, Jacan Japanese [Ulmus japonica selection] 30+ 25+ Vase Yellow Hawthorn, thornless cockspur [Crataegus crusgalli var. inermis] 15+ 20+ Irregular Yellow Hophornbean (Ironwood) [Ostrya virginiana] 30+ 25+ Pyramidal Yellow Mountain Ash, Korean [Sorbus alnifolia] 25+ 20+ Oval Yellow Buckeye, Ohio [Aesculus glabra] 20+ 20+ Oval Yellow/Orange Cherry, Amur choke [Prunus maackii] 20+ 18+ Oval Maroon Eastern Redbud [Cercis Canadensis] 20+ 25+ Round Yellow Hawthorn, downy [Crataegus mollis] 20+ 20+ Round Yellow/Red Maackia, Amur [Maackia amurensis] 20+ 20+ Round Green
Narrow Trees - crown spread >15'; recommended for 5' boulevards
Serviceberry, downy [Amelanchier arborea] 20+ 10+ Oval Yellow/Orange/Red Linden, Corinthian [Tilia cordata 'Corinthian'] 40+ 15+ Columnar Yellow Alder, European black [Alnus glutinosa] 15+ 15+ Pyramidal Green Crabapple, Red Baron [Malus 'Red Baron'] 15+ 6+ Columnar Orange Hornbeam, American [Carpinus caroliniana] 15+ 15+ Oval Yellow/Orange/Maroon Serviceberry, Allegheny [Amelanchier laevis] 15+ 10+ Round Yellow/Orange/Red Serviceberry, Robin Hill [Amelanchier 'Robin Hill'] 15+ 12+ Oval Yellow/Orange/Red Dogwood, Pagoda [Cornus alternifolia] 12+ 10+ Oval Maroon Cherry, sour [Prunus cerasus] 10+ 10+ Round Yellow Cherry, Pin [Prunus pensylvanica] 25+ 15+ Columnar Yellow/Red Crabapple, Pink Spires [Malus 'Pink Spires'] 20+ 12+ Columnar Orange
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