1367.11 APPROVED STREET TREE AND SHRUB LIST.

A. Table 1367.11.01 “Approved Street Tree and Shrub List” identifies the approved species that may be used to meet street tree and landscaping requirements set forth herein. Plant materials proposed other than those listed in Table 1367.11.01 may be approved by the Planning Director or his/her designee.

Table 1367.11.01: Approved Street Tree and Shrub List

Approved medium to large deciduous trees suitable for urban environments, but not under overhead utility wires or within restricted spaces

Common Name and Additional Genus/Species Information

Acer rubrum and cultivars Red maple and cultivars

Betula lenta Sweet birch

Betula nigra River birch

Celtis occidentalis Common hackberry

Cercidiphyllum japonicum Japanese katsura

Cladrastis kentukea American yellowwood

Corylus colurna Turkish hazelnut

Diospyros virginiana American persimmon

Fagus sylvatica and cultivars European beech and cultivars

Ginkgo biloba Male cultivars Seedless ginkgo cultivars

Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Inermis’ Thornless honey-locust

Gymnocaldus dioicus Kentucky coffee-tree

Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip tree Liquidambar styraciflua American sweetgum

Osage-orange seedless and thornless Maclura pomifera cultivars cultivars

Nyssa sylvatica Black tupelo

Oxydendrum arboreum Sourwood

London planetree disease-resistant Platanus x hispanica and cultivars cultivars

Quercus alba White oak

Quercus bicolor Swamp white oak

Quercus coccinea Scarlet oak

Quercus muehlenbergii Chinkapin oak

Quercus palustris Pin oak

Quercus phellos Willow oak

Quercus rubra Northern red oak

Quercus shumardii Shumard oak

Sassafras albidum American sassafras

Taxodium distichum Bald-cypress

Tilia cordata and cultivars Little-leaf linden and cultivars

Ulmus americana Resistant cultivars American elm disease-resistant cultivars

Zelkova serrata Japanese zelkova

Approved small deciduous trees suitable for planting under overhead utility wires or within restricted spaces

Common Name and Additional Genus/Species Information

Acer buergerianum Trident Maple Acer campestre Hedge maple

Acer griseum Paperbark maple

Acer japonicum Full moon maple

Acer palmatum cultivars Japanese maple and cultivars

Aesculus pavia Red buckeye

Alnus glutinosa European alder

Amelanchier species Serviceberry species

Carpinus species Hornbeam species

Chionanthus virginicus American fringe tree

Cornus species Dogwood species

Cornus mas Cornelian-cherry dogwood

Cotinus coqqygria and cultivars European smoke tree and cultivars

Cotinus obovatus American smoke tree

Crataegus species Hawthorn species

Halesia carolina Carolina silverbell

Hamamelis virginiana American witch-hazel

Maackia amurensis Amur maackia

Ostrya virginiana Eastern hophornbeam

Parrotia persica Persian parrotia

Prunus species Flowering cherries and cultivars

Stewartia ovata Mountain stewartia

Stewartia pseudocamellia Japanese stewartia

Styrax japonicus Japanese snowbell

Syringa reticulata Japanese tree lilac Approved evergreen trees suitable for urban environments, but not under overhead utility wires or within restricted spaces

Common Name and Additional Genus/Species Information

Abies alba Silver fir

Abies nordmanniana Nordmann fir

Cryptomeria japonica Japanese-cedar

Picea abies Norway spruce

Picea omorika Serbian spruce

Picea pungens Colorado blue spruce

Pinus sylvestris Scotch pine

Pinus strobus White pine

Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir

Approved shrubs

Common Name and Additional Genus/Species Information

Aesculus parviflora Bottlebrush buckeye

Aronia species Chokeberry species

Buddleia cultivars Butterfly bush cultivars

Buxus cultivars Boxwood cultivars

Calycanthus floridus Common sweet-shrub

Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush

Chaenomeles species Flowering-quince species

Clethra species Clethra species and cultivars Comptonia peregrina Sweet-fern

Cornus species Shrub dogwood species

Corylus americana American hazelnut

Cotoneaster species Cotoneaster species

Dasiphora fruitcosa Potentilla (bush cinquefoil)

Euonymus americanus American burning bush

Euonymus atropurpureus Eastern burning bush

Fothergilla species Witch-alder species and cultivars

Forsythia x intermedia Border forsythia

Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf hydrangea

Hypericum species St. Johns-wort species

Ilex glabra Inkberry

Ilex x meserveae and cultivars Meserve holly cultivars

Ilex verticillata Winterberry holly

Itea virginicus Virginia sweet-spire

Juniperus chinensis Chinese juniper

Kolkwitzia amabilis Beautybush

Lagerstroemia cultivars Cold-hardy crape myrtle cultivars

Myrica pennsylvanica Northern bayberry

Philadelphus species Mock-orange

Physocarpus opulifolius Common ninebark

Ptelea trifoliata Common hoptree

Rhondodendron species Rhododendron and azalea species

Rhus aromatica Fragrant sumac Sambucus species Elderberry cultivars

Syringa patula ‘Miss Kim’ Miss Kim lilac

Syringa meyeri ‘Paliban’ Dwarf Korean lilac

Viburnum species Viburnum species

Trees and Shrubs to Avoid

Common Name and Additional Genus/Species Information

Acer negundo Boxelder 1

Acer Silver maple 2 saccharinum

Ailanthus Tree-of-heaven 3 altissima

Berberis Japanese barberry 4 thunbergii

Betula Yellow birch 5 allegheniensis

Betula papyrifera Paper birch 5

Betula pendula Silver birch 5

Broussonetia papyrifera Paper-mulberry 3

Elaeagnus umbellata Autumn-olive 4

Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian-olive 4

Euonymus alatus Winged burning bush 4

Fraxinus species Ash species 6

Koelreuteria paniculata Golden-rain tree 3

Lonicera species Honeysuckle species 4 Nandina domestica Heavenly-bamboo 4

Paulownia tomentosa Royal paulownia 3

Phellodendron amurense Amur cork-tree 7

Callery pear and cultivars (especially Pyrus calleryana and cultivars ‘Bradford’) 3

Rhamnus cathartica European buckthorn 7

Tamarix species Tamarisk species and cultivars 4

General causes for avoidance

1. Messy, weak, poor form 5. Borer-susceptible

2. Very large, messy, weak-wooded 6. Emerald ash borer

3. Invasive, messy, weak 7. Invasive, messy

4. Invasive