RECOMMENDED TREES FOR RESIDENTIAL USES Maintained by the Warrensburg Tree Board

Soil Scientific Name Height Spread Moisture Light Comments Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress 50-70 20-30 Wide Range Full Sun Bullet-proof pine/spruce substitute Betula nigra Birch, River 40-50 40-50 Moist Sun - Lt. Shade Single stem / good in wet areas Nyssa sylvatica Blackgum 40-60 20-30 Wide Range Sun - Lt. Shade Fantastic fall color Gymnocladus dioicus Coffeetree, Kentucky 60-75 40-60 Average Full Sun Light shade, seed pods Malus spp Crabapple 10-20 8-20 Average Full Sun Plant disease resistant cultivars Cornus florida Dogwood, Flowering 20-30 20-30 Average Lt. Shade - Shade PLANT IN SHADE!! Amelanchier arborea Downy serviceberry 15-25 10-15 Average Sun - shade Great tree in full shade Juniperus virginana Eastern Redcedar 30-50 10-25 Average Full Sun Screens and windbreaks Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine 60-80 30-40 Average Full Sun Mixed results, best pine in area Ulmus americana Elm, American 70-80 40-70 Moist Full Sun 'Liberty','Valley Forge','Princeton' Ulmus parvifolia Elm, Lacebark 40-50 40-50 Moist Full Sun Specimen, prune for strength Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo 50-60 30-40 Average Sun - Lt. Shade Male cultivars only Celtis occidentalis Hackberry 45-70 45-70 Wide Range Full Sun pruning for strength when young Crategus viridis Hawthorn, Green 20-30 15-30 Average Sun - Lt. Shade 'Winter King', Spray for rust Gleditsia triacanthos Honeylocust, Thornless 30-60 25-50 Wide Range Full Sun Prune for strength, light shade Ostrya virginiana Hophornbeam 30-40 20-30 Average Sun - Lt. Shade Tough native Carpinus caroliniana Hornbeam, American 30-40 20-30 Average Sun - Lt. Shade Prune up to show trunk Carpinus betulus Hornbeam, European 40-60 20-40 Average Sun - Lt. Shade Dense tree good for screening Parrotia persica Ironwood, Persian 20-40 15-30 Average Sun - Lt. Shade Great specimen tree Styphnolobium japonicum Japanese Pagodatree 30-50 30-50 Moist Full Sun Summer flowering, urban tough Zelkova serrata Japanese Zelkova 40-60 40-60 Moist Full Sun 'Village Green' Prune for strength Cercidiphyllum japonicum Katsura 40-60 25-50 Moist Sun - Lt. Shade Water in summer to stop leaf drop Tilia americana Linden, American 50-75 25-40 Moist Sun - Lt. Shade Specimen, bees Tilia cordata Linden, Littleleaf 50-70 25-40 Average Sun - Lt. Shade 'Greenspire','Glenleven',bees Tilia tomentosa Linden, Silver 50-70 25-40 Average Sun - Lt. Shade Drought tolerent Tilia, Silver leaves Acer campestre Maple, Hedge 30-40 30-40 Wide Range Sun - Lt. Shade Good in dry, high pH soils Acer platanoides Maple, Norway 40-50 30-50 Wide Range Full Sun Watch for stem girdling roots Acer rubrum Maple, Red 40-70 30-50 Moist Sun - Lt. Shade Water during drought Acer truncatum Maple, Shantung 20-25 20-25 Wide Range Sun - Lt. Shade Nor. Maple substitute, drought tol. Acer saccharum Maple, Sugar 60-80 40-60 Moist Sun - Lt. Shade Storm resistant maple Acer buergerianum Maple, Trident 20-30 20-30 Average Sun - Lt. Shade Good urban tree Acer tataricum Maple. Tatarian 15-20 15-20 Wide Range Sun - Lt. Shade Good in clay and drought tolerant Quercus macrocarpa Oak, Bur 70-80 70-80 Wide Range Full Sun Give plenty of space - gets huge Quercus muehlenbergii Oak, Chinkapin 30-60 30-40 Average Full Sun Good in high pH soils Quercus robur Oak, English 40-60 10-40 Average Full Sun 'Fastigiata' is columnar RECOMMENDED TREES FOR RESIDENTIAL USES Maintained by the Warrensburg Tree Board

Quercus rubra Oak, Northern Red 60-80 60-80 Average Full Sun Good fall color, fast growth Quercus acutissima Oak, Sawtooth 40-60 30-50 Average Full Sun Specimen Quercus imbricaria Oak, Shingle 50-60 50-70 Moist Full Sun Tough but ugly Quercus shumardii Oak, Shumard 50-75 40-75 Average Full Sun Like Red Oak Quercus bicolor Oak, Swamp White 50-80 40-70 Moist Full Sun Good for wet sites and urban areas Quercus alba Oak, White 70-90 50-80 Wide Range Full Sun Great shade tree Platanus x acerifolia Planetree, London 70-90 55-70 Wide Range Sun - Lt. Shade 'Bloodgood' Cercis canadensis Redbud, Eastern 20-30 15-30 Average Sun - Lt. Shade 'Forest Pansy', white bud Sassafras albidum Sassafras 30-50 25-35 Ave - Moist Sun - Lt. Shade Great fall color, native Cotinus coggygria Smoketree 15-30 20-30 Average Full Sun Great summer flower, fall color Oxydendrum arboreum Sourwood 20-30 15-20 Moist Sun - Lt. Shade Summer flowering, great fall color Picea glauca ' Densata ' Spruce, Black Hills 30-50 10-20 Average Sun - Lt. Shade Good heat and drought tolerance Picea abies Spruce, Norway 50-70 30-45 Average Sun - Lt. Shade Specimen or windbreak Picea omorika Spruce, Serbian 50-60 20-30 Average Sun - Lt. Shade Urban tolerant, specimen Celtis laevigata Sugarberry 60-80 60-80 Wide Range Full Sun Good urban trees, but require Corylus colurna Turkish Filbert 40-50 15-30 Wide Range Full Sun Formal specimen Euonymous atropurpureus Wahoo 10-15 5-10 Moist Sun - Lt. Shade Good specimen tree Cladrastis kentukea Yellowwood 30-50 20-35 Average Full Sun Prune for strength in summer

Trees NOT Recommended for the Warrensburg Area Ash species Maple, Amur Ash, Mountain Maple, Silver Birch, White Mimosa Boxelder Newport Plum Burning bush Pine, Austrian Callery Pear Pine, Scotch Cottonwood, Eastern Russian/Autumn Olive Elm, Siberian Sweetgum Locust, Black Tree-of-Heaven Lombardy Poplar