City of Coquitlam | Urban Forestry Replacement Tree Recommendations JANUARY 2021 JANUARY Class A Deciduous Trees Class B Deciduous Trees Botanical Name Common Name Botanical Name Common Name • Acer macrophyllum • Bigleaf maple • Acer cappadocicum • Coliseum maple • Acer platanoides • Norway maple • Acer campestre • Hedge maple • Acer x freemanii • Freeman maple • Acer davidii • Snakebark maple • Fagus spp. • Beech • Acer miyabei • Rugged ridge maple • Fraxinus spp. • Ash • Acer rubrum • Red maple • Ginkgo biloba • Ginkgo/Maidenhair • Acer truncatum • Shangtung maple • Liquidambar styraciflua • Sweetgum • Albizia julibrissin • Silk tree • Liriodendron tulipifera • Tulip • Carpinus spp. • Hornbeam • Platanus spp. • Sycamore/Plane • Celtis occidentalis • Hackberry • Quercus spp. • Oak • Cercidiphyllum japonicum • Katsura • Tilia spp. • Linden • Cercis canadensis • Eastern redbud • Ulmus spp. • Elm • Crataegus spp. • Hawthorn • Zelkova serrata • Japanese zelkova • Fagus sylvatica ‘Dawyck’ • Dawyck beech • Gleditsia spp. • Honey locust Class A Coniferous Trees • Gymnocladus dioica • Kentucky coffee tree Botanical Name Common Name • Koelreuteria paniculata • Golden rain tree • Magnolia grandiflora • Southern magnolia • Abies spp. • True firs • Nyssa sylvatica • Sour gum • Araucaria araucana • Monkey-puzzle • Parrotia persica • Persian ironwood • Calocedrus decurrens • Incense cedar • Prunus spp. • Cherry tree • Cedrus spp. • True cedars • Pyrus calleryana • Callery pear • Larix spp. • Larch • Quercus muehlenbergii • Chinquapin oak • Picea abies • Norway spruce • Quercus acutissima • Sawtooth oak • Picea sitchensis • Sitka spruce • Salix spp. • Willow • Pinus monticola • Western white pine • Pinus ponderosa • Ponderosa pine Class B Coniferous Trees • Pseudotsuga menziesii • Douglas fir • Sequoia spp. • Redwood Botanical Name Common Name • Thuja plicata • Western red cedar • Chamaecyparis spp. • Cypress • Picea spp. • Spruce Any tree species listed will be considered an acceptable replacement • Pinus spp. • Pine tree as long as they are: • Sciadopitys verticillata • Japanese umbrella pine • not a hedge species such as Thuja occidentalis ‘Smaragd’ • not a shrub or bush species such as Acer palmatum ‘Dissectum’ Class C Deciduous Trees • not a palm tree Botanical Name Common Name • not a ‘dwarf’ or ‘topiary’ variety • Acer ginnala • Amur maple • 5cm minimum caliper if deciduous (measure 15cm from grade), • Acer griseum • Paperbark maple minimum 3m tall if coniferous • Acer palmatum • Japanese maple • Amelanchior grandiflora • Serviceberry • All columnar varieties are counted as Class B trees • Cornus spp. • Dogwood • All weeping varieties are counted as Class C trees • Carpinus japonica • Japanese hornbeam • Trees not included in the list require approval from Urban Forestry • Maackia amurensis • Amur maackia • 5cm minimum caliper if deciduous (measure 15cm from grade), • Magnolia spp. • Magnolia minimum 3m tall if coniferous • Malus spp. • Crabapple For further information, contact Coquitlam Urban Forestry • Stewartia spp. • Stewartia • Styrax spp. • Snowbell Services at 604-927-3482 or [email protected]. • Syringa spp. • Lilac | coquitlam.ca/treemanagement.