Alder, black (Alnus glutinosa)
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Alder, speckled (Alnus incana)
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Ash, green (Fraxinus pennsylvanica), and ash, white, especially
the seedless cultivars (e.g., Marshall's Seedless, Patmore, Urbanite);
vastly overplanted
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Birch, river (Betula nigra), especially Heritage
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Cherry, sargent (Prunus sargentii)
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Chokecherry, schubert (Prunus virginiana "schubert")
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Cork tree, amur (Phellodendron amurense)
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Cork tree, sakhalin (Phellodendron sachalinense)
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Dogwood, cornelian cherry (Cornus mas)
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Dogwood, kousa (Cornus kousa)
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Elm, Chinese (Ulmus parvifolia; not Siberian elm)
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Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba), male clones only
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Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis), especially Chicagoland, Prairie
Pride and Windy City
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Honeylocust, thornless common (Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis);
many cultivars available; vastly overused; would discourage continued
planting
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Hophornbeam, American (Ostrya virginiana)
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Hornbeam, American (Carpinus caroliniana)
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Hornbeam, European (Carpinus betulus)
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Katsura tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum)
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Linden, Crimean (Tilia x euchlora)
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Linden, littleleaf (Tilia cordata), especially Glenleven, Greenspire
and June Bride
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Linden, silver (Tilia tomentosa)
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Maple, hedge (Acer campestre)
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Maple, miyabe (Acer miyabei)
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Maple, Norway (Acer platanoides), especially Cleveland, Emerald
Queen, Schwedler, Summershade and Superform; may be too big for many
areas; too shady, often preventing lawn growth
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Maple, paperbark (Acer griseum)
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Maple, purpleblow (Acer truncatum)
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Maple, red (Acer rubrum), especially Autumn Blaze, Marmo, Morgan,
Northwood, October Glory and Red Sunset
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Maple, sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)
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Maple, tartarian (Acer tataricum)
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Maple, three-flower (Acer triflorum)
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Oak, bur (Quercus macrocarpa)
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Oak, English (Quercus robur)
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Oak, pin
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Oak, red (Quercus rubra or Quercus borealis)
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Pear, callery (Pyrus calleryana), especially Chanticleer and
Fauriei (cultivars such as Bradford and Aristocrat are proving to
be landscape liabilities as they age beyond 15 years)
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