Acer rubrum 'Franksred' — Red sunset red maple (do not
use within five feet of sidewalks; aggressive root system)
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Acer x freemanni 'Celzam' — Celebration Freeman maple
(do not use within five feet of sidewalks; aggressive root system)
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Aesculus x carnea 'Briotii' — Ruby red horsechestnut (less
midsummer scorch than hippocastanum)
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Cercidiphyllum japonecum tree form — Katsura tree (requires
more water during establishment years than most other trees)
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Corylus colurna (tree form) — Turkish hazel or Turkish
filbert
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Eucommia ulmoides — Hardy rubber tree (not pretty but
can be useful)
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Ginkgo biloba (any male variety) — Ginkgo (male example
is Princeton Sentry)
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Gleditsia triacanthos (any thornless, seedless, variety) —
Honeylocust
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Gymnocladus dioicus (male variety only) — Kentucky coffeetree
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Liriodendrom tulipifera — Tulip tree (open lawn or large
parking island)
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Metasequoia glytostroboides — Dawn Redwood (requires larger-than-usual
pit is used as a street tree, or use in open planting areas)
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Nyssa sylvatica — Blackgum
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Ostrya virginiana — American Hop-hornbeam
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Platanus x acerifolia "Bloodgood" London planetree
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Quercus bicolor — Swamp white oak
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Quercus rubra — Northern red oak
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Quercus palustris — Pin oak
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Sophora japonica — Scholartree (flower issues make this
an open space tree not suited to sidewalk use)
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Taxodium distichum — Bald cypress (for large areas)
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Tilia tomentosa — Silver linden (open space tree)
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Ulmus parvifolia — Lacebark elm/Chinese elm
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Ulmus Hybrids — disease-resistant trees like "Homestead,"
"Pioneer," "Accolade," "Frontier," "Liberty" and "Urban"
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Zelkova serrata — Zelkova ("green vase" is not recommended
in commercial areas where it may block signage)
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Utility-compatible trees
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Group A (under-wire use)
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Group A applies to most plantings under utility lines. This
is necessary because most wires are less than 25 feet above the ground.
Where possible, offset trees so they are not directly under the wires.
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Acer ginnala — Amur maple, 15 feet to 20 feet
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Acer Tataricum — Tatarian maple, 15 feet to 25 feet
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Crataegus crus-galli var. 'Inermis' — Thornless cockspur
hawthorn, 15 feet to 20 feet
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Crataegus laevigata 'Superba' — Crimson cloud hawthorn
(tree form), 15 feet to 20 feet
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Magnolia stellata — Star magnolia (tree form), 10 feet
to 20 feet
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Malus cultivars — crabapple (disease resistance emphasized),
all under 22 feet
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Adams, Amsalzam, Centurion, Donald Wyman, Harvest Gold, Prairifire,
Professor
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Sprenger, Red Jewel, Robinson, Sentinel, Sugar Tyme, Strawberry
Parfait (always specify tree from the crabapple selection)
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(Fruit makes Malus undesirable in commercial areas)
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Malus floribunda — Japanese flowering crabapple, under
25 feet
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Malus sieboldii x zumi 'Calocarpa' — Zumi crabapple, under
25 feet
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Malus 'Spring Snow' tree form — Spring snow crabapple,
15 feet to 20 feet (fruit makes Malus undesirable in commercial areas)
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Group B (use only under wires 25 feet and higher)
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Group B applies only to utility plantings where the bottom wire
is over 25 feet above the ground.
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Where possible, offset trees so they are not directly under
the wires.
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Acer buergeranum — Triden maple (tree form), 20 feet to
30 feet
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Acer compestre — Hedge maple (tree form), 25 feet to 40
feet
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Acer campestre 'Evelyn' — Queen Elizabeth hedge maple,
30 feet to 40 feet
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Acer griseum — Paperbark maple, 25 feet to 35 feet
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Amelanchier laevis 'Cumulus' or 'majestic' — Apple serviceberry,
20 feet to 30 feet
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Amelanchier x grandiflora — Serviceberry (many cultivars),
20 feet to 30 feet
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Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' — European hornbeam (tree
form), 30 feet to 40 feet
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Carpinus caroliniana — American hornbeam (useful in full
shade), 20 feet to 35 feet
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Cercis canadensis — Eastern redbud, 25 feet to 30 feet
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Cornus kousa — Kousa dogwood (esp. Rutgers hybrids), 20
feet to 30 feet
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Koelreuteria paniculata — Goldenrain tree, 25 feet to
40 feet
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Magnolia 'Galaxy' — Galaxy magnolia (tree form), 20 feet
to 30 feet
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Phellodendron amurence — Amur corktree, 30 feet to 40
feet
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Purnus sargentii — 'Columnar' — Sargent cherry,
30 feet
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Prunus serrulata 'Amanogawa' — Japenese flowering cherry,
25 feet to 35 feet
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Prunus virginiana 'Shubert" — Shubert chokecherry, 20
feet to 30 feet
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Sorbus species — Mountain ash 15 feet to 35 feet (in limited
quantities)
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Syringa reticulate 'Summer Snow,' 'Ivory Silk' — Japanese
tree lilac, 20 feet to 25 feet
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Acer platanoides — Norway maple
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Acer pseudoplatanus — Sycamore maple
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Ailanthus altissima — Tree-of-heaven
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Albizia julibrissin — Mimosa
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Elaeagnus angustifolia — Russian olive
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Elaeagnus umbellate — Autumn olive
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Liquidambar Styraciflua — Sweetgum (all varieties)
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Morus alba — White mulberry
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Paulownia tomentosa — Princess tree
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Pinus thumbergiana — (Delaware) Japanese black pine
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Populus alba — White poplar
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Pyrus calleryana (and all cultivars) — Callery pear
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Rhamnus spp. — Buckthorn spp.
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Salix — Willow (all varieties)
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Ulmus parvifolia (Wisconsin) — Chinese elm (Drake)
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Ulmus pumila — Siberian elm
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Ulmus spp. x any Chinese or Siberian elm — Select hybrid
elms, i.e., Frontier
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