Tree Reference Guide:
Specific Sites
This list provides a quick reference for trees based on the conditions of a variety of potential planting sites.
WET CONDITIONS
(Poorly Drained Soils)
Bald Cypress- Taxodium distichum
Blackgum- Nyssa sylvatica
Red Maple- Acer rubrum cvs.
River Birch- Betula nigra cvs.
Serviceberry- Amelanchier sp. cvs.
Swamp White Oak- Quercus bicolor
Sweetbay Magnolia- Magnolia virginiana cvs.
Sweetgum- Liquidambar styraciflua cvs. Sycamore- Platanus occidentalis
OVERHEAD UTILITIES
Paperbark Maple- Acer griseum
Three Flower Maple- Acer triflorum
Serviceberry- Amelanchier sp. cvs.
American Hornbeam- Carpinus carolina
Eastern Redbud- Cercis canadensis cvs.
Cornelian Cherry Dogwood- Cornus mas/officionalis
Dogwood- Cornus kousa/florida
Tree Lilac- Syringa reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’
URBAN CONDITIONS
(Reflected heat, pollution, poor soil, drought tolerant)
Crabapple- specifically Donald Wyman & Prairie Fire- Malus sp. cvs.
Frontier hybrid Elm- Ulmus x ‘Frontier’
Ginkgo- specifically Autumn Gold & Saratoga- Ginkgo biloba (male cvs.)
Lacebark Elm- Ulmus parvifolia ‘Allee’
Tree Lilac- Syringa reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’
Zelkova- Zelkova serrata ‘Green Vase’
NARROW SPACES
Bald Cypress- Taxodium distichum ‘Shawnee Brave’ Oak- Quercus x ‘Crimson Spire’
Oak- Quercus x ‘Regal Prince’
Sweetgum- Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Slender Silhouette’
Zelkova- Zelkova serrata ‘Mussashino’