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City of Philadelphia
Recommended Street Tree List
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Small Trees - (mature height under 30')
Acer buergeranum -- Trident Maple
Acer campestre -- Hedge Maple
Acer ginnala -- Amur Maple
Acer tataricum -- Tatarian Maple
Acer griseum -- Paperbark Maple
Amelanchier x grandiflora -- Serviceberry
Carpinus caroliniana -- American Hornbeam
Cercis canadensis -- American Red Bud
Chionanthus retusus (tree form) -- Chinese Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus (tree form) -- Fringetree
Cornus florida -- Flowering Dogwood
Cornus kousa -- Kousa Dogwood
Cotinus obovatus (tree form) -- American Smoke Tree
Crataegus crusgalli var. inermis -- Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn
Crataegus laevigata "Superba" -- English Hawthorn
Crataegus x lavallei (tree form) -- Lavalle Hawthorn
Crataegus phaenopyrum (tree form) -- Washington Hawthorn
Crataegus viridis "Winter King" -- Winter King Green Hawthorn
Oxydendrum arboreum -- Sourwood
Prunus serrulata "Shirotae" -- Mt. Fuji Cherry
Prunus subhirtilla "Autumnalis"-- Autumn Flowering Cherry
Prunus subhirtilla "Rosy Cloud" -- Rosy Cloud Cherry
Prunus virginiana -- Common Chokecherry
Prunus virginaina "Schubert" -- Canada Red Chokecherry
Stewartia koreana -- Korean Stewartia
Stewartia monadelpha -- Tall Stewartia
Syringa reticulata "Ivory Silk"-- Japanese Tree Lilac
Syringa reticulata "Summer Snow" -- Japanese Tree Lilac
Medium Trees - (mature height 30' to 40')
Acer truncatum -- Purpleblow Maple
Carpinus betulus -- European Hornbeam
Carpinus betulus "Fastigiata" -- Upright European Hornbeam
Cladrastis kentukea -- Yellowwood
Corylus colurna -- Tree Filbert
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis -- Thornless Honeylocust
Koelreuteria paniculata -- Golden Rain Tree
Maackia amurensis -- Amur Maackia
Ostrya virginiana -- Hop Hornbeam
Phellodendron amurense -- Corktree
Prunus maackii -- Amur Chokecherry
Prunus x yedoensis -- Yoshino Cherry
Prunus sargentii -- Sargent Cherry
Quercus acutissima -- Sawtooth Oak
Large Trees - (mature height over 45')
Acer rubrum "Autumn Flame" -- Autumn Flame Red Maple
Acer rubrum "Red Sunset" -- Red Sunset Red Maple
Acer saccharum "Green Mountain" -- Green Mountain Sugar Maple
Celtis laevigata "All Seasons" -- Sugar Hackberry
Celtis laevigata "Magnifica" -- Sugar Hackberry
Cercidiphyllum japonicum -- Katsuratree
Eucommia ulmoides -- Hardy Rubber Tree
Fraxinus americana "Autumn Purple" -- Autumn Purple White Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica "Marshall's Seedless"-- Green Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica "Patmore" -- Patmore Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica "Summit" -- Summit Ash
Ginkgo biloba (male only) -- Maidenhair Tree
Platanus x acerifolia "Bloodgood" -- Bloodgood London Planetree
Quercus imbricaria -- Shingle Oak
Quercus shumardii -- Shumard Oak
Quercus rubra -- Red Oak
Tilia cordata -- Littleleaf Linden
Tilia tomentosa -- Silver Linden
Ulmus parvifolia "Dynasty" -- Lacebark Elm
Zelkova serrata "Green Vase" -- Zelkova
Narrow Streets
Acer rubrum "Armstrong" -- Fastigiate Red Maple
Acer saccharum "Goldspire" -- Goldspire Maple
Carpinus betulus "Columnaris" -- Columnar European Hornbeam
Ginkgo biloba "Princeton Sentry"-- Princeton Sentry Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba "Magyar" -- Magyar Upright Ginkgo
Prunus sargentii "Spire" -- Columnar Sargent Cherry
Quercus robur "Fastigiata" -- Columnar English Oak
Quercus palustris "Pringreen" -- Green Pillar Pin Oak
Sorbus aucuparia "Fastigiata" -- Upright Mountain Ash
Boulevard or Park Trees
Betula nigra "Heritage" -- Heritage River Birch
Carya glabra -- Pignut Hickory
Carya ovata -- Shagbark Hickory
Cryptomeria japonica "Yoshino" -- Yoshino Crytomeria
Juniperus virginiana "Princeton Sentry" -- Eastern Redcedar
Liquidambar styraciflua -- American Sweetgum
Liriodendron tulipifera -- Tuliptree
Metasequoia glyptostroboides -- Dawn Redwood
Nyssa sylvatica -- Black Tupelo
Platanus x acerifolia "Bloodgood" -- Bloodgood London Planetree
Quercus alba -- White Oak
Quercus bicolor -- Swamp White Oak
Quercus imbricaria -- Shingle Oak
Quercus macrocarpa -- Bur Oak
Quercus palustris -- Pin Oak
Quercus phellos -- Willow Oak
Quercus prinus -- Chestnut Oak
Quercus robur -- English Oak
Quercus rubra -- Red Oak
Quercus shumardii -- Shumard Oak
Taxodium distichum -- Common Baldcypress
Ulmus americana "Delaware" -- Delaware American Elm
NOTES:
Every tree selected for this list has its own benefits and/or limitations when growing under urban conditions. The trees listed here will tolerate harsh urban conditions.
Matching the most suited tree for the planting site will enhance the characteristics of a particular tree.
Revised: November, 2006
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