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Recommended Tree List Class 1—Small to Medium Size Trees Trees suitable for planting in tree lawns 3 feet wide or smaller and at least 1 foot from curb (or edge of street if there is no curb) and/or sidewalk Acer Campestre/ Hedge Maple/ “Flame” or “Evelyn” aka “Queen Elizabeth” Acer Ginnala/Amur Maple Acer Griseum/ Paperbark Maple Acer Plantanoides/ Crimson Sentry Maple Acer Tartaricum/ Tartarian Maple Acer Truncatum/ Purple Blow Maple Acer Truncatum x Acer Plantanoides/ Maple/“Pacific Sunset Maple” Amelanchier x grandiflora/ Serviceberry/ “Robin Hill” and Or Amelanchier x laevis/ Service berry/ “Cumulus,” “Autumn Brilliance” Carpinus caroliniana)/ American Hornbeam Cornus kousa or mas/ Dogwood kousa or dogwood cornelian cherry Crataegus/ Hawthorne/ ”Crimson Cloud,” “Lavalle,” “Washington,” “Toba,” “Winter King.” Laburnum x watereri/ Golden Chain Tree Maackia Amurensis/ Amur Maackia Malus species/ Flowering Crab Apple Pyrus calleryana/ Flowering Pear/ “Capital” Prunus cerasifera./ Purple Leaf Flowering Plum/ “Newport,“ “Mt. St. Helens,” “Thundercloud,” “Krauter Vesuvius” Prunus Padus/ May Day Tree “Merlot” Prunus Padus/ May Day Tree Prunus sargentii / Columnar Sargent Cherry Prunus serrulata/ Amanogawa Prunus serrulata / Kwanzan Cherry Prunus virginiana / Chokecherry/ “Canadian Red” Oxydendron arboretum / Sourwood Syringa Reticulata / Japanese Tree Lilac/ “Ivory Silk” or “Summer Snow” [see also Syringa Pekinensis, a less formal-looking species] Styrax japonicus / Japanese Snowbell Class 2—Medium to Large Trees Trees suitable for planting in tree lawns 5 to 6 feet wide or larger and at least 2 feet from curb (or edge of street if there is no curb) and/or sidewalk. Always remember that the Public Works department will need 14-foot clearance from the edge of the street skyward for its snowplows and will prune the larger branches to get that clearance. So, while the trees listed below may not disturb sidewalks or streets, their form may need skilled pruning to give vehicular clearance. Acer Negundo / Box Elder/ “Sensation” Acer Plantanoides / Norway Maple/ “Globosum.” Acer Plantanoides / Norway Maple/ “Columnare” Acer Plantanoides / Norway Maple/ “Ezestre” or “Easy Street” Acer Plantanoides / Norway Maple/ “Fairview” Acer Plantanoides / Norway Maple/ “Parkway” (“Columnarbroad”) Acer Rubrum / Red Leaf Maple/ “Karpick” Acer Rubrum / Red Leaf Acer Rubrum / Red Leaf Maple/“Bowhall” Acer x freemanii / Hybrid Maple/ Acer truncatum x acer plantanoides / Norwegian Sunset Maple/ “Keithsform” Carpinus betulus / European Hornbeam/ “Columnaris” or “Fastigiata” Cersis Canadensis / Eastern Redbud Celtis occidentalis/ Hackberry japonicum/ Katsura Tree Cladrastis kentukea / Yellowwood Cotinus Obovatus/ American Smoke Tree Fagus sylvatica/ European Beech/ “Fastigiate” and “Dawyck” Fraxinus nigra/ Green Ash/ “Fallgold” Fraxinus Green Ash/ Gleditsia tricanthos/ Honey Locust/”Morraine” Gleditsia tricanthos/ Honey Locust/ “Skyline” Gleditsia tricanthos/ Honey Locust/ “Imperial” Gleditsia tricanthos/ Honey Locust/ “Shademaster” Koelreuteria paniculata/ Goldenrain Tree Liriodendron tulipifera/ Tuliptree/ “Fastigiatum” Nyssa sylvatica/ Black Gum or Tupelo Ostrya virginiana / Ironwood or American Hop hornbeam Parrotia persica/ Persian Parrotia Prunus Maackii/ Amur Chokecherry Pyrus calleryana/ Flowering Pear/ “Autumn Blaze” Pyrus calleryana/ Flowering Pear/ “Chanticleer” Pyrus calleryana/ Flowering Pear/ “Redspire” Quercus robur/ English Columnar Oak/ “Fastigiata” Sorbus americana or alnifolia or aucuparia or decora/ Mountain Ash Tilia americana/ American Linden/ “Boulevard” Tilia cordata/ Littleleaf Linden/ “Chancellor” Tilia x euchlora / Crimean Linden Class 3—Large Trees Trees suitable for planting in tree lawns 7 to 8 foot wide or wider and at least 3 feet from curb (or edge of street if there is no curb) and/or sidewalk. Always remember that the Public Works department will need 14-foot clearance from the edge of the street skyward for its snowplows and will prune the larger branches to get that clearance. So, while the trees listed below may not disturb sidewalks or streets, their form may need skilled pruning to give vehicular clearance. For large trees proper spacing is also an important consideration. Many of these trees have a spread of 40 to 70 feet. In time, one of these trees can simply overwhelm other trees nearby. Acer Plantanoides/ Norway Maple/ “Summershade” Acer Plantanoides/ Norway Maple/ “Schwedler” Acer Plantanoides/ Norway Maple/ “Emerald Queen” Acer Plantanoides/ Norway Maple/ “Deborah” Acer Plantanoides/ Norway Maple/ “Emerald Lustre” Acer Plantanoides/ Norway Maple/ “Superform” Acer Rubrum/ Red Maple/ “Autumn Flame” Acer Rubrum/ Red Maple/ “Northwood” Acer Rubrum/ Red Maple/ “Red Sunset” Corylus colurna/ Turkish Filbert Fagus grandifolia/ American Beech Fraxinus / Green Ash/ Fraxinus americana/ White Ash/ “Autumn Applause” Fraxinus americana/ White Ash/ “Autumn Purple” Fraxinus americana/ White Ash/ “Rosehill” Fraxinus americana/ White Ash/ “Skyline” Ginkgo biloba/ Ginkgo or Maidenhead Tree Ginkgo biloba/ Ginkgo/ or Maidenhead Tree /“Autumn Gold” Ginkgo biloba/ Ginkgo/ or Maidenhead Tree /“Princeton Sentry” Liquidambar styraciflua/ Sweetgum/ “Moraine” Liriodendron tulipifera/ Tuliptree Phellodendron amurense/ Amur Cork Tree/ “Macho” or “Shademaster” Plantanus x acerifolia/ London Planetree/ “Bloodgood” Quercus acutissima/ Sawtooth Oak Quercus macrocarpa/ Bur Oak Quercus bicolor/ Swamp White Oak Quercus palustris/ Pin Oak Quercus alba/ White Oak Quercus rubra/ Northern Red Oak Sophora japonica/ Japanese Pagoda Tree/ “Regent” Tilia americana/ American Linden /”Redmond” Tilia cordata/ Little Leaf Linden/ “Greenspire” Tilia cordata/ Little Leaf Linden/ “Glenleven” Tilia cordata/ Little Leaf Linden/ “Shamrock” Tilia Tomentosa/ Silver Linden/ “Sterling” or “Green Mountain” Ulmus/ Elm/ “Homestead” Ulmus / japonica/ Elm “Discovery” Ulmus/ Elm/ “Frontier” Ulmus/ Elm/ “Morton Plainsman” aka “Vanguard” Ulmus wilsoniana/ Elm/ “Prospector” Zelkova serrata/ Japanese Zelkova/ “Green Vase” or “Village”