Recommended Trees Species & Other Information

All Trees Are to be a Minimum of 6 Feet in Height at Planting

Large Canopy Trees (LCT)
Canopy Cover = 400 Sq ft
Small Canopy Trees (SCT)
Canopy Cover = 200 Sq ft
Botanical NameCommon NameBotanical NameCommon Name
Acer rubrumRed Maples (native species)
(all cultivars)
Acer buergerianumTrident Maple
Betula nigraRiver Birch (native species)Acer campestreHedge Maple
Celtis (all species)Hackberry (native species)Acer griseumPaperbark Maple
Cercidiphyllum japonicumKatsura TreeAmelanchier canadensisServiceberry (native species)
Ginkgo bilobaGinkgo
(male variety-Maidenhair)
Betula nigra
(dwarf cultivar)
River Birch (native species)
(dwarf)
Juniperus virginianaEastern Red Cedar (native species)
(Evergreen)
Carpinus betulusEuropean Hornbeam
Liriodendron tulipiferaTulip Poplar (native species)Carpinus carolinianaAmerican Hornbeam /musclewood
Magnolia grandilforaSouthern Magnolia (native species)
(Evergreen)
Cersis CanandensisRedbud
Metasequoia glyptostroboidesDawn RedwoodChionanthus virginicusWhite Fringetree (native species)
Nyssa sylvaticaBlack Gum (native species)Cornus floridaFlowering Dogwood (native species)
Pinus elliottiiSlash Pine (Evergreen)Cornus kousaKousa Dogwood
Pinus taedaLoblolly Pine (native species)
(Evergreen)
Cornus masCornelian Cherry
Pistacia chinensisChinese PistacheCrataegus phaenopyrumWashington Hawthorn (native species)
Platanus x acerifolia
'Bloodgood'
Bloodgood London Planetree (native species)Halesia tetrapteraCarolina Silverbell (native species)
Plantanus occidentalisSycamore (native species)Ilex opacaAmerican Holly (Evergreen)
Quercus speciesOak (native species)Koelreuteria paniculataGolden Raintree
Quercus VirginianaLive Oak (native species)
(Evergreen)
Lagerstroemia IndicaCrape Myrtle
(all except Dwarf)
Taxodium distichumBald Cypress (native species)Magnoliz x soulangianaSaucer Magnolia
Ulmus parvifoliaChinese ElmMagnolia stellataStar Magnolia
Zelkova serrataJapanese ZelkovaMagnolia virginianaSweet Bay Magnolia (native species)
(semi-evergreen)
 Oak (PDF)Saucer Magnolia (PDF)Chinese Pistache (PDF)






1 Large Canopy Tree equals 2 Small Canopy Trees

Malus speciesFlowering Crabapple
Ostrya virginianaAmerican Hophombeam / Ironwood (native species)
Oxydendrum arboretumSourwood (native species)
Pinus nigraAustralian Pine (Evergreen)
Prunus speciesFlowering Cherry
Quercus acutaJapanese Evergreen Oak
Pyrus calleryana "Aristocrat"Approved Callery Pear Cultivars
Sophora japonicaJapanese Pagoda Tree