Recommended Trees to Plant

Large Sized Trees
(Mature height of more than 45')
(* indicates tree form only)

Trees in this category require a curb/tree lawn width that measures at least a minimum of 8 feet (area between the stree edge/curb and the sidewalk). Trees should be spaced a minimum of 40 feet apart within the curb/tree lawn. Trees in this category are not compatible with power lines and thus not recommended for planting directly below or near power lines.

Norway Maple, Acer platanoides
Cleveland Norway Maple, Acer platanoides 'Cleveland'
Columnar Norway Maple, Acer Patanoides 'Columnare'
Parkway Norway Maple, Acer Platanoides 'Columnarbroad'
Superform Norway Maple, Acer platanoides 'Superform'
Red Maple, Acer rubrum
Bowhall Red Maple, Acer rubrum 'Bowhall'
Karpick Red Maple, Acer Rubrum 'Karpick'
Northwood Red Maple, Acer rubrum 'Northwood'
Red Sunset Red Maple, Acer Rubrum 'Franksred'
Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum
Commemoration Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum 'Commemoration'
Endowment Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum 'Endowment'
Green Mountain Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum 'Green Mountain'
Majesty Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum 'Majesty'
Adirzam Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum 'Adirzam'
Armstrong Freeman Maple, Acer x freemanii 'Armstrong'
Celzam Freeman Maple, Acer x freemanii 'Celzam'
Autumn Blaze Freeman, Acer x freemanii 'Jeffersred'
Ruby Red Horsechestnut, Aesculus x carnea 'Briotii'
Heritage River Birch, Betula nigra 'Heritage'
*Katsura Tree, Cercidiphyllum japonicum
*Turkish Filbert/Hazel, Corylus colurna
Hardy Rubber Tree, Eucommia ulmoides
European Beech, fagus Sylvatica
Columnar European Beech, Fagus sylvatica 'Fastigiata'
Autumn Applause White Ash, Fraxinus americana 'Autumn Applause'
Sparzam White Ash, Fraxinus americana 'Sparzam'
Cimmzam Green Ash, Fraxinus Pennsylvanica 'Cimmzam'
Patmore Green Ash, Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Patmore'
Summit Green Ash, Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Summit'
Urbanite Green Ash, Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Urbanite'
Lakeview Ginkgo, Ginkgo biloba 'Lakeview'
Princeton Sentry Ginkgo, Ginkgo biloba 'PNI 2720'
Honeylocust, Gleditsia triacanthos inermis
Halka Honeylocust, Gleditsia triacanthos inermis 'Halka'
Skyline Honeylocust, Gleditsia triacanthos inermis 'Skycole'
Speczam Honeylocust, Gleditsia triacanthos inermis 'Speczam'
Dawn Redwood, Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Columbia London Planetree, Platanus x acerifolia 'Columbia'
White Oak, Quercus alba
Swamp White Oak, Quercus bicolor
Scarlet Oak, Quercus Coccinea
Shingle Oak, Quercus imbricaria
Pin Oak, Quercus palustris
English Oak, Quercus robur
Columnar English Oak, Quercus robur 'Fastigiate'
Northern Red Oak, Quercus rubra
Baldcypress, Taxodium distichum
Corzam Littleleaf Linden, Tilia cordata 'Corzam'
Greenspire Littleleaf Linden, Tilia cordata 'Greenspire'
Sterling Silver Linden, Tilia tomentosa 'Sterling'
Green Vase Japanese Zelkova, Zelkove serrata 'Green Vase'

Medium Sized Trees
(Mature height between 30' to 45')
(* indicates tree form only)

Trees in this category require a curb/tree lawn width that measures at least a minimum of 5'-7' (area between street edge or curb and the sidewalk). Trees should be spaced a minimum of 25' to 30' apart within the curb/tree lawn. Trees in this category generally are not compatible with power lines and thus not recommended below or near power lines.

Hedge Maple, Acer campestre
Queen Elizabeth, Hedge Maple, Acer campestre 'Evelyn'
Paperback Maple, Acer griseum
Crimson King Norway Maple, Acer platanoides 'Crimson King'
Olmsted Norway Maple, Acer platanoides 'Olmsted'
Norwegian Sunset Maple, Acer truncatum x platanoides 'Keithsform'
Pacific Sunset Maple, Acer truncatum x platanoides 'Warrenred'
Pyramidal European Hornbeam, Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata'
*Merrill Magnolia, Magnolia x loebneri 'Merrill'
Imperial Honeylocust, Gleditsia triacanthos inermis 'Impcole'
American Hophornbeam, Ostrya virginiana
Macho Amour Corktree, Phellodendron amurense 'Macho'
Accolade Flowering Cherry, Prunus 'Accolade'
Kwanzan Flowering Cherry, Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan'
Aristocrat Callery Pear, Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat'
Cleveland Select Pear, Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer'

Small Sized Trees
(Mature height of less than 30')
(*indicates tree form only)

Trees in this category require a curb/tree lawn width that measures at least a minimum of 4' (area between street edge or curb and the sidewalk). Trees should be spaced a minimum of 15'-20' apart within the curb/tree lawn. Trees in this category generally do not come into contact with overhead power lines and thus can be located below or near power lines.

*Trident Maple, Acer buergeranum
*Amur Maple, Acer ginnala
Betzam Amur Maple, Acer ginnala 'Betzam' Beethoven
*Tatarian Maple, Acer tataricum
Refzam Serviceberry, Amelanchier canadensis 'Refzam'
Sprizam Serviceberry, Amelanchier canadensis 'Sprizam'
Robin Hill serviceberry, Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Robin Hill'
Cruzam Hawthorn, Cratagus crusgalli inermis 'Cruzam'
Prairifire Crabapple, Malus 'Prairifire'
Snowdrift Crabapple, Malus 'Snowdrift'
Spring Snow Crabapple, Malus 'Spring Snow'
Sugar Tyne Crabapple, Malus 'Sutyzam'
Redbud Crabapple, Malus x zumi 'Calocarpa'
Jaczam Pear, Pyrus calleryana 'Jaczam'Jack
Jilzam Pear, Pyrus calleryana 'Jilzam' Jill
*Ivory Silk Japanese Tree Lilac, Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk'

For more detailed information on these and other trees, a book entitled "Landscape Tree Fact Sheets" will be on reserve at the Leetonia Community Public Library.

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