Wayne County has provided us with a list of acceptable
street trees. Please keep diversity in mind when making your
selection. Take a walk through your neighborhood and make note
of the existing trees and talk to your neighbors who have lost
trees to see what varieties they are considering planting.
These small steps can help to prevent the great losses we are
now experiencing in southeast Michigan.
DIVERSITY IS KEY!
|
ACCEPTABLE |
| SCIENTIFIC
NAME |
COMMON NAME
|
* HEIGHT at
MATURITY |
| Acer campestre |
Hedge Maple
(tree form only) |
M |
| Acer ginnala |
Amur Maple
(tree form only) |
S |
| Acer nigrum |
Black Maple |
T |
| Acer platanoides |
Norway Maple
(any variety) |
T |
| Acer rubrum |
Red Maple |
T |
| Acer pseudoplatanus |
Sycamore Maple |
M |
| Acer x freemanii |
Freeman Maple |
T |
| Acer tatarioum |
Tatarian Maple |
M |
| Aesculus x carnea ‘Brotii’ |
Ruby Red Horsechestnut |
M |
| Carpinus betulus |
European Hornbeam |
S |
| Carpinus caroliniana |
American Hornbeam |
S |
| Celtis laevigata ‘All Season’ |
All Seasons Sugar Hackberry
|
T |
| Celtis occidentalis |
Common Hackberry |
T |
| Celtis occidentails‘ Prairie
Pride’ |
Prairie Pride Hackberry |
T |
| Cercidiphyllum japonicum |
Katsura Tree |
M |
| Cladrastis lutea |
Yellowood |
T |
| Corylus avellana |
European Filbert |
T |
| Corylus corlurna |
Turkish Filbert |
T |
| Crataegus (many species) |
Hawthorn-
County must approve variety |
M |
| Eucomnia ulmoides |
Hardy Rubber Tree |
T |
| Ginkgo biloba (male) |
Maidenhair Tree |
T |
| Ginkgo biloba ‘Lakeview’ |
Lakeview Ginkgo |
T |
| Ginkgo biloba ‘Princeton
Sentry’ |
Princeton Sentry Ginkgo |
T-N |
| Gleditsia triancanthos var.
inermas |
Thornless Honeylocust |
T |
| Gymnocladus dioicus |
Kentucky Coffeetree |
T |
| Koelreuteria paniculata |
Goldenrain Tree |
M |
| Liquidambar styraciflua |
Sweetgum |
T |
| Liriodendron tulipifera |
Tuliptree |
T |
| Malus (many species) |
Crabapple-
County must approve variety |
M |
| Metasequoia glyptostroboides |
Dawn Redwood |
T |
| Nyssa sylvatica |
Black Tupelo |
T |
| Phellodendron amurense |
Amur Corktree |
M |
| Platanus x acerifolia
‘Bloodgood’ |
Bloodgood London Planetree
|
T |
| Prunus sargentii ‘Columnaris’
|
Columnar Sargent Cherry |
M-N |
| Prunus serrulata ‘Kwanzan’
|
Kwanzan Oriental Cherry |
M |
| Pyrus betulifolia ‘Dancer’
|
Dancer Ornamental Pear |
M |
| Pyrus calleryana ‘Aristocrat’
|
Aristocrat Callery Pear |
M |
| Pyrus calleryana ‘Autumn
Blaze’ |
Autumn Blaze Callery Pear
|
M |
| Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticlear’
|
Chanticlear Callery Pear |
M |
| Quercus acutissima |
Sawtooth Oak |
T |
| Quercus alba |
White Oak |
T |
| Quercus bicolor |
Swamp White Oak |
T |
| Quercus imbricaria |
Shingle Oak |
T |
| Quercus macrocarpa |
Bur Oak |
T |
| Quercus muehlenbergii |
Chinkapin Oak |
T |
| Sophora japonica |
Scholartree or Pagodatree
|
M |
| Sophora japonica ‘Princeton
Upright’ |
Princeton Upright Scholartree
|
M |
| Syringa reticulata ‘Ivory
Silk’ |
Ivory Silk Japanese Tree
Lilac |
S |
| Syringa reticulata ‘Summer
Snow’ |
Summer Snow Japanese Tree
Lilac |
S |
| Taxodium distichum |
Baldcypress |
T |
| Tilia cordata |
Littleleaf Linden |
T |
| Tilia cordata ‘Chancellor’
|
Chancellor Linden |
T |
| Tilia cordata ‘Corzam’ |
Corzam Linden |
M |
| Tilia cordata ‘Glenleven’
|
Glenleven Linden |
T |
| Tilia cordata ‘Greenspire’
|
Greenspire Littleleaf Linden
|
T |
| Tilia tomentosa |
Silver Linden |
T |
| Ulmus |
Elms (only new resistant
cultivars) |
T |
| Zelkova serrata ‘Green Vase’
|
Green Vase Japanese Zelkova
|
T |
| Zelkova serrata ‘Village
Green’ |
Village Green Japanese Zelkova
|
T |
Wayne County has also provided a list of trees to avoid
planting in the road right-of-way.
