Important Notice

Trees planted in the right-of-way must have City Forester approval.

Small Trees for Under Power Lines

15 to 30 feet in height at maturity. Plant 3 to 4 feet from pavement.

1. Common serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea)
2. Dwarf hackberry (Celtis tenuifolia)
3. Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis)
4. Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
5. Winter king thornless hawthorn (Crataegus viridis 'Winter King')
6. Dwarf chinkapin oak (Quercus prinoides)
7. Apollo sugar maple (Acer saccharum 'Apollo')
8. American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana)
9. Thornless hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli)
10. Autumn Brilliance serviceberry (Amelanchier × grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance')

Medium to Large Trees

Greater than 45 feet in height at maturity. Plant a minimum of 8 feet from pavement.

1. Freeman maple (Acer × freemanii)
2. Red maple (Acer rubrum)
3. Eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
4. Northern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis)
5. Sugar maple (Acer saccharum)
6. River birch (Betula nigra)
7. Common hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)
8. Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
9. Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)
10. American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
11. White oak (Quercus alba)
12. Swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor)
13. Scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea)
14. Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa)
15. Chinkapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii)
16. Northern red oak (Quercus rubra)
17. Thornless honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos 'Sunburst')

Large Shrubs

5 to 15 feet in height at maturity. Plant 4 to 6 feet from pavement. Not for public right-of-way plantings.

1. Allegany serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis)
2. Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
3. Red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea)
4. American hazelnut (Corylus americana)
5. American witchhazel (Hamamelis virginiana)
6. Northern spicebush (Lindera benzoin)
7. American pussy willow (Salix discolor)
8. American elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)
9. Emerald green arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd')
10. Techny arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis 'Techny')
11. Arrowwood viburnum (Viburnum dentatum)
12. Blackhaw viburnum (Viburnum prunifolium)
13. Autumn Brilliance serviceberry (Amelanchier × grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance')

Do Not Plant List

Trees

1. Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana)
2. Golden rain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata)
3. Mimosa tree (Albizia julibrissin)
4. Norway maple (Acer platanoides)

Shrubs

1. Bamboo
2. Burning bush (Euonymus alatus)
3. European highbush cranberry (Viburnum trilobum)
4. Glossy buckthorn (Frangula alnus)
5. Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)

Perennials

1. Chinese maiden grass (Miscanthus sinensis)
2. Chinese wisteria (Wisteria sinensis)
3. Common periwinkle (Vinca minor)
4. Creeping lilyturf (Liriope spicata)
5. English ivy (Hedera helix)
6. Hardy pampas grass (Tripidium ravennae)
7. Japanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda)
8. Large periwinkle (Vinca major)
9. Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)
10. Moneywort / Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia)
11. Orange tiger lily (Hemerocallis fulva)
12. Snow on the mountain (Aegopodium podagraria)
13. Sweet autumn clematis (Clematis terniflora)
14. Yellow iris (Iris pseudacorus)

Disclaimer

This list does not include fruit trees, bushes, or brambles that may be included in plantings in city parks, including community gardens.