TREES NEW YORK RESOURCES

Listed on the following pages are some of the best species that can be used as street trees in specific situations. Particularly useful are species resistant to specific stress, such as wet and dry sites, alkaline soils, shade, and salt. This is certainly not a complete list, but it does include some tried and true species and cultivars for NYC

TABLE LEGEND

  1. Smaller than 30 feet in height.
  2. Larger than 30 feet in height.
  3. Trees with a narrow, upright habit are useful in places where there is little space between the curb and the buildings.
  4. Indicated by puddles of water standing in the tree pit 24 hours after a rainfall.
  5. Soils with large amounts of sand and/or gravel mixed in them or buried beneath them makes them excessively well-drained, predisposing trees to drought stress. A small soil volume and/or large amounts of pavement can also create drought-like conditions.
  6. Soils with large amounts of mortar rubble tend to be alkaline. It is best to test the soil pH to determine whether it is alkaline.
  7. Such as in the shade of tall buildings.
  8. Rocksalt used to de-ice roadways and walkways in winter can wash into the  tree’s root zone and cause damage to sensitive species. Plant only salt resistant tree species.

 

SMALL TREES (1)

 

SPECIES

COLUMNAR HABIT (3) FLOWERS FALL
COLOR
WET
SITES (4)
DRY
SITES (5)
ALKALINE
SOILS (6)
SHADE (7) SALT (8)
Acer beugeranum
Trident Maple

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Acer campestre
Hedge Maple

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Acer ginnala 'Flame'
Flame Amur Maple

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Acer platanoides 'Globosum'
Globose Norway Maple

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Acer tataricum
Tatarian Maple

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Carnipus betulus 'Fastigata'
Upright European Hornbeam

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Cornus mas
Cornelian Cherry

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Crataegus viridis 'Winter King'
Winter King Hawthorn

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SPECIES

COLUMNAR HABIT (3) FLOWERS FALL
COLOR
WET
SITES (4)
DRY
SITES (5)
ALKALINE
SOILS (6)
SHADE (7) SALT
(8)
Koelreuteria paniculata
Golden Raintree

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Malus 'Snowdrift ', 'Centurion', 'Sugar Tyme'
Crabapple

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Ostrya virginiana
Hop Hornbeam

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Prunus 'Accolade'
Accolade Flowering Cherry

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Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat', 'Redspire'
Callery Pear

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P.c. 'Whitehouse'
Upright Callery Pear

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Styrax spp.
Snowbell

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Syringa reticulata Ivory Silk', 'Summer Snow'
Japanese Tree Lilac

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MEDIUM TO LARGE TREES (2)

 

SPECIES

COLUMNAR HABIT (3) FLOWERS FALL
COLOR
WET
SITES (4)
DRY
SITES (5)
ALKALINE
SOILS (6)
SHADE (7) SALT (8)
Acer platanoides 'Cleveland', 'Columnare'
Cleveland and Columnar Norway Maple

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Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Maple

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Aesculus x carnea 'Briotii'
Ruby Red Horsechestnut

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Alnus glutinosa
Black Alder

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Celtis occidentalis 'Prarie Pride'
Prarie Pride Hackberry

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Corylus collurna
Turkish Hazelnut

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Eucommia ulmoides
Hardy Rubber Tree

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Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Summit'
Summit Green Ash

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SPECIES

COLUMNAR HABIT (3) FLOWERS FALL
COLOR
WET
SITES (4)
DRY
SITES (5)
ALKALINE
SOILS (6)
SHADE (7) SALT (8)
Ginkgo biloba - males only
Maidenhair Tree

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G.b. 'Princeton Sentry'
Princeton Sentry M.T.

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Gleditsia triacanthos 'Majestic', 'Shademaster'
Honeylocust

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Gymnocladus dioicus
Kentucky Coffeetree

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Liquidambar styraciflua
Sweet Gum

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Maclura pomifera - males only
Osage Orange

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Nyssa sylvatica.
Sour Gum

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Platanus x acerfolia 'Bloodgood, and 'Liberty'
London Planetree

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SPECIES

COLUMNAR HABIT (3) FLOWERS FALL
COLOR
WET
SITES (4)
DRY
SITES (5)
ALKALINE
SOILS (6)
SHADE (7) SALT (8)
Quercus acutissima
Sawtooth Oak

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Quercus palustris
Pin Oak

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Quercus phellos
Willow Oak

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Quercus robur
English Oak

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Q.r. 'Fastigata'
Upright English Oak

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Quercus rubra
Red Oak

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SPECIES

COLUMNAR HABIT (3) FLOWERS FALL
COLOR
WET
SITES (4)
DRY
SITES (5)
ALKALINE
SOILS (6)
SHADE (7) SALT (8)
Styphnolobium japonicum 'Regent'
Regent Chinese Scholar Tree

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Taxodium distichum
Bald Cypress

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Tilia tomentosa -'Sterling'
Sterling Silver Linden

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Tilia spp.
Lindens

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Ulmus parvifolia
Chinese Elm

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Zelkova serrata
Japanese Zelkova

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Liquidambar styraciflua
Sweet Gum

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