New York City Approved Street Trees
Scientific Name
Common Name
Acer rubrum
Red Maple
Sparingly
'Red Sunset'
ALB Host
Aesculus hippocastanum
Horsechestnut
White May flowers
Sparingly
'Baumanni'
ALB Host
Aesculus octandra
Yellow Buckeye
Yellow May Flowers
Sparingly
ALB Host
Betula nigra
River Birch
Ornamental Bark
Sparingly
'Duraheat' 'Heritage'
ALB Host Plant Single Stem Only
Celtis occidentalis
Hackberry
Ornamental Bark
Sparingly
'Magnifica'
ALB Host
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Katsura Tree
Sparingly
ALB Host Plant Single Stem Only
Corylus colurna
Turkish Filbert
Sparingly
Eucommia ulmoides
Hardy Rubber Tree
Frequently
Fagus sylvatica
European Beech
Sparingly
'Asplenifolia' 'Dawyckii Purple'
Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo
Yellow Fall Color
Moderately
'Autumn Gold' 'Magyar' 'Princeton Sentry'
Very Tough Tree
Gleditsia triacanthos var inermis
Honeylocust
Yellow Fall Color
Moderately
'Shademaster' 'Halka' 'Imperial' 'Skyline'
Gymnocladus dioicus
Kentucky Coffeetree
Large Tropical Leaves
Frequently
'Espresso' 'Prairie Titan'
Notes
Visual interest
Preferred Cultivars
Tree Species
Shape
Suggested Frequency of Planting
LARGE TREES: Mature height greater than 50 feet tall
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New York City Approved Street Trees
Scientific Name
Common Name
Notes
Visual interest
Preferred Cultivars
Tree Species
Shape
Suggested Frequency of Planting
LARGE TREES: Mature height greater than 50 feet tall
Liquidambar styraciflua
Sweetgum
Excellent Fall Color
Frequently
'Rotundiloba' 'Worplesdon' 'Cherokee'
Seedless Cultivars Preffered
Liriodendron tulipifera
Tulip Tree
Orange/Green June Flowers
Moderately
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Dawn Redwood
Strong Pyramidal Shape
Moderately
Nyssa sylvatica
Tupelo
Excellent Red Fall Color
Moderately
'Red Rage' 'Forum'
Ideal for wet sites
Platanus x acerifolia
London Planetree
Ornamental Bark
Sparingly
'Bloodgood' 'Columbia'
Quercus acutissima
Sawtooth Oak
Moderately
Quercus alba
White Oak
Ornamental Bark
Sparingly
Quercus bicolor
Swamp White Oak
Ornamental Bark
Moderately
Quercus coccinea
Scarlet Oak
Excellent Red Fall Color
Sparingly
Quercus dentata
Daimio Oak
Sparingly
Quercus frainetto
Italian Oak
Glossy Deep Green Leaves
Moderately
'Forest Green'
Quercus imbricaria
Shingle Oak
Blade-like Leaf
Moderately
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New York City Approved Street Trees
Scientific Name
Common Name
Notes
Visual interest
Preferred Cultivars
Tree Species
Shape
Suggested Frequency of Planting
LARGE TREES: Mature height greater than 50 feet tall
Quercus macrocarpa
Bur Oak
Moderately
Quercus muehlenbergii
Chinkapin Oak
Moderately
Quercus palustris
Pin Oak
Sparingly
Quercus phellos
Willow Oak
Blade-like Leaf
Moderately
'Hightower'
Quercus prinus
Chestnut Oak
Sparingly
Quercus robur
English Oak
Exceptionally Salt Tolerant
Moderately
var. Fastigiata
Quercus rubra
Red Oak
Sparingly
Quercus shumardii
Shumard Oak
Moderately
Quercus texana
Nuttall Oak
Moderately
Quercus velutina
Black Oak
Sparingly
Styphnolobium japonicum
Japanese Pagoda Tree
White June Flowers
Sparingly
'Princeton Upright' 'Regent'
Avoid planting near natural areas
Taxodium distichum
Bald Cypress
Strong Pyramidal Shape
Moderately
Ideal for wet sites
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New York City Approved Street Trees
Scientific Name
Common Name
Notes
Visual interest
Preferred Cultivars
Tree Species
Shape
Suggested Frequency of Planting
LARGE TREES: Mature height greater than 50 feet tall
Tilia americana
American Linden
Red Winter Twigs
Moderately
'Redmond' 'McSentry
Excellent in partial shade
Tilia cordata
Littleleaf Linden
Sparingly
'Glenlevyn' 'Shamrock'
Sensitive to excessive salt
Tilia tomentosa
Silver Linden
Fragrant Spring Flowers Silver Undersides to Leaves
Frequently
'Sterling' 'Green Mountain'
Tilia x euchlora
Crimean Linden
Fragrant Spring Flowers
Moderately
'Laurelhurst'
Ulmus americana
American Elm
Sparingly
'Emerald Sunshine' 'Princeton' 'Frontier' 'New Harmony'
Plant only Dutch Elm Disease resistant cultivars ALB Host
Ulmus cultivars
Elm Hybrids
Sparingly
'Accolade' 'New Horizon'
ALB Host
Ulmus parvifolia
Asian Elm
Sparingly
'Allee' 'Dynasty'
ALB Host
Zelkova serrata
Zelkova
Moderately
'Musashino' 'Green Vase'
'Musashino' more narrow
LARGE TREES: Mature height greater than 50 feet tall
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New York City Approved Street Trees
Scientific Name
Common Name
Notes
Visual interest
Preferred Cultivars
Tree Species
Shape
Suggested Frequency of Planting
LARGE TREES: Mature height greater than 50 feet tall
Aesculus x carnea
Red Horsechestnut
Red May Flowers
Sparingly
'Fort Mcnair'
ALB Host
Carpinus betulus
European Hornbeam
Moderately
'Fastigiata'
Becomes wider with age
Carpinus caroliniana
American Hornbeam
Moderately
Carpinus japonicum
Japanese Hornbeam
Sparingly
Cladrastis kentukea
Yellowwood
Fragrant Early Summer Flowers
Moderately
'Sweetshade'
Koelreuteria paniculata
Goldenraintree
Yellow Flowers
Frequently
'Rose Lanterns' 'Fastigiata'
Extremely Pollution Tolerant
Maackia amurensis
Amur Maackia
White Flowers
Frequently
'Starburst'
Plant Single Stem Only
Magnolia cvs.
Sparingly
'Butterflies' 'Elizabeth'
Plant Single Stem Only
Ostrya virginiana
Ironwood
Ornamental Bark
Moderately
Parrotia persica
Persian Parrotia
Ornamental Bark Excellent Fall Color
Sparingly
Stewartia koreana
Korean Stewartia
Large White Summer Flowers
Sparingly
MEDIUM TREES: Mature height greater than 35 but less than 50 feet tall
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New York City Approved Street Trees
Scientific Name
Common Name
Notes
Visual interest
Preferred Cultivars
Tree Species
Shape
Suggested Frequency of Planting
LARGE TREES: Mature height greater than 50 feet tall
Acer campestre
Hedge Maple
Sparingly
'Evelyn' 'Metro Gold'
ALB Host
Acer ginnala
Amur Maple
Sparingly
'Flame' 'Ruby Slippers'
ALB Host
Acer griseum
Paperbark Maple
Ornamental Bark
Sparingly
ALB Host
Acer tataricum
Tatarian Maple
Sparingly
'Flame'
ALB Host
Acer truncatum
Painted Maple
Purple spring flowers Excellent Fall Color
Sparingly
'Norwegian Sunset'
ALB Host
Amelanchier canadensis
Serviceberry
White spring flowers Excellent Fall Color
Frequently
'Robin Hill' 'Cumulus' 'Spring Flurry'
Plant Single Stem Only
Cercis canadensis
Redbud
Early Spring Flowers
Moderately
'Forest Pansy' var. Alba
Plant Single Stem Only
Chionanthus retusus
Fringe Tree
White Flowers
Moderately
Plant Single Stem Only
Cornus kousa
Kousa Dogwood
Large summer flowers
Sparingly
'Summer Stars'
Cornus mas
Cornelian-Cherry Dogwood
Yellow Flowers
Sparingly
'Spring Sun'
First Spring Flowering Tree
Crataegus crusgalli var. inermis
Cockspur Hawthorne
White Spring Flowers
Moderately
Thornless
Malus
Crabapple
Spring flowers
Sparingly
'Cardinal' 'Prariefire' 'Profusion' 'Spring Snow'
Plant Single Stem Only
SMALL TREES: Mature height less than 35 feet tall
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New York City Approved Street Trees
Scientific Name
Common Name
Notes
Visual interest
Preferred Cultivars
Tree Species
Shape
Suggested Frequency of Planting
LARGE TREES: Mature height greater than 50 feet tall
Prunus 'Okame'
Okame Cherry
Moderately
One of the earliest flowering cherries
Prunus sargentii
Sargent Cherry
Spring flowers, Red Fall Color
Sparingly
Prunus cerasifera
Purple Leaf Plum
Purple Leaves
Sparingly
'Krauter Vesuvius' 'Thundercloud'
Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan'
Kwanzan Cherry
Large Pink Spring Flowers
Sparingly
'Royal Burgundy' has purple leaves
Prunus 'Snow Goose'
Snow Goose Cherry
Pure White Flowers
Moderately
Prunus virginiana var. Shubert 'Canada Red'
Canada Red Cherry
White pendulous flowers
Sparingly
Leaves emerge green and fade to purple
Prunus x yedoensis 'Akebono'
Yoshino Cherry
Spring White/Pink Flowers
Sparingly
Syringa reticulata
Tree Lilac
White May Flowers
Frequently
'Ivory Silk'
Syringa pekinensis
Tree Lilac
White May Flowers
Frequently
China Snow'
SMALL TREES: Mature height less than 35 feet tall
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