Approved Parkway Trees
Per the City’s Landscape Ordinance, parkway trees are to be 2.5” caliper, measured 6” above final grade. Corner lots require two trees- one per side fronting the street; interior lots require one tree. Please note that trees are to be at least 30’ from an intersection; and a minimum of 20’ from street light poles, street signs, and fire hydrants. The following single-stem shade trees have been approved for parkway planting:
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| State Street ® Miaybe Maple | Acer miyabei ‘Morton’ |
| ‘Deborah’ Norway Maple | Acer platanoides, spp. ‘Deborah’ |
| Emerald Lustre ® Maple | Acer platanoides, spp. Emerald Lustre ® |
| ‘Summershade’ Maple | Acer platanoides, spp. ‘Summershade’ |
| ‘Superform’ Maple | Acer platanoides, spp. ‘Superform’ |
| Greencolumn Black Maple | Acer nigrum, spp. ‘Greencolumn’ |
| Autumn Flame ® Red Maple | Acer rubrum, spp. Autumn Flame ® |
| ‘Brandywine’ Red Maple | Acer rubrum, spp. ‘Brandywine’ |
| Red Sunset ® Red Maple | Acer rubrum, spp. ‘Franksred’ |
| Legacy ® Sugar Maple | Acer saccharum, spp. Legacy ® |
| Crescendo ™ Sugar Maple | Acer saccharum, spp. ‘Morton’ |
| Green Mountain ® Sugar Maple | Acer saccharum, spp. ‘PNI 0285’ |
| Common Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis, spp. |
| ‘Chicagoland’ Common Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis, spp. ‘Chicagoland’ |
| ‘Windy City’ Common Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis, spp. ‘Windy City’ |
| American Yellowwood | Cladastris kentukea |
| Turkish Filbert | Corylus colurna |
| ‘Autumn Gold’ Ginkgo | Ginkgo biloba, spp. ‘Autumn Gold’ |
| ‘Magyar’ Ginkgo | Ginkgo biloba, spp. ‘Magyar’ |
| ‘Princeton Sentry’ Ginkgo | Ginkgo biloba, spp. ‘PN 22720’ |
| Thornless Honeylocust | Gleditisia tricanothos var inermis, spp. |
| Skyline ® Honeylocust | Gleditisia tricanothos var inermis, spp. ‘Skyline’ |
| Shademaster ® Honeylocust | Gleditisia tricanothos var inermis, spp. ‘Shademaster’ |
| Suncole ® Honeylocust | Gleditisia tricanothos var inermis, spp. ‘Suncole’ |
| ‘Espresso’ Kentucky Coffeetree | Gymnocladus dioica, spp. ‘Espresso’ |
| Prairie Titan ™ Kentucky Coffeetree | Gymnocladus dioica, spp. ‘Prairie Titan’ |
| Callery Pear | Pyrus calleryana, spp. |
| ‘Chanticleer’ Pear | Pyrus calleryana, spp. ‘Cleveland Select’ |
| Aristocrat ® Pear | Pyrus calleryana, spp. Aristocrat ® |
| ‘Redspire’ Pear | Pyrus calleryana, spp. ‘Redspire’ |
| Swamp White Oak | Quercus bicolor |
| Bur Oak | Quercus macrocarpa |
| Chinkapin Oak | Quercus muehlenbergii |
| Red Oak | Quercus rubra |
| Heritage ® Oak | Quercus x macdenielli ‘Clemon’s’ |
| American Linden | Tilia americana spp. |
| Littleleaf Linden | Tilia cordata, spp. |
| Silver Linden | Tilia tomentosa, spp. |
| Redmond Linden | Tilia ‘Redmond’ |
| Glenleven Linden | Tilia x flavescens ‘Glenleven’ |
| ‘Valley Forge’ Elm | Ulmus americana, spp. ‘Valley Forge’ |
| ‘Princeton’ Elm | Ulmus americana, spp. ‘Princeton’ |
| ‘New Harmony’ Elm | Ulmus americana, spp. ‘New Harmony’ |
| Accolade ® Elm | Ulmus ‘Morton’ |
| Triumph ™ Elm | Ulmus ‘Morton Glossy’ |
| ‘Frontier’ Elm | Ulmus ‘Frontier’ |
| ‘Patriot’ Elm | ‘Patriot’ |
| ‘Prospector’ Elm | Ulmus wilsoniana |
| ‘Homestead’ Elm | Ulmus x Homestead |
| ‘Regal’ Elm | Ulmus x Regal |