Approved Parkway Trees

Requirements & Specifications
Per the City’s Landscape Ordinance:
  • Parkway trees are to be 2.5 inches caliper, measured 6 inches above final grade.
  • Corner lots require 2 trees, 1 per side fronting the street
  • Interior lots require 1 tree.
  • Trees are to be at least 30 feet from an intersection; and a minimum of 20 feet from street light poles, street signs, and fire hydrants.
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Approved Trees
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 Cladrastis 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’
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