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Approved Parkway Trees
Requirements & Specifications
Per the City’s Landscape Ordinance:
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.
Approved Trees
The following single-stem shade trees have been approved for parkway planting:
The following single-stem shade trees have been approved for parkway planting:
Common Name | Scientific Name |
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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 |