Tree Planting List

Deciduous trees - hardwoods or trees that
lose their leaves in autumn.
Common Name	Scientific Name
Basswood	Tilia americana
Elm	Ulmus americana - ‘Accolade’
Elm	Ulmus americana – ‘Princeton’
Ginkgo	Ginkgo biloba
Hackberry	Celtis occidentalis
Honeylocust	Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis ‘Skyline’
American Linden	Tilia americana ‘Redmond’ or ‘Greenspire’
Littleleaf Linden	Tilia cordata
Freeman Maple	Acer x freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze’
Red maple	Acer rubrum ‘Northwood’
Sugar maple	Acer saccharum ‘Green Mountain’
Bur Oak	Quercus macrocarpa
Swamp White Oak	Quercus bicolor
White Oak	Quercus alba

Smaller trees for under utility lines
or confined spaces.
Common Name	Scientific Name
Blue Beech	Carpinus caroliniana
Chokecherry	Prunus virginiana
Crabapple	Malus spp. ‘Prairifire’, ‘Coralburst’, ‘Spring Snow’ or ‘Red Splendor’
Hawthorn (thornless)	Crataegus crusgalli var. inermis
Ironwood	Ostrya virginiana
Japanese tree lilac	Syringa reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’
Pin cherry	Prunus pensylvanica
Serviceberry	Amelanchier spp. or grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance’

Good start for native trees that do well in our climate.
Common Name	Scientific Name
Apple	Malus spp.
Aspen - Bigtooth	Populus grandidentata ‘Bigtooth’
Aspen - Quaking	Populus tremuloides
Paper Birch	Betula papyrifera
River Birch	Betula nigra
Ohio Buckeye	Aesculus glabra
Catalpa	Catalpa speciosa
Hawthorn	Crataegus spp
Kentucky Coffee Tree	Gymnocladus dioicus
Northern Red Oak	Quercus rubra
Tamarack	Larix laricina