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Street Tree Planting List
Below is a list of suggested street trees. Six-foot branch height and a two-inch caliper are required. Please remember, call the Oregon Utility Notification Center 811 (1-800-332-2344) before you dig.
Small Trees
Generally suitable for planting under utility lines.
- Latin Name: Maackia amurensis
- Height: 25
- Spread: 20
- Attributes: Upright vase-shape, fine-textured grey-green foliage
- Latin Name: Zelkova serrata
- Height: 24
- Spread: 18
- Attributes: Clean green foliage, tight upright form, yellow fall color
- Latin Name: Quercus (Columnar varieties)
- Height: 35
- Spread: 15
- Attributes: Upright columnar form, green foliage, fall color varies by variety
- Latin Name: Fagus sylvatica (columnar forms)
- Height: 40
- Spread: 15
- Attributes: Tight upright form, glossy foliage, varieties including gold, purple, & green
- Latin Name: Cercis canadensis (varieties)
- Height: 25
- Spread: 30
- Attributes: Rosy-pink flowers in early spring, yellow fall color
- Latin Name: Liquidambar styraciflua 'Emerald Sentinel'
- Height: 30
- Spread: 12
- Attributes: Dwarf Sweetgum, more resistant to breakage, yellow-orange fall color
- Latin Name: Cornus florida (varieties)
- Height: 25
- Spread: 25
- Attributes: Mid-spring flowers, red fall color
- Latin Name: Carpinus japonicus
- Height: 20
- Spread: 25
- Attributes: Hop-like flowers, small spreading form, bronze fall color.
- Latin Name: Styrax japonicus
- Height: 25
- Spread: 20
- Attributes: White bell-shaped flowers in early summer, yellow fall color
- Latin Name: Stewartia pseudocamellia
- Height: 30
- Spread: 20
- Attributes: Camellia-like flowers summer, exfoliating bark, mottled fall color
- Latin Name: Cornus kousa (varieties)
- Height: 20
- Spread: 20
- Attributes: Late-spring flowers, disease-resistant foliage
- Latin Name: Cornus X Starlight or Venus
- Height: 30
- Spread: 20
- Attributes: Large white flowers, open form, disease resistant
- Latin Name: Halesia tetraptera (varieties)
- Height: 30
- Spread: 20
- Attributes: Bell-shaped flowers, white and pink varieties, stays fairly small
- Latin Name: Oxydendrum arboreum
- Height: 20
- Spread: 15
- Attributes: Unique American native, strings of white flowers, excellent fall colors
- Latin Name: Cladrastis kentukea
- Height: 30
- Spread: 40
- Attributes: Chains of white flowers, fragrant, bright yellow fall color
Medium Trees
- Latin Name: Nyssa sylvatica (varieties)
- Height: 35
- Spread: 20
- Attributes: Dark glossy green foliage, bright red fall color, tolerates wet conditions
- Latin Name: Magnolia X Galaxy
- Height: 30
- Spread: 15
- Attributes: Reddish-purple flowers in early spring, upright form
- Latin Name: Acer campestre (varieties)
- Height: 35
- Spread: 30
- Attributes: Small dark-green leaves, yellow fall color, tolerates poor soil
- Latin Name: Cercidiphyllum japonicum
- Height: 40
- Spread: 40
- Attributes: Bluish-green heart-shaped foliage, apricot orange in fall
- Latin Name: Prunus serrulata
- Height: 30
- Spread: 20
- Attributes: Rosy-pink flowers in early spring, orange-red fall color
- Latin Name: Ginkgo biloba (male clones)
- Height: 50
- Spread: 40
- Attributes: Light green foliage, filtered light, yellow fall color
- Latin Name: Acer truncatum (varieties)
- Height: 35
- Spread: 25
- Attributes: Dark green foliage, yellow-orange to red fall color, tolerates wet
- Latin Name: Parrotia persica
- Height: 30
- Spread: 15
- Attributes: Vase-shaped form, excellent assortment of yellow, orange, reds in fall
- Latin Name: Zelkova serrata
- Height: 25
- Spread: 35
- Attributes: Clean green foliage, wide spreading form, excellent red fall color
Large Trees
- Latin Name: Ulmus americana
- Height: 80
- Spread: 60
- Attributes: Many Dutch-Elm-Disease-resistant varieties available; fast-growing
- Latin Name: Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata'
- Height: 40
- Spread: 30
- Attributes: Resistant to summer heat from tarmac, adaptable, yellow fall color
- Latin Name: Fagus sylvatica (large forms)
- Height: 45
- Spread: 30
- Attributes: Various foliage colors to pick from, fall color yellows to brown
- Latin Name: Gleditsia triacanthos (varieties)
- Height: 45
- Spread: 35
- Attributes: Fine-textured leaves, filtered shade, needs full sun, yellow fall color
- Latin Name: Ulmus (hybrids)
- Height: 60
- Spread: 40
- Attributes: Many sizes and shapes to pick from; smaller leaves than an American Elm
- Latin Name: Gymnocladus dioicus
- Height: 50
- Spread: 40
- Attributes: Unique stately form, bluish-green foliage turns yellow in fall, seedless
- Latin Name: Acer platanoides (varieties)
- Height: 40
- Spread: 35
- Attributes: Various foliage colors to pick from, fall color yellows to brown
- Latin Name: Quercus (traditional forms)
- Height: 80
- Spread: 60
- Attributes: Red Oak, Scarlet Oak, Oregon White Oak, Sawtooth Oak, Shingle Oak, etc
- Latin Name: Robinia pseudoacacia
- Height: 50
- Spread: 30
- Attributes: Varieties from green to yellow foliage; white to purple flowers
- Latin Name: Acer rubrum (varieties)
- Height: 45
- Spread: 35
- Attributes: Green foliage turns orange-red in fall, tolerates wet conditions
- Latin Name: Zelkova serrata
- Height: 40
- Spread: 40
- Attributes: Fine-textured appearance, clean foliage, orange-red fall color