LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP LIST OF RECOMMENDED TREES FOR HOMEOWNERS The Lower Merion Township recommended tree list includes trees that perform well in our area. The growth rates and size at maturity will vary depending planting location, soil type and other environmental factors. To see photographs of the recommended trees and learn more about their habits and required care, please visit the websites listed at the end of the Tree Commission webpage. LARGE TREES Red Maple 40 60 H x to 40 60 W 10 12 in 5 7 Sugar Maple 60 75 H x Slow (Acer saccharum) 40 50 W Burr Oak 70 80 H x Slow 15 20 (Quercus macrocarpa) 70 80 W over 20 Chestnut Oak Quercus prinus Saw Tooth Oak (Quercus acutissima) Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor) Willow Oak (Quercus phellos) 60 70 H x 60 70 W 35 45 H x 35 45 W 50 60 H x 50 60 W 40 60 H x 30 40 W to 12 15 over 7 10 16 in 32 Slow to 12 15 over 10 12 1 2 per year Sun Part Moist Food Source Fruits and Young Shoots Sun Part Well Food Source Seeds and Twigs Wet/Dry Food Source Acorns and Twigs Sun Well Drought Tolerant Food Source Acorns and Twigs Sun Well Food Source Acorns and Twigs Sun Drought Tolerant Food Source Acorns and Twigs Wet Dry Food Source Acorns and Twigs American Linden (Tilia americana) 60 80 H x 40 60 W 20 30 over 30 Sun Food Source Twigs, Seeds and Nectar
Silver Linden 50 70 H x (Tilia tomentosa) 30 50 W 10 15 over 5 10 American Beech 75 100 H x Slow 9 12 (Fagus grandifolia) 75 100 W over 10 Sweetgum) (Liquidambar styraciflua Rotundiloba) Cucumber Magnolia (Magnolia acuminate) American Elm Hybrids (Ulmus americana) Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis, Platanus x acerifolia) Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) 60 75 H x 40 59W 50 80H x 50 8 W 60 80H x 30 50W 75 100H x 75 100W 50 70H x 70 100H x 25 W 40 60H x 40 60W to 20 over 20 to 10 15 over 6 to 10 12 over 5 to 2 per year 50 70 over 30 50 50 over 15 20 to 20 30 over 10 15 Tolerant Food Source Twigs, Seeds and Nectar Food Source Nuts Sun Moist Dry Food Source Seeds and Twigs Moist Wet Dry Wet Dry Sun Wet Dry Food Source Fruits and Twigs; Shelter and Nesting Sites
Sassafras 30 60H x to Sassafras albidum 25 40W 10 12 over 5 8 Golden Rain Tree (Koelreuteria paniculata) River Birch (Betula nigra) American Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana) European Hornbeam Carpinus betula Ostrya virginiana American Hophornbeam, Ironwood Tartarian Maple Acer tataricum Amur Maple Acer ginnala Hedge Maple Acer campestre Trident Maple Acer buergeranum Paperbark Maple Acer griseum 30 40H x 30 40W 40 70H x 40 46 W 20 30H x 40 60Hx 30x40W 25 40Hx 15 20Hx 15 20W 15 18Hx 15 18W 25 45Hx 25 45W 20 25Hx 20 25W to 10 12 over 5 7 to 30 40 over 20 Slow 8 10 over 10 Slow to 10 over ten 10 Slow 10 15 over 15 MEDIUM SMALL TREES Wet Dry Food Source Twigs and Fruits Sun Moist Food Source Buds, Seeds, Leaves and Twigs Sun Sun Slow to Slow 12 20 over 10 20 Slow 10 14 over 10 15 Wet Dry Food Source Buds, Seeds, Leaves and Twigs Well Food Source Catkins, Buds, Seeds, Leaves and Twigs Well Dry Food Source Buds, Catkins and Seeds Drought Tolerant Variable Variable Wet Dry Variable Slow to Drought Tolerant Slow 6 12 over 10 15 Variable
FLOWERING TREES 15x25H Amelanchier canadensis/ laevis, arborea Serviceberry, Shadbush Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay Magnolia Craetagus crusgalli Cockspur Hawthorn Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud Cornus alternifolia Pagoda Dogwood Cornus mas Cornelian Cherry Dogwood Cornus kousa Japanese Dogwood Malus Flowering Crabapple Numerous Cultivars Stewartia pseudocamilla Japanese Stewartia Styrax japonica Japanese Snowbell Syringa reticulata Tree Lilac Prunus sargentii Sargent Cherry 10 20Hx 10 20W 20 35W 25 35W 15 25Hx 20 25Hx 15 20W 15 25Hx 25 30W 20 40Hx 15 25W 9 10 over 5 8 to Slow to 10 14 over 6 10 7 10 over 5 6 Slow after planting, when established Sun Sun Moist Sun Well Sun Adaptable /Dry Slow Sun /Dry Slow Sun Slow Sun Moist 9 10 over 7 10 9 12 over 6 8 Well Food Source Fruits, Twigs and Leaves Food Source Seeds, Foliage and Flower Pollen for Honeybees Well
EVERGREEN TREES 40 50Hx 8 20W Juniperus virginiana Eastern Redcedar Abies fraseri Fraser Fir Cryptomeria japonica Japanese Cryptomeria Ilex opaca American Holly Ilex x attenuta Fosteri Foster s Hybrid Hollies 30 40Hx 20 25W 50 60Hx 40 50Hx 18 40W Sun Well Tolerant of Adverse Conditions Slow 50 60 over 30 40 Sun Slow Slow Well Food Source Fruit Pinus cembra Swiss Stone Pine Pinus bungeana Lacebark Pine 30 40Hx 15 25W 30 50Hx 20 35W Well Slow Sun Well