Suitable Trees for Fort Waye Streets Street trees ca add iterest, beauty, ad value to a city's forestry ladscape. There's othig quite like drivig dow ay city's oldest thoroughfare lied with large, historic street trees. If selected carefully, street trees will brig urba beauty for decades ad maybe ceturies to come. To esure that you have the best fit for your street tree, it is importat to evaluate the locatio you are cosiderig ad the get the best tree to fit the space. The City s experts are traied to idetify potetial problems for each platig locatio. If the proposed platig site is ot appropriate for your primary species request, our arborist will select the most appropriate tree for your situatio. The followig list icludes of some of the best varieties of the hardiest trees for platig alog our city streets. The tree list below is a list of trees that we approve to be plated i the city right of way. The availability of each species differs from oe seaso to the ext Potetial Urba Height x Spread: List Key: Aticipated size at maturity cosiderig urba limitatios. Our tree laws typically do ot offer ideal growig coditios. As a result, street trees geerally do ot grow to their full potetial : Will this tree species be available to us at our curretly cotracted price? Available (A): Available i large umbers Limited (LA): Available, but ot i large umbers Very Limited (VLA): ot readily available, but may be able to get a few as special requests ot Available (A): ot available i the sizes that we eed Grass strip betwee the curb ad sidewalk that is atleast 5 feet wide Grass or ladscaped space that is larger tha 6' wide Post costructio. (Compacted, shallow, lackig soil profile, miimal orgaic material) Stadard : /Media: Tolerates Poor Soils: : Idiaa Tolerat of Soil : We have leared that havig a diverse urba caopy is critical for the log term success of our urba forest. Our goal is to have o more tha 10% of ay oe species ad o more tha 20% of ay geus. Origially occurrig withi Idiaa as the result of atural processes rather tha huma itervetio. Our aturally occurrig i Fort Waye are typically slightly alkalie. Choosig a tree that ca tolerate these soil coditios will reduce future tree health issues.
Citize Match-Approved Street Tree List Commo ame Potetial Urba Stadard /Media Idiaa Tolerat of Soil Sugar Maple 60'x40' A A Midwest ative loved for its exceptioal fall color ragig from brilliat yellow to burt-orage. I summer, its lustrous foliage provides excellet shade Limitatios: Requires plety of room for its dese, spreadig root system. Vary limited platig curretly due to diversity goals River Birch 30'x20' A Fast-growig ative tree. Attractive salmo-pik to reddish-brow bark exfoliates to reveal lighter ier bark. Dark gree foliage turs a beautiful buttery yellow i the fall. Limitatios: CoFW has limited experiece usig this species i urba settigs. Teds to be short-lived (30 to 40 years). Better suited for suburba platig sites. Waterig may be eeded durig dry summer moths. orther Catalpa 40'x20' LA Catalpa has a arrow, ope, irregularly rouded crow ad spreadig braches. It has large, heart-shaped leaves ad large clusters of fragrat, white flowers. Very adaptable to adverse coditios. Limitatios: Seed pods persist through the witer ad may be cosidered a uisace Commo Hackberry 40'x40' LA A sturdy, tolerat shade tree for streets ad parkways, or parks ad other large areas. Its fleshy, purple-brow berries ripe i late summer ad persist through witer. The persistet fruits attract may birds Limitatios: Berries are fairly discrete ad ot cosidered a uisace by most. Leaf galls are commo ad do ot impact the geeral health of the tree. Katsuratree 40'x20' LA Foliage offers a array of color throughout the year. I sprig, heart-shaped leaves emerge reddish-purple, chagig to blue-gree as they mature. I autum the color display chages agai as leaves tur clear yellow or apricot color. Limitatios : Best grow i rich, moist, well-draied i full su to part shade. Tolerates full su, but has little tolerace for drought particularly whe youg. Best sited i a locatio protected from strog wids ad hot afteroo su. America ellowwood 35'x20' VLA Medium-sized, deciduous tree with upright brachig ad a broad, rouded crow. Piately compoud foliage. Pik flowers i large, droopig, paicles will cover a mature tree i late sprig. Profuse bloom every 2 or 3 years. Limitatios : Tolerates some dry oce established. Best sited i a locatio protected from strog wids. early bloom may ot occur. Brachig is fragile ad vulerable to damage from witer sow/ice or high wids Turkish Filbert 40'x25' VLA Heavy-textured, dark gree foliage is free of isect ad disease. This tree is also ph adaptable ad tolerat of heat, cold, ad drought oce it is established. uts may be roasted ad eate, but are commoly left for the squirrels. Limitatios: ewly plated trees eed cosistet moisture. Oce established i the ladscape, trees tolerate drought. Suckerig may occur. Difficult to fid i commerce. Hardy Rubber tree 40'x30' LA Roud to broad-spreadig form with thick glossy gree leaves. Very low maiteace ad drought tolerat. Tear a leaf, break a twig or peel off some bark ad a strigy latex-like sap appears. Limitatios : Proe to storm damage Maidehair Tree 50'x40' VLA Distictive fa-shaped, rich gree leaves that tur bright yellow i fall. Gikgos are dioecious (separate male ad female trees). Tolerat of a wide rage of soil coditios, compacted. Adapts well to most urba eviromets. Limitatios: o serious isect or disease problems. Usually slow growig, with iitial growth beig sparse. Female trees produce seeds ecased i fleshy, fruit-like coverigs which, at maturity i autum, are messy ad emit a oxious, foul odor.
Citize Match-Approved Street Tree List Commo ame Potetial Urba Stadard /Media Idiaa Tolerat of Soil Hoeylocust 50'x40' A Hoeylocust has bee used extesively as a street ad shade tree. It trasplats easily at large sizes ad casts a light shade. It complemets may architectural features i the ladscape. Limitatios: Has bee overplated i may areas. Susceptible may isect ad disease pests. Ketucky Coffee Tree 60'x40' A The Ketucky coffeetree's tolerace to pollutio ad a wide rage of makes it a suitable tree for urba eviromet. Oe of the last trees to leaf out i the sprig. The tree s profile stads out ad ca be attributed to a uique growth habit. Limitatios: o serious isect or disease problems. Seedless varieties are ot expected to preset a litter issue Sweetgum 60'x40' VLA A attractive shade tree with its star-shaped leaves, eatly compact crow, iterestig fruit ad twigs with uique corky growths called wigs. The glossy gree leaves tur beautiful shades of yellow, orage, red ad purple i the autum. Limitatios: ields log-stemmed, woody, burr-like fruit that is approximately 1½" i diameter. eeds plety of space for root developmet. Does ot tolerate pollutio. Fruitless varieties are questioable. Tulip Tree 70'x35' A A member of the magolia family ad has distict tulip-shaped characteristic i its leaves, flowers, ad fruit. The showy, goblet-shaped, orage-yellow-gree flowers appear i late sprig after the leaves. Golde-yellow fall color. Limitatios: Trees are fast-growig ad somewhat weak wooded, makig them susceptible to limb breakage i high wids or from ice/sow. A cosistet supply of moisture is ecessary for successful trasplat ad establishmet. Daw Redwood 70'x20' A A deciduous, coiferous tree that grows i a coical shape. It is related to ad closely resembles bald cypress (Taxodium) ad redwood (Sequoia). feathery foliage is dark gree i summer, the a russet-brow i autum. Limitatios: Prefers moist coditios ad has some drought tolerace after establishmet. Potetial site obstructio. Sycamore 75'x50' VLA The sigature orametal feature of this tree is its brow bark which exfoliates i irregular pieces to reveal creamy white ier bark. Mature trees typically display mottled white bark that facilitates idetificatio from great distaces. Limitatios: Sycamore athracose is a sigificat disease that ca severely damage the foliage ad twigs, ofte precipitatig premature leaf drop. Litter from twigs, large leaves, bark ad fruitig balls ca pose sigificat clea-up problems. Lodo Plaetree 75'x50' A A hybrid cross betwee America sycamore (P. occidetalis) ad Orietal plaetree (P. orietalis). The resultig hybrid is very similar i appearace to the Sycamore tree. Limitatios: This species has show some resistace to Sycamore athracose. Litter from twigs, large leaves, bark ad fruitig balls ca pose sigificat clea-up problems. White Oak 50'x50' LA Pyramidal whe youg, but matures ito a substatial tree with a wide-spreadig, rouded crow. Variable fall color rages from uiterestig brows to quality shades of dark red. Limitatios : Widely used i ladscapes, but slow growth rate ad large size has somewhat tempered its popularity. Acors ripe i fall ad ca be cosidered a litter problem OR a importat food source for wildlife Swamp White Oak 50'x30' A Oe of the easiest oaks to trasplat ad more tolerat of poor draiage tha other oaks. The lobed leaves have a two-toe appearace. Fall color is a orage-gold to yellow i mid-autum. Limitatios: Widely used i ladscapes, but slow growth rate ad large size has somewhat tempered its popularity. Acors ripe i fall ad ca be cosidered a litter problem OR a importat food source for wildlife.
Citize Match-Approved Street Tree List Commo ame Potetial Urba Stadard /Media Idiaa Tolerat of Soil orther Pi Oak 60'x40' A A medium-sized deciduous oak of the red oak group. Cylidrical shape ad rouded crow. Leaves tur a relatively o-showy russet red i fall. Limitatios: Chlorosis (yellowig of leaves) is commo i alkalie ad ca severely damage this tree. Acors ripe i fall of the secod year ad ca be cosidered a litter problem OR a importat food source for wildlife. Shigle Oak 50'x50' A This tree is ot easily recogized as a oak due to a atypical, ulobed leaf. Medium sized red oak that typically grows i a coical form to, with the crow broadeig ad roudig with age. Variable fall color Limitatios: Old leaves ted to persist o the tree throughout most of the witer. Acors ripe i fall of the secod year ad ca be cosidered a litter problem OR a importat food source for wildlife. Bur Oak 60'x60' A Oe of the most majestic of the ative orth America oaks. It is a medium to large sized deciduous oak of the white oak group with a broad-spreadig, rouded crow. Fall color is a udistiguished yellow-brow. Limitatios: Widely used i ladscapes, but slow growth rate ad large size has somewhat tempered its popularity. acors ripe i fall ad ca be cosidered a litter problem OR a importat food source for wildlife. Chiquapi Oak 50'x40' LA Glossy, coarsely-toothed leaves are yellow-gree ad small compared to most oaks. Medium sized deciduous oak of the white oak group with a ope globular crow. Acor is sweet ad said to be edible. Limitatios: Seems to prefer moist fertile loam soil ad ca tolerate some alkaliity i cultivatio. We have ot had great success trasplatig this species as a street tree Eglish Oak 75'x75' LA A large, majestic, deciduous oak of the white oak group with a broad-spreadig, rouded crow. May take up to 25-30 years for this tree to bear a first crop of acors. Leaves are variable i shape. o otable fall color. Limitatios : Eglish oak is cosidered to be a low-maiteace tree with few problems. Heritage Oak 60'x60' LA A cross betwee Eglish Oak ad Bur Oak. Oe of the best oaks to use i high PH. This trees grows faster tha oe would thik. It has a broad pyramidal growth ad offers attractive foliage that is dark gree ad glossy. Limitatios: orther Red Oak 60'x60' A A medium sized, deciduous tree with a rouded to broad-spreadig, ofte irregular crow. Leaves tur browish-red i autum. Valued for its adaptability ad usefuless, icludig its hardiess i urba settigs. Limitatios: Widely used i ladscapes, but slow growth rate ad large size has somewhat tempered its popularity. Acors ripe i fall of the secod year ad ca be cosidered a litter problem OR a importat food source for wildlife. Japaese Tree Lilac 20'x15' LA Typically grows as a small tree or large shrub with a oval-rouded crow. Its best orametal feature is its showy, fragrat, creamy white flowers which bloom i upright paicles to 12 log i late sprig to early summer. Limitatios: Flower buds are susceptible to frost ijury i early sprig. Bald Cypress 50'x20' A A log-lived, pyramidal coifer (coe-bearig tree). Although it looks like a eedled evergree (same family as redwoods) i summer, it is deciduous ("bald" as the commo ame suggests). Limitatios: Prefers moist coditios ad has some drought tolerace after establishmet. Potetial site obstructio.
Citize Match-Approved Street Tree List Commo ame Potetial Urba Stadard /Media Idiaa Tolerat of Soil America Lide 60'x30' A Limitatios: A medium to large deciduous tree. This tree is oted for its cymes of fragrat, pale yellow, late sprig flowers ad large ovate dark gree leaves. Fall color is a udistiguished pale gree to pale yellow. Limitatios : Geerally itolerat of air pollutio ad urba coditios. Highly susceptible to Ice damage ad Japaese Beetles. Littleleaf Lide 60'x30' A A great orametal shade tree, well suited urba settigs due to its ability to withstad polluted eviromets. It has shiy dark gree leaves that tur a clear yellow i fall, ad i summer it has daglig, fragrat pale yellow flowers. Limitatios: Highly susceptible to Japaese Beetles. Ca create site obstructios due to its low brachig ature. Silver Lide 50'x25' A oted for its attractive foliage, which is glossy gree above ad silvery-white below. The foliage flutters i the breeze, showcasig the silver ad gree leaf colors. This is a medium to large deciduous tree. Characteristic yellow flowers Limitatios : Highly susceptible to Japaese Beetles. Ca create site obstructios due to its low brachig ature. America Elm Hybrids 50'x40' A Exhibits good resistace to Dutch elm disease (DED) ad demostrates resistace to elm beetles as well. This large, fast-growig, vase shaped tree is tolerat of may adverse site coditios. Limitatios : As time goes o, better cultivars are developed, but some of the older oes may still be o the market. Smootheaf Elm Hybrids 45'x35' A Most of these trees are hybrids that cross various species of America, Asia ad Europea elms. ot all these trees have the characteristic vase-shaped archig brach structure of the beloved America elm, but some come close. Limitatios : As time goes o, better cultivars are developed, but some of the older oes may still be o the market. Japaese Zelkova 50'x50' LA Closely related to elms but is resistat to Dutch elm disease (DED). This tree has iterestig bark, clea serrated foliage, chagig to yellow, orage, or reddish-purple i the fall Limitatios: Drought tolerat ad fairly tolerat of urba sites oce established.