| A | B | C | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Common Name | Approximate Mature Ht x width (ft) | Ambler EAC Fall Trees 2025 Characteristics |
2 | Sugar Maple | 50x40 | Drought & heat tolerant and able to grow in tough conditions. Long-lasting fall orange-red colors. Great shade tree. |
3 | Bitternut Hickory | 75x50 | Moderately fast growing with taproot. Will grow in dense shade under the tops of maples, oaks and even black walnuts. |
4 | Hackberry | 60x50 | Tough, fast growing shade tree and is adaptable to most difficult sites. Prefers full sun and well drained soils. |
5 | Kentucky Coffeetree | 70x50 | Large seed pods; slow/medium growth rate; awkward youth but gorgeous adulthood; adaptable to poor and urban soils; salt, heat and drought tolerance; said to be a climate change survivor; little pruning needed |
6 | Tuliptree | 100x50 | Fast growing, great for a forest or a park, but less for a small yard. Not very tolerant of shade. |
7 | Cucumber Magnolia | 70x30 | Excellent shade trees, but not recommended as a street tree. Fast growing, produces non-edible cucumbers. Deciduous tree w/ green leaves that turn brown. |
8 | Dawn Redwood | 100+ x50 | Conical shaped, tall tree that likes well-drained soil. Needs deep watering when dry, but avoid over watering. Avoid high salt areas. Conifer tree that is also deciduous. |
9 | White Pine | 80x40 | Grows best where it will have 40-60% overhead canopy, but some clearance to grow through. Not tolerant to road salt. Large spreading root system that can damage pipes but good for wildlife shelter. |
10 | Bur Oak | 90x90 | Large majestic tree. Drought tolerant. |
11 | American Linden | 40x30 | Great shade and fragrant, pollinator tree; adaptable and tolerant of shade and various soils/pH; sensitive to heat, soil compaction and salt. Prune for structure; moderate growth; various diseases and pests |
12 | American Elm | 70x80 | Grows vase-shaped with time; vigorous growth when young, one of the most Dutch Elm Disease tolerant, dark green leaves to yellow in the fall |
13 | Red Maple | 35x25 | Strong central leader; well branched, symmetrical crown; bright red fall color; great shade and street tree; waxy leaves with decent drought tolerance |
14 | Overcup Oak | 60 x 50 | White Oak family with straight trunk and broad rounded crown. Likes full sun. Name from acorn appearance. |
15 | Yellowwood | 50 x 40 | Safe near sidewalks, but needs room for large size. Fragrant white flowers with some pods. Full sun, partial shade. |
16 | Black Gum or Black Tupelo | 45x25 | Safe near sidewalks, non-invasive root system, broadly pyramidal to rounded; wildlife value; tolerant of drought, heat, dry, wet soils; moderately salt tolerant; spectacular fall foliage; cankers and leaf spots are potential problems. |
17 | Virginia Pine | 50 x 40 | Evergreen; scraggly form; flat-topped; no prominent central leader; persistent cones; likes full sun, tenacious, grows where few plants survive - in poor, dry soils, clay; deer resistant & moderately pollution tolerant; wildlife value; susceptible to wind damage & diseases |
18 | Lamarckii Serviceberry | 25x15 | Good near sidewalks; edible street or lawn tree; part shade to full sun; great wildlife value; white flowers, red fall color; improved resistance to rust, natural hybrid |
19 | Pawpaw | 25x15 | Bears fruit in a few years. |
20 | Redbud | 30x25 | Good near sidewalks; Flat-topped, spreading, open, irregular; low branched often w/ included bark that can split if not pruned; pink flowers; flat legume pods; tolerant of drought & many soil types; full sun or slight shade |
21 | Flowering Dogwood (white flower cultivar) | 25x20 | Good near sidewalks, white or pink flowers, fall turns reddish purple. Prefers partial shade. |
22 | Scarlet Fire Kousa Dogwood | 35x20 | Good near sidewalks, vase-like shape, showy white flowers. Prefers partial shade. |
23 | Parsley Hawthorn | 40 x 35 | Thrive in well-drained soil & can handle occasional wetness or dryness. Prefer full sun to partial shade. White spring blossoms & have food for birds with berries. Thorny branches offer shelter for birds. |
24 | Sweet Bay Magnolia | 35 x 20 | Good near sidewalks, semi-evergreen; vigorous upright; low maintenance; deer resistant; fragrant, white flower; adaptable to full sun, heavy shade, and wet; wildlife value |
25 | Chokecherry | 30x20 | Broadly oval; foliage emerges green, turns purple in summer, turns red in fall; fast growing; tolerant of varying pH, salt, wet soils and some drought; susceptible to black knot, food for birds, don’t plant in clusters |
26 | American Linden (dwarf) | 30x15 | Good near sidewalks; narrow growth & fragrant yellow flowers. Resistant to urban conditions, best in full sun. |