HennepinCounty_recommended_tree_list.xlsx

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1	Scientific Name	Common Name	Family	Alternate Name(s)	USDA Hardiness Zone Limit	Street Tree	Limited Use	Evergreen	Utility Compatible	Height	Spread	Exposure	Native	Salt	Pest and disease Problems	Notes

2	Abies balsamea	Balsam Fir	Pinaceae	balm of Gilead	3			X		50-75 ft	20-35 ft	Full sun	Yes	Moderately tolerant	Cankers, woolly aphids	does poorly on dry exposed sites
3	Abies concolor	White fir	Pinaceae	concolor fir, Colorado fir	3			X		30-50 ft	15-20 ft	Full sun	No	Intolerant	No serious problems
4	Abies fraseri	Fraser Fir	Pinaceae		4			X		30-40 ft	20-25 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Intolerant	Balsam woolly adelgid, bark beetles, spruce budworms, aphids, bagworms, scale, root rots, needle rust and twig blight
5	Acer nigrum	Black Maple	Sapindaceae		3					60-75 ft	40-50 ft	Full sun to full shade	Yes	Intolerant	Leaf scorch, verticillium wilt, tar spot, anthracnose, Asian longhorn beetle
6	Acer pensylvanicum	Snake Bark Maple	Sapindaceae	Striped maple, moosewood	3					15-25 ft	12-20 ft	partial sun	No	Intolerant	No serious problems
7	Acer triflorum	Three Flowered Maple	Sapindaceae		5					20-30 ft	20-30 ft	Full sun to full shade	No	Moderately tolerant	Verticillium wilt	yellow, orange, and red fall foliage
8	Aesculus flava	Yellow Buckeye	Hippocastanaceae		4					60-80 ft	25-35 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Moderately tolerant	Leaf scorch, fungal leaf blotch	Messy fruit/plant parts
9	Aesculus glabra	Ohio Buckeye	Hippocastanaceae		3	X				20-40 ft	20-40 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Moderately tolerant	Leaf blotch, powdery mildew, scale, Japanese beetles, leaf scorch.	Buckeyes should not be eaten. Premature leaf drop is probable in hot, dry periods.
10	Aesculus hippocastanum	Horse Chestnut	Hippocastanaceae		3					50-75 ft	40-65 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Tolerant	Leaf scorch, fungal leaf blotch.	Large seed in a prickly husk
11	Aesculus pavia	Red Buckeye	Hippocastanaceae		5					15-20 ft	15-30ft	Full sun to full shade	No	Moderately tolerant	Powdery mildew, leaf blotch.	Red flowers in spring
12	Alnus hirsuta	Manchurian Alder			3	X				25-40 ft	20-30 ft	Full sun to full shade	No	Intolerant	No serious problems	one of the most drought tolerant alders on the market
13	Alnus incana	Speckled Alder	Betulaceae	Hazel Alder	2					15-25 ft	15-25ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Moderately tolerant	Cankers, alder aphids, Japanese beetles, leaf miners.
14	Amelanchier canadensis	Shadblow serviceberry	Rosaceae	Canada serviceberry	3	X			X	10-20 ft	10-20 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Moderately tolerant	No serious problems	Fruit is edible
15	Amelanchier laevis	Allegheny serviceberry	Rosaceae	smooth shadbush, juneberry	4	X			X	15-25 ft	15-25 ft	partial sun	No	Intolerant	No serious problems	Fruit is edible
16	Asimina triloba	Pawpaw	Annonaceae	prarie banana	5					15-25 ft	15-20 ft	partial sun	No	Intolerant	No serious problems	sensative to drought, resistant to deer browse
17	Betula alleghaniensis	Yellow Birch	Betulaceae		3					60-75 ft	60-75 ft	Full sun to partial shade	Yes	Intolerant	Leaf spots, cankers, birch leaf miners, birch skeletonizer
18	Betula cordifolia	Heart Leaved Birch	Betulaceae	Mountain paper birch, eastern paper birch	3					50-70 ft	20-45 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Tolerant	Leaf miners, cankers	Shows some resistance to the bronze birch borer.
19	Betula lenta	Sweet Birch	Betulaceae	black birch, cherry birch	3					40-50 ft	35-45 ft	Full sun	No	Intolerant	Cankers, aphids, leaf miners	Moderately susceptible to bronze birch borer.
20	Betula nigra	River Birch	Betulaceae	red birch	4	X				30-40 ft	20-30 ft	Full sun	Yes	Moderately tolerant	Aphids, leaf miners and leaf spots	Attractive pink-reddish bark that exfoliates to reveal lighter inner bark. Resistant to bronze birch borer
21	Betula papyrifera	Paper Birch	Betulaceae	White Birch	2					50-70 ft	20-45 ft	Full sun	Yes	Tolerant	Leaf miners, cankers	Not a good tree for tough sites. Shows some resistance to the bronze birch borer.
22	Carpinus caroliniana	Blue Beech	Betulaceae	Musclewood, American Hornbeam	3	X				25-40 ft	15-40 ft	Full sun to partial shade	Yes	Moderately tolerant	Not susceptible to any serious insect or disease problems	Naturally occurs in dry woodland understory
23	Carya cordiformis	bitternut hickory	Juglandaceae	bitternut, swamp hickory	4					50-70 ft	40-50 ft	Full sun to full shade	Yes	Tolerant	No serious problems	Debris from fruit drop can make fall cleanup difficult
24	Carya illinoinensis	Pecan	Juglandaceae		5					70-100 ft	40-75 ft	Full sun	No	Intolerant	No serious problems	Fruit is edible
25	Carya laciniosa	Shellbark Hickory	Juglandaceae	kingnut hickory, big-leaved shagbark hickory	4					75-100 ft	50-75 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Intolerant	No serious problems	Fruit is edible
26	Carya ovata	Shagbark Hickory	Juglandaceae		4					60-80 ft	30-50 ft	Full sun to partial shade	Yes	Intolerant	No serious problems	Fruit is edible
27	Carya tomentosa	Mockernut Hickory	Juglandaceae	white hickory	4					50-60 ft	20-30 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Intolerant	No serious problems	Fruit is edible
28	Catalpa bignoniodes	Southern Catalpa	Bignoniaceae	common catalpa, eastern catalpa, cigar tree	5					30-40 ft	30-40 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Intolerant	Verticillium wilt, leaf spots, powdery mildew	Tree can be messy when fruits and flowers drop.
29	Catalpa ovata	Chinese Catalpa	Bignoniaceae	yellow catalpa	4	X				20-30 ft	20-30 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Moderately tolerant	Verticillium wilt, leaf spots, powdery mildew	Tree can be messy when fruits and flowers drop.
30	Catalpa speciosa	Northern Catalpa	Bignoniaceae	hardy catalpa, western catalpa	4	X				40-60 ft	20-40 ft	Full sun	No	Moderately tolerant	Verticillium wilt, leaf spots, powdery mildew	Messy fruit/plant parts, Weak wood and branch structure
31	Celtis occidentalis	Hackberry	Cannabaceae		2	X				40-60 ft	40-50 ft	Full sun to partial shade	Yes	Moderately tolerant	Witch’s broom, hackberry nipple gall	Highly susceptible to ice damage, weak wood and branch structure
32	Cercidphyllum japonicum	Katsura Tree	Cercidiphyllaceae	Japanese katsura	4	X				40-60 ft	20-30 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Tolerant	Leaf scorch	Sensative to tough and dry sites
33	Cercis canadensis	Eastern Redbud	Fabaceae	redbud	4	X			X	20-30 ft	25-35 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Intolerant	Borers, cankers, verticillium wilt	Suffers in full sun or extreme summer heat.
34	Chamaecyparis nootkatensis	Alaska Cedar	Cupressaceae	Yellow cypress	4			X		25-40 ft	15-20 ft	Full sun	No	Intolerant	No serious problems	Needs consistently moist soils
35	Cladrastis kentukea	Yellowwood	Fabaceae	American yellowwood	4					30-50 ft	40-55 ft	Full sun	No	Moderately tolerant	Susceptible to verticillium wilt and borer damage
36	Cornus alternifolia	Pagoda Dogwood	Cornaceae	alternate-leaved dogwood	3					15-25 ft	20-35 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Intolerant	Minor leaf infections, golden stem canker
37	Cornus mas	Cornelian cherry dogwood	Cornaceae		4					20-25 ft	15-20 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Moderately tolerant	No serious problems
38	Corylus colurna	Turkish filbert	Betulaceae	Turkish hazelnut	4	X				40-50 ft	15-35 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Intolerant	No serious problems	Fruit is edible
39	Cotinus obovatus	Smoke tree	Anacardiaceae	Chittamwood	4					20-30 ft	10-20 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Intolerant	No serious problems	excellent fall colors
40	Crataegus spp.	Hawthorn spp.: cockspur	Rosaceae		3	X			X	20-30 ft	20-35 ft	Full sun	No	Intolerant	Cedar rust, fireblight, leaf spots, scale, mites.	This variety is thornless
41	Eucommia ulmoides	Hardy Rubber Tree	Eucommiaceae		5	X				40-60 ft	30-50 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Moderately tolerant	No serious problems
42	Fagus grandifolia	American Beech	Fagaceae		4					50-70 ft	50-70 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Intolerant	Beech bark diesease, beech bark scale
43	Fagus sylvatica	European Beech	Fagaceae	common beech	4					50-60 ft	35-45 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Intolerant	Cankers
44	Fraxinus mandshurica	Manchurian Ash	Oleaceae	Mancana'	3	X	X			30-55 ft	25-35 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Tolerant	No serious problems
45	Ginkgo biloba	Ginkgo	Ginkgoaceae	miadenhair tree	4	X				50-80 ft	40-50 ft	Full sun	No	Moderately tolerant	No serious problems	Only male trees should be planted. Females produce messy and stinky fruit.
46	Gleditsia triacanthos	Honeylocust	Fabaceae		3	X				30-70 ft	30-70 ft	Full sun	Yes	Tolerant	Honeylocust plant bug, spider mites, leaf spots, canker	request thornless variety
47	Gymnocladus dioicus	Kentucky Coffeetree	Fabaceae		3	X				60-75 ft	40-50 ft	Full sun	Yes	Tolerant	No serious problems	well suited for the urban environment
48	Halesia carolina	Carolina silverbell	Styracaceae	silverbell	4					30-40 ft	20-35 ft	Full sun to full shade	No	Intolerant	No serious problems	Not tolerant of compacted soils
49	Juglans nigra	Black Walnut	Juglandaceae	eastern black walnut	4					50-75 ft	30-50 ft	Full sun	Yes	Tolerant	Anthracnose, thousand canker disease	Messy fruit
50	Juniperus virginiana	Eastern Red Cedar	Cupressaceae	red cedar, upright juniper	3			X		40-50 ft	8-20 ft	Full sun	Yes	Tolerant	Cedar rusts, bagworms
51	Larix laricina	Tamarack	Pinaceae	Eastern/American Larch, Larch	2					40-80 ft	30-50 ft	Full sun	Yes	Tolerant	Larch case-bearer, larch sawfly	Deciduous conifer often found in wet locations
52	Liriodendron tulipifera	Tuliptree	Magnoliaceae	tulip poplar	5	X				70-90 ft	35-50 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Intolerant	Aphids, scales, mildew, canker, verticillium wilt
53	Maackia amurensis	Amur Maackia	Fabaceae		4	X			X	20-30 ft	20-35 ft	Full sun	No	Intolerant	No serious problems
54	Maclura pomifera	Osage Orange	Moraceae	hedge apple	4					20-40 ft	20-40 ft	Full sun	No	Tolerant	No serious problems	Stem can be thorny
55	Magnolia acuminata	Cucumber Magnolia	Magnoliaceae	cucumbertree	3					50-80 ft	50-80 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Intolerant	Scale insects	Will not do well in windy or polluted sites.
56	Magnolia stellata	Star magnolia	Magnoliaceae		4	X			X	15-20 ft	10-15 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Moderately tolerant	Chlorosis, magnolia scale, powdery mildew	Best planted in a sheltered location
57	Magnolia accuminata x M. denudata 'Butterflies'	Butterflies magnolia	Magnoliaceae	Butterfly magnolia	4					15-30 ft	15-30 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Tolerant	No serious problems
58	Malus spp.	Crabapple spp.	Rosaceae	flowering crabapple	4	X			X	15-25 ft	15-20 ft	Full sun	No	Intolerant	Apple scab, cedar apple rust, fireblight, mildew, borer, scale, Japanese beetle	Tree produces excessive suckers
59	Malus spp.	Apple spp.	Rosaceae	Variety Dependent	3					15-25 ft	15-20 ft	Full sun	No	Intolerant	Apple scab, cedar apple rust, black rot, fireblight, apple maggot, codling moth, plum curcuilo
60	Metasequoia glyptostroboides	Dawn Redwood	Cupressaceae	water-fir, water-larch	4					70-100 ft	25 ft	Full sun	No	Moderately tolerant	Cankers	Deciduous conifer
61	Nyssa sylvatica	Blackgum	Nyssaceae	black tupelo, sour gum	4	X	X			30-50 ft	20-30 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Moderately tolerant	Cankers, leaf spots
62	Ostrya virginiana	Ironwood	Betulaceae	Eastern Hop Hornbeam	3					25-40 ft	15-40 ft	Full sun to partial shade	Yes	Intolerant	No serious problems
63	Picea abies	Norway Spruce	Pinaceae		3			X		40-60 ft	25-30 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Moderately tolerant	Cytospora canker, Rhizosphaera needlecast, spider mites, bagworm
64	Picea glauca	White Spruce	Pinaceae	Canadian spruce	2			X		40-60 ft	10-20 ft	Full sun to partial shade	Yes	Intolerant	Cankers, root rots, needlecast diseases, bagworm, sawfly miners, needle miners, eastern spruce gall, adelgids
65	Picea glauca var. densata	Black Hills Spruce	Pinaceae		3			X		20-40 ft	10-15 ft	Full sun	No	Moderately tolerant	Mites, bagworms, sawfly
66	Picea mariana	Black Spruce	Pinaceae	bog spruce, swamp spruce	2			X		30-50 ft	20-30 ft	Full sun	Yes	Intolerant	Needle rusts, cankers
67	Picea omorika	Serbian Spruce	Pinaceae		4			X		50-60 ft	20-25 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Moderately tolerant	Aphids, borers	Intolerant of pollution
68	Pinus banksiana	Jack Pine	Pinaceae		2			X		35-50 ft	10-20 ft	Full sun	Yes	Tolerant	Sawflies, tussock moth, needlecasts
69	Pinus nigra	Austrian Pine	Pinaceae		3		X	X		50-60 ft	20-40 ft	Full sun	No	Tolerant	Lophodermium needlecast, diplodia tip blight, European pine sawfly, various weevils, Zimmerman pine moth, yellow-bellied sapsucker
70	Pinus ponderosa	Ponderosa Pine	Pinaceae	Western yellow pine	3			X		50-70 ft	25-30 ft	Full sun	No	Tolerant	Mountain pine beetle, Dothistroma needlecast, Lophodermium needlecast
71	Pinus resinosa	Red Pine	Pinaceae	Norway pine	2			X		50-80 ft	15-30 ft	Full sun to partial shade	Yes	Intolerant	Armillaria root rot, Diplodia tip blight, Sirococcus shoot blight
72	Pinus strobus	Eastern White Pine	Pinaceae		3			X		50-80 ft	20-40 ft	Full sun to partial shade	Yes	Intolerant	White pine blister rust, white pine weevil	Sensitive to salt and air pollution
73	Pinus sylvestris	Scots Pine	Pinaceae	Scotch Pine	3			X		30-60 ft	30-40 ft	Full sun	No	Intolerant	Zimmerman pine moth, pine spittlebug, Lophodermium needlecast, scleroderris canker
74	Platanus occidentalis	American Sycamore	Platanaceae	buttonwood, buttonball tree	4	X				75-100 ft	50-70 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Moderately tolerant	Anthracnose, leafspots, aphids, plant bug, scales, bagworm, borers	Also susceptible to frost cracks.
75	Platanus xacerifolia	London Planetree	Platanaceae		5	X				70-100 ft	65-80 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Moderately tolerant	Canker stain, anthracnose, leafspots, aphids, plant bug, scales, borers	Young plants can be susceptible to frost cracks
76	Populus balsamifera	Balsam Poplar	Salicaceae		2					40-80 ft	20-30 ft	Full sun	Yes	Tolerant	Septoria leaf spot, Linospora leaf blight
77	Populus deltoides	Eastern Cottonwood	Salicaceae	Eastern Poplar	3					75-100 ft	50-75 ft	Full sun	Yes	Tolerant	Cankers, leaf spots, rusts, powdery mildew, borers, aphids, caterpillars, scale	Weak wood, prefers wet soils
78	Populus grandidentata	Bigtooth Aspen	Salicaceae	American aspen, white poplar	2					60-80 ft	20-40 ft	Full sun to full shade	Yes	Tolerant	Hypoxylon canker, leaf spots, nectria canker
79	Populus tremuloides	Quaking Aspen	Salicaceae	Trembling Aspen	2					40-50 ft	20-30 ft	Full sun to partial shade	Yes	Tolerant	Hypoxylon canker, leaf spots, nectria canker	Roots tend to sucker freely. Does not tolerate summer heat or pollution.
80	Prunus americana	America Plum	Rosaceae	wild plum	3					15-25 ft	15-25 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Intolerant	Black knot, mildew, rust, root rots, fireblight, borers, mites, tent caterpillars	Fast-growing, short-lived, colony-forming tree
81	Prunus nigra	Canada Plum	Rosaceae	Black plum	2					20-30 ft	10-15 ft	Partial shade to full shade	No	Intolerant	Plum pocket, branch cankers, powdery mildew, plum curculio	Fruit is edible
82	Prunus pennsylvanica	Pin Cherry	Rosaceae	Wild red cherry, Fire cherry	2					20-35 ft	20-35 ft	Full sun	Yes	Moderately tolerant	Fireblight, canker, borer
83	Prunus sargentii	Sargent's Cherry	Rosaceae		4					40-50 ft	40-50 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Moderately tolerant	Black knot, Eastern tent caterpillar, cankers, leaf spots, borers, aphids and scale	Beautiful pink flowers in early spring and shiny green foliage turns bronze to red in fall.
84	Prunus virginiana	Common Chokecherry	Rosaceae	Virginia bird cherry, Bitter cherry	2					15-25 ft	10-15 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Tolerant	Black knot, mildew, rust, root rots, fireblight, borers, mites and tent caterpillars.
85	Pseudotsuga menziesii	Douglas Fir	Pinaceae		4			X		40-80 ft	12-20 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Intolerant	Armillaria root rot, dwarf mistletoe
86	Ptelea trifoliata	Hop Tree	Rutaceae	wafer-ash, stinking ash	4					15-20 ft	15-20 ft	Full sun to full shade	No	Intolerant	Leaf spots, rust	Small tree or large shrub that produces small fragrant flowers and wafer-like winged seeds
87	Pyrus spp.	pear tree	Rosaceae		3					15-20 ft	10-15 ft	Full sun	No	Intolerant	Japanese beetles, fireblight	Edible fruit, fruit tree maintenance needed to produce viable fruit
88	Quercus alba	White Oak	Fagaceae		3					50-80 ft	100 ft	Full sun	Yes	Intolerant	Oak wilt, anthracnose, two-lined chestnut borer, galls, scale	Does not tolerate wet conditions, best planted in well-drained sites. Roots are sensitve to soil disturbances, such as compaction and construction.
89	Quercus bicolor	Swamp White Oak	Fagaceae	Bicolor Oak	4	X				50-60 ft	50-60 ft	Full sun	Yes	Tolerant	Anthracnose, powdery mildew, chlorois, insect galls	One of the easiest oaks to transplant and more tolerant of poor drainage than other oaks.
90	Quercus ellipsoidalis	Northern Pin Oak	Fagaceae	Hill's oak, Jack oak	4					40-75 ft	40-75 ft	Full sun	Yes	Intolerant	Oak wilt, scale, two-lined chestnut borer	Has the advantage of tolerating a higher soil pH than pin oak
91	Quercus imbricaria	Shingle Oak	Fagaceae	laurel oak, small-leaved oak	4					50-60 ft	50-60 ft	Full sun to partial shade	No	Intolerant	Oak wilt, scale, two-lined chestnut borer
92	Quercus macrocarpa	Bur Oak	Fagaceae		3	X				70-80 ft	70-80 ft	Full sun	Yes	Intolerant	Leaf galls, kermes scale, anthracnose, bacterial leaf scorch, powdery mildew, oak wilt, bur oak blight
93	Quercus muelenbergii	Chinkapin Oak	Fagaceae	yellow oak, rock oak	5					50-80 ft	50-70 ft	Full sun	Yes	Intolerant	Anthracnose, oak wilt, two-lined chestnut borer.	Performs well in alkaline soils
94	Quercus palustris	Pin Oak	Fagaceae		4					60-70 ft	40-50 ft	Full sun	No	Moderately tolerant	Oak wilt, oak blister	Tree suffers greatly from chlorosis (yellowing) of the leaves due to high soil pH.
95	Quercus prinus	Chestnut Oak	Fagaceae		4					60-70 ft	60-70 ft	Full sun and partial shade	No	Intolerant	Oak wilt, scale, two-lined chestnut borer
96	Quercus rubra	Northern Red Oak	Fagaceae		3		X			60-75 ft	60-75 ft	Full sun to partial shade	Yes	Moderately tolerant	Oak wilt	One of the faster growing oaks. More tolerant of salt and air pollution.
97	Quercus spp.	Oak Hybrids: Prairie Stature Oak Heritage Oak Regal Prince Oak or as approved	Fagaceae		3	X				40-60 ft	10-40 ft	Full sun	No	Moderately tolerant	Oak wilt
98	Quercus velutina	Black Oak	Fagaceae		4					50-60 ft	40-70 ft	Full sun to partial shade	Yes	Tolerant	Oak wilt	This species cannot withstand severe drought
99	Sorbus alnifoila	Korean Mountain Ash	Rosaceae		4	X			X	40-50 ft	20-30 ft	Full sun	No	Intolerant	Fireblight, canker, rust, scale insects, borers.	Short lived species
100	Sorbus americana	American Mountain Ash	Rosaceae		2	X			X	10-30 ft	10-15 ft	Full sun	Yes	Moderately tolerant	Fireblight, scab, cankers, powdery mildew, rust, borers, aphids, sawfly, scale