Guilderland Tree Preservation Committee
- Street Trees for Guilderland

Street Trees for Guilderland: Mature Height Under 30'
Scientific Name	Common Name	Form	Image	Tolerances	Wildlife	Notes/Cultivars
Acer saccharum ‘Sugar Cone’	Sugar Maple (only this small cultivar)				Pollinators (P), Small Mammals (M), Birds (B), 297 species of Butterflies and Moths (L)	a small cultivar
Amelanchier laevis	Serviceberry	Rounded, Multi-Stemmed or Single Stemmed		Shade and wet site tolerant	P, M, B, L (124 species)	Many cultivars, ‘Princess Diana, ‘Autumn Sunset’
Betula nigra, ‘Fox Valley’	Dwarf River Birch				P, M, B, L (411 species)
Carpinus caroliniana	American Hornbeam, Musclewood	Rounded		part shade and tolerates wet soil; especially sensitive to drought, heat and soil compaction slow growing	P, M, B, L (78 species)	Many cultivars "Ball of Fire” 15’x15’ superior fall color
Cercis canadensis	Eastern Redbud	Rounded		Tolerates some shade	P, M, B, L (12 species) One of the top 10 most important native trees for Pollinators	Early bloomer. Many cultivars.
Chionanthus virginicius	White Fringe Tree
Cornus mas	Cornelian Cherry	Rounded, Multi-stemmed		Salt tolerant	P, M, B	native to Western Asia Early bloomer. ‘Golden Glory’
Crataegus sp. ‘Inermis’	Hawthorn				P, M, B, L (168 species)	thornless cultivars
Maackia amurensis	Amur maackia	20’-30’ with equal or wider spread		very hardy		native to Manchuria
Malus spp.	Crabapples	Broad		Dry sites	P, M, B, L (309 species)	Choose disease resistant cultivars, ‘Adirondak’, ‘Donald Wyman’
Oxydendrum arboreum	Sourwood Tree			Intolerant of drought
Prunus sargentii 'Accolade' hybrid	Sargent Cherry hybrid only some cultivars <30'	Vase			P, M, B	Many cultivars, ‘Pink Flair’, ‘Columnaris’
Prunus 'Snow Goose'	hybrid Cherry				P, M, B
Stewartia ovata	mountain camellia			sensitive to heat, drought, and soil compaction slow growing difficult to cultivate and transplant		Many cultivars
Syringa reticulata	Japanese Lilac Tree			very hardy

Street Trees for Guilderland: Mature Height 30' - 60'
Scientific name	Common Name	Height & Form	Image	Tolerances	Wildlife	Notes/Cultivars
Acer x freeman	Freeman Maple	40’-50’ Upright, Oval, Columnar			P, M, B, L (295 species)	Fast grower
Acer myabei	Miyabe maple	30’-60’			P, M, B	cultivar ‘State Street’, native to Japan
Acer rubrum	Red Maple	to 60’ Oval, Upright, Round		tolerates salt and moist soils	P, M, B, L (295 species)	Many cultivars for size, shape and stunning fall color
Carpinus betulus	European Hornbeam	25’-40’ Narrow, Round		salt and shade tolerant	P, M, B	Excellent planted in groupings cultivar ‘Fastiagiata’
Celtis occidentalis	Common Hackberry	40’-60 Vase, Oval Round		tolerates salt	P, M, B, L (44 species)	Many cultivars shape is similar to an Elm underused street tree
Cladrastis kentukea	Yellowwood	30' - 50'				smooth bark, lovely branch structure underused street tree
Gleditsia triacanthos var. interims (thornless)	Honey Locust	30’-70’		high tolerance of salt, drought, wet, wind, pollution		overused street tree
Nyssa sylvatica	Black Gum	30’-50’ Striking Pyramidal		tolerates salt, drought, and moist soils	P, M, B, L (35 species)	One of the most beautiful fall trees. Deep roots. Many cultivars; spectacular fall colors
Ostrya virginiana	American Hophornbeam, Ironwood	25’-40’ Pyramidal, Round		tolerates dry gravelly soils and some shade	P, M, B, L (90 species)	Some cultivars interesting shaggy bark underused tree
Prunus sargentii	Sargent Cherry	40' - 50' Vase		hardy street tree tolerates salt	P, M, B	Native to Japan Many cultivars, ‘Pink Flair’, ‘Columnaris’
Quercus bicolor	Swamp Oak	50' - 60'		tolerates salt, drought and flooding
Zelkova serrata	Japanese zelkova	60' - 80', Vase some cultivars <30'		hardy		excellent street tree good fall color, fast growing

Street Trees for Guilderland: Mature Height Over 60’
Scientific name	Common Name	Height & Form	Image	Tolerances	Wildlife	Notes/Cultivars
Acer saccharum	Sugar Maple	60’-75’ Oval, Upright, Round			P, M, B, L (295 species)	Many cultivars
Acer nigrum	Black Maple	60’-75’ Oval, Round, Upright		prefers acid, moist, well-drained soil	P, M, B, L (295 species)
Ginkgo biloba	Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree	60' - 100' pyramidal with age		tolerates salty soil pest free slow growing		only use fruitless males, many cultivars, native to China overused street tree
Gymnocladus dioicus	Kentucky Coffeetree	70' - 80' oval, spreading		tolerates salty soil		many cultivars underused street tree
Liquidambar styraciflua	Sweetgum	70' - 100' pyramidal when young; round with age		relatively pest free		underused street tree interesting seed pods
Platanus occidentalis	American Sycamore	75' - 100' irregular, wide-spreading open crown		wet tolerant	P, M, B, L (45 species)	interesting bark
Quercus alba	White Oak	50’-80’ Broad, Irregular		Dry Sites	P, M, B, L (557 species)	Many cultivars for smaller size and narrowness
Quercus coccinea and Quercus rubra	Scarlet Oak Red Oak	70' - 75' pyramidal to rounded and open 60’-75’		thrives in dry sandy soils	P, M, B, L (557 species) P, M, B, L (557 species)	spectacular fall color, vigorous grower Many cultivars
Quercus imbricaria	Shingle Oak	40' - 60' Round (spread equal)		tolerates drought, tolerant of salt, no tap root	P, M, B, L (557 species)	a good street tree
Quercus macrocarpa	Bur Oak	70’-80’ Stately		Dry Sites	P, M, B, L (557 species)	Cultivars developed for smaller size and with fewer acorns.
Quercus montana	Chestnut Oak	60’-70’ Round		Dry Sites	P, M, B, L (557 species)	No cultivars. Leaves resemble chestnut tree leaves.
Quercus palustris	Pin Oak	50' - 70' pyramidal, oval with age		no distinct tap root	P, M, B, L (557 species)	overplanting has encouraged insect problems
Quercus phellos	Willow Oak	40’-70’ Pyramidal, Round		Dry Sites tolerates salty soil	P, M, B, L (557 species)
Quercus velutina	Black Oak	50' - 60' elongated or rounded (variable spread)		deep tap root prefers moist, rich soil	P, M, B, L (557 species)
Tilia americana	American Linden, Basswood	60' - 80' Pyramidal		Very susceptible to Japanese beetles, mites, aphids, borers	P, M, B, L (153 species)	Many cultivars