Guilderland Tree Preservation Committee
- Trees for Guilderland - deciduous non-street tree list

Trees for Guilderland: deciduous non-street trees
Mature Height to 30’
Scientific name	Common Name	Height	Image	Tolerances	Wildlife	Notes/Cultivars
Acer pensylvanicum	Striped Maple, Moosewood	15 -30' arching branches		requires part to full shade		striped white and green bark on younger plants
Cornus florida	Flowering Dogwood	20’ - 30’ spreading branches		light filtered shade is best, extreme pest and disease issues		many cultivars requires acid soil transplant B & B or from container
Cornus alternifolia	Pagoda Dogwood	15' - 25' spreading shrub		best in part to full shade, prefers moist sites		some cultivars, including variegated
Continus obovatus	American Smoketree	20' - 30' oval/rounded shrub				superior fall colour pruning for size control ok weak wood transplanting difficult
Salix discolor	Pussy Willow	6-15' shrub, rounded		many insect and disease problems		for damp sites short-lived
Salix nigra	Black Willow	50’ broad, irregular oval		many insect and disease problems		for damp sites
Prunus pensylvanica	Pin or Bird Cherry	30’-40' slender		intolerant of shade	high-value wildlife tree, especially for birds	fast growing short-lived (20-40 years) fruit pits are poisonous
Mature Height 30’ to 60’
Betula lenta	Sweet/Black Birch	40' - 70' pyramidal		prefers moist soil		bare root transplanting moderately difficult
Betula alleghaniensis (Betula lutea)	Yellow Birch	60’-75’ pyramidal/dense irregular at maturity		not heat tolerant		a forest tree nursery sources scarce
Betula nigra	River Birch	40’- 70’ pyramidal-oval to rounded		tolerates salty soil		one smaller cultivar medium to fast growing, best in moist acid soil
Betula papyrifera	Paper Birch	50’- 70’ pyramidal to oval/rounded		susceptible to bronze birch borer not drought tolerant		several cultivars bare root transplanting moderately difficult
Betula populifolia	Gray Birch	20' - 40' open usually multi-stem				adaptable to variety of soils short-lived bare root transplanting moderately difficult
Catalpa speciosa	Northern Catalpa	40' - 60' open, oval crown				fast growth in moist site
Prunus serotina	Black Cherry	50’- 60’ pyramidal to oval			fruit attractive to birds	profuse spring bloom, good fall colour wood is brittle prefers deep, fertile soils long tap root
Sassafras albidum	Sassafras	30' - 60' pyramidal				brilliant yellow, orange, red fall color tap root, very difficult to transplant; transplant as young plants from container or B&B in early spring
Mature Height Over 60’
Scientific name	Common Name	Height	Image	Tolerances	Wildlife	Notes/Cultivars
Carya glabra	Pignut Hickory	50’ - 60’ open, oval		no diseases		golden fall colour deep tap root transplanting difficult
Carya ovata	Shagbark Hickory	60’ - 80’ oblong crown		no diseases		rich yellow fall colour, deep tap root makes transplanting difficult
Liriodendron tulipifera	Tuliptree	80' - 120' broad pyramidal		relatively pest free		difficult to transplant, transplant in spring; bare root transplanting difficult