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FORESTRY DIVISION - STREET TREE LIST
1. Catalpa Catalpas ep ciosa DT
2. Hackberry Celtis occidentalis DT
3. Green Ash Fraxinus penns, lvanica DT
(Marshall, Patmore, Prairie Spire)
4. Honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos inermis DT
(Shademaster, Skyline)
5, Kentucky Coffeetree Gymnocladus dioica DT
6. Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa DT
7. Chinkapin Oak Quercus muehlenbergii DT
8. English Oak Quercus robur DT
(Skymaster)
9. Littleleaf Linden Tilia cordata
(Chancellor, Dropmore, Glenleven, Greenspire, Norlin, Olympic, Shamrock)
10. American Linden Tilia americana
(Species, Boulevard, Frontyard, Legend, Redmond, Sentry)
11. Accolade Elm Ulmus 'Accolade' DT
Approved cultivars or varieties are listed in parenthesis under each tree name. The term species
indicates that plants grown from seed as well as the listed cultivars may be used.
Those species labeled as DT are drought tolerant and should be the only species used on sites with
limited irrigation.
Only ornamental trees that have these characteristics should be selected as street trees.
- Can readily be trained to a single stem with the first branch at 4-5 feet.
- Sterile, sparsely fruited, small fruited or with persistent fruit.
- Upright growth form versus broad spreading.
- Disease resistant.
- Drought tolerant.
Contact the City Forester for approval of ornamental tree and shade trees not listed.
January 2005
To -.-Ste ve—Olt 1/17/07
From: Tim Buchanan
Re: Brooklyn Park Rowhouses (Ridgen Farms)
1. Add this landscape note:
The soil in all landscape areas, including parkways and medians, shall be thoroughly
loosened to a depth of not less than eight (8) inches and soil amendment shall be
thoroughly incorporated into the soil of all landscape areas to a depth of at least sic (6)
inches by tilling, discing or other suitable method, at a rate of at least three (3) cubic
yards of soil amendment per one thousand (1,000) square feet of landscape area.
2. There are street trees shown on this project than are not on the approved City
Street Tree list. These inappropriate trees include the following and are
highlighted on the attached plans.
Highland Cottonwood
Snowcloud Shadblow Serviceberry
Adirondack Crabapple
The applicant needs to change these to a species from the approved City Street Tree list
(see attached).