RECOMMENDED TREES FOR THE CITY

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All Trees (This list can also be found at the bottom of this page in an Excel sortable file) 

STREET TREES

For parking strips less than 6-feet wide:

Buckeye, Red (Aesculus pavia)
Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus)
Ginkgo, Goldspire (Ginkgo Biloba 'Goldspire')
Hackberry, Prairie Sentinel (Celtis 'JFS-KSU1')
Lilac, Japanese Tree (Syringa reticulata)
Linden, Summer Sprite (Tilia cordata 'Halka')
Maple, Rocky Mountain (Acer glabrum)
Maple, Trident (Acer buergerianum)
Oak, Kindred Spirit (Quercus x warei 'Nadler')
Parrotia, Persian Spire (Parrotia persica 'JL Columnar')
Sumac, Basketbrush/Skunkbrush (Rhus trilobata)
Zelkova, Musashino Columnar (Zelkova serrata 'Musashino')

For parking strips wider than 6-feet, all of the above plus:

Alder, Italian (Alnus cordata)
Amur Maackia (Maackia amurensis)
Birch, River (Betula occidentalis)
Cherry, European or Bird (Prunus padus)
Cherry, Higan (Prunus subhirtella)
Cherry, Sargent (Prunus sargentii)
Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)
Chokecherry, Amur (Prunus maackii)
Crabapple (Malus sp.)
Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
Dogwood, Cornealian-cherry (Cornus mas)
Elderberry (Sambucus spp.)
Filbert, European (Corylus avellana)
Filbert, Purple Giant (Corylus maxima)
Filbert, Turkish (Corylus colurna)
Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)
Goldenraintree (Koelreuteria paniculata)
Hawthorn, Cockspur (Crataegus crusgalli)
Hawthorn, English (Crataegus laevigata)
Hawthorn, Green (Crataegus viridis)
Hawthorn, Washington (Crataegus phaenopyrum)
Hazlenut, American (Corylus americana)
Hornbeam, American (Carpinus caroliniana)
Japanese Pagoda Tree (Sophora japonica)
Linden, Littleleaf (Tilia cordata)
Maple, Shantung (Acer truncatum)
Maple, Rocky Mountain (Acer glabrum)
Maple, Tatarian (Acer tataricum)
Maple, Tatarian Hot Wings (Acer tataricum ‘Garann’)
Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus)
Mountain Mahogany, Curlleaf (Cercocarpus ledifolius)
Oak, Dwarf Chinkapin (Quercus prinoides)
Parrotia, Persian (Parrotia persica)
Redbud, Western (Cercis occidentalis)
Rubber Tree, Hardy (Eucommia ulmoides)
Serviceberry (Amelanchier spp.)
Smoketree, American (Cotinus obovatus)
Zelkova, 'Wireless' (Zelkova serrata)

Trees not recommended for planting as a street tree:

Ash (host for emerald ash borer, if it arrives to Utah)
Aspen, Cottonwood, Poplars (too large, brittle wood, problems with borers)
Black locust (problems with borers)
Boxelder (brittle wood)
Giant redwood/Giant sequoia (not good climate)
Russian-olive (invasive)
Siberian elm (invasive, hosts many pests)
Silver maple (brittle wood)
Tamarisk/Salt-cedar (invasive)
Tree-of-Heaven (brittle wood, weak, invasive)
Willows (too large and brittle wood)

OTHER TREE LISTS

Alkaline-Tolerant Trees 
Drought-Tolerant Trees
Flowering Trees 
Native Trees 

Shade trees to consider for open-space plantings:

Alder, Italian (Alnus cordata)
Beech, European (Fagus sylvatica)
Birch, River (Betula occidentalis)
Catalpa, Western (Catalpa speciosa)
Elm, American (Ulmus americana)
Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos)
Hornbeam, European (Carpinus betulus)
Horsechestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)
Katsura Tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum)
Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus)
Larch, European (Larix decidua)
Linden or Basswood (Tilia americana)
Linden, Littleleaf (Tilia cordata)
Linden, Silver (Tilia tomentosa)
London Planetree (Platanus x acerifolia)
Oak, American Dream (Quercus bicolor 'JFS-KW12')
Oak, Bur (Quercus macrocarpa)
Oak, Chinkapin (Quercus muehlenbergii)
Oak, English (Quercus robur)
Oak, Shumard (Quercus shumardii)
Oak, Turkey (Quercus cerris)
Pine, Austrian (Pinus nigra)
Pine, Scotch (Pinus sylvestris)
Rubber Tree, Hardy (Eucommia ulmoides)
Tulip-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)
Zelkova (Zelkova serrata)