Urban Horticulture Institute, Horticulture Section, Cornell University

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences : Horticulture Section : Urban Horticulture Institute : Outreach : Recommended Urban Trees : Medium to Large Trees

Urban Horticulture Institute
Recommended Urban Trees:
Medium to Large Trees
(greater than 30')

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Medium to large trees (greater than 30') suitable for city environment plantings in USDA plant hardiness Zone 6 and colder.

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Acer x freemanii (A. rubrum x A. saccharinum) Freeman Maple
Acer miyabei Miyabei Maple
Acer platanoides Norway Maple
Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore Maple
Acer rubrum Red Maple
Acer saccharum Sugar Maple
Aesculus x carnea (A. hippocastanum x A. pavia) Red Horsechesnut
Alnus glutinosa European Alder or Black Alder
Betula nigra 'Cully' and 'BNMTF' Heritage® and Dura-Heat™ River Birch
Betula populifolia 'Whitespire Sr.' (cultivar formerly listed as Betula platyphylla var. japonica, Asian White Birch) Whitespire Sr. Gray Birch
Carpinus betulus European Hornbeam
Catalpa speciosa Northern Catalpa
Celtis laevigata Sugar Hackberry, Southern or Mississippi Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis Common Hackberry
Cercidiphyllum japonicum Katsura Tree
Cladrastis kentukea Yellowwood
Corylus colurna Turkish Filbert
Fraxinus americana White Ash
Fraxinus excelsior 'Hessei' Hessei European Ash
Fraxinus 'Northern Gem' and 'Northern Treasure' (F. nigra x F. mandshurica) Northern Gem and Northern Treasure Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo, sometimes called Maidenhair Tree
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis Thornless Common Honeylocust
Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky Coffeetree
Liquidambar stryraciflua American Sweetgum
Liriodendron tulipifera Tuliptree or Tulip Poplar
Maclura pomifera var. inermis (male) Osage Orange
Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn Redwood
Nyssa sylvatica Black Tupelo, also known as Sour Gum or Black Gum
Ostrya virginiana American Hophornbeam (also known as Ironwood, but should not be confused with Carpinus caroliniana, which is more commonly called Ironwood)
Phellodendron amurense Amur Corktree
Platanus x aceriflolia London Planetree
Prunus sargentii Sargent Cherry
Pyrus calleryana Callery Pear
Quercus acutissima Sawtooth Oak
Quercus bicolor Swamp White Oak
Quercus coccinea Scarlet Oak
Quercus imbricaria Shingle Oak
Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak or Mossycup Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii Chinkapin Oak, sometimes called Yellow Chestnut Oak
Quercus palustris Pin Oak
Quercus phellos Willow Oak
Quercus robur English Oak
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak
Quercus shumardii Shumard Oak
Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust
Sorbus alnifolia Korean Mountainash
Styphnolobium japonicum (Sophora japonica) Japanese Pagodatree or Scholar-tree
Taxodium distichum Common Baldcypress
Tilia americana Basswood
Tilia cordata Littleleaf Linden
Tilia x euchlora (T. cordata x T. dasystyla) Crimean Linden
Tilia tomentosa Silver Linden
Ulmus americana American Elm Cultivars
Ulmus x species Elm Hybrids
Ulmus parvifolia Chinese Elm or Lacebark Elm
Zelkova serrata Japanese Zelkova