Approved Shade Tree List
No Greater than 30' Tall at Maturity
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Acer tataricum | Tatarian Maple |
| Amelanchier x grandifolia | Serviceberry |
| Carpinus caroliniana | American Hornbeam |
| Cercis canadensis | Eastern Redbud |
| Cornus mas Golden Glory | Cornelian Cherry |
| Cornus x Rutgers Celestial | White Dogwood |
| Cornus x Rutgers Hyperion | White Dogwood |
| Cornus x Rutgers Stellar Pink | Pink Dogwood |
| Crataegus laevigata Crimson Clound | English Hawthorn |
| Crataegus viridis Winter King | Green Hawthorn |
| Malus Donald Wyman | White Crabapple |
| Malus Prairifire | Red Crabapple |
| Malus Royal Raindrops | Pink Crabapple |
| Malus Sugar Tyme | White Crabapple |
| Parrotia persica | Persian Parrotia |
| Prunus serrulata Kwanzan | Kwanzan Japanses Cherry |
| Prunus subhirtella Autumnalis | Autumn Flowering Cherry |
| Prunus virginiana Canada Red | Chokecherry |
| Prunus x Okame | Okame Japanse Cherry |
| Prunus x Snow Goose | Snow Goose Japanese Cherry |
| Prunus x yedoensis Yoshino | Yoshino Japanese Cherry |
| Styrax japonica | Japanese Snowbell |
| Syringa reticulate Ivory Silk | Japanese Tree Lilac |
Greater than 30' Tall at Maturity
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Acer rubrum Armstrong | Columnar Red Maple |
| Acer rubrum Armstrong Gold | Columnar Red Maple |
| Aesculus x carnea Fort McNair | Red Flowering Horsechestnut |
| Carpinus betulus Emerald Avenue | Emerald Ave European Hornbeam |
| Carpinus betulus Fastigiata | Columnar Hornbeam |
| Celtis occidentalis | Hackberry |
| Cercidiphyllum japonicum | Katsura |
| Cladrastis lutea | Yellowwood |
| Fagus sylvatica Fastigiata | Columnar European Beech |
| Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Purple | Columnar Purple European Beech |
| Fagus sylvatica Red Obelisk | Columnar Purple European Beech |
| Ginkgo biloba Autumn Gold | Male Maidenhair Tree |
| Ginkgo biloba Princeton Sentry | Columnar Maidenhair Tree |
| Gleditsia triacanthos inermis Imperial | Honeylocust |
| Gleditsia triacanthos inermis Shademaster | Honeylocust |
| Gledistsia triacanthos inermis Skyline | Honeylocust |
| Halesia Carolina | Carolina Silverbell |
| Koelreuteria paniculata | Golden Raintree |
| Liquidambar styraciflua Cherokee (seedless) | Sweetgum |
| Liquidambar styraciflua Happidaze (seedless) | Sweetgum |
| Liquidambar styraciflua Slender Silhouette | Columnar Sweetgum |
| Liriodendron tulipifera Arnold | Columnar Tulip Poplar |
| Metasequoia glyptostroboides | Dawn Redwood |
| Nyssa sylvatica | Blackgum |
| Ostrya virginiana | Hop Hornbeam |
| Platanus x acerifolia Bloodgood | Planetree |
| Platanus x acerifolia Exclamation | Planetree |
| Quercus alba | White Oak |
| Quercus bicolor | Swamp White Oak |
| Quercus imbricaria | Shingle Oak |
| Quercus macrocarpa | Bur Oak |
| Quercus rubra | Northern Red Oak |
| Quercus x Kindred Spirit | Columnar Oak |
| Quercus x Regal Prince | Columnar Oak |
| Taxodium distichum | Bald Cypress |
| Tilia americana Redmond | American Linden |
| Tilia cordata Greenspire | Littleleaf Linden |
| Tilia tomentosa Sterling Silver | Silver Linden |
| Ulmus americana Princeton | American Elm |
| Ulmus parvifolia Allee | Lacebark Elm |
| Zelkova serrata Green Vase | Japanese Zelkova |
| Zelkova serrata Musashino | Columnar Zalkova |