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Approved Species

Approved Species List for the Plant-A-Tree and Energy Conservation Grant programs        print-friendly copyPDF Document
 

Variety  click link for photo Species Cultivar Spread 15 Year
Height
Mature
Height
Life Span
Arborvitae
(Plant-A-Tree Program Only)
Thuja occidentalis Techny 6'-20'   25'  
Amur Maacki Maackia amurensis N/A 10'-20 12'-14' 20'  
Aspen Populus tremuloides   15'-25'   60'  
Birch - River Clump Betula Nigra Clump form only 30'-40' 25' 80'  
Blue Beech or Ironwood Carpinus caroliniana   20'-30' 15' 30'  
Tri-color Beech Fagus sylvatica Purpurea tricolor 20'-30'   40'  
Baldcypress Taxodium distichum     25' 90'  
Cottonwood
(cottonless male form)
Populus deltoides cottonless male 40'-60' 25' 80'  
Elm Ulmus carpinifolia x parvifolia 
Ulmus davidiana var. japonica
Frontier
Discovery

35'-40'
35'-40' 

25'
25'
40'
40'
 
Fir Abies concolor Concolor 15'-25' 15' 50'  
Flowering Crab Malus Adirondack, Prairiefire, Royal Raindrops or Golden Raindrops        
Ginkgo/Maidenhair Ginkgo biloba   20'-40' 18' 80' 200 years
Hackberry Celtis occidentalis species  30'-40' 20' 60' 150 years
Hickory Carya ovata Shagbark     90'  
Honey Locust (thornless) Gleditsia triacanthos Shademaster, Skyline, Sunburst 20'-30' 15' 60' 120 years
Japanese Tree Lilac Syringa Reticulata Ivory Silk Tree Form only 12'-15'   20'  
Kentucky Coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus   40'-50'   60'  
Linden - Littleleaf Tilia cordata Sterling, Norlin, Guenleven, Mongolian 20'-30' 15' 50' 200 years
Linden/Basswood Tilia americiana Redmond 25'-40' 15' 75' 200 years
Maple - Red Acer rubrum Armstrong, Autumn Blasé 30'-50' 20' 60'  
Maple - Red Acer rubrum Red Sunset 30'-50' 15' 60' 100 years
Maple - Norway Acer platanoides Crimson King 30'-50' 20' 60'  
Maple - Norway Acer platanoides Royal Red 30'-50' 15' 70' 100 years
Maple - Hard Sugar Acer saccharum Greencolumn 30'-50' 20' 70' 200 years
Maple - Hard Sugar Acer saccharum Green Mountain 30'-50' 20' 70' 200 years
Maple - Hard Sugar Acer saccharum Legacy or Fall Red 30'-50' 20' 70' 200 years
Oak - Bur Quercus macrocarpa   40'-80' 20' 80' 200 years
Oak - Northern Red Quercus rubra Northern Red 40'-80' 20' 80' 150 years
Oak - Pin Quercus palustris   30'-50' 20' 70' 100 years
Oak - Swamp White Quercus bicolor Swamp White 30'-60' 15' 60'  
Oak - White Quercus alba   40'-80' 12' 80' 200 years
Pine - White Pinus strobus   20'-40' 30' 80' 200 years
Serviceberry Tree Amerlanchier arborea Tree Form only 10'-20' 13' 25'  
Spruce - Black Hills Picea glauca Densata 20'-30' 15' 60'  
Spruce - Colorado Picea pungens Colorado Blue or Green 20'-30' 15' 60'  
Spruce - Norway Picea abies Norway 20'-25'   60'  
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