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Recommended Street Trees
Large Species
Trees that reach over 45 feet tall at maturity. Suitable for tree lawns at least seven feet wide, with no overhead utility lines. The links will take you to other websites that have additional details on each tree species.
Tree Trek Key:
The Tree Trek key indicates where in Upper Arlington's parks you can find examples of the trees listed here.
T - Thompson Park Tree Trek
N - Northam Park Tree Trek
F - Fancyburg Park Tree Trek
| Name |
Latin Name |
Tree Trek Location |
| Norway Maple |
Acer platanoides |
N40, F9 |
| Red Maple |
Acer rubrum |
N9, F29 |
| Sugar Maple |
Acer saccharum (and A. nigrum) |
T2, T48, N11, F17 |
| Black Maple |
Acer nigrum |
|
| Black Alder |
Alnus glutinosa |
T52, N20, F44 |
| Sugar Hackberry |
Celtis laevigata |
|
| Hackberry |
Celtis occidentalis |
T56 |
| Turkish Filbert |
Corylus colurna |
F54 |
| European Beech |
Fagus sylvatica |
T40, N25, F56, T49, T25 |
| Ginkgo (Males only) |
Ginkgo biloba |
T43, N37, F48 |
| Honeylocust |
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis |
T46, N10, F42 |
| Kentucky Coffeetree |
Gymnocladus dioicus |
T18, N13, F1 |
| Sweetgum |
Liquidambar styraciflua |
T12, N22, F49 |
| Dawn Redwood |
Metasequoia glyptostroboides |
T6, N32, F4 |
| Black Tupelo (Black Gum) |
Nyssa sylvatica |
T48, T51, N31 |
| London Planetree |
Platanus x acerifolia |
T10, N21, F15 |
| White Oak |
Quercus alba |
T20, F22 |
| Swamp White Oak |
Quercus bicolor |
T7, N5, F32 |
| Scarlet Oak |
Quercus coccinea |
T48, F25 |
| Shingle Oak |
Quercus imbricaria |
F40 |
| Bur Oak |
Quercus macrocarpa |
T64, N3, F36 |
| Chinkapin Oak |
Quercus muehlenbergii |
|
| Chestnut Oak |
Quercus prinus |
|
| English Oak |
Quercus robur |
F46 |
| Red Oak |
Quercus rubra |
T48, T62, N12, F31 |
| Shumard Oak |
Quercus shumardii |
|
| Black Oak |
Quercus velutina |
|
| Japanese Pagoda Tree |
Styphnolobium japonicum |
T37, N19, F30 |
| Baldcypress |
Taxodium distichum |
T1, N35, F38 |
| American Linden |
Tilia americana |
F12 |
| Littleleaf Linden |
Tilia cordata |
T59, N30 |
| Crimean Linden |
Tilia x euchlora |
F59 |
| Silver Linden |
Tilia tomentosa |
F28, T53 |
| Japanese Zelkova |
Zelkova serrata |
T28, N8, F13 |
Parks & Forestry Division
Parks & Recreation Department
City of Upper Arlington
3600 Tremont Road
Upper Arlington, OH 43221
Phone: 614-583-5340
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