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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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