St. Louis Park Tree List Reliable plant materials for the city area:
Scientific Name
Common Name
Canopy Trees Acer X Freemanii ‘Celebration’
Celebration Maple
Acer rubrum
Red Maple
Acer rubrum ‘Autumn Spire’
Autumn Spire Maple
Acer rubrum ‘Magnificent Magenta’
Burgundy Belle® Maple
Acer rubrum ‘Olson’
Northfire® Maple
Acer rubrum ‘Northwood’
Northwoods Maple
Acer rubrum ‘Franksred’
Red Sunset® Maple
Acer rubrum ‘Polara’
Rubyfrost™ Maple
Acer Saccharinum ‘Silver Cloud’
Silver Cloud™ Maple
Acer Saccharinum ‘Silver Queen’
Silver Queen Maple
Acer saccharum
Sugar or Hard Maple
Acer saccharum ‘Bailsta’
Fall Fiesta® Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum ‘Commemoration’
Commemoration Sugar Maple
Acer Saccharum ‘Green Mountain’
Green Mountain® Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum ‘Flax Mill’
Majesty® Sugar Maple
Acer nigrum
Black Maple
Acer x freemanii ‘Jeffersred’
Autumn Blaze® Maple
Acer x freemanii ‘Celzam’
Celebration® Maple
Acer x freemanii ‘Marmo’
Marmo Maple
Acer x freemanii “Scarsen’
Scarlet Sentinel® Maple
Acer x freemanii ‘Sienna’
Sienna Glen® Maple
Betula nigra
River birch
Betula niagra ‘Cully’
Heritage® Birch
Betula Papyrifera
Paper Birch
Betual Platyphylla var. japonica `Whitespire'
Whitespire Japanese Birch
Catalpa speciosa
Catalpa
Celtis occidentalis
Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis ‘Prairie Pride’
‘Prairie Pride’ Hackberry
Ginkgo biloba (male plant only)
Ginkgo Tree
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St. Louis Park Tree List Scientific Name
Ginkgo biloba ‘Autumn Gold’
Common Name Autumn Gold Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba ‘Magyar’
Magyar Ginkgo
Gleditsia triacanthos, inermis ‘Impcole’
Imperial® Honeylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos, inermis ‘Shademaster’
Shademaster® Honeylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos, inermis ‘Skycole’
Skyline® Honeylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos, inermis ‘Suncole’
Sunburst® Honeylocust
Gymnocladus diocus
Kentucky Coffeetree
Juglans nigra
Black Walnut
Ostrya virginiana
American Hophornbeam
Phellodendron sachalinense ‘His Majesty’
His Majesty Corktree
Populus deltoids ‘Noreaster’
Noreaster Cottonwood
Populus deltoids ‘Siouxland’
Siouxland Cottonwood
Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen
Quercus alba
White Oak
Quercus bicolor
Swamp White Oak
Quercus borealis
Red Oak
Quercus ellipsoidalis
Northern Pin Oak
Quercus macrocarpa
Bur Oak
Quercus palustris
Pin Oak
Quercus rubra
Red Oak
Quercus x macdanielii ‘Clemons’
Heritage® Oak
Quercus x warei ‘Long’
Regal Prince Oak
Taxoclium distichum
Bald Cypress
Tilia americana
American Linden
Tilia americana ‘McKSentry’
American Sentry® Linden
Tilia americana ‘Boulevard’
Boulevard Linden
Tilia americana ‘Redmond’
Redmond Linden
Tilia cordata
Littleleaf Linden
Tilia cordata ‘Greenspire’
Greenspire Linden
Tilia cordata ‘Baileyi’
Shamrock® Linden
Tilia cordata ‘Glenleven’
Glenleven Linden
Tilia x euchlora
Crimean Linden
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St. Louis Park Tree List Scientific Name
Tilia tomestosa
Common Name Silver Linden
Ulmus ‘Accolade’
Accolade Elm
Ulmus ‘Cathedral’
Cathedral Elm
Ulmus ‘Commendation’
Commendation Elm
Ulmus ‘Danada Charm’
Danada Charm Elm
Ulmus ‘Liberty’
Liberty Elm #510
Ulmus ‘Morton’
Accolade® Elm
Ulmus ‘Morton Plainsman’
Vanguard™ Elm
Ulmus ‘Morton Glossy’
Triumph™ Elm
Ulmus ‘Princeton’
Princeton Elm
Ulmus ‘Regal’
Regal Elm
Ulmus ‘Valley Forge’
Valley Forge Elm
Ornamental Tree Acer ginnala
Amur Maple
Acer ginnala ‘Embers’
Embers Amur Maple
Acer ginnala ‘Flame’
Flame Amur Maple
Acer tatricum
Tatarian Maple
Amelanchier laevis
Allegheny Serviceberry
Aesculus Glabra
Ohio Buckeye
Aesculus x arnoldiana ‘Autumn Splendor’
Autumn Splendor Buckeye
Aesculus x ‘Homestead Buckeye’
Homestead Buckeye
Carpinus carolininana
American Hornbeam/ Blue Beech
Cornus alternifolia
Pagoda Dogwood
Cornus racemosa
Gray Dogwood
Crataegus crusgalli var. inermis
Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn
Crataegus phaenopyrum
Washington Hawthorn
Gledsia triacanthos inermis "Imperial"
Imperial® Honeylocust
Maackia amurensis
Amur Maackia
Maackia amurensis ‘Summertime’
Summertime® Amur Maackia
Malus ‘Adams’
Adams Crabapple
Malus ‘Adirondack’
Adirondack Crabapple
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St. Louis Park Tree List Scientific Name
Malus ‘Bobwhite’
Common Name Bob White Crabapple
Malus ‘Centzam
Centurion® Crabapple
Malus ‘Coralcole’
Coralburst® Crabapple
Malus ‘David’
David Crabapple
Malus ‘Donald Wyman’
Donald Wyman Crabapple
Malus ‘Flame’
Flame Crabapple
Malus ‘Hargozam’
Harvest Gold® Crabapple
Malus ‘JFS-KW5’
Royal Raindrops Crabapple
Malus ‘Pink Spires’
Pink Spires Crabapple
Malus ‘Prairifire’
Prairifire Crabapple
Malus ‘Professor Springer’
Professor Springer Crabapple
Malus ‘Profusion’
Profusion Crabapple
Malus ‘Radiant’
Radiant Crab
Malus ‘Red Barron’
Red Barron Crabapple
Malus ‘Red Splendor’
Red Splendor Crab
Matus ‘Royalty’
Royalty Crab
Malus ‘Sentinel’
Sentinel Crabapple
Malus ‘Spring Snow’
Spring Snow Crabapple
Malus ‘Snowdrift’
Snowdrift Crab
Malus ‘Sparkler’
Sparkler Crab
Malus ‘Sutyzam’
Sugar Tyme® Crabapple
Malus x zumi ‘Calocarpa’
Redbud Crabapple
Prunus maacki
Amur Chokecherry
Pyrus ussuriensis ‘Bailfrost’
Mountain Frost® Pear
Pyrus ussuriensis ‘Mordak’
Prairie Gem® Pear
Ostrya virginiana
Ironwood
Sorbus americana
American Mountain Ash
Sorbus aucuparia
European Mountain Ash
Sorbus alnifolia
Korean Mountain Ash
Sorbus decora
Showy Mountain Ash
Syringa reticulate
Japanese Tree Lilac
Syringa reticulata ‘Golden Eclipse’
Golden Eclipse Lilac
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St. Louis Park Tree List Scientific Name
Syringa reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’
Common Name Ivory Silk® Lilac
Evergreen Trees Abies balsamea
Balsam Fir
Abies concolor
White Fir
Larix laricina
Tamarack or Eastern Larch
Larix decidua
European Larch
Picea abies
Norway Spruce
Picea glauca
White Spruce
Picea glauca ‘Densata’
Black Hill Spruce
Picea pungens
Colorado Blue Spruce or Green Spruce
Pinus nigra
Austrian Pine
Pinus resinosa
Red Pine
Pinus strobus
EasternWhite Pine
Pinus sylvestris
Scotch Pine
Ornamental Shrubs Acer ginnala
Amur Maple, Shrub form
Acer ginnala Compact
Amur Maple Compact
Amelanchier canadensis, shadblow
"Shadblow" Serviceberry
Amelanchier, Alnifolia
Regent Serviceberry or Juneberry
Aronia melanocarpa
Black Chokecherry
Berberis korcana
Korean Barberry
Berberis koreana
Japanese Green Leaf Barberry
Berberis thunbergi, ‘Atropurpurea’
Japanese Red Leaf Barberry
Berberis thunbergi, ‘Crimson Pygmy’
Crimson Pygmy Barberry
Cornus etegantissima
Variegated Dogwood
Cornus sericea, ‘Bailey’
Bailey Red Twigged Dogwood
Cornus racemosa
Gray Dogwood
Cornus stolonifers, coloradoensis
Colorado Red- Osier Dogwood
Cornus stolonifera, ‘Isanti’
"Isanti" Dogwood
Cornus stolonifera, var. flaviramea
Golden Twig Dogwood
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St. Louis Park Tree List Scientific Name
Corylus americana
Common Name Hazelnut
Cotoneaster acutifolia
Peking Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster divaricata
Spreading Cotoneaster
Diervilla lonicera
Dwarf Bush- Honeysuckle
Euonymus alatus
Winged Euonymus
Euonymus alatus, compactus
Dwarf Winged Euonymus
Forsythia viridissim ‘broxensis’
Dwarf Bronx Forsythia
Lonicera xylosteum ‘claveyi’
Clavey's Dwarf Honeysuckle
Lonicera claveyi, xyosteum compacta
"Emerald Mound" Honeysuckle
Physocarpus opulifolius
Ninebark
Cult. ‘Golden Darts’ Potentilla fruticosa, ‘Coronation Triumph’
Cornation Triumph Potentilla
Potentilla ‘Gold Drop’
Gold Drop Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Jachmanni’
Jackmanni Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Katherine Dykes’
Katherine Dykes potentilla
Prunus tomentosa
Manchu Cherry
Prunus triloba
Double Flowering Plum
Rhododendron x ‘Northern Lights’
Rhododendron "Northern Lights"
Rhus aromatica
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus glabra ‘Laciniata’
Cutleaf Sumac
Rhus typhina ‘Bailtiger’
Cutleaf Tiger Eyes Sumac
Rhus typhina ‘Laciniata’
Cutleaf Staghorn Sumac
Ribes Alpinum
Alpine Currant
Sambucus canadensis
Elder
Cult: "Aurea"
Golden Elder
Spiraea bumalda ‘Anthony Waterer’
Anthony Waterer Spirea
Spiraea bumalda ‘Goldflame’
"Goldflame" Spirea
Spiraea japonica alpina
"Daphne" spirea
Spiraea x vanhouttei
Bridal Wreath Spirea
Syringa meyeri
Dwarf Korean Lilac
Syringa chinensis
Chinese Lilac
Syringa reflexa x
"James MacFarlane Lilac"
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St. Louis Park Tree List Scientific Name
Common Name "Miss Kim" Lilac
Syringa velutina, ‘Miss Kim’ Syringa villosa, Cult: ‘Pocahontas,’ ‘Donald Wyman’ Syringa vulgaris x HV
Late Lilac
Syringia vulgaris, purpurea
Common Purple Lilac
Tamarisk pentandra,’"Rubra’
Tamerisk
Viburnum dentatum
Arrowwood Viburnum
Viburnum Lantana
Wayfaring Tree Viburnum
Viburnum Lentago
Nannyberry Viburnum
Viburnum opulus
European Viburnum
Cult: ‘Roseum’
Cranberry Bush
Viburnum opulus, compactum
Compact European Cranberry Bush
Viburnum trilobum
American Cranberry Bush Viburnum
Viburnum trilobum, ‘Bailey Compact’ Viburnum trilobum, ‘Alfredo compact’
"Bailey Compact" American Cranberry Bush Viburnum "Alfredo," American Cranberry Bush
Evergreen Shrubs Spreading and Globe Jiuniperus Chinensis, ‘Sea Green’
Sea Green Juniper
Juniperus Chinensis SPP, Cult: ‘Blaauw’
Junipers
French Hybrid Lilac
‘Maney’ ‘Pfitzeriana Glauca’ Juniperus horizontalis, ‘Bar Harbor’
Bar Harbor Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis, ‘Hughes’
Hughs Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis, ‘Prince of Wales’
"Prince of Wales" Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis, plumosa compacta
Andorra Compact Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Witoni’ Juniperus sabina
Wilton Blue Rug Juniper
Picea pungens, ‘glauca’
Blue Globe Spruce
Pinus mugho mughus
Mugho Pine
Pinus mugho Montana
Montana Mugo Pine
Taxus Cuspidata
Spreading Yew
Savin Juniper
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St. Louis Park Tree List Scientific Name
Taxus x media
Common Name Taunton Spreading Yew
Thuja occidentalis, ‘Techny" Globe’
"Techy" Globe Arborvitae
Evergreen Shrubs Upright Juniperus Chinensis SPP 2 Cult: ‘Ames’
Junipers
‘Fairview’ "Mountbatten’ ‘Robusta Green" Juniperous scoputorum
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Cult: ‘Blue Haven’ ‘Cologreen’ ‘Pathfinder’ ‘Moffett’ ‘Sutherland’ ‘Tolleson's Weeping’ ‘Welch’ ‘Wichita Blue’ Juniperus Virginiana, Cult: ‘Medora’
Eastern Red Cedar
‘Skyrocket’ Picea glauca conica
Dwarf Alberta Spruce
Taxus
Japanese Upright Yew
Thuja occidentalis, pyramidalis
Pyramidal Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis, ‘Techy’
"Techny" Arborvitae
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St. Louis Park Tree List Recommended Trees for St. Louis Park Streets and Boulevards
Deciduous trees – hardwoods or trees that lose their leaves in the fall Common Name Basswood Elm Elm Ginkgo Hackberry Honeylocust American Linden Freeman maple Red maple Sugar maple Bur Oak Swamp White Oak White Oak
Scientific Name Tilia Americana Ulmus Americana - ‘Accolade’ Ulmus Americana – ‘Princeton’ Ginkgo biloba Celtis occidentalis Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis ‘Skyline’ Tilia Americana ‘Redmond’ or ‘Greenspire’ Acer x freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze’ Acer rubrum ‘Northwood’ Acer saccharum ‘Green Mountain’ Quercus bicolor Quercus bicolor Quercus alba
Smaller Trees for under utility lines or confined spaces Common Name Amur Corktree Amur Maackia Blue Beech Chokecherry Crabapple Dogwood Pagoda Hawthorn (thornless) Ironwood Japanese tree lilac Pin cherry Serviceberry
Scientific Name Maackia amurensis Maackia amurensis Carpinus caroliniana Prunus virginiana Malus spp. ‘Prairifire’, ‘Coralburst’, Spring Snow’ or ‘Red Splendor’ Cornus alternifolia Crataegus crusgalli var. inermis Ostrya virginiana Syringa reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’ Prunus pensylvanica Amelanchier spp. or grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance’
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St. Louis Park Tree List Recommended Trees for St. Louis Park Yards, Away from Streets The list for streets/boulevards is also fine for yards. The following are additional trees, but the list is not exhaustive. This should be a good start for native trees that do well in our climate. Deciduous trees Common Name Apple Aspen – Bigtooth Aspen – Quaking Paper birch River Birch Ohio buckeye Catalpa Hawthorn Kentucky coffee tree Northern red oak Tamarack
Scientific Name Malus spp. Populus grandidentata ‘Bigtooth’ Populus tremuloides Betula papyrifera Betula nigra Aesculus glabra Catalpa speciosa Crataegus spp. Gymnocladus dioicus Quercus rubra Larix laricina
Coniferous trees – “Evergreens” Most are fine, Colorado blue spruce- Picea pungens is not recommended Common Name Balsam fir
Scientific Name Abies balsamea - UNAVAILABLE
White fir
Abies concolor
Eastern white pine
Pinus strobus (needs room to grow)
Red / Norway pine
Pinus resinosa
Black spruce
Picea mariana
Norway spruce
Picea abies
White spruce
Picea glauca
Arborvitae/ Northern White Cedar
Thuja occidentalis
For more information, try these web sites: 1. Minnesota Dept of Transportation Plant Selector: http://plantselector.dot.state.mn.us/MainFrame.html 2. University of MN Arboretum Home page: http://www.arboretum.umn.edu or http://plantinfo.umn.edu/
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St. Louis Park Tree List Prohibited Trees: Ginko (female only) Box elder Non-disease resistant elm species Nonhybrid cottonwood species Black Locust Siberian Elm Mulberry Russian Olive Buckthorn
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