Lansing City Zoning Code

APPENDIX A

APPROVED PARKWAY TREES

This list is intended to assist the homeowner in the selection of species and varieties of trees which are best acclimated to the village climate. Other trees will be found in this area which are not on this list, but do not usually grow well because they are adapted to different climates and soils than those of Lansing.

Approved Parkway Trees

Variety	Characteristics*
Red Oak (Quercus rubra)	40 feet to 70 feet—MG—spreading shade

Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)	To 50 feet—MG—R—yellow spring flowers-FC rounded shape—"Cleveland" variety limited to 40 feet with an oval upright shape-dense foliage

Schwedler's Maple (Acer platanoides "Schwedleri")	Similar to Norway, but redder leaves

Crimson King Maple (Acer platanoides "Crimson King")	Similar to Norway, crimson leaves all year

Faassen's Black Maple (Acer platanoides "Faassen's Black")	Similar to Norway, very dark leaves

Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)	60 feet to 80 feet oval—SG—needs well drained soil

Red Maple (Acer rubrum)	60 feet to 80 feet—conical—FG—FC

Littleleaf Linden (Tila cordata)	40 feet to 50 feet—dense and pyramidal—MG—small flowers

Crimean Linden (Tilia x euchlora)	Similar to Littleleaf - larger leaves

Horse Chestnut (Aesculus Family)	40 feet to 50 feet—dense and pyramidal—FG—clusters of flowers in spring; nuts in fall

White Ash (Fraxinus americana linnseus)	70 feet to 80 feet—columnar—FG—hardy

Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica lanceolata)	50 feet to 60 feet—FG—round form rather fragile

Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)	60 feet to 80 feet-columnar—tuliplike flowers in spring

Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)	60 feet to 70 feet—SG—pyramidal—pest resistant

Zelkova (Zelkova serrata)	60 feet to 70 feet—FG—spreading—similar to Elm

Hackberry (Celtis Occidentalis)	70 feet to 80 feet—MG—round form

Honey Locust, thornless (Gleditsia Family)	60 feet to 70 feet—spreading—light shade—many varieties—FG

River Birch (Betula Nigra)	70 feet to 80 feet—round form—MG

Amur Cork Tree (Phellodendron Amurense)	40 feet to 60 feet—FG—round form

*Characteristics:

R—Especially disease resistant

FC—Fall foliage color

SG—One foot or less growth annually

MG—One to two feet growth annually

FG—Two feet or more growth annually

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Trees For Private Planting
(Common Names Only)

American Beech

American Linden

Black Locust

Black Walnut

Blue Ash

Burr Oak

Busiman Elm

Crab Apple

Dawn Redwood

European Copper Beech

Hawthorne

Hickory

Kentucky Coffee Tree

Mountain Ash

Mulberry

Pagoda Tree

Pin Oak

Red Pine

Sassafras

Scarlett Oak

Scotch Pine

Sweet Gum

Various Fruit Trees

Various Ornamental Flowering Trees

White Oak

White Pine

Wild Cherry

Trees Not To Be Planted

American Elm (disease)

Box Elder (beetles—sewer stoppage)

Chinese Elm (short-lived—fragile)

Common honey locust (dangerous thorns—dirty)

Poplar varieties (fragile— sewer stoppage)

Siberian Elm (short-lived—fragile)

Silver Maple (fragile—sewer stoppage-shallow roots)

Tree of Heaven (fragile)

Willow varieties (fragile—sewer stoppage)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Knowing Your Trees—Collingwood & Brush—American Forestry Association

Forest Trees Of Illinois—Dr. George D. Fuller—Illinois Department of Conservation (1955)

Trees For Your Community—Nelson & Porter—Circular 934, University. of Illinois., College of Agriculture

Trees Without Trouble—Central Illinois Public Service Company

Lovely As A Tree—Commonwealth Edison and Public Service Company

Trees—Rochester Gas and Electric

Other information is also available at the Lansing Public Library in the form of pamphlets or paper-bound booklets.

Lansing City Zoning Code

APPENDIX A

APPROVED PARKWAY TREES

Approved Parkway Trees

Variety	Characteristics*
Red Oak (Quercus rubra)	40 feet to 70 feet—MG—spreading shade

Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)	To 50 feet—MG—R—yellow spring flowers-FC rounded shape—"Cleveland" variety limited to 40 feet with an oval upright shape-dense foliage

Schwedler's Maple (Acer platanoides "Schwedleri")	Similar to Norway, but redder leaves

Crimson King Maple (Acer platanoides "Crimson King")	Similar to Norway, crimson leaves all year

Faassen's Black Maple (Acer platanoides "Faassen's Black")	Similar to Norway, very dark leaves

Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)	60 feet to 80 feet oval—SG—needs well drained soil

Red Maple (Acer rubrum)	60 feet to 80 feet—conical—FG—FC

Littleleaf Linden (Tila cordata)	40 feet to 50 feet—dense and pyramidal—MG—small flowers

Crimean Linden (Tilia x euchlora)	Similar to Littleleaf - larger leaves

Horse Chestnut (Aesculus Family)	40 feet to 50 feet—dense and pyramidal—FG—clusters of flowers in spring; nuts in fall

White Ash (Fraxinus americana linnseus)	70 feet to 80 feet—columnar—FG—hardy

Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica lanceolata)	50 feet to 60 feet—FG—round form rather fragile

Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)	60 feet to 80 feet-columnar—tuliplike flowers in spring

Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)	60 feet to 70 feet—SG—pyramidal—pest resistant

Zelkova (Zelkova serrata)	60 feet to 70 feet—FG—spreading—similar to Elm

Hackberry (Celtis Occidentalis)	70 feet to 80 feet—MG—round form

Honey Locust, thornless (Gleditsia Family)	60 feet to 70 feet—spreading—light shade—many varieties—FG

River Birch (Betula Nigra)	70 feet to 80 feet—round form—MG

Amur Cork Tree (Phellodendron Amurense)	40 feet to 60 feet—FG—round form

*Characteristics:

R—Especially disease resistant

FC—Fall foliage color

SG—One foot or less growth annually

MG—One to two feet growth annually

FG—Two feet or more growth annually

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Trees For Private Planting
(Common Names Only)

American Beech

American Linden

Black Locust

Black Walnut

Blue Ash

Burr Oak

Busiman Elm

Crab Apple

Dawn Redwood

European Copper Beech

Hawthorne

Hickory

Kentucky Coffee Tree

Mountain Ash

Mulberry

Pagoda Tree

Pin Oak

Red Pine

Sassafras

Scarlett Oak

Scotch Pine

Sweet Gum

Various Fruit Trees

Various Ornamental Flowering Trees

White Oak

White Pine

Wild Cherry

Trees Not To Be Planted

American Elm (disease)

Box Elder (beetles—sewer stoppage)

Chinese Elm (short-lived—fragile)

Common honey locust (dangerous thorns—dirty)

Poplar varieties (fragile— sewer stoppage)

Siberian Elm (short-lived—fragile)

Silver Maple (fragile—sewer stoppage-shallow roots)

Tree of Heaven (fragile)

Willow varieties (fragile—sewer stoppage)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Knowing Your Trees—Collingwood & Brush—American Forestry Association

Forest Trees Of Illinois—Dr. George D. Fuller—Illinois Department of Conservation (1955)

Trees For Your Community—Nelson & Porter—Circular 934, University. of Illinois., College of Agriculture

Trees Without Trouble—Central Illinois Public Service Company

Lovely As A Tree—Commonwealth Edison and Public Service Company

Trees—Rochester Gas and Electric

Other information is also available at the Lansing Public Library in the form of pamphlets or paper-bound booklets.

Lansing City Zoning Code

APPENDIX A

APPROVED PARKWAY TREES

Approved Parkway Trees

Variety	Characteristics*
Red Oak (Quercus rubra)	40 feet to 70 feet—MG—spreading shade

Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)	To 50 feet—MG—R—yellow spring flowers-FC rounded shape—"Cleveland" variety limited to 40 feet with an oval upright shape-dense foliage

Schwedler's Maple (Acer platanoides "Schwedleri")	Similar to Norway, but redder leaves

Crimson King Maple (Acer platanoides "Crimson King")	Similar to Norway, crimson leaves all year

Faassen's Black Maple (Acer platanoides "Faassen's Black")	Similar to Norway, very dark leaves

Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)	60 feet to 80 feet oval—SG—needs well drained soil

Red Maple (Acer rubrum)	60 feet to 80 feet—conical—FG—FC

Littleleaf Linden (Tila cordata)	40 feet to 50 feet—dense and pyramidal—MG—small flowers

Crimean Linden (Tilia x euchlora)	Similar to Littleleaf - larger leaves

Horse Chestnut (Aesculus Family)	40 feet to 50 feet—dense and pyramidal—FG—clusters of flowers in spring; nuts in fall

White Ash (Fraxinus americana linnseus)	70 feet to 80 feet—columnar—FG—hardy

Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica lanceolata)	50 feet to 60 feet—FG—round form rather fragile

Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)	60 feet to 80 feet-columnar—tuliplike flowers in spring

Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)	60 feet to 70 feet—SG—pyramidal—pest resistant

Zelkova (Zelkova serrata)	60 feet to 70 feet—FG—spreading—similar to Elm

Hackberry (Celtis Occidentalis)	70 feet to 80 feet—MG—round form

Honey Locust, thornless (Gleditsia Family)	60 feet to 70 feet—spreading—light shade—many varieties—FG

River Birch (Betula Nigra)	70 feet to 80 feet—round form—MG

Amur Cork Tree (Phellodendron Amurense)	40 feet to 60 feet—FG—round form

*Characteristics:

R—Especially disease resistant

FC—Fall foliage color

SG—One foot or less growth annually

MG—One to two feet growth annually

FG—Two feet or more growth annually

_____

Trees For Private Planting
(Common Names Only)

American Beech

American Linden

Black Locust

Black Walnut

Blue Ash

Burr Oak

Busiman Elm

Crab Apple

Dawn Redwood

European Copper Beech

Hawthorne

Hickory

Kentucky Coffee Tree

Mountain Ash

Mulberry

Pagoda Tree

Pin Oak

Red Pine

Sassafras

Scarlett Oak

Scotch Pine

Sweet Gum

Various Fruit Trees

Various Ornamental Flowering Trees

White Oak

White Pine

Wild Cherry

Trees Not To Be Planted

American Elm (disease)

Box Elder (beetles—sewer stoppage)

Chinese Elm (short-lived—fragile)

Common honey locust (dangerous thorns—dirty)

Poplar varieties (fragile— sewer stoppage)

Siberian Elm (short-lived—fragile)

Silver Maple (fragile—sewer stoppage-shallow roots)

Tree of Heaven (fragile)

Willow varieties (fragile—sewer stoppage)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Knowing Your Trees—Collingwood & Brush—American Forestry Association

Forest Trees Of Illinois—Dr. George D. Fuller—Illinois Department of Conservation (1955)

Trees For Your Community—Nelson & Porter—Circular 934, University. of Illinois., College of Agriculture

Trees Without Trouble—Central Illinois Public Service Company

Lovely As A Tree—Commonwealth Edison and Public Service Company

Trees—Rochester Gas and Electric

Other information is also available at the Lansing Public Library in the form of pamphlets or paper-bound booklets.