Westmont City Zoning Code
APPENDIX A
- RECOMMENDED TREES AND SHRUBS
| Botanical Name | Common Name | Street Tree | Parking Lot | Transition Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANOPY TREES | ||||
| Native Canopy Trees | ||||
| Acer saccharum | Sugar Maple | No | No | Yes |
| Aesculus glabra | Ohio Buckeye | No | No | Yes |
| Carya cordiformis | Bitternut hickory | Yes | No | Yes |
| Carya glabra | Pignut hickory | Yes | No | Yes |
| Carya ovata | Shagbark hickory | Yes | No | Yes |
| Carya tomentosa | Mockernut hickory | Yes | No | Yes |
| Celtis occidentalis | Hackberry | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fagus grandifolia | American Beech | No | No | Yes |
| Gymocladus dioicus | Kentucky Coffeetree | Yes | No | Yes |
| Juglans nigra | Black walnut | No | No | Yes |
| Larix laricina | Tamarack | No | No | Yes |
| Nyssa sylvatica | Black Tupelo or sour gum | Yes | No | Yes |
| Platanus occidentalis | American Sycamore | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Populus deltoides | Eastern cottonwood | No | No | Yes |
| Quercus alba | White Oak | No | No | No |
| Quercus bicolor | Swamp White Oak | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Quercus coccinea | Scarlet Oak | No | No | Yes |
| Quercus imbricaria | Shingle Oak | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Quercus macrocarpa | Bur Oak | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Quercus muehlenbergii | Chinquapin Oak | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Quercus palustris | Pin Oak | No | No | Yes |
| Quercus rubra | Northern Red Oak | No | No | Yes |
| Quercus velutina | Black Oak | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tilia americana | American Basswood or linden | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Non-Native Canopy Trees | ||||
| Acer nigrum | Black Maple | No | Yes | Yes |
| Acer pseudoplatanus | Sycamore Maple | No | No | Yes |
| Acer miyabei | Miyabe Maple | Yes | No | Yes |
| Acer rubrum | Red Maple Varieties | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Aesculus hippocastanum | Horsechestnut | No | No | Yes |
| Cladrastis lutea | Yellowwood | No | No | Yes |
| Fagus sylvatica | European Beech | No | No | Yes |
| Ginkgo biloba (male) | Ginkgo | Yes | No | Yes |
| Liquidambar styraciflua | Sweetgum | No | No | Yes |
| Liriodendron tulipifera | Tuliptree | No | Yes | Yes |
| Metasequoia glyptostroboides | Dawn Redwood | No | No | Yes |
| Platanus acerifolia | Planetree | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Quercus prinus | Chestnut Oak | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Quercus robur | English Oak | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Taxodium distichum | Bald Cypress | No | No | Yes |
| Tilia cordata | Little Leaf Linden | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EVERGREEN TREES | ||||
| Non-Native Evergreen Trees | ||||
| Picea abies | Norway Spruce | No | Yes | Yes |
| Picea omorika | Serbian Spruce | No | Yes | Yes |
| Picea pungens | Colorado Spruce | No | Yes | Yes |
| Thuja shandishii x plicata | Green Giant Arborvitae | No | No | Yes |
| UNDERSTORY TREES | ||||
| Native Understory Trees | ||||
| Amelanchier arborea | Serviceberry | No | No | Yes |
| Amelanchier interior | Inland shadblow | No | No | Yes |
| Amelanchier laevis | Alleghany serviceberry | Yes | No | Yes |
| Asimina triloba | Pawpaw | No | No | No |
| Betula alleghaniensis | Yellow Birch | No | No | No |
| Betula nigra | River Birch | No | No | No |
| Carpinus caroliniana | Blue beech or musclewood | No | No | Yes |
| Cercis canadensis | Eastern Redbud | No | No | Yes |
| Cornus alternifolia | Pagoda dogwood | No | No | Yes |
| Crataegus coccinea | Scarlet hawthorn | No | Yes | Yes |
| Crataegus crus-galli | Cockspur hawthorn | No | Yes | Yes |
| Crataegus mollis | Downy hawthorn | No | Yes | Yes |
| Euonymus atropurpureus | Wahoo | No | No | Yes |
| Hamamelis virginiana | Common Witchhazel | No | No | Yes |
| Malus ioensis | Prairie Crab | No | No | Yes |
| Ostrya virginiana | Hophornbeam or ironwood | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ptelea trifoliata | Wafer Ash | No | No | Yes |
| Sassafras albidum | Sassafras | No | No | Yes |
| Non-Native Understory Trees | ||||
| Larix decidua | Larch | No | No | Yes |
| Magnolia species | Magnolia | No | Yes | Yes |
| SHRUBS | ||||
| Native Shrubs | ||||
| Amorpha canescens | Lead plant | NA | NA | No |
| Amorpha fruticosa | False Indigo Bush | NA | Yes | No |
| Aronia melanocarpa | Black Chokeberry | NA | No | Yes |
| Cephalanthus americanus | New Jersey tea | NA | No | Yes |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis | Buttonbush | NA | No | Yes |
| Cornus obliqua | Blue-fruited dogwood | NA | No | Yes |
| Cornus stolonifera | Red osier dogwood | NA | No | Yes |
| Corylus americana | American Filbert or hazelnut | NA | No | Yes |
| Diervilla lonicera | Dwarf honeysuckle | NA | Yes | No |
| Euonymus atropurpureus | Wahoo | NA | Yes | Yes |
| Hamamelis viginiana | Common Witchhazel | NA | Yes | Yes |
| Hydrangea arborescens | Wild Hydrangea | NA | No | Yes |
| Hypericum kalmianum | Kalm's St. John's wort | NA | Yes | Yes |
| Hypericum prolificum | Shrubby St. John's wort | NA | Yes | Yes |
| Ilex verticillate | Winterberry | NA | No | Yes |
| Lindera benzoin | Spicebush | NA | No | Yes |
| Physocarpus opulifolius | Common Ninebark | NA | Yes | Yes |
| Potentilla fruticosa | Bush/shrubby Cinquefoil | NA | Yes | Yes |
| Prunus americana | American plum | NA | No | Yes |
| Ptelea trifoliata | Wafer Ash | NA | No | Yes |
| Rhus aromatica | fragrant sumac | NA | No | Yes |
| Rhus copallina | shining sumac | NA | No | Yes |
| Rhus glabra | smooth sumac | NA | No | Yes |
| Ribes americanum | wild black currant | NA | No | Yes |
| Ribes cynosbati | prickly wild gooseberry | NA | Yes | Yes |
| Ribes missouriense | wild gooseberry | NA | Yes | Yes |
| Rosa blanda | Early wild rose | NA | Yes | Yes |
| Rosa Carolina | Pasture rose | NA | No | Yes |
| Rosa palustris | Scarlet rose | NA | No | No |
| Rosa setigera | Illinois rose | NA | No | Yes |
| Rubus odoratus | Purple flowering raspberry | NA | No | No |
| Salix discolor | Pussy Willow | NA | No | Yes |
| Salix humilis | Prairie willow | NA | No | Yes |
| Sambucus canadensis | Elderberry | NA | No | Yes |
| Spirea alba | Meadowsweet | NA | No | Yes |
| Spirea tomentosa | Steeplebush | NA | No | Yes |
| Symphoricarpos albus | Snowberry | NA | No | Yes |
| Vaccinium angustifolium | Early low blueberry | NA | No | Yes |
| Viburnum acerifolium | maple leaf viburnum | NA | No | Yes |
| Viburnum lentago | nannyberry | NA | No | Yes |
| Viburnum rafinesquianum | downy arrowood | NA | No | Yes |
| Viburnum trilobum | American cranberry | NA | No | Yes |
| Zanthoxylum americanum | Prickly ash | NA | No | No |
| Non-Native Shrubs | ||||
| Betula pumila | Dwarf Birch | NA | No | Yes |
| Chaenolmeles speciosa | Flowering Quince | NA | No | Yes |
| Clethra alnifolia | Summersweet | NA | Yes | Yes |
| Corylus cornuta | Beaked Hazelnut | NA | Yes | Yes |
| Cotoneaster species | Cotoneaster | NA | Yes | Yes |
| Deutzia | Deutzia | NA | Yes | Yes |
| Forsythia | Forsythia | NA | Yes | Yes |
| Ilex opaca | American Holly | NA | Yes | Yes |
| Itea virginica | Sweetspire | NA | Yes | Yes |
| Juniperus species | Juniper | NA | Yes | Yes |
| Myrica pennsylvanica | Northern Bayberry | NA | No | Yes |
| Syringa species | Lilac | NA | No | Yes |
| Taxus species | Yew | NA | No | Yes |
(Ord. No. 25-105, § 3(Exh. A), 8-7-2025)
