The following tree species have been selected as suitable urban trees for Northeast Ohio (USDA Zones 5-6). The species listed are considered for such factors as: size, disease resistance, pest problems, location suitability, seed or fruit set, and visual appearance. Another factor that can be considered in species selection is which trees are presently doing well and are relatively free from insects and disease. Nurseries may have further information as to specific cultivars or varieties, which may be more suitable for your location or climate.
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Cultivar |
| Acer platanoides | Norway maple | ‘Cleveland’ ‘Deborah’ ‘Emerald Queen’ |
| Acer rubrum | Red maple | ‘Autumn Flame’ ‘Bowhall’ ‘Brandywine’ ‘Karpick’ ‘Northwood’ ‘October Glory’ ‘Red Sunset’ |
| Acer saccharum | Sugar maple | ‘Commemoration’ ‘Green Mountain’ ‘Legacy’ |
| Acer x freemanii | Freeman maple | ‘Armstrong’ ‘Autumn Blaze’ ‘Celebration’ ‘Scarlet Sentinel’ |
| Celtis laevigata | Sugarberry | ‘All Seasons’ |
| Celtis occidentalis | Common hackberry | ‘Prairie Pride’ |
| Eucommia ulmoides | Hardy rubber tree | |
| Ginkgo biloba | Ginkgo | (Choose male trees only) |
| Gleditsia triacanthos inermis | Thornless honeylocust | ‘Shademaster’ ‘Skyline’ |
| Gymnocladus dioicus | Kentucky coffeetree | Prairie Titan® |
| Liquidambar styraciflua | American sweetgum | |
| Metasequoia glyptostroboides | Dawn redwood | ‘Emerald Feathers’ |
| Nyssa sylvatica | Black gum | |
| Platanus x acerifolia | London planetree | ‘Bloodgood’ |
| Quercus acutissima | Sawtooth oak | |
| Quercus bicolor | Swamp white oak | |
| Quercus ellipsoidalis | Northern pin oak | |
| Quercus imbricaria | Shingle oak | |
| Quercus macrocarpa | Bur oak | |
| Quercus palustris | Pin oak | |
| Quercus robur | English oak | ‘Attention’ ‘Skymaster’ ‘Skyrocket’ |
| Quercus rubra | Northern red oak | ‘Splendens’ |
| Quercus shumardii | Shumard oak | |
| Taxodium distichum | Baldcypress | ‘Shawnee Brave’ |
| Tilia cordata | Littleleaf linden | ‘Chancole’ ‘Corzam’ ‘Fairview’ ‘Glenleven’ ‘Greenspire’ |
| Tilia americana | American linden | ‘Redmond’ |
| Tilia tomentosa | Silver linden | ‘Sterling’ |
| Tilia x euchiora | Crimean linden | |
| Ulmus x | Hybrid elm | ‘Frontier’ ‘Homestead’ ‘Pioneer’ ‘Regal’ ‘Urban’ |
| Zelkova serrata | Japanese zelkova | ‘Green Vase’ ‘Halka’ ‘Village Green’ |