Trees to use under overhead utility lines

Small and Medium-sized Native (Virginia) Trees
Amelanchier spp. –Serviceberries
Cercis canadensis –Eastern redbud
Chionanthus virginicus –Fringetree or old man’s beard
Cornus florida –Flowering dogwood
Cotinus obovatus –American smoketree
Hamamelis virginiana –Common witchhazel
Magnolia virginiana –Sweetbay or swamp magnolia
Oxydendrum arboretum –Sourwood

Small and Medium-sized Non-native (to Virginia) Trees
Acer buergerianum –Trident maple
A. campestre –Hedge maple
A. tataricum spp. ginnala –Amur maple
A. griseum –Paperbark maple
A. japonicum –Full moon or fern leaf maple
A. palmatum –Japanese maple
Aesculus pavia –Red buckeye –N elsewhere in US
Cercis chinensis –Chinese redbud
Chioanthus retusus –Chinese fringetree
Cornus kousa –Kousa dogwood
Cornus mas –Corneliancherry (dogwood)
Cotinus coggygria –Smoketree
Crataegus crus-galli –Cockspur hawthorn –N elsewhere in VA
C. phaenopyrum –Washington hawthorn –N elsewhere in VA
Evodia daniellii –Korean evodia
Halesia tetraptera (carolina) –Carolina silverbell - N elsewhere in US
K. paniculata –Goldenrain tree
Lagerstroemia fauriei - Japanese crape myrtle
L. indica –Crape myrtle
Maackia amurensis –Amur maackia
Magnolia x soulangiana –Saucer magnolia
Magnolia stellata –Star magnolia
Malus spp. –Crabapple
Parrotia persica –Persian parrotia
Pistacia chinensis –Chinese pistache
Prunus cerasifera –Purpleleaf plum
P. mume –Flowering apricot
P. persica - Peach
P. serrulata –Japanese flowering cherry
P. x yedoensis –Yoshino cherry
Pterostyrax hispida –Fragrant epaulette tree
Stewartia pseudocamellia –Japanese stewartia
Styrax japonicus –Japanese snowbell
S. obassia –Fragrant snowbell
Syringa reticulata –Japanese lilac tree
Tilia cordata –Littleleaf linden
Ulmus parvifolia –Lacebark elm
Viburnum sieboldii - Siebold viburnum
Vitex agnus-castus –Chaste tree
Zelkova serrata –Japanese zelkova

Last modified: Monday, 10-Mar-2008 16:04:14 EDT