§ 47-245. List of street trees and prohibited trees.

(a)

Except those trees described in this section, no species of tree may be planted as a street tree without prior written permission from the tree board. No such permission shall be granted for the planting of any tree specifically prohibited by subsection (b) of this section or prohibited by section 47-247.

(1)

Small trees (to 25 feet).

a.

Amur Maple ( Acer ginnala ).

b.

Flowering Pear ( Pyrus callergana ).

c.

Eastern Red Bud ( Cercis canadensis ).

d.

Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn ( Crataegus crus-galli ).

e.

Centurian Crabapple ( Malus ).

(2)

Medium trees (25 feet to 55 feet).

a.

Goldenraintree (Koelreuteria paniculata).

b.

White Pine.

c.

Hackberry, "Prairie Pride" (Celtis occidentalis).

d.

River Birch (Betula nigra).

e.

Littleleaf Linden, "Greenspire" (Tilia cordata).

f.

Honeylocust, "Imperial" (Gleditsia triacanthos).

g.

Ginkgo, autumn "Goldorha Keoreau" (Ginkgo biloba).

h.

Oak, "English" (Quercus robur).

i.

Pine, "Austrian" (Pinus).

(3)

Large trees (55 feet and up).

a.

Maple:

1.

Green Mountain Sugar ( Acer saccharum ).

2.

Red Sunset, Red ( Acer rubrum ).

b.

Oak:

1.

Northern Red ( Quercus rubra ).

2.

Burr ( Quercus macrocarpa ).

3.

Chinkapin ( Quercus muehlenbergii ).

c.

Sweetgum, Gold Dust ( Liquidambar syraciflua ).

d.

Bald cypress ( Taxodium distichum ).

e.

Cottonwood - no seeds ( Papulus delfordes ).

(b)

Prohibited street trees.

(1)

Fir ( Abies spp. )

(2)

Persimmon ( Diospyros virginiana ).

(3)

Mimosa ( Albizia julibrissin ).

(4)

Russian Olive ( Elaeagnus angustifolia ).

(5)

Osage Orange ( Maclura pomifera ).

(6)

Cottonwood ( Papalus spp. ).

(7)

Edible Fruit Trees.

(8)

Green Ash ( Fraxinus pennsylvanica ).

(9)

Mulberry ( Morus spp. ).

(10)

Spruce ( Picea spp. ).

(11)

Pine ( Pinus spp. ).

(12)

London Planetree ( Platanus acerifolia ).

(13)

Sycamore ( Platanus occidentalis ).

(14)

Cottonwood ( Populus spp. ).

(15)

Pear, "Bradford Pear" ( Pyrus calleryana ).

(16)

Willow ( Salix spp. ).

(Ord No. 1341, § V, 8-24-1998)