Small Trees
Mature height up to 25 feet
Plant at least 15 feet from utility lines
Apple serviceberry (Amelanchier x grandiflora)
Chinese dogwood (Cornus kousa)
Double-flowered Higan cherry (Prunus subhirtella var. autumnalis)
Flowering crabapple (Malus x)
Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
Fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus)
Japanese maple (Acer palmatum)
Japanese tree lilac (Syringa reticulata)
Butterflies magnolia (Magnolia x ‘Butterflies’)
Large Trees
Mature height greater than 50 feet
Plant at least 45 feet from utility lines
American elm (Ulmus americana)
Black gum (Nyssa sylvatica)
Dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
Hardy rubber tree (Eucommia ulmoides)
Swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor)
Willow oak (Quercus phellos)
Yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea)
Medium Trees
Mature height from 25 to 50 feet
Plant at least 30 feet from utility lines
Amur maackia (Maackia amurensis)
Common silverbell (Halesia carolina)
Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis)
Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
Miyabe maple (Acer miyabei)
Oklahoma redbud (Cercis reniformis ‘Oklahoma’)
Paperbark maple (Acer griseum)
Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
Persian parrotia (Parrotia persica)
Smooth or Allegheny serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis)
Yoshino cherry (Prunus x yedoensis)
Bernheim Select Urban Trees
See what trees Bernheim has selected to represent some of the best trees for urban landscapes such as yards and streetsides.
