Recommended Street Trees

A healthy tree starts with selecting the correct type for your situation. Below is a listing of recommended street trees for Albany. You can sort using some of the columns by clicking on the column heading.

All Trees | Show only trees recommended for under powerlines

Name	Cultivar	Height (ft.)	Width (ft.)	Planting Strip Width (ft.)				Comments
				6'+	6'-4'	4'-3'
Ash, Flowering Fraxinus ornus		30	15	X	X	X	X	Summer flowering
Ash, Golden Desert Fraxinus oxycarpa	Aureafolia	20	18	X	X	X	X	Relatively horizontal branch structure
Beech, Tricolor Fagus sylvatica	Purpurea Tricolor	30	20	X	X	X	X	Difficult to establish. Slow growing. Good canopy tree.
Box elder Acer negundo	Flamingo	20	15	X	X	X	X	Male selection
Cherry Prunus x hillieri	Cascade Snow	25	20	X	X	X	X	White flowers, upright growth, disease resistant
Cherry Prunus serrulata	Kwanzan	30	20	X	X		X	Upright growth habit, pink flower
Cherry Prunus incisa x campanulata	Okame	25	20	X	X	X	X	Pink flower
Cherry Prunus serrulata	Royal Burgundy	20	15	X	X	X	X	Red foliage, pink flower
Cherry Prunus x hillieri	Spire	30	10	X	X	X	X	Columnar, good for tight spaces
Cherry, Sargent Prunus sargentii		30	30	X	X		X	Pink flower, good fall color
Crabapple Malus sp.	Centurion	20	15	X	X	X	X	Red flowers, upright growth
Crabapple Malus sp.	Prairifire	20	20	X	X	X	X	Very pink flowers, red fruit
Crabapple Malus sp.	Professor Sprenger	20	20	X	X	X	X	White flowers, upright branching
Crabapple Malus sp.	Red Jewel	15	12	X	X	X	X	Very red persistent fruit, white flowers
Crabapple Malus sp.	Sentinel	20	12	X	X	X	X	Pink to white flowers, very columnar
Crabapple Malus sp.	Snowdrift	20	20	X	X	X	X	White flowers, round growth habit
Crabapple Malus sp.	Sugar Tyme	15	15	X	X	X	X	Very good for disease resistance, white flowers
Crabapple, Flowering Malus sp.	Adirondack	18	10	X	X	X	X	Good columnar variety, good disease resistance
Dogwood, Kousa Cornus kousa	Many cultivars	20	20	X	X	X	X	Low branching, the kousa hybrid selections are the best choices, Constellation, Aurora, and Stellar Pink. All are resistant to anthracnose.
Dogwood, Pink Cornus florida	Pink Flowering Dogwood	20	20	X	X	X	X	Low branching, susceptible to anthracnose infections.
Goldenrain Koelreuteria paniculata		30	30	X	X		X	Beautiful yellow flowering tree, very adaptable
Hawthorn, Paul's Scarlet Crateagus laevigata	Paul's Scarlet	25	20	X	X	X	X	Scarlet flower, hardy tree
Hawthorn, Washington Crataegus phaenopyrum		25	20	X	X	X	X	Orange fruit
Hornbeam, American Carpinus caroliniana		25	20	X	X	X	X	Difficult to transplant, dig in spring
Lilac, Japanese Tree Syringa reticulata	Ivory Silk	20	15	X	X	X	X	All Japanese Lilac are susceptible to bacterial blight, caution
Magnolia hybrid Magnolia hybrids	Galaxy	30	15	X	X	X	X	A bit messy when flowers drop off
Magnolia hybrid Magnolia hybrids	Merril	25	25	X	X		X	Yellow fall color, large white flower
Magnolia, Star Magnolia stellata	cultivars are rare	15	10	X	X	X	X	Tree form stellata, difficult to find.
Maple Acer ginnala	Flame	20	20	X	X	X	X	Great fall color, but variable growth habit and lots of seeds
Maple Acer campestre	Hedge	30	30	X	X		X	A tough tree with corky bark
Maple Acer griseum	Paperbark	25	20	X	X	X	X	Great bark, leaves in summer and fall
Maple Acer buergeranum	Trident	20	20	X	X	X	X	Lovely fall color
Maple, Norway Acer platanoides	Crimson Sentry	25	15	X	X	X	X	Great tree, most resistant to trunk scald of Norways
Maple, Norway Acer platanoides	Globosum	15	18	X	X	X	X	The original lollipop tree, best in very formal situations, can block vision if branched too low
Pear, Callery Pyrus calleryana	Autumn Blaze	30	25	X	X		X	Many nurseries reluctant to grow due to horizontal branch habit causing major shipping and handling breakage problems.
Persian Parrotia Parrotia persica		30	20	X	X	X	X	Excellent, many fine attributes…bark, fall color
Pistachio, Chinese Pistachio		30	25	X	X		X	A very good urban tree, although hard to find
Redbud, Eastern Cercis canadensis	several cultivars	25	30	X	X	X	X	Beautiful small flowering tree, but can experience a lot of branch breakage, die back, and is susceptible to Verticillium
Serviceberry Amelanchier laevis		25	15	X	X	X	X	More resistant to rust, native.
Snowbell Styrax japonica		25	25	X	X	X	X	Beautiful small tree, early summer flowers
Sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum		20	15	X	X	X	X	Temperamental tree, difficult to establish
Stewartia, Japanese Stewartia pseudocamellia		30	20	X	X	X	X	Great tree with white camellia-like flowers and red fall color
Yellowwood Cladrastis kentukea	cultivars rare	30	40	X	X		X	White and fragrant flowers

• Contact the City Forester

Tree Programs & Events

• Arbor Week 2009
• Heritage Tree Program
  
• Heritage Tree Application
• Legacy Forest at Lexington Park
  
• Legacy Forest Tree Order Form

Planting & Care

• Benefits of Our Urban Forest
• Planting and Care
• Pruning
• Tree Facts

Street Trees

• About the Street Tree Planting Program
• Street Tree Request Form
  
• Recommended Street Trees

Tree Removal in Albany

• About Tree Removal
• City Tree Commission
• Download removal permit (39K pdf)
  
• Removal Guide

Resources & Links

• American Forests
• International Society of Arboriculture
  
• National Arbor Day Foundation
  
• Oregon State Extension
• Pacific Northwest Chapter ISA
  

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