Small Trees

Small Trees Approved by the City of Monmouth

Amur Maple  (Acer ginnala)

Mature Height: 20′ Canopy Spread: 20′

Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft

Overhead Power Lines: Yes/No

Details: Globe-shaped habit. Green foliage turns yellow, orange or red in fall.

Anglo Yew (Taxus x media ‘Hicksii’)

Mature Height: 2-20′ Canopy Spread: 2-20′

Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft

Overhead Power Lines: Yes/No

Details: Large shrub to medium tree, varies by cultivar

Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry (Amelanchier x grandiflora)

Mature Height: 20′ Canopy Spread: 15′

Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft

Overhead Power Lines: Yes/No

Details: Upright, moderately spreading habit. Bright red fall color. White flower clusters in spring.

Blirelana Plum (Prunus x blireiana)

Mature Height: 20′ Canopy Height: 20′

Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft

Overhead Power Lines: Yes/No

Details: Round habit. Foliage is reddish purple to green turning reddish-bronze in fall. Bright pink flower.

Centurion Crabapple (Malus ‘Centurion’)

Mature Height: 20′ Canopy Spread: 15′

Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft

Overhead Power Lines: Yes/No

Details: Oval habit. Purple to bronze foliage in summer. Flower is rose red. Bright red fruit.

Cornelian Cherry Dogwood (Cornus mas)

Mature Height: 20-25′ Canopy Spread: 20-25′

Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft

Overhead Power Lines: Yes/No

Details: Large shrub to small tree, flaking bark, attracts birds

Crabapple (Malus spp.)

Mature Height: 10-25′ Canopy Spread: 20′

Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft

Overhead Power Lines: Yes/No

Details: Many varieties of size and color, look for disease resistant cultivars

Crape Myrtle(Lagerstroemia cultivars)

Mature Height: 20′ Canopy Spread: 20′

Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft

Overhead Power Lines: Yes/No

Details: Variety of flower colors.

Glorybower Tree (Clerodendrum trichotomum)

Mature Height: 20′ Canopy Spread: 20′

Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft

Overhead Power Lines: Yes

Details: Globe-shaped habit. Dark green leaves. Fragrant white flower clusters and blue-green fruit in late summer. Can sucker profusely.

Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum)

Mature Height: 8-20′ Canopy Spread: 6′

Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft

Overhead Power Lines: Yes/No

Details: Many varieties are available for size and color, however many are not suitable for street trees since they are small and shrub-like.

Lilacs (Syringa spp.)

Mature Height: 6-20′ Canopy Spread: 6-20′

Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft

Overhead Power Lines: Yes/No

Details: Colorful, fragrant, non-suckering, cast shade

Newport Plum (Prunus cerasifera)

Mature Height: 20′ Canopy Height: 20′

Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft

Overhead Power Lines: Yes/No

Details: Globe-shaped habit. Dark purple leaves change to reddish in fall. Flower is light pink. Dull purple fruit.

Red Barron Crabapple (Malus ‘Red Baron’)

Mature Height: 18′ Canopy Spread: 8′

Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft

Overhead Power Lines: Yes/No

Details: Columnar habit. Reddish-purple leaves becoming bronze-green. Dark red flower.

Sango Kaku Japanese Maple (Acer Palmatum ‘Sango Kaku’)

Mature Height: 18′ Canopy Spread: 14′

Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft

Overhead Power Lines: Yes/No

Details: Upright habit with bright medium green foliage and gold fall color.

Smoke Tree (Cotinus loggygria)

Mature Height: 10-15′ Canopy Spread: 15′

Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft

Overhead Power Lines: Yes/No

Details: Produces cloud of smoky pink flowers

Tatarian Maple (Acer tataricum)

Mature Height: 20-25′ Canopy Spread: 20′

Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft

Overhead Power Lines: Yes/No

Details: Tolerant of alkaline soils, small stature and slow growth rate

Vine Maple (Acer circinatum)

Mature Height: 20-25′ Canopy Spread: 20-25′

Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft

Overhead Power Lines: Yes/No

Details: Gnarled/Crooked appearance, needs moisture, and has winged fruit.  The species is native to Oregon.

White Fringe (Chionanthus virginicus)

Mature Height: 12-20′ Canopy Spread: 12-20′

Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft

Overhead Power Lines: Yes/No

Details: Large shrub to small tree, fruit attracts birds

Winged Sumac (Rhus copallinum)

Mature Height: 15-25′ Canopy Spread: 15-25′

Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft

Overhead Power Lines: Yes/No

Details: Large shrub to small tree, short trunk with spreading branches