Selecting Trees for Your Home - Sort by Size

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University of Illinois Extension - Selecting Trees for Your Home
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Small

American Hornbeam, Musclewood, Ironwood
Carpinus caroliniana

Amur Maackia
Maackia amurensis

Carolina Silverbell
Halesia tetraptera or Halesia carolina

Cherry Plum
Prunus cerasifera

Corneliancherry Dogwood
Cornus mas

Crabapple
Malus species and hybrids

Downy Hawthorn
Crataegus mollis

Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis

Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida

Green Hawthorn
Crataegus viridis

Japanese Tree Lilac
Syringa reticulata

Kousa Dogwood
Cornus kousa

Loebner Magnolia
Magnolia x loebneri

Pagoda Dogwood
Cornus alternifolia

Pawpaw
Asimina triloba

Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia

Saucer Magnolia
Magnolia x soulangiana

Star Magnolia
Magnolia stellata

Washington Hawthorn
Crataegus phaenopyrum

Weeping Higan Cherry
Prunus subhirtella var. pendula

White Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus

Medium

American Hornbeam, Musclewood, Ironwood
Carpinus caroliniana

American Yellowwood
Cladrastis kentuckea or Cladrastis lutea

Amur Chokecherry
Prunus maackii

Amur Corktree
Phellodendron amurense

Amur Maackia
Maackia amurensis

Asian White Birch
Betula platyphylla

Austrian Pine
Pinus nigra

Black Cherry, Wild Cherry
Prunus serotina

Black Gum, Sour Gum, Black Tupelo
Nyssa sylvatica

Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia

Callery Pear
Pyrus calleryana

Canada Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis

Carolina Silverbell
Halesia tetraptera or Halesia carolina

Chinese Chestnut
Castanea mollissima

Chinese Elm, Lacebark Elm
Ulmus parvifolia

Cockspur Hawthorn
Crataegus crus-galli

Colorado Spruce
Picea pungens

Common Mulberry
Morus alba

Common Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana

Crabapple
Malus species and hybrids

Downy Hawthorn
Crataegus mollis

Eastern Arborvitae, American Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis

Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana

Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis

European Alder
Alnus glutinosa

European Birdcherry
Prunus padus

European Hornbeam
Carpinus betulus

European Mountainash
Sorbus aucuparia

European White Birch
Betula pendula

Gray Birch
Betula populifolia

Green Hawthorn
Crataegus viridis

Hedge Maple
Acer campestre

Hophornbeam, Ironwood
Ostrya virginiana

Japanese Pagodatree, Chinese Scholartree
Sophora japonica

Katsuratree
Cercidiphyllum japonicum

Korean Mountainash
Sorbus alnifolia

Lacebark Pine
Pinus bungeana

Limber Pine
Pinus flexilis

Loebner Magnolia
Magnolia x loebneri

Miyabe Maple
Acer miyabei

Norway Maple
Acer platanoides

Norway Spruce
Picea abies

Ohio Buckeye
Aesculus glabra

Osage Orange, Hedgeapple
Maclura pomifera

Panicled Golden Raintree
Koelreuteria paniculata

Paperbark Maple
Acer griseum

Red Horsechestnut
Aesculus x carnea

Red Maple
Acer rubrum

River Birch
Betula nigra

Sargent Cherry
Prunus sargentii

Saucer Magnolia
Magnolia x soulangiana

Scots Pine
Pinus sylvestris

Serbian Spruce
Picea omorika

Southern Catalpa
Catalpa bignonioides

Swiss Stone Pine
Pinus cembra

Thornless Common Honeylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis

Turkish Filbert
Corylus colurna

Washington Hawthorn
Crataegus phaenopyrum

Weeping Higan Cherry
Prunus subhirtella var. pendula

White Fir, Concolor Fir
Abies concolor

White Spruce
Picea glauca

Large

American Beech
Fagus grandifolia

American Elm
Ulmus americana

American Linden, Basswood
Tilia americana

Austrian Pine
Pinus nigra

Baldcypress
Taxodium distichum

Black Cherry, Wild Cherry
Prunus serotina

Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia

Black Oak
Quercus velutina

Black Walnut
Juglans nigra

Blue Ash
Fraxinus quadrangulata

Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa

Canada Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis

Chinese Chestnut
Castanea mollissima

Cockspur Hawthorn
Crataegus crus-galli

Colorado Spruce
Picea pungens

Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis

Common Horsechestnut
Aesculus hippocastanum

Common Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana

Cucumbertree Magnolia
Magnolia acuminata

Dawn Redwood
Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Douglasfir
Pseudotsuga menziesii

Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides

Eastern Larch, Tamarack
Larix laricina

Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus

European Alder
Alnus glutinosa

European Ash
Fraxinus excelsior

European Beech
Fagus sylvatica

European or Common Larch
Larix decidua

European White Birch
Betula pendula

Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba

Green Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Japanese Pagodatree, Chinese Scholartree
Sophora japonica

Japanese Zelkova
Zelkova serrata

Katsuratree
Cercidiphyllum japonicum

Kentucky Coffeetree
Gymnocladus dioica

Littleleaf Linden
Tilia cordata

London Planetree
Platanus x acerifolia

Northern Catalpa
Catalpa speciosa

Northern Pin Oak
Quercus ellipsoidalis

Norway Spruce
Picea abies

Paper Birch
Betula papyrifera

Pin Oak
Quercus palustris

Red Horsechestnut
Aesculus x carnea

Red Maple
Acer rubrum

Red Oak
Quercus rubra

Red Pine
Pinus resinosa

River Birch
Betula nigra

Scots Pine
Pinus sylvestris

Serbian Spruce
Picea omorika

Shagbark Hickory
Carya ovata

Shellbark Hickory
Carya laciniosa

Shingle Oak
Quercus imbricaria

Silver Linden
Tilia tomentosa

Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum

Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum

Swamp White Oak
Quercus bicolor

Sweet Birch, Cherry Birch
Betula lenta

Sweet Gum
Liquidambar styraciflua

Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis

Thornless Common Honeylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis

Tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera

Western Arborvitae, Giant Arborvitae
Thuja plicata

White Ash
Fraxinus americana

White Oak
Quercus alba

White Poplar, Silver Poplar
Populus alba

White Spruce
Picea glauca

White Willow
Salix alba

Yellow Birch
Betula alleghaniensis

Yellow Buckeye
Aesculus flava or Aesculus octandra