Selecting Trees for Your Home - Sort by Tolerance

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University of Illinois Extension - Selecting Trees for Your Home
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American Beech
Fagus grandifolia

American Hornbeam, Musclewood, Ironwood
Carpinus caroliniana

American Linden, Basswood
Tilia americana

Amur Chokecherry
Prunus maackii

Amur Corktree
Phellodendron amurense

Austrian Pine
Pinus nigra

Baldcypress
Taxodium distichum

Black Cherry, Wild Cherry
Prunus serotina

Black Gum, Sour Gum, Black Tupelo
Nyssa sylvatica

Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia

Black Oak
Quercus velutina

Black Walnut
Juglans nigra

Blue Ash
Fraxinus quadrangulata

Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa

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 Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis

Common Mulberry
Morus alba

Common Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana

Crabapple
Malus species and hybrids

Downy Hawthorn
Crataegus mollis

Eastern Larch, Tamarack
Larix laricina

Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana

Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis

European Alder
Alnus glutinosa

European Ash
Fraxinus excelsior

European Beech
Fagus sylvatica

European Hornbeam
Carpinus betulus

European or Common Larch
Larix decidua

Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba

Green Hawthorn
Crataegus viridis

Hophornbeam, Ironwood
Ostrya virginiana

Japanese Tree Lilac
Syringa reticulata

Japanese Zelkova
Zelkova serrata

Kentucky Coffeetree
Gymnocladus dioica

Lacebark Pine
Pinus bungeana

Limber Pine
Pinus flexilis

Littleleaf Linden
Tilia cordata

London Planetree
Platanus x acerifolia

Northern Catalpa
Catalpa speciosa

Northern Pin Oak
Quercus ellipsoidalis

Norway Maple
Acer platanoides

Norway Spruce
Picea abies

Osage Orange, Hedgeapple
Maclura pomifera

Pagoda Dogwood
Cornus alternifolia

Panicled Golden Raintree
Koelreuteria paniculata

Paper Birch
Betula papyrifera

Pin Oak
Quercus palustris

Red Maple
Acer rubrum

Red Oak
Quercus rubra

Red Pine
Pinus resinosa

River Birch
Betula nigra

Sargent Cherry
Prunus sargentii

Scots Pine
Pinus sylvestris

Serbian Spruce
Picea omorika

Shagbark Hickory
Carya ovata

Shellbark Hickory
Carya laciniosa

Shingle Oak
Quercus imbricaria

Silver Linden
Tilia tomentosa

Southern Catalpa
Catalpa bignonioides

Swamp White Oak
Quercus bicolor

Sweet Birch, Cherry Birch
Betula lenta

Sweet Gum
Liquidambar styraciflua

Swiss Stone Pine
Pinus cembra

Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis

Thornless Common Honeylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis

Turkish Filbert
Corylus colurna

Washington Hawthorn
Crataegus phaenopyrum

White Oak
Quercus alba

White Spruce
Picea glauca

Yellow Birch
Betula alleghaniensis

Wet Sites

American Elm
Ulmus americana

American Hornbeam, Musclewood, Ironwood
Carpinus caroliniana

Baldcypress
Taxodium distichum

Black Gum, Sour Gum, Black Tupelo
Nyssa sylvatica

Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa

Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis

Dawn Redwood
Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Eastern Arborvitae, American Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis

Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides

Eastern Larch, Tamarack
Larix laricina

European Alder
Alnus glutinosa

European or Common Larch
Larix decidua

European White Birch
Betula pendula

Gray Birch
Betula populifolia

Green Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Green Hawthorn
Crataegus viridis

Northern Catalpa
Catalpa speciosa

Osage Orange, Hedgeapple
Maclura pomifera

Pawpaw
Asimina triloba

Pin Oak
Quercus palustris

Red Maple
Acer rubrum

River Birch
Betula nigra

Shellbark Hickory
Carya laciniosa

Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum

Southern Catalpa
Catalpa bignonioides

Swamp White Oak
Quercus bicolor

Sweet Gum
Liquidambar styraciflua

Western Arborvitae, Giant Arborvitae
Thuja plicata

White Ash
Fraxinus americana

White Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus

White Poplar, Silver Poplar
Populus alba

White Spruce
Picea glauca

White Willow
Salix alba

Dry Sites

American Hornbeam, Musclewood, Ironwood
Carpinus caroliniana

Amur Corktree
Phellodendron amurense

Amur Maackia
Maackia amurensis

Austrian Pine
Pinus nigra

Black Gum, Sour Gum, Black Tupelo
Nyssa sylvatica

Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia

Black Oak
Quercus velutina

Black Walnut
Juglans nigra

Blue Ash
Fraxinus quadrangulata

Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa

Callery Pear
Pyrus calleryana

Chinese Elm, Lacebark Elm
Ulmus parvifolia

Cockspur Hawthorn
Crataegus crus-galli

Colorado Spruce
Picea pungens

Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis

Common Mulberry
Morus alba

Common Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana

Downy Hawthorn
Crataegus mollis

Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides

Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana

Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba

Gray Birch
Betula populifolia

Green Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Green Hawthorn
Crataegus viridis

Hedge Maple
Acer campestre

Hophornbeam, Ironwood
Ostrya virginiana

Japanese Pagodatree, Chinese Scholartree
Sophora japonica

Japanese Zelkova
Zelkova serrata

Kentucky Coffeetree
Gymnocladus dioica

London Planetree
Platanus x acerifolia

Miyabe Maple
Acer miyabei

Northern Catalpa
Catalpa speciosa

Northern Pin Oak
Quercus ellipsoidalis

Norway Maple
Acer platanoides

Osage Orange, Hedgeapple
Maclura pomifera

Panicled Golden Raintree
Koelreuteria paniculata

Red Pine
Pinus resinosa

Scots Pine
Pinus sylvestris

Shagbark Hickory
Carya ovata

Shingle Oak
Quercus imbricaria

Silver Linden
Tilia tomentosa

Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum

Southern Catalpa
Catalpa bignonioides

Swamp White Oak
Quercus bicolor

Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis

Thornless Common Honeylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis

Turkish Filbert
Corylus colurna

Washington Hawthorn
Crataegus phaenopyrum

White Spruce
Picea glauca

Alkaline Soil

American Elm
Ulmus americana

American Linden, Basswood
Tilia americana

American Yellowwood
Cladrastis kentuckea or Cladrastis lutea

Amur Corktree
Phellodendron amurense

Amur Maackia
Maackia amurensis

Austrian Pine
Pinus nigra

Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia

Black Walnut
Juglans nigra

Blue Ash
Fraxinus quadrangulata

Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa

Cherry Plum
Prunus cerasifera

Chinese Elm, Lacebark Elm
Ulmus parvifolia

Cockspur Hawthorn
Crataegus crus-galli

Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis

Common Mulberry
Morus alba

Corneliancherry Dogwood
Cornus mas

Cucumbertree Magnolia
Magnolia acuminata

Douglasfir
Pseudotsuga menziesii

Downy Hawthorn
Crataegus mollis

Eastern Arborvitae, American Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis

Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides

Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana

Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis

European Alder
Alnus glutinosa

European Hornbeam
Carpinus betulus

Green Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Green Hawthorn
Crataegus viridis

Hedge Maple
Acer campestre

Hophornbeam, Ironwood
Ostrya virginiana

Japanese Zelkova
Zelkova serrata

Kentucky Coffeetree
Gymnocladus dioica

Korean Mountainash
Sorbus alnifolia

Kousa Dogwood
Cornus kousa

Lacebark Pine
Pinus bungeana

Littleleaf Linden
Tilia cordata

London Planetree
Platanus x acerifolia

Northern Catalpa
Catalpa speciosa

Northern Pin Oak
Quercus ellipsoidalis

Norway Maple
Acer platanoides

Osage Orange, Hedgeapple
Maclura pomifera

Pagoda Dogwood
Cornus alternifolia

Panicled Golden Raintree
Koelreuteria paniculata

Paperbark Maple
Acer griseum

Pawpaw
Asimina triloba

Serbian Spruce
Picea omorika

Shingle Oak
Quercus imbricaria

Silver Linden
Tilia tomentosa

Southern Catalpa
Catalpa bignonioides

Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis

Thornless Common Honeylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis

Turkish Filbert
Corylus colurna

Washington Hawthorn
Crataegus phaenopyrum

Western Arborvitae, Giant Arborvitae
Thuja plicata

White Ash
Fraxinus americana

White Poplar, Silver Poplar
Populus alba

White Spruce
Picea glauca

White Willow
Salix alba

Yellow Birch
Betula alleghaniensis

Salt

Austrian Pine
Pinus nigra

Black Cherry, Wild Cherry
Prunus serotina

Black Gum, Sour Gum, Black Tupelo
Nyssa sylvatica

Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia

Black Oak
Quercus velutina

Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa

Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis

Common Mulberry
Morus alba

Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides

Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana

Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba

Gray Birch
Betula populifolia

Green Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Kentucky Coffeetree
Gymnocladus dioica

Limber Pine
Pinus flexilis

Northern Pin Oak
Quercus ellipsoidalis

Norway Maple
Acer platanoides

Osage Orange, Hedgeapple
Maclura pomifera

Pin Oak
Quercus palustris

Red Oak
Quercus rubra

Shingle Oak
Quercus imbricaria

Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum

Swamp White Oak
Quercus bicolor

Thornless Common Honeylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis

White Oak
Quercus alba

White Poplar, Silver Poplar
Populus alba

Soil Compaction