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Sources for <br /> RECOMMENDED TREE SPECIES <br /> for Plantings in the Public Right -of -Way <br /> City of Eugene <br /> The following list includes species which are known to grow well in Eugene, when properly <br /> matched with soil type, and which are generally available in Willamette Valley nurseries. <br /> Special permission is required to plant species other than those on this list in the <br /> public right -of -way. In either case, a planting permit must be completed (phone 687 -5220 <br /> for permit information). <br /> Trees in urban areas act as giant air - conditioners, cooling and cleaning city air. The <br /> bigger the tree, the more benefits our community derives from it. Residents are en- <br /> couraged to plant species in the right -of -way which will eventually provide the largest <br /> canopy possible on a given site. <br /> Each line below lists the acronym, botanical name, and common name for each species. It <br /> also indicates if that species can be planted bare -root (BR) during the dormant season, or <br /> can only be planted if balled- and - burlapped (B &B). Representative wholesale nurseries <br /> that are known to currently grow the species are listed next. Finally, trees tolerant of <br /> the poorly drained soils of Eugene's "clay neighborhoods" are indicated. <br /> A separate document lists the major attributes (ornamental and otherwise) of each species <br /> and Eugene addresses where one can see examples of the species. <br /> LARGE - CANOPY BROADLEAF TREES ( >50 ft in 50 yrs) <br /> Acma Acer macrophyllum bigleaf maple BR EW, JF <br /> Acpl Acer platanoides Norway maple BR EW, HN <br /> Acps Acer pseudoplatanus sycamore maple BR HN, CP <br /> Acsal Acer saccharinum silver maple BR EW, HN, CP clay <br /> Acsa2 Acer saccharum sugar maple BR HN, CP <br /> Aehi Aesculus hippocastanum European horsechestnut B &B HN clay <br /> Casp Catalpa speciosa northern catalpa BR EW, HN clay <br /> Coco Corylus colurna Turkish filbert BR CP clay <br /> Fram Fraxinus americana white ash BR HN, MN <br /> Frex Fraxinus excelsior European ash BR ? clay <br /> Gltr Gleditsia triacanthos honeylocust BR HN <br /> List Liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum B &B EW, HN clay <br /> Litu Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree B &B EW, HN <br /> Pato Paulownia tomentosa paulownia BR NW <br /> Plac Platanus x acerifolia London planetree BR HN, CP clay <br /> Quco Quercus coccinea scarlet oak BR HN <br /> Qupa Quercus palustris pin oak BR EW, HN clay <br /> Quph Quercus phellos willow oak BR HN, CP, HM clay <br /> Quru Quercus rubra northern red oak BR EW, HN <br /> Rops Robinia pseudoacacia black locust BR HN, NW clay <br /> Tiam Tilia americana American linden BR ? <br /> Tipl Tilia platyphyllos broadleaf linden BR HN <br /> Tito Tilia tomentosa silver linden BR HN, CP <br /> 1 <br />