City of Syracuse - Department of Parks, Recreation & Youth Programs

SMALL TREES (Under wires and growing spaces 4 - 6 feet wide)
Amur Maple (Acer ginnala) Height: 18-25 feet Spread: 15-20 feet Form: Round, upright, dense Fall color: orange/red
Hedge Maple (Acer campestre) Height: 25-35 feet Spread: 20-35 feet Form: Round, dense Fall color: Yellow TOP FORESTRY OVERVIEW
Serviceberry (Amelachier canadensis) Height: 20-25 feet Spread: 10-15 feet Form: conical, spreading Fall color: orange/red Attractive white flowers and abundant fruit TOP FORESTRY OVERVIEW
Thornless Hawthorne (Crataegus crus-galli var. inermis) Height: 15-20 feet Spread: 20-25 feet Form: round, dense Fall color: orange/purplish-red Attractive white flowers and reddish fruit TOP FORESTRY OVERVIEW
Eastern Redbud (Cercis Canadensis) Height: 25 – 30 feet Spread: 25 – 35 feet Form: broadly ovate, becoming flat-topped Fall Color: yellow Heart shaped leaves and attractive pink flowers TOP FORESTRY OVERVIEW
Sugar Tyme Crabapple (Malus ‘Sugar Tyme’) Height: 16 – 20 feet Spread: 14 – 16 feet Form: broadly ovate Fall Color: No distinctive color Attractive flowers emerging pink and turning white TOP FORESTRY OVERVIEW
Centurion Crabapple (Malus ‘Centurion) Height: 15-20 feet Spread: 14 – 18 feet Form: broadly ovate Fall color: No distinctive color Attractive red flowers TOP FORESTRY OVERVIEW
Canada Red Cherry (Prunus virginiana ‘Canada Red Select’) Height: 20-30 feet Spread: 15-20 feet Form: Ovate, upright Fall color: Leaves emerge green and change to a deep purple White spring flowers, small purple fruit TOP FORESTRY OVERVIEW
Accolade Cherry (Prunus ‘Accolade) Height: 30 – 40 feet Spread: 25 – 35 feet Form: open and spreading Fall Color: No distinguishing color Attractive rosy-pink flowers TOP FORESTRY OVERVIEW
Japanese Tree Lilac (Syringa reticulata) Height: 20-25 feet Spread: 15-20 feet Form: round to ovate Fall color: no notable color White flower clusters in late spring TOP FORESTRY OVERVIEW
MEDIUM TREES ( growing spaces 6 - 10 feet wide)
American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana) Height: 20-35 feet Spread: 20-35 feet Form: Ovate or broadly columnar Fall color: yellow, orange, and dark red TOP FORESTRY OVERVIEW
Goldenrain Tree (Koelreuteria paniculata) Height: 25-40 feet Spread: 25-40 feet Form: rounded, broad Fall color: Yellow Numerous bright yellow flowers mid summer TOP FORESTRY OVERVIEW
Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) Height: 30-50 feet Spread: 25-30 feet Form: rounded, pyramidal Fall color: gold/red to plum Showy white flowers, very hardy TOP FORESTRY OVERVIEW
Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) Height: 40-50 feet Spread: 30-35 feet Form: Pyramidal, open Fall color: yellow Hardy, adapts to urban conditions TOP FORESTRY OVERVIEW
Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) Height: 50-60 feet Spread: 25-30 feet Form: Irregular, upright, open Fall color: bright yellow Fan shaped leaves, male trees only TOP FORESTRY OVERVIEW
Village Green Zelkova (Zelkova serrata ‘Village Green’) Height: 50-60 feet Spread: 50-60 feet Form: Broad and vase-shaped Fall color: Rusty Red TOP FORESTRY OVERVIEW
LARGE TREES (growing spaces > 10 feet wide)
Sugar Maple (Acer saccarum) Height: 60-80 feet Spread: 40-70 feet Form: ovate, ascending branches Fall color: brilliant yellow, orange or red Need large growing area TOP FORESTRY OVERVIEW
Freeman Maple (Acer freemanii) Height: 50 – 55 feet Spread: 40 – 45 feet Form: Broadl oval Fall Color: Bright Red TOP FORESTRY OVERVIEW
Little Leaf Linden (Tilia cordata) Height: 60-80 feet Spread: 35-55 feet Form: conical when young changing to ovate Fall color: yellow-green Dense shade tree with very fragrant flowers TOP FORESTRY OVERVIEW
Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor) Height: 60-80 feet Spread: 50-80 feet Form: Broad open crown, descending lower branches Fall color: yellow-brown Requires ample growing space TOP FORESTRY OVERVIEW
Red Oak (Quercus rubra) Height: 70-80 feet Spread: 35-55 feet Form: Rounded dense, up curved branches Fall color: reddish or golden brown Hard tree, requires ample growing space TOP FORESTRY OVERVIEW
Burr Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) Height: 70-75 feet Spread: 40 – 45’ feet Form: Rounded Fall color: yellow-brown Requires ample growing space
Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus diocicus) Height: 70-80 feet Spread: 30-40 feet Form: Oval crown, ascending branches Fall color: yellow Distinctive tree with 4-10” pods TOP FORESTRY OVERVIEW
Homstead Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) Height: 60 feet Spread: 35 – 45 feet Form: Oval, arching with age Fall color: golden yellow Rapid growth rate TOP FORESTRY OVERVIEW
London Planetree (Platanus x acerifolia) Height: 70 – 80 feet Spread: 55 –65 feet Form: broadly ovate Fall color: yellow-brown Distinctive patchy olive-green, creamy gray, and brown bark TOP FORESTRY OVERVIEW