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Storm Water Plant Materials A Resource Guide

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Descriptions of Upland Trees and Shrubs<br />

Species Commer. Cold/Wind Drought Salinity Wildlife Value/Misc. Notes <strong>Plant</strong> Ind.<br />

Available Tolerance Tolerance Tolerance Status 5<br />

Acer tataricum Yes Yes Moderate No Fair wildlife nesting value Upland<br />

Maple, Tatarian<br />

Fall Color<br />

Sorbus aucuparia Yes Moderate No No Good wildlife food value Upland<br />

Mountain Ash<br />

Fruit, Flower<br />

Cercis canadensis Yes Moderate Moderate No Short-lived to 50 years Upland<br />

Redbud, Eastern<br />

Upland Medium and Tall Trees<br />

Fraxinus pennsylvannica Yes Yes Yes Yes Fair wildlife food and cover Upland<br />

Ash, Green<br />

Hardy Tree<br />

Populus tremuloides Yes Yes No No Good wildlife food and cover FAC<br />

Aspen, Quaking<br />

Quaking Leaf<br />

Betula papyifera Yes Yes No No Fair wildlife food Upland<br />

Birch, Paper<br />

White Bark<br />

Catalpa speciosa Yes Moderate Moderate Yes Good wildlife food and cover Upland<br />

Catalpa, Northern<br />

Hugh leaf and showy flowers<br />

Ulmus pumila Yes Yes Yes Yes Fair wildlife food and cover Upland<br />

Elm, Siberian<br />

Corylus colura Yes Moderate Moderate No Good wildlife nesting cover Upland<br />

Filbert<br />

Koelreuteria paniculata Yes Moderate No No Late summer yellow flowers Upland<br />

Golden Raintree<br />

Seed capsules persist over winter<br />

Celtis occidentalis Yes Yes Moderate No Good wildlife food and cover FAC<br />

Hackberry<br />

Ridged Bark<br />

Gleditisia triacanthos Yes No No No Fair wildlife food value Upland<br />

Honeylocust<br />

Seeds and thorns<br />

Tilia americana Yes No No No Fair wildlife food and cover Upland<br />

Linden, American<br />

Flowers, Seeds<br />

Tilia cordata Yes Yes No No Fair wildlife food and cover Upland<br />

Linden, Littleleaf<br />

Flowers, Seeds<br />

Acer species Yes Moderate No No Fair wildlife food and cover Upland<br />

Maple, Norway/Silver/Sugar<br />

Soft Wood<br />

Quercus macrocarpa Yes Yes Yes No Fair wildlife food and cover Upland<br />

Oak, Bur<br />

Acorn<br />

Quercus species Yes Yes Moderate No Fair wildlife food and cover Upland<br />

Oak, Mongolian/Red/White<br />

Partial Leaf Retension<br />

Populus species Yes Moderate No No Fair wildlife food and cover FAC<br />

Poplar, Hybrids<br />

Fast growth<br />

Juglans nigra Yes No No No Good wildlife food and cover Upland<br />

Walnut, Black<br />

Wood, Nuts<br />

Salix alba Yes Yes No No Fair wildlife food and cover FAC<br />

Golden Willow<br />

Yellow Stems<br />

Salix pentandra Yes Moderate No No Fair wildlife food and cover FAC<br />

Laurel Willow Limited Shiny Green Leaf<br />

Appendix C-15

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