Select and Plant a Street Tree

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Climate, Environment, and Natural Resources

You need a Street tree planting permit to plant a tree in street right-of-way. The species, quantity, and planting location must be reviewed and approved by Public Works.

When streets are lined with trees, the trees benefit the whole community. However, not every tree fits in every location. Some trees have characteristics that are inappropriate in a street setting, and every tree needs specific growing conditions under which it can thrive.

Tree fact sheet

CommonName	Scientific Name
Choose a tree.	Select a tree species from the list to learn more about it.

Planting Strip Width	Overhead Power Lines

Tree Type	Shape and Habit

Zones	Environment

Description

Mature Height	Spread

Foilage	Flower	Fruit

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Tree species you can put in planter strips along streets

Use this list to narrow down tree choices for your planting location. Select the tree’s common name to view a detailed fact sheet. Select the column headers to sort or filter by planting strip widths or overhead power options.

Then contact the Urban Forester at Public Works to request a site evaluation. A City of Salem staff member will visit your site, speak with you, and determine final approval of street tree choices.

Common Name	Scientific Name	Planting Strip Width	Overhead Power
Allee Elm	Ulmus parvifolia emer II	6 ft. to 8 ft. or wider	No
Arnold Tulip Tree	Liriodendron tulipifera Fastigiatum	4 ft. to 7.5 ft.	No
Autumn Purple Ash	Fraxinus americana junginger	6 ft. to 8 ft. or wider	No
Big Leaf Maple	Acer macrophyllum	8 ft. or wider	No
Bloodgood London Planetree	Platanus acerfolia	8 ft. or wider	No
Bowhall Maple	Acer rubrum	4 ft. to 7.5 ft.	No
Cardinal Royal Mountain Ash	Sorbus aucuparia michred	4 ft. to 7.5 ft.	No
Chanticleer Pear	Pyrus calleryana	4 ft. to 7.5 ft.	No
Columnar Norway Maple	Acer platanoides	4 ft. to 7.5 ft.	No
Crimson King	Acer platanoides	8 ft. or wider	No
Crimson Sentry Maple	Acer platanoides	4 ft. to 8 ft. or wider	Yes
Dawyck Purple Beech	Fagus sylvatica	4 ft. to 7.5 ft.	No
Deborah Maple	Acer platanoides	8 ft. or wider	No
Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	6 ft. to 8 ft. or wider	Yes
Emerald Lustre Maple	Acer platanoides	8 ft. or wider	No
Emerald Queen	Acer platanoides	8 ft. or wider	No
European Beech	Fagus sylvatic	6 ft. to 8 ft. or wider	No
Flame Ash	Fraxinus oxycarpa	4 ft. to 7.5 ft.	No
Globe Locust	Robinia pseudoacacia Inermis	6 ft. to 8 ft. or wider	Yes
Golden Catalpa	Catalpa bignonioides aurea	8 ft. or wider	No
Golden Desert Ash	Fraxinus excelsior Aureafolia	4 ft. to 7.5 ft.	Yes
Green Vase Zelkova	Zelkova serrata	6 ft. to 8 ft. or wider	No
Greenspire Linden	Tilia cordata	6 ft. to 8 ft. or wider	No
Halka Zelkova	Zelkova serrata	6 ft. to 8 ft. or wider	No
Hedge Maple	Acer campestre	6 ft. to 8 ft. or wider	Yes
Jacquemontii Birch	Betula jacquemontii	6 ft. to 8 ft. or wider	No
Katsura Tree	Cercidiphyllum japonicum	8 ft. or wider	No
Kobus Magnolia	Magnolia kobus	6 ft. to 8 ft. or wider	No
Kwanzan Cherry	Prunus serrulata	6 ft. to 8 ft. or wider	Yes
Lavalle Hawthorn	Crataegus lavellei	4 ft. to 7.5 ft.	Yes
Marshall Ash	Fraxinus pennsylvanica	6 ft. to 8 ft. or wider	No
October Glory Maple	Acer rubrum	8 ft. or wider	No
Oregon White Oak	Quercus garryana	8 ft. or wider	No
Pacific Dogwood	Cornus nuttallii	8 ft. or wider	Yes
Pin Oak	Quercus palustris	8 ft. or wider	No
Pyramidal European Hornbeam	Carpinus betulus Fastigiata	6 ft. to 8 ft. or wider	No
Raywood Ash	Fraxinus oxycarpa	4 ft. to 7.5 ft.	No
Red Cascade Mountain Ash	Sorbus americana	4 ft. to 7.5 ft.	Yes
Red Oak	Quercus rubra	6 ft. to 8 ft. or wider	No
Red Sunset Maple	Acer rubrum	8 ft. or wider	No
Rocky Mountain Glow Maple	Acer grandidentatum “Schmidt”	6 ft. to 8 ft. or wider	Yes
Salem Linden	Tilia cordata	6 ft. to 7.5 ft.	No
Scanlon Maple	Acer rubrum	4 ft. to 7.5 ft.	No
Scarlet Oak	Quercus coccinea	8 ft. or wider	No
Scarlet Sentinel Maple	Acer rubrum	4 ft. to 8 ft. or wider	No
Shumard Oak	Quercus shumardii	8 ft. or wider	No
Skyrocket Oak	Quercus robur	4 ft. to 8 ft. or wider	No
State Street Maple	Acer miyabei “Morton”	6 ft. to 8 ft. or wider	No
Summit Ash	Fraxinus pennsylvanica	4 ft. to 7.5 ft.	No
Sunburst Honeylocust	Gleditsia triacanthos var sunburst	8 ft. or wider	No
Swamp White Oak	Quercus bicolor	8 ft. or wider	No
Sycamore Maple	Acer pseudoplatanus	6 ft. to 8 ft. or wider	No
Thundercloud Plum	Prunus cerasifera	6 ft. to 8 ft. or wider	Yes

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Select and Plant a Street Tree

​Tree fact sheet

Tree species you can put in planter strips along streets

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Tree fact sheet