How To Plant Your Tree

Urban Tree References

Where to Find These
Trees At Bernheim

TREE LIST BY COMMON NAME
American smoketree
Amur maackia
Apple serviceberry
Chinese dogwood
Chinese fringe tree
Common silverbell
Cornelian cherry dogwood
Double-flowered Higan cherry
Downy serviceberry
Eastern redbud
European hornbeam
Flowering dogwood
Fragrant snowbell
Fringetree
Fullmoon maple
Hornbeam
Japanese apricot
Japanese maple
Japanese tree lilac
Katsuratree
Miyabe apple
Mountain stewartia
Oriental cherry
Paperbark maple
Red buckeye  
Red Splendor crabapple
Sargent cherry  
Smooth serviceberry
Sourwood
Star magnolia
Sweetbay magnolia
Sweet birch
Tall stewartia
Three-flower maple
Two-winged silverbell
Umbrella magnolia
Weeping pagodatree
Yellowwood

TREE LIST BY SCIENTIFIC NAME
Acer griseum
Acer japonicum 'Taki No Gawa'
Acer miyabei
Acer palmatum
Acer triflorum
Aesculus pavia
Amelanchier arborea
Amelanchier laevis
Amelanchier lamarckii
Betula lenta
Carpinus betulus 'Globosa'
Carpinus caroliniana
Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Pendula'
Cercis canadensis 'Tennessee Pink'
Chionanthus retusus
Chionanthus virginicus
Cladrastis kentukea
Cornus florida
Cornus kousa
Cornus mas
Cotinus obovatus
Halesia carolina
Halesia diptera 'Magniflora'
Maackia amurensis
Magnolia tripetala
Magnolia stellata
Magnolia virginiana
Malus 'Red Splendor'
Oxydendrum arboreum
Prunus mume 'Kobai'
Prunus sargentii
Prunus serrulata 'Mt. Fuji'
Prunus subhirtella var. autumnalis
Stewartia monadelpha
Stewartia ovata
Styphnolobium (Sophora)
   japonica 'Pendula'
Styrax obassia
Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk'

The trees listed to the left are those that Bernheim has selected that represent some of the best trees for urban landscapes such as yards and streetsides.  This list includes a diversity of species that serve as functional and pleasing elements in the landscape and that are favorable to birds and other wildlife.  Underused native tree species and trees of conservation concern are included and all are suitable for north Kentucky landscapes.  Emphasis is given on trees appropriate for small spaces.

BENEFITS OF URBAN TREE

Environmental Benefit
	• Trees improve air quality • Trees reduce stormwater runoff and erosion • Trees modify local climate • Trees create habitat and provide food and shelter for wildlife • Tree planting contributes to the conservation of biodiversity • Trees serve as screens and buffers

Economic Benefit
	• Treesconserve energy • Trees increase property values • Trees are good for the economy

Social Benefit
	• Trees make life more pleasant

Community Benefit
	• Trees promote healthier communities • Trees are apart of our natural and cultural heritage • When you plant a tree you plant stories

THE WELL-CHOSEN TREE

Evaluating the site
	• Space constraints • Street tree requirements • Utility lines (electric, gas, water, sewer, cable and telephone) • Structures (homes, sidewalks and fences) • Soil and drainage • Exposure (sun and wind)

Choosing the right tree - consider:
	• Function and landscape value • Growth habit (form and size) • Growth rate • Culture (aspect, soil type and pH, drainage) • Native range and habit • Deciduous/evergreen • Disease and insect resistance • Hardiness zone • Human activity