1. Recommended Tree Species for the GE Realty Plot
The Tree Committee for the GE Realty Plot
Schenectady. NY
August 2016

2. Table of Contents
A. Trees of less than 30’ at maturity (for underwire situations)
Hedge Maple (Acer campestre)
Shantung Maple (Acer truncatum)
Serviceberry (Amelanchier sp.)
Kousa Dogwood (Cornus kousa)
Near-Thornless Hawthorne (Crataegus viridis)
Japanese Tree Lilac (Syringa reticulata)
B. Medium to Large trees (Taller than 30’)
Cercidiphyllum japonicum (Katsura Tree)
Gingko (Gingko biloba)
Honeylocust ( Gleditsia triacanthos v inermis)
London Plane Tree ( Platanus x acerifolia)
Little-leaf Linden (Tilia cordata)
Pin Oak (Quercus palustris)
American Elm (Ulmus americana)
Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata)
Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)

3. Trees of less than 30’ at maturity (for underwire situations)

4. 1. Hedge Maple (Acer campestre)
Mature size: 25’spread<>25’ tall
Moderate growth rate
Good urban/street tree
Drought tolerant
Suggested cultivar: Acer campestre ‘Queen Elizabeth’

5. Mature size: 30’spread<>25’ tall Moderate growth rate
2. Shantung Maple (Acer truncatum)
Mature size: 30’spread<>25’ tall
Moderate growth rate
Excellent compact street tree
Good fall color
Drought tolerant
GE Realty Plot Location: Lowell Road

6. Mature size: 25’spread<>25’tall Moderate growth rate
3. Serviceberry (Amelanchier sp.)
Mature size: 25’spread<>25’tall
Moderate growth rate
Showy white spring flowers
Attractive berries enjoyed by wildlife
Native plant
Suggested cultivar: Amelanchier x grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance’
GE Realty Plot Location: Lenox Road near Avon Road

7. 4. Kousa Dogwood (Cornus kousa)
Mature size: 20’spread<>30’tall
Moderate growth rate
Outstanding late spring flowers
Interesting berries and bark
Suggested cultivar: Cornus kousa chinensis ‘Milky Way’
GE Realty Plot Location: Avon Road

8. 5. Near-Thornless Hawthorne (Crataegus viridis)
Mature size: 20’spread<>20’tall
Moderate rate of growth
Tolerant of urban conditions
White May flowers
Berries for the birds
Suggested cultivar: Crataegus viridis ‘Winter King’

9. 6. Japanese Tree Lilac (Syringa reticulata)
Mature size: 25’spread<>20’tall
Moderate growth rate
May flowers
Tolerates urban conditions
Suggested cultivars: Syringa reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’
GE Realty Plot Location: Avon Road

10. Medium to Large trees (Taller than 30’)

11. 1. Cercidiphyllum japonicum (Katsura Tree)
Mature size: 30’spread<>40’tall
Moderate to fast rate of growth
Attractive fall foliage
Tolerates urban conditions

12. 2. Gingko (Gingko biloba)
Mature size: 25’spread<>50’tall
Moderate growth rate
Unique foliage shape
Golden fall color
Sturdy urban tree
(Male-nonfruiting-only)
GE Realty Plot Location: Avon Road

13. 3. Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos v inermis)
Mature size: 60’spread<>80’tall
Moderate growth rate
White spring flowers
Yellow fall foliage
Tolerates urban conditions
Suggested cultivar: Gleditsia triacanthos v inermis ‘Northern Acclaim’(Thornless)
GE Realty Plot Location: Stratford Road

14. 4. London Plane Tree ( Platanus x acerifolia)
Mature size: 75’spread<>100’tall
Moderate growth rate
Interesting foliage and branch structure
Unique bark
Tolerates urban conditions
Long-lived
GE Realty Plot Locations: Stratford and 1080 Avon Road

15. 5. Little-leaf Linden (Tilia cordata)
Mature size: 40’spread<>60’tall
Moderate growth rate
Yellow fragrant flowers
Tolerates urban conditions
Heart-shaped leaves
GE Realty Plot Location: Unitarian Church on Wendell Avenue
5. Little-leaf Linden (Tilia cordata)

16. 6. Pin Oak (Quercus palustris)
Mature size: 40’spread<>60’tall
Fast growth rate
Tolerates urban conditions
Great fall colors of scarlet and bronze

17. 7. American Elm (Ulmus americana)
Mature size: 50’spread<>70’ tall
Rapid growth rate
Native tree
Drought tolerant
Tolerates urban conditions
Resistant to Dutch Elm Disease
Suggested cultivar: Ulmus americana ‘Princeton’
Schenectady Location: Wright and Eastern Avenue

18. 8. Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata)
Mature size: 50’spread<>60’tall
Moderate growth rate
Tolerates urban conditions
Reasonable substitution for the American Elm
Good fall color
Suggested cultivar: Zelkova serrata ‘Village Green’
GE Realty Plot Location: Lowell Road

19. 9. Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)
Mature size:  60' spread<>60' tall  
Moderate growth rate
Member of the Elm family
Tolerates urban conditions
Interesting foliage, berries and bark 
9. Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)