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Consider the following shade providing species:
Species Common Name Canopy Size
Species Common Name
Canopy Size
Ash, Green
Large
Hornbeam, European
Medium
Beech, American
Large
Katsura Tree
Medium
Maple, Sugar
Large
Maple, Red
Medium
Oak, Chestnut
Large
Maple, Southern Sugar
Medium
Oak, Laurel
Large
Pistache, Chinese
Medium
Oak, Nuttal
Large
Yellowwood, American
Medium
Oak, Overcup
Large
Chinquapin, Allegheny
Medium
Oak, Sawtooth
Larg e
Cherry, Yoshino
Small
Oak, Scarlet
Large
Cherry, Kwanzan
Small
Oak, Shumard
Large
Crabapple, Japanese
Small
Oak, White
Large
Dogwood, Floweri ng
Small
Oak, Willow
Large
Golden Rain Tree
Small
Pagodatree, Japanese
Large
Hawthorn , Washington
Small
Planetree, London
Large
Crape Myrtle
Small
Blackgum (Tupelo)
Medium
Maple, Trident
Small
Cherrylaurel, Carolina
Medium
Redbud, Eastern
Small
Elm, Chinese
Medium
Smoketree
Very Small
Hornbeam, American
Medium
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