Need help selecting a tree? 
 
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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