§ 85-846. Preferred and prohibited tree species.  


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  • The following sets forth the list of preferred tree species as referred to in § 85-843 of this chapter.
    A. 
    Preferred tree species list. The following preferred trees shall be used in compliance with Town of Brookhaven street tree standards and specifications (Other trees may be permitted, except such trees that are prohibited, subject to the approval of the Planning Board.):
    Acer buergeranum
    Trident Maple
    Acer Campestre
    Hedge Maple
    Acer Ginnala Amur
    Maple
    Acer rubrum var.
    Red Maple
    Acer saccharum var.
    Sugar Maple
    Acer pseudoplatanus
    Sycamore Maple
    Acer tataricum
    Tatarian Maple
    Acer truncatium
    Shanting Maple
    Amelanchier ssp.
    Serviceberry cumulus Autumn Sunset
    Carpinus betulus
    European Hornbeam
    Carpinus caroliniana
    American Hornbeam
    Carya illinoiensis
    Pecan
    Celtis occidentalis
    Hackberry
    Cladrastis lutea
    American Yellowwood
    Corylus colurna
    Turkish Filbert
    Crataegus crus-galli inermis
    Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn
    Crataegus punctata inermis
    Thornless Ohio Pioneer Hawthorn
    Eucommia ulmoides
    Hardy Rubber Tree
    Ginkgo biloba
    Ginkgo (male, seedless)
    Gleditsia triacanthos inermis var.
    Thornless Honeylocust (resistant cultivars only)
    Gymnocladus dioicus
    Kentucky Coffeetree
    Koelreuteria paniculata
    Golden raintree
    Liquidambar styriciflua
    Sweetgum
    Lirodendren tulipfera
    Tulip Tree
    Maackia amurensis
    Amur Maackia
    Malus ssp.
    Crabapple (disease-resistant cultivars only)
    Nyssa sylvatica
    Tupelo
    Ostrya virginiana
    American Hophornbeam
    Plantanus x acerfolia
    London Planetree
    Prunus ssp.
    Flowering Cherry (less than 35 feet tall), i.e., 'Accolade,' 'Kwanzan,' 'Schubert'
    Prunus sargentii 'Columnaris'
    Columnar Sargent Cherry
    Pyrus calleryana
    Callery Pear Aristocrat, 'Chanticleer,' 'Cleveland Select' (not the cultivar 'Bradford')
    Quercus acuttissimas
    Sawtooth Oak
    Quercus bicolor
    Swamp White Oak
    Quercus borealis
    Northern Red Oak
    Quercus imbricaria
    Shingle Oak
    Quercus macrocarpa
    Bur Oak
    Quercus muhlenbergi
    Chinquapin Oak
    Quercus phellos
    Willow Oak
    Quercus robur
    English Oak
    Sophora japonica
    Japanese Pagoda tree
    Syringa reticulate
    Japanese Tree Lilac
    Tilia Americana
    American Linden
    Tilia cordata var.
    Little Leaf Linden
    Tilia tomentosa
    Silver Linden
    Ulmus carpinus var. buisman
    Buisman Elm
    Ulmus parvifolia
    Chinese Elm
    Ulmus
    Elm hybrids (Dutch-elm-resistant cultivars), i.e., 'Urban,' 'homestead,' 'Pioneer,' 'Sapporo Autumn Gold'
    Zelkova serrata
    Japanese Zelkova
    B. 
    Prohibited street trees. The following trees shall be prohibited: Ailanthus, White and Silver Birch, Box Elder, Catalpa, Cottonwood, Siberian Elm, Franxinus Americana var. (White Ash), Franxinus pennsylvanica lanceolata var (Green Ash), "Franxinus quandrangulata (Blue Ash), Fruit" trees, Silver Maple, Mimosa, Pin Oak, Russian Olive, Poplar, weeping trees, willows, shrubs, all evergreens.
Amended 5-23-2019 by L.L. No. 13-2019, effective 6-3-2019