37-961 - Selection list for perimeter trees LAST AMENDED 4/22/2009 BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME Acer campestre Hedge Maple* Acer ginnala Amur Maple* Acer negundo Boxelder* Acer truncatum Shantung Maple* Amelanchier arborea Downy Serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis Shadblow Serviceberry Amelanchier laevis Allegheny Serviceberry Betula lenta Sweet Birch* Betula nigra “Heritage” Heritage River Birch* Carpinus caroliniana American Hornbeam Cedrus atlantica Atlas Cedar Cedrus deodara Deodar Cedar Crataegus laevigata English Hawthorn Crataegus viridis Green Hawthorn Cornus mas Cornelian Cherry* Cornus racemosa Gray Dogwood* Cercis canadensis Redbud Hamamelis vernalis Vernal Witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana American Witchhazel Koelreuteria paniculata Goldenraintree Larix laricina Tamarack Magnolia stella Star Magnolia Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay Magnolia Maackia amurensis Amur Maackia Pinus virginiana Virginia Pine Prunus cerasifera Purpleleaf Plum Prunus 'Okame' Okame Cherry Prunus padus European Birdcherry Prunus sargentii Sargent Cherry Prunus serrulata “Kwanzan” Japanese Flowering Cherry Prunus virginiana “Schubert” Schubert Cherry Prunus x yedoensis Yoshino Cherry Rhus copallina Shinning Sumac Salix discolor True Pussy Willow Sambucus nigra Black Elderberry Syringa reticulata Japanese Tree Lilac * Asian Longhorn Beetle quarantine species - planting not recommended in parts of Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island