Tree List & Descriptions

APPROVED JAMESTOWN STREET TREE LIST

Street trees are those on the town's right-of-way, generally 10 feet back from the street curb, and on public land. They’re intended to provide shade and cover for paved surfaces, reducing run-off and reflected heat. Street trees also improve the curb appeal of a neighborhood and increase real estate values (as much as 20%).

Landowners need a permit from the Town's Tree Warden to plant, trim or remove trees on their property's right-of-way. The following list of street trees are for use in Jamestown. Selections were derived from past experience and various technical publications. 
 

• Acer rubrum varieties -- Swamp Red Maple (tree has green leaves, the name refers to fall color)

• Liriodendron tulipifera -- Tulip Tree

• yssa sylvatica -- Black Tupelo

• Populus grandidentata -- Bigtooth Aspen

• Quercus acutissima -- Sawtooth Oak

• Quercus alba -- White Oak

• Quercus coccinea -- Scarlet Oak

• Quercus macrocarpa -- Bur Oak

• Quercus palustris -- Pin Oak

• Quercus rubra -- Red Oak

• Quercus velutina -- Black Oak

• Tilia americana -- American Linden

• Ulmus americanus -- American Elm (Dutch elm disease resistant clones only)

• Celtis occidentalis -- Hackberry

• Cercidiphyllum japonicum -- Katsura Tree

• Cladrastis (kentuckea) lutea -- Yellowwood

• Gymnocladus dioicus -- Kentucky Coffee Tree

• Gleditsia triacanthos inermis -- Honey Locust

• Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundiloba' – Sweetgum (Use only this fruitless clone)

• Magnolia acuminata -- Cucumber Tree

• Magnolia loebneri 'Merrill' -- Merrill's Magnolia

• Platanus x acerifolia -- London Plane Tree

• Quercus imbricaria -- Shingle Oak

• Quercus phellos -- Willow Oak

• Styphnilobium (Sophora) japonica -- Scholar Tree

• Tilia cordata -- Little Leaf Linden

• Tilia tomentosa -- Silver Linden

• Ulmus parvifolia -- Lacebark Elm (Dutch elm disease resistant)

• Zelkova serrata -- Japanese Zelkova

• Acer saccharum – Sugar Maple (surface roots can damage drives and sidewalks)

• Carya ovata – Shagbark Hickory
   

• Carpinus caroliniana -- American Hornbeam

Magnolia virginiana – Sweetbay Magnolia

• Ostrya virginiana -- American Hophornbeam, also known as Ironwood

FOR USE ONLY IN THE VILLAGE OR JAMESTOWN SHORES:

• Acer bergerianum -- Trident Maple

• Acer campestre -- Hedge Maple

• Aesculus x carnea -- Red Horsechestnut

• Carpinus betulus -- European Hornbeam

• Corylus colurna -- Turkish Filbert

• Crataegus phaenopyrum -- Washington Hawthorn

• Eucommia ulmoides -- Hardy Rubber Tree (drought tolerant)

• Evodia daniellii -- Korean Evodia (fast grower)

• Maackia amurensis -- Amur Maackia

• Sorbus ainifolia -- Korean Mountain Ash
   

• Acer platanoides, Norway Maple – highly invasive non-native of federal concern. It out-competes native species in woodlands. It is now, illegal to sell this tree in Connecticut or Massachusetts.

• Acer pseudoplatanus, Sycamore Maple -- has demonstrated an invasive tendency, meaning it may escape from cultivation and naturalize in minimally managed areas.

• Acer ginnala, Amur Maple – another tree with invasive tendencies.

• Cornus florida, American Dogwood – this attractive tree is dying off in the area due to a fungus, Discula destructiva.

• Fraxinus ssp. Ash – alien Emerald Ash Borer is killing trees in the mid-west and is rapidly spreading to the east. It is expected to reach New England.

• Ginkgo biloba ,Ginkgo - Although popular, this tree is out of character in a traditional New England village.

• Koelreuteria paniculata, Goldenrain Tree – has demonstrated an invasive tendency.

• Phellodendron amurense, Amur Cork Tree – has demonstrated an invasive tendency.

• Quercus robur, English Oak – this species is in decline in Southern Rhode Island.