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Recommended & ProhibitedTree SpeciesOctober 2021
Approved by the Planning Director, per theTulsa Zoning Code, Section 65.080-A.2.Last updated: October 2021For questions, contact:Dwayne Wilkerson, ASLA, RLAPrincipal Planner Current PlanningTulsa Planning Office2 W 2nd St., 8th FloorTulsa, OK 74103Office: 918.579.9475Email: dwilkerson@incog.orgWebsite: tulsaplanning.org
General InformationTree SelectionUnless otherwise expressly approved by the land use administrator, trees used to satisfy the tree plantingrequirements of the Tulsa Zoning Code must be selected from the Recommended Tree and Plant List(Tulsa Zoning Code, Section 65.080-B).Note: Plans prepared by a landscape architect may include plants outside of the Recommended Specieslist.Trees and plants used to satisfy the requirements of the zoning code must:1. Meet or exceed the plant quality standards established in the latest edition of the AmericanStandard for Nursery Stock (ANSI Z60.1);2. Be native to North America or adapted for growing conditions in the Tulsa area, as determinedby the land use administrator; and3. Not be artificial plants or plants listed as prohibited species in this Recommended andProhibited Tree List.Tree SizeSmallMediumLargeEvergreenMin. Size at ��—Mature SizeMin.Height Spread Spacing 30’ 15’15’30-59’ 25’25’ 60’ 35’35’——Trees in the Street Right-of-WayAll trees in the public street right-of-way must be selected from the Public ROW Approved column in thefollowing list. Note: All trees in the street right-of-way require a license agreement with the City of Tulsa, inaccordance with Tulsa Revised Ordinances, Title 35, Chapter 6, Section 606.Resources Tulsa Zoning Code, Chapter 67: Landscaping and df Downtown Streetscape Master cape-Plan.pdf Tulsa Urban Forest Master Planupwithtrees.org/about-trees/master-plan PSO Tree Tips Guidepsoklahoma.com/info/TreeTrimming/Look.aspx Find an Arborist — International Society of Arboriculture (ISA)treesaregood.org/findanarborist Neighborhood Toolkit - How to Plant and Care for p. 1
Recommended Tree SpeciesBotanical NameProhibited Useson Private PropertySizeCommon NameSmall 30 ftMedium30-59 ftLarge 60 ftParkingAreaStreetBufferPublicROWApprovedAcer buergerianumTrident MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleXAcer rubrumRed MapleXAcer saccharumSugar MapleXAcer tataricum subsp. ginnalaAmur MapleXAmelanchier arboreaServiceberryXBetula nigraRiver BirchXCarpinus betulusEuropean HornbeamXCarpinus carolinianaAmerican HornbeamCarya cordiformisBitternut HickoryXCarya illinoinensisPecanXCarya ovataShagbark HickoryXCatalpa bignonioidesSouthern CatalpaCedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’Blue Atlas CedarCeltis laevigataSugar HackberryXCeltis occidentalisHackberryXCercis canadensis sp.Redbud / WhitebudXChionanthus virginicusFringe TreeXChioanthus retususChinese Fringe TreeXCornus floridaFlowering DogwoodXCorylus colurnaTurkish FilbertCotinus coggygriaSmoketreeXCotinus obovatusAmerican SmoketreeXCrataegus phaenopyrumWashington HawthornXCupressocyparis leylandiiLeyland CypressXCupressus arizonicaArizona CypressXDiospyros virginianaPersimmonXFagus grandifoliaAmerican BeechXGinkgo Biloba (male)GinkgoXXGleditsia triacanthosThornless HoneylocustXXGymnocladus dioicaKentucky Coffee TreeXXIlex deciduaPossumhawXIlex opacaAmerican HollyXIlex vomitoriaYaupon HollyXIlex x attenuata 'Fosteri'Foster HollyXJuglans nigraBlack WalnutJuniperus scopulorum 'WichitaBlue'Rocky Mountain JuniperJuniperus virginianaEastern Red CedarXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXp. 2X
Botanical NameProhibited Useson Private PropertySizeCommon NameSmall 30 ftMedium30-59 ftLarge 60 eria paniculataGoldenrain TreeLagerstroemia indicaCrape MyrtleLiriodendron tulipiferaTuliptreeXLiquidambar styracifluaSweetgumXMaclura pomiferaOsage OrangeXMagnolia grandifloraSouthern MagnoliaXMagnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'Little Gem MagnoliaXMagnolia stellataStar MagnoliaXMagnolia virginianaSweet Bay MagnoliaXMagnolia x soulangeanaSaucer MagnoliaXMalusFlowering CrabappleXMorus alba ‘Fruitless’White Mulberry (Male)XNyssa sylvaticaBlack GumXOstrya virginianaEastern Hop HornbeamXPhiladelphus coronarius'Romantizam'Sweet Mock-orangePicea abiesNorway SprucePinus echinataShortleaf PinePinus nigraAustrian PinePinus strobusEastern White PinePinus sylvestrisScotch PinePinus taedaLoblolly PinePinus thunbergiiJapanese Black PineXPistacia chinensisChinese PistacheXPlatanus occidentalisPlatanus x acerifoliaPlatycladus orientalisOriental ArborvitaeXPrunus cerasiferaPurpleleaf PlumXPrunus serrulataJapanese Flowering CherryXPrunus virginianaChokecherryXQuercus acutissimaSawtooth OakXXQuercus albaWhite OakXXQuercus bicolorSwamp White OakXXQuercus coccineaScarlet OakXQuercus falcataSouthern Red OakXQuercus imbricariaShingle OakXQuercus lyrataOvercup OakXXQuercus x macdanielii ‘Clemons’Heritage OakXXQuercus macrocarpaBur OakXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX*XAmerican SycamoreXXLondon PlanetreeXX*Considered ‘Large’ for parking lot applications only.p. 3XXXX
Botanical NameProhibited Useson Private PropertySizeCommon NameSmall 30 ftMedium30-59 ftLarge 60 ftParkingAreaStreetBufferPublicROWApprovedQuercus muehlenbergiiChinkapin OakXXQuercus nigraWater OakXXQuercus phellosWillow OakXXQuercus roburEnglish OakXXQuercus rubraNorthern Red OakXXQuercus shumardiiShumard OakXXQuercus stellataPost OakQuercus texanaNuttall OakXXQuercus velutinaBlack OakXXQuercus virginianaLive OakSapindus saponaria var.drummondiiWestern SoapberrySassafras albidumSassafrasXSideroxylon lanuginosumChittamwood / BumeliaXSophora japonica ‘Regent’Chinese Scholar Tree /Japanese Pagoda TreeSyringa reticulataJapanese Tree LilacXSyringa vulgarisCommon LilacXTaxodium distichumBald CypressTaxus cuspidataJapanese YewThuja occidentalisAmerican ArborvitaeTilia americanaAmerican LindenXTilia cordataLittle-leaf LindenXTilia tomentosaSilver LindenXUlmus americana 'Jefferson'Jefferson ElmXUlmus carpinifolia x parvifoliaFrontier ElmUlmus parvifoliaLacebark ElmUlmus wilsonianaProspector ElmVitex agnus-castusChaste TreeZelkovaJapanese ZelkovaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX*XXX*XXp. 4XX*X*Considered ‘Large’ for parking lot applications only.XXXX
Prohibited SpeciesThe following species are prohibited for use in required landscapingwithin the City of Tulsa.Scientific NameCommon NameAcer saccharinumSilver MapleAilanthus altissimaTree-of-HeavenAlbizia julibrissinSilktree, MimosaElaeagnus angustifoliaRussian OliveFraxinus AmericanaWhite AshFraxinus PennsylvanicaGreen AshMorus albaWhite MulberryPopulus albaWhite Poplar / Silver PoplarPopulus deltoidesEastern CottonwoodPyrus calleryana 'Bradford'Bradford PearSambucus nigraElderberry (Black Elder)p. 5
Tree Selection Unless otherwise expressly approved by the land use administrator, trees used to satisfy the tree planting . requirements of the Tulsa Zoning Code must be selected from the Recommended Tree and Plant List (Tulsa Zoning Code, Section 65.080-B). Note: Plans prepared by a landscape architect may include plants outside of the .
