The searchable list of tree species in the Vermont Tree Selection Tool is intended for managed landscapes in residential and urban settings.
This list of tree species is not intended for riparian tree plantings, ecological restoration in or adjacent to natural forests, rural roadside reforestation, or landscape plantings around solar developments.
For more information about the Guiding Principles for Tree Planting in Vermont, read pages 1-3 of the Vermont Tree Selection Guide.
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Cultivar |
|---|---|---|
| A. rubrum | Red Maple | Autumn Radiance® |
| A. rubrum | Red Maple | 'Bowhall' |
| A. rubrum | Red Maple | 'Autumn Flame' |
| A. rubrum | Red Maple | Northwood ® |
| A. rubrum | Red Maple | Scarlet Jewell TM |
| A. rubrum | Freeman Maple | Red Pointe® |
| A. rubrum | Red Maple | Red Sunset® |
| A. saccharum | Sugar Maple | 'Bonfire' |
| A. saccharum | Sugar Maple | Fall Fiesta® |
| A. saccharum | Sugar Maple | 'Legacy' |
| A. saccharum | Sugar Maple | Green Mountain® |
| A. x freemanii | Freeman Maple | 'Sienna Glen' |
| A. x freemanii | Freeman Maple | Autumn Blaze® 'Jeffersred' |
| A. x grandiflora | Serviceberry (pink) | 'Robin Hill' |
| Abies balsamea var phanerolepis | Canaan Fir | |
| Abies concolor | White Fir | |
| Abies fraseri | Fraser Fir | |
| Acer campestre | Hedge Maple | |
| Acer griseum | Paperbark Maple | 'Ginzam' (Gingerbread TM) |
| Acer miyabei | Miyabe Maple | State Street TM ('Morton') |
| Acer rubrum | Red Maple | |
| Acer saccharinum | Silver Maple | |
| Acer saccharum | Sugar Maple | |
| Acer triflorum | Three-flower Maple | |
| Acer x freemanii | Freeman Maple | 'Armstrong' |
| Aesculus glabra | Ohio Buckeye (yellow) | |
| Aesculus hippocastanum | Horsechestnut (white) | 'Baumanii' |
| Aesculus x arnoldiana | Arnold Buckeye (yellow/gold) | |
| Aesculus x carnea | Ruby Red Horsechestnut (red) | 'Briotii' |
| Amelanchier laevis | Cumulus Serviceberry (white) | 'Cumulus' |
| Amelanchier x grandiflora | Apple Serviceberry (white) | 'Autumn Brilliance' |
| B. nigra | River Birch | 'Cully' Heritage® |
| Betula alleghaniensis | Yellow Birch | |
| Betula nigra | River Birch | 'Little King' Fox Valley ® |
| Betula papyrifera | Paper Birch | |
| C. canadensis | Eastern Redbud (white) | 'Alba' |
| C. canadensis | Eastern Redbud (rose) | 'Northland Strain' |
| C. caroliniana | American Hornbeam/Musclewood | Firespire TM ('J.N. Upright') |
| C. mas | Corneliancherry Dogwood (yellow) | 'Redstone' |
| C. occidentalis | Common Hackberry | 'Prairie Pride' |
| C. occidentalis X C. laevigata | Magnifica Suger Hackberry | Magnifica' |
| Carpinus betulus | European Hornbeam | 'Fastigiata' |
| Carpinus caroliniana | American Hornbeam/Musclewood | |
| Carya ovata | Shagbark Hickory | |
| Catalpa speciosa | Northern Catalpa (white) | |
| Celtis occidentalis | Common Hackberry | |
| Cercidiphyllum japonicum | Katsuratree | |
| Cercis canadensis | Eastern Redbud (pink) | |
| Cladrastis kentukea | Yellowwood (white) | |
| Cornus kousa | Kousa Dogwood (white) | |
| Cornus mas | Corneliancherry Dogwood (yellow) | 'Golden Glory' |
| Corylus colurna | Turkish Filbert | |
| Crataegus crus-galli var. inermis | Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn (white) | Cruzam' Crusader TM |
| Crataegus viridis | Winter King Hawthorn (white) | 'Winter King' |
| Crateagus phaenopyrum | Washington Hawthorn (white) | 'Washington Lustre®' |
| Fagus sylvatica | European Beech | 'Riversii' |
| G. biloba | Ginkgo | 'Magyar' |
| G. biloba | Ginkgo | Princeton Sentry® |
| G. dioicus | Kentucky coffeetree | |
| G. triacanthos | Honey Locust | 'Sunburst' |
| G. triacanthos | Honey Locust | 'Skyline' |
| G. triacanthos | Honey Locust | 'Shademaster' |
| G. triacanthos | Honey Locust | 'Moraine' |
| G. triacanthos | Honey Locust | 'Imperial' |
| Ginkgo biloba | Ginkgo | 'Autumn Gold' |
| Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis | Honey Locust | 'Halka' |
| Gymnocladus dioicus | Kentucky Coffeetree | |
| Halesia carolina | Carolina Silverbell (white) | |
| Hamamelis virginana | Whitchhazel (yellow) | |
| Hydrangea paniculata | Panicle Hydrangea | |
| Juglans nigra | Black Walnut | |
| Juniperus virginiana | Eastern Red Cedar | |
| Larix decidua | European/Common Larch | |
| Larix laricina | Eastern Larch | |
| Liquidambar styraciflua | American Sweetgum | 'Moraine' |
| M. spp. | Crabapple (white) | Red Jewel™ |
| M. spp. | Crabapple (white) | 'Hargozam' Harvest Gold ® |
| M. spp. | Crabapple (rose-red) | 'Purple Prince' |
| M. stellata | Star Magnolia (white) | 'Centennial' |
| M. stellata | Star Magnolia (white) | 'Royal Star' |
| M. x loebneri | Loebner Magnolia (pink) | 'Leonard Messel' |
| Maackia amurensis | Amur Maackia (white) | |
| Magnolia acuminata | Cucumbertree Magnolia (green-yellow) | |
| Magnolia stellata | Star Magnolia (white) | |
| Magnolia x loebneri | Loebner Magnolia (white) | 'Merrill' |
| Malus sargentii | Sargent Crabapple (white) | |
| Malus spp. | Crabapple (red-pink) | 'Donald Wyman' |
| Metasequoia glyptostroboides | Dawn Redwood | |
| Ostrya virginiana | Hophornbeam | |
| P. x acerifolia | London Planetree | ExclamationTM 'Morton Thornhill' |
| Parrotia persica | Persian Ironwood | |
| Picea abies | Norway Spruce | |
| Picea glauca | White Spruce | |
| Picea omorika | Serbian Spruce | |
| Pinus strobus | Eastern White Pine | |
| Platanus occidentalis | Sycamore | |
| Platanus x acerifolia | London Planetree | 'Bloodgood' |
| Prunus maackii | Amur Chokecherry (white) | |
| Prunus sargentii | Sargent Cherry (pink) | 'Columnaris' |
| Prunus sargentii x P. subhirtella | Accolade Flowering Cherry (pink) | 'Accolade' |
| Q. robur | English Oak | Pyramich' Skymaster® |
| Quercus alba | White Oak | |
| Quercus bicolor | Swamp White Oak | |
| Quercus imbricaria | Shingle Oak | |
| Quercus macrocarpa | Bur Oak | |
| Quercus robur | English Oak | 'Fastigiata' |
| Quercus rubra | Northern Red Oak | |
| Quercus x. | Kindred Spirit Hybrid Oak | 'Nadler' Kindred Spirit® |
| Quercus x. warei | Regal Prince Hybrid Oak | 'Long' Regal Prince® |
| Styphnolobium japonicum (cont.) | Scholar-tree(white) | 'Regent' |
| Styphnolobium japonicum (Sophora japonica) | Scholar-tree (white) | 'Princeton Upright' |
| T. americana | American Linden , Basswood (yellow) | 'Bailyard' (Frontyard®) |
| T. americana | American Linden, Basswood (yellow) | 'Redmond' |
| T. cordata | Littleleaf Linden (yellow) | 'Greenspire' |
| T. occidentalis | White Cedar | 'Techny' |
| T. occidentalis | White Cedar | Smaragd' ('Emerald') |
| T. occidentalis | White Cedar | Nigra' |
| T. tomentosa | Silver Linden (yellow) | 'Green Mountain' |
| T. tomentosa | Silver Linden (yellow) | Satin Shadow® 'Sashazam' |
| Taxodium distichum | Baldcypress | |
| Thuja occidentalis | White Cedar | |
| Thuja x. | Hybrid White Cedar | 'Green Giant' |
| Tilia americana | American Linden, Basswood (yellow) | Legend® |
| Tilia cordata | Littleleaf Linden (yellow) | 'Glenleven' |
| Tilia tomentosa | Silver Linden (yellow) | |
| Tilia x euchlora | Crimean Linden (yellow-white) | |
| Tsuga canadensis | Eastern Hemlock | |
| U. americana | American Elm | 'Princeton' |
| U. americana | American Elm | New Harmony' |
| U. x spp. | Elm | 'New Horizon' |
| U. x spp. | Elm | 'Frontier' |
| U. x spp. | Elm | 'Patriot' |
| Ulmus americana | American Elm | 'Jefferson' |
| Ulmus x spp. | Elm | Accolade® 'Morton' |
| Viburnum prunifolium | Blackhaw Viburnum (white) | |
| Z. serrata | Japanese Zelkova | 'Musashino' |
| Z. serrata | Japanese Zelkova | Village GreenTM |
| Zelkova serrata Japanese Zelkova | Japanese Zelkova | 'Green Vase' |