Tree Selection Tool

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. See the Planting Guidelines for Agency of Natural Resources Lands (published February 2025) for current information on planting projects involving research, erosion control, landscaping near natural areas, restoration, and species adaptation.

For more information about the Guiding Principles for Tree Planting in Vermont's urban and managed spaces, 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'