City of Norman Forestry Recommended Tree List

Trees Recommended When You Live in Norman 

LARGE TREES; over 50’ in height and over a 35’ spread

• Lacebark Elm
• London Plane Tree
• Bald Cypress
• Pecan
• Leyland Cypress
• Blue Atlas Cedar
• Cedar of Lebanon
• Ginkgo(Male Species)
  
• Shumard Oak/Willow Oak/Water Oak/Swamp White Oak/Bur Oak/Sawtooth & Chinkapin Oak
• American Elm, Valley Forge, Princeton, New Harmony, Triumph Sap
• Rotundiloba Sweetgum
• Southern Magnolia
• Sugarberry
• Japanese Zelkova
• Loblolly Pine
• Incense Cedar
• Hackberry
• Kentucky Coffeetree
  

MEDIUM TREES; 20’-50’ in height with a 15-35’ spread

• Red Maple/Hedge Maple
  
• Oklahoma Redbud/Eastern Redbud/Texas Redbud/Whitebud/Forest Pansy
• Caddo Maple
• Western Soapberry
• Goldenrain Tree
• Shantung Maple
• Chinese Pistache
• Saucer Magnolia
• Black Tupelo
• Arizona Cypress
• English Oak
• River Birch
• Chittamwood
• Cedar Elm
• Lacebark Pine
• Live Oak
  

SMALL TREES; up to 20’ in height with a 10-15’ spread

• Cherry Laurel
• Smoketree
• Crape Myrtle
• Amur Maple
• Crabapple spp.
• Serviceberry
• Mexican Plum
• Desert Willow "Paradise"
  
• Southern Wax Myrtle
• Vitex
• PawPaw
• Rusty Blackhaw
• Washington Hawthorn
• Yaupon Holly
• Foster Holly
• Nellie R. Stevens Holly