Recommended Boulevard Trees

Recommended Boulevard Trees
The following trees are those varieties we feel are best suited to boulevard conditions in Eau Claire. However, a list of recommended trees is no more than a list of trees with the fewest faults.

Skyline - Honey Locust	Kentucky Coffee Tree
Imperial - Honey Locust	Ginkgo
Shademaster - Honey Locust	Swamp White Oak
Sunburst - Honey Locust	American Linden
Norway Maple	Greenspire Linden
Sugar Maple	Horse Chestnut (Bauman)
Red Maple	Homestead
Turkish Filbert	Katsura
Northern Pin Oak
American Elm (disease resistant variety)
Liberty	Prospector
Accolade

If you are planting a small area or have overhead power lines, you must select from this list:

Japanese Tree Lilac	Ivory Silk Lilac
Thornless Hawthorne	Upright Flowering Crab (disease resistant)
Serviceberry	Tartarian Maple
Amur Maple (Tree Form)

Prohibited boulevard trees:
Because they have various characteristics that are objectionable, the following trees are NOT permitted to be planted on any boulevard within the city limits of Eau Claire: (Ord. 8.20.100)

Pine	Native Honey Locust	Willow	Silver Maple
Spruce	Poplar	Birch	Black Walnut
Yew	Catalpa	Pear	Douglas Fir
Larch	Mulberry	Plum	Black Locust
Juniper	Hickory	Cherry	Russian Olive
Fir	Butternut	Cottonwood	Flowering Crab (except upright crabs)
Apple	Arborvitae	Aspen

Totally prohibited trees:
Because of severe problems with disease or other detrimental problems, the following kinds of trees are NOT permitted to be planted either on the boulevard or ANYWHERE on private or public lands in the City of Eau Claire: (Ord. 8.20.100)

Chinese Elm	Boxelder
Siberian Elm	Cottonwood

Recommended Boulevard Trees

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