Growing Home Campaign
Recommended Trees
The list below is just a few of the varieties of trees available.
Common Name | Botanical Name | Native/Non-Native | Mature Height |
| Small Ornamental Trees | |||
| Paperbark Maple | Acer griseum | Non-Native | Small 20 to 30' |
| Japanese Maple | Acer palmatum | Non-Native | Small 15 to 25' |
| Shadblow Serviceberry | Amelanchier canadensis | Native | Small 10 to 20' |
| Medium to Large for Shade | |||
| Red Maple | Acer rubrum | Native | Large 40 to 60' |
| Sugar Maple | Acer saccharum | Native | Large 60 to 75' |
| Heritage River Birch | Betula nigra 'Heritage' | Native-cultivar | Large 40 to 70' |
| Evergreen Trees for Screening and Windbreaks | |||
| White Fir | Abies concolor | Native | Medium 30 to 50' |
| White Pine | Pinus strobus | Native | Large 50 to 80' |
| American Holly | Ilex opaca | Native | Small 20 to 35' |
Complete list of tree that qualify for reimbursement of the Growing Home coupon* (PDF)
Note: All trees considered to be invasive species including Norway Maples, Bradford Pears and Mimosas, do not qualify for the Growing Home coupon reimbursement. Fruit trees and plants that are considered tall shrubs such as Viburnum and Rhododendron do not qualify.
More Information
Northern Trees (Rutgers University) - This website is designed to guide you through the process of tree selection and provide a list of possible trees for your project. Good horticultural information on trees included.
University of Connecticut - Very informative site with good horticultural information about trees including how to pronounce Latin botanical names.
* Should you have difficulty downloading the PDF file, save it first to your computer. On a PC computer, right click on the PDF link and choose “Save Target As” to save the file wherever you would like. You should then be able to navigate to the file and select it to launch Adobe Acrobat. View the Acrobat User Guide for more detailed instructions.
Revised March 10, 2010
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