6.0 to 8.4 Foot Wide Planting Spaces Without High Voltage Power Lines
Measure the width of the planting site from the inside of the curb to the edge of the sidewalk. Use this list for 6.0 to 8.4 foot wide planting spaces without high voltage power lines. Other types of overhead wires are okay to plant under unless specified. Click here for help with identifying high voltage power lines.
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Tree Type |
Size (height x width) |
Features |
Description |
Bald Cypress |
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Bald Cypress |
65 x 30 |
fall color |
Deciduous conifer. Feathery foliage turns orange/cinnamon in fall. |
Beech |
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Fernleaf Beech |
60 x 50 |
Grand, stately tree with smooth, silver-grey bark. 'Asplenifolia' features interesting leaf shape, while 'Atropurpurea' and 'Riversii' have summer leaves in shades of purple. |
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Catalpa |
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Hybrid Catalpa |
45 x 45 |
wildlife |
Fast growing tree with big leaves and large clusters of white and purple, orchid-like flowers. New leaves appear purple. |
Northern Catalpa |
50 x 30 |
wildlife |
Fast growing tree with very large leaves and large clusters of white and purple, orchid-like flowers. |
Chestnut |
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Spanish Chestnut |
70 x 50 |
wildife |
Faster growing, stout tree which develops deeply ridged bark with age. Edible chestnuts ripen in October. |
Coffeetree |
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Kentucky Coffeetree |
60 x 40 |
fall color |
Large, double-compound leaves give a tropical appearance during summer months. Straight species will produce seed pods. Cultivars are seedless. |
Cork Tree |
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His Majesty Cork Tree |
40 x 35 |
fall color |
Stout, medium-sized fruitless cultivars with corky bark and brilliant yellow fall color. |
Cryptomeria |
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Sekkan Sugi Japanese Cedar |
50 x 15 |
evergreen |
Faster growing conifer with soft awl shaped deep green needles and a naturally narrow shape. New growth is curiously golden. |
Cypress |
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Baker Cypress |
50 x 35 |
evergreen |
A slow growing, rare evergreen conifer native to southern Oregon. |
Dogwood |
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June Snow® Giant Dogwood |
40 x 30 |
wildlife |
Wide spreading dogwood with large, white clusters of flowers. Blue to black clusters of fruit in late summer. Bright orange to red fall color. |
Dove-Tree |
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Dove-Tree |
50 x 30 |
fall color |
Medium sized, spreading tree with delicate white flower bracts that resemble doves fluttering in the springtime breeze. |
Elm |
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Jefferson American Elm |
65 x 55 |
fall color |
Classic American elm form with faster growth rate, glossy green leaves turning yellows in the fall. These cultivars selected for good Dutch elm disease resistance. |
Ulmus 'Morton' |
60 x 50 |
fall color |
Asian elm hybrid with moderate growth rate, classic elm shape and yellow fall foliage. Resistant to Dutch elm disease. |
Triumph Elm |
55 x 45 |
fall color |
Asian elm cultivar, with moderate growth rate, initially upright becoming more vase shaped with age. |
Patriot Elm |
50 x 40 |
fall color |
Larger form Asian elm cultivar with moderate growth rate, dark green leaves, exceptional yellow fall foliage. Drought, pest and Dutch elm disease resistant. |
Filbert |
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Turkish Filbert |
50 x 30 |
wildlife |
Tough and attractive tree. Does well in a variety of soil and environmental conditions. Resistant to heat, drought and pests. |
Fir |
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Spanish Fir |
50 x 30 |
evergreen |
Slower growing, pyramidal conifer with dark green bristly needles covering branches and twigs for an interesting visual effect. |
Ginkgo |
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Autumn Gold Ginkgo Biloba |
45 x 35 |
fall color |
Slow growing but unique and elegant tree with golden yellow fall color. These fruitless cultivars are the right size for medium planting strips. |
Hackberry |
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Hackberry |
50 x 45 |
wildlife |
Faster growing and adaptable to poor soil conditions. Yellow fall color and interesting rough corky bark with age. |
Halka® Honeylocust |
45 x 40 |
fall color |
Fast growing, thornless cultivars with bright yellow fall color. Very tolerant of poor soils. 'Chrisistie' produces seed pods. |
Hornbeam |
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European Hornbeam |
40 x 25 |
fall color |
Slower growing, yet long-lived tree with silvery gray bark and bronze-yellow fall color. Tolerant of poor soil conditions. |
Incense Cedar |
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Incense Cedar |
60 x 20 |
evergreen |
Aromatic evergreen conifer with a naturally narrow form. Grows best in full sun with well drained soil. |
Katsura |
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Katsura |
50 x 30 |
fall color |
Heart shaped leaves turn gold, orange, red and smell like cotton candy in the fall. Fares better with moist, well drained soil and a site with partial shade as bark is susceptible to sunscald. |
Linden |
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Redmond American Linden |
45 x 35 |
fall color |
Strong pyramidal form. Heart-shaped leaves are dark green in summer and yellow in fall. |
Greenspire® Littleleaf Linden |
50 x 40 |
fall color |
Moderate with pyramidal form and yellow fall foliage. |
Silver Linden |
45 x 35 |
fall color |
Fast growing with silver green foliage. |
Myrtle |
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Oregon Myrtle |
60 x 60 |
evergreen |
Broadleaf evergreen with bay-like scent. Native to southern Oregon. |
Oak |
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Sawtooth Oak |
50 x 40 |
wildlife |
Fast growing oak with uniquely shaped shiny green leaves turning yellows in the fall. |
Swamp White Oak |
60 x 50 |
wildlife |
Moderate growing oak with leaves turning yellow, bronze, and red in the fall. Bark becomes deeply furrowed with age. |
Canby Oak |
45 x 40 |
evergreen |
Faster growing, evergreen oak with holly-like leaves and excellent drought tolerance. |
Canyon Live Oak |
55 x 30 |
evergreen |
Faster growing, evergeen oak with excellent drought resistance. |
Scarlet Oak |
60 x 45 |
wildlife |
Slower growing oak which displays brilliant shades of bright scarlet fall color. |
Forest Green® Oak |
55 x 30 |
wildlife |
Glossy deep green summer foliage and amber colored fall color. |
Oregon White Oak |
65 x 45 |
native |
Native, slow-growing oak which eventually develops a capacious crown and a stately presence. |
Silverleaf Oak |
50 x 35 |
evergreen |
Faster growing with lance-shaped leaves are silvery white below and dark green above. |
Holly Oak |
50 x 50 |
evergreen |
Faster growing evergreen oak with holly-like leaves and excellent drought tolerance. |
California Black Oak |
60 x 45 |
wildlife |
Faster growing oak with golden fall color. |
Valley Oak |
50 x 40 |
wildlife |
Large, spreading canopy and picturesque twisting limbs. |
Chinkapin Oak |
50 x 45 |
wildlife |
Faster growing with dark green foliage. |
Willow Oak |
50 x 40 |
wildlife |
Faster growing with bronze fall foliage. |
Monterrey Oak |
55 x 50 |
evergreen |
Semi-evergreen with bluish green foliage. |
Shumard Oak |
75 x 55 |
wildlife |
Faster growing with red, copper, bronze fall foliage. |
Cork Oak |
60 x 60 |
evergreen |
Fast growing evergreen oak with thick, corky bark. |
Southern Live Oak |
70 x 70 |
evergreen |
Majestic, long-lived evergreen tree. |
Interior Live Oak |
50 x 40 |
evergreen |
Evergreen, slow growing, heat and drought tolerant. |
Pagodatree |
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Japanese Pagodatree |
65 x 40 |
wildlife |
Faster growing when young. Attractive compound foliage and fragrant late summer flowers. |
Planetree |
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Bloodgood London Planetree |
55 x 40 |
unique bark |
Fast growing with a stout trunk displaying bark peeling in colorful patches of cream, brown and grey. These cultivars are anthracnose resistant. Requires ample growing space from root to shoot. |
Redwood |
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Dawn Redwood |
75 x 30 |
fall color |
Deciduous relative to coast redwood. Needles turn yellow to orange before dropping in the fall. |
Rubber Tree |
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Hardy Rubber Tree |
40 x 40 |
Attractive glossy green foliage. Excellent resistance to insects and disease. |
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Silverbell |
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Carolina Silverbell |
40 x 35 |
flowers |
Clusters of bell-shaped white flowers with light yellow fall color. |
Tanoak |
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Tanoak |
40 x 30 |
evergreen |
Broadleaf evergreen native to southern Oregon with acorn-like fruit. |
Tupelo |
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Afterburner® Black Tupelo Firestarter® Tupelo |
40 x 25 |
wildlife |
Great street tree with glossy green leaves and brilliant deep red and bright orange fall foliage. |
Walnut |
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English Walnut |
50 x 50 |
wildlife |
A noble tree with distinctive silver-grey bark, aromatic leaves, and edible nuts. |
Yellowwood |
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American Yellowwood |
40 x 40 |
flowers |
Clusters of fragrant white flowers in spring. Yellow foliage in fall. |
Zelkova |
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Green Vase® Japanese Zelkova |
40 x 30 |
fall color |
Moderate growing tree with vivid orange fall color, patchy grey, orange, brown trunk and graceful vase shape. |