Potentially saltwater spray tolerant trees deemed inappropriate for planting along Atlantic Avenue for various reasons.
Aesculus hippocastanum—Horsechestnut (not heat tolerant, too large) |
Ailanthus altissima—Tree of heaven (fruit litter) |
Ilex chinensis, I. opaca—Chinese and American hollies (spiny leaves) |
Juniperus virginiana—Eastern red cedar (not a shade tree, insects) |
Morus spp.—Mulberries (fruit litter) |
Nyssa sylvatica—Blackgum (too large) |
Picea pungens—Colorado spruce (not heat tolerant) |
Pinus thunbergiana—Japanese black pine (sharp needles, cones, nematodes) |
Populus alba—White poplar (weak wood, invasive roots) |
Prunus spp.—Flowering cherries (insects) |
Quercus phellos—Willow oak (too large) |
Quercus virginiana—Live oak (difficult to transplant, leaf and fruit litter) |
Robinia pseudoacacia—Black locust (thorns, insects, sucker growth) |
Sabal palmetto—Cabbage palm (not cold hardy) |
Taxodium disticum—Baldcypress (too large) |
Ulmus pumila—Siberian elm (insects, weak wood) |
Washingtonia robusta—Washington palm (not cold hardy) |